The second international LAN event of the Game Changers circuit is creeping closer by the day. Riot have revealed the bracket for the upcoming Game Changers Championship: São Paulo event nearly a week prior to its commencement.
The event will run from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 and will see eight of the world's finest Game Changers rosters battle it out for the honor of hoisting the second international trophy the circuit has ever offered. Teams from each region have all earned their place under the golden lights by either accumulating enough circuit points or winning their regions' respective qualifiers.
Format
Mirroring the same format used in last year's championship, Riot have retained the use of a double-elimination bracket utilizing Bo3 matches all the way up to the grand final, which will feature a Bo5 between the two remaining teams. Teams from the same region will be seeded on opposite sides of the bracket to ensure diverse matchups.
The eight teams from around the world being seeded into the bracket are:
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Evil Geniuses GC
Evil Geniuses GC
Inactive
PowerPixele
Nora
Lorri
Lorrian Elad
StarBound
theia
Melisa Mundorff
(NA #1) -
Shopify Rebellion Gold
Shopify Rebellion Gold
North America
Rank #1
dodonut
Karnthida Chaisrakeo
meL
Melanie Capone
alexis
Alexis Guarrasi
Noia
Nicole Tierce
sarahcat
Sarah Simpson
(NA #2) -
BBL Queens
BBL Queens
Inactive
(EMEA #1) -
G2 Gozen
G2 Gozen
Europe
Rank #5
Akita
Esllene Xu
amy
Amy Lai
Vania
Aleyna Keskin
eva
Nur Çakır
mimi
Michaela Lintrup
(EMEA #2) -
Team Liquid Brazil
Team Liquid Brazil
Brazil
Rank #2
Jelly
Julia Iris
Bizerra
Vitoria Vieira
Joojina
Letícia Paiva
isaa
Isabeli Esser
daiki
Natalia Vilela
(Brazil) -
KRÜ BLAZE
KRÜ BLAZE
Latin America South
Rank #4
mmonch
antG
Antônia Garcia
ponix
Isidora Valentina Vásquez Muñoz
tok1o
Amaro Miranda
dods
Caue Fernandes
micaela
Micaela Ferreyra
(LATAM) -
Team SMG GC
Team SMG GC
Inactive
enerii
Odella Abraham
Alexy
Alexy Francisco
shirazi
Kelly Jaudian
Kamiyu
Camille Enriquez
(APAC Elite) -
Chao Hui EDward Gaming
Chao Hui EDward Gaming
Inactive
13lue
(East Asia)
Prize Pool
This year's prize pools remains unchanged and stands at a whopping $500,000 USD to be spread out among the eight teams. The winning team will take home $180,000 USD alongside the trophy.
- 1st: $180,000
- 2nd: $110,000
- 3rd: $80,000
- 4th: $50,000
- 5th-6th: $25,000
- 7th-8th: $15,000
Schedule
Tuesday, November 28
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals: Team Liquid Brazil vs. G2 Gozen
- 12:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM CEST | 5:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals: Evil Geniuses GC vs. Team SMG GC
Wednesday, November 29
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals: Chao Hui EDward Gaming vs. Shopify Rebellion GC
- 12:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM CEST | 5:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals: BBL Queens vs. KRÜ Blaze
- 3:00 PM PDT | 12:00 AM CEST | 8:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Semifinals Match 1
Thursday, November 30
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Round 1 Match 1
- 12:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM CEST | 5:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Round 1 Match 2
- 3:00 PM PDT | 12:00 AM CEST | 8:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Semifinals Match 2
Friday, December 1
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Round 2 Match 1
- 12:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM CEST | 5:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Round 2 Match 2
- 3:00 PM PDT | 12:00 AM CEST | 8:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Final
Saturday, December 2
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Round 3 Match 1
- 12:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM CEST | 5:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Final
Sunday, December 3
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Grand Final
Broadcast
Game Changers Championship: São Paulo will have broadcast drops, which means that viewers can earn in-game rewards from watching official streams. If viewers connect their Valorant accounts with their Twitch or YouTube accounts, they may be awarded a title and player card.
The “Louder” title can be earned by watching any match from November 28 to December 2. The “Game Changers Trophy” gun buddy can only be earned by watching the grand final on December 3.
Riot have not yet announced the broadcast talent.
Streams
Riot will stream the event on their Twitch and YouTube channels. There has been no information pertaining to watch parties and streams in different languages yet.
Coverage
VLR.gg is covering all of Game Changers Championship: São Paulo in our event hub, which includes live match ticker and stats to comb over. The event also features pick'ems, which close as soon as the first match kicks off.











