VALORANT: Masters Berlin updated format announced, SEA champions Bren Esports to miss tournament

The first season of the VALORANT Champions Tour is set to close with Stage 3 Masters at the Verti Music Hall in Berlin. The top 15 teams will battle it out from September 10 to 19 for a guaranteed spot at Valorant Champions.

Qualified Teams and Updated Tournament Format

Masters Berlin has an updated format in order to cater to the additional four teams (from twelve teams at Masters Reykjavík). The original updated format was intended for sixteen teams but the Southeast Asian champions, Bren Esports, will not be able to attend due to visa issues.

The remaining fifteen teams have been randomly seeded into four groups with four squads each. Each group features a double-elimination format with two winners, except Group D who will play double round robins due to the absence of Bren Esports.

No two teams from the same region will be in the same group. A special exception is given to EMEA which had the most representatives.

Group A

• Vision Strikers (KOR)
• Paper Rex (SEA)
• Supermassive Blaze (EMEA)
• Acend (EMEA)

Group B

• Vivo Keyd (BRA)
• Team Envy (NA)
• KRÜ Esports (LATAM)
• ZETA DIVISION (JAP)

Group C

• Gambit Esports (EMEA)
• Crazy Raccoon (JAP)
• 100 Thieves (NA)
• Havan Liberty (BRA)

Group D*

• Sentinels (NA)
• G2 Esports (EMEA)
• Bren Esports (SEA)*
• F4Q (KOR)

After the group stages, a random draw will seed the knockout Stage. The four advancing teams who finished in 1st place in their respective groups will be matched against 2nd place teams from other groups. This results in an eight-team elimination bracket which will decide the teams to play in the grand finals.

Tournament Schedule

The group stage will run from September 10-16 with broadcasts starting at 9 PM GMT+8. The BO3 quarterfinals and semifinals will commence through September 16-18; the tournament ends with the BO5 grand finals on September 19 at 11 PM GMT+8.

Bren Esports will not be able to attend due to visa issues

Riot Games has confirmed that SEA champions Bren Esports will not be participating in Masters Berlin.

The Philippine-based esports team was not able to secure their travel visas for the tournament due to heightened COVID-19 restrictions in the country. The team was awarded 175 VCT points and the corresponding prize for qualifying.

Broadcast and Streaming platforms

The official broadcast of Masters Berlin will be available live on Twitch.tv and YouTube with a variety of languages to choose from. The English stream will be hosted by Yinsu Collins and James “Dash” Patterson.

•  https://www.twitch.tv/valorant
•  https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_esports_tr
•  https://www.twitch.tv/ru_valorant
•  https://www.twitch.tv/agentsrange
•  https://www.twitch.tv/1pvalorant
•  https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_br
•  https://www.twitch.tv/VALORANT_LA
• https://www.youtube.com/c/ValorantEsports/

Riot allows co-streams from top streamers

Apart from the official broadcasts, tournament organizers are allowing co-streams from some popular streamers on top digital platforms. Shroud, Valkyrie, Dr. Disrespect, Kyedae, Gaules, and Myth, are among the many streamers Valorant has partnered with.