Valorant

The Valorant Champions Tour in 2026

Valorant is a five-versus-five tactical shooter where agents with distinct abilities fight over spike sites across a rotating map pool. The competitive calendar is run by Riot Games under the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) banner and follows a consistent yearly rhythm.

League structure

• International leagues: partnered teams compete in the Americas, EMEA, Pacific and China leagues. Each league runs seasonal stages, with kickoff events early in the year and regular-season splits after that.
• Masters: mid-season international events where the best teams from each league meet. Results here feed into Champions qualification.
• Champions: the season-ending world championship and the biggest title in the game.
• Challengers and Ascension: the tier-2 path. Challengers leagues run in many regions, and Ascension events promote teams into the international leagues for a fixed period.

What shapes results

Map pool rotations are announced by Riot and change which maps are in play for a stage, which can favour or punish specific teams. Agent balance patches shift compositions, and a team's ability to adapt to a new meta often matters more than raw aim. Because international leagues are closed, form inside a league can be stable for months, while Masters and Champions expose which regions are actually ahead.

How to use this hub

• Matches: VCT league, Masters, Champions and Challengers fixtures with map-by-map results.
• Pro settings: crosshair codes, sensitivity, DPI and display settings for the top Valorant players.
• Teams: rosters, recent form and map records.
• Betting sites: bookmakers ranked on Valorant coverage and map market depth.

Start with the Valorant betting guide if you want to know which markets are worth your time and which are traps for casual bettors.