VCT LOCK/IN Sao Paulo: Schedule, Format, Where to Watch

VCT LOCK/IN Sao Paulo: Schedule (Times in IST)

Round of 32

VCT LOCK/IN Sao Paulo: Teams

Every team from the international leagues will compete in the event along with  two invited representatives from China. The team that secures a victory at the upcoming event will earn their region an extra slot at Masters 2023. 

Here are all of the teams participating in the upcoming event: 

Americas

• 100 Thieves

• Cloud9

• Evil Geniuses

• FURIA

• KRÜ Esports

• Leviatán

• LOUD

• MiBR

• NRG

• Sentinels

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

• BBL Esports

• Fnatic

• FUT Esports

• Giants

• Karmine Corp

• Koi

• Team Heretics

• NAVI

• Team Liquid

• Team Vitality

Pacific

• DetonatioN FocusMe

• DRX

• Gen.G

• Global Esports

• Paper Rex

• Rex Regum Qeon

• T1

• Talon Esports

• Team Secret

• ZETA Division

China

• EDG

• FPX

VCT LOCK/IN Sao Paulo: Format

The event will feature a single-elimination format but future LAN events will have double-elimination brackets. Regions will be  paired into 16 first round match-ups, with each match-up consisting of two team slots.

Here is a complete breakdown of the matchups:

• EMEA vs PACIFIC - 5 match-ups

• AMERICAS vs PACIFIC - 5 match-ups

• AMERICAS vs EMEA - 4 match-ups

• CHINA vs AMERICAS - 1 match-up

• CHINA vs EMEA - 1 match-up

Each team slot was assigned a random number from 1-10 to account for the 32 teams in attendance. (Americas 1-10, EMEA 1-10, PACIFIC 1-10, China 1-2). In line with the  goal to maximize geographically diverse competition, teams from China were paired with team slots from the AMERICAS and EMEA.

 The 16 match-ups were distributed across two sides of the single elimination bracket to maximize inter-regional matches for the first two rounds. 

• Alpha Matches - 13th to 19th February

  • Alpha Matches will play out until two teams remain.

  • Each match will be a Best-of-Three.

• Omega Matches - 22nd to 27th February

  • Omega Matches will play out until two teams remain.

  • Each match will be a Best-of-Three.

• Finals Stage

  • The remaining four teams play through the Semifinals and Finals until a champion is crowned.

  • Matches in this stage will be Best-of-Five.