After two weeks of some of the best players in the world, the tournaments from the four regions have finally come to an end. There have been a lot of upsets in various events that fans have seen during the different tournaments. Valorant Kickoff marked the beginning of a new era of competitive VALORANT around the world in 2024. Valorant Master Madrid will be Valorant's first international event in 2024. In this guide, let’s take a look at all the participating teams and the format for this event.

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VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 Format

Currently, there are 44 teams participating in all the leagues in the world of VALORANT. Despite the fact that there are so many teams in the different leagues, VALORANT masters Madrid will have the lowest number of teams participating in any international tournament in VALORANT history. There will be 8 teams participating in this tournament.

VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 GROUP STAGE: 

There will be two phases for VALORANT Masters Madrid. The first stage will be the Swiss stage, and the second stage will be the playoff bracket. The Swiss stage will take place from March 14th to March 20th. Teams will need to win two matches before losing two matches in order to gain an advantage into the Swiss stage.

Teams will be drawn into four games before the start of the tournament. These games will be B03 series between these teams. In each of these games, we will see the matches between the teams that finished first in the Valor Kickoff tournament and the teams that finished second at their respective Valor Kickoff events. Teams that win the Swiss stage will go into the upper bracket, while teams that lose the Swiss stage will have to go into the eliminator matches. Each round will be determined by a random draw. Teams from the same region will face each other after the first phase.

VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 PLAYOFFS STAGE

At the end of the 3rd Swiss round, 4 teams will qualify for the playoff. The 4 teams will have a random draw to pair them against each other. The playoff stage will consist of a double-elimination bracket. The Lower Finals and the Grand Finals will take place in a series of B05. On March 24, players will be able to see the new agent of VALORANT for the first time in the showcase match of VALORANT Masters Madrid.

Valorant Masters Madrid 2024 TEAMS

At present, there are four leagues in the world of VALORANT esports. Each of these regions has recently held their own regional kick-off tournaments. Teams that placed in the top two spots in each regional kick-off tournament qualified for the VALORANT masters Madrid 2024 tournament.

Here is a full list of the participating teams:

• Sentinels (VCT Americas)
• LOUD (VCT Americas)
• EDward Gaming (VCT China)
• FunPlus Phoenix (VCT China)
• Karmine Corp (VCT EMEA)
• Team Heretics (VCT EMEA)
• Gen.G Esports (VCT Pacific)
• Paper Rex (VCT Pacific)

The winning team from VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 will be winning 3 VCT points. The first set of matches will take place from the 14th & 15th of March 2024 at 8:30 pm IST. Here is a graphic consisting of all the fixtures in the first set of matches:

Round 3 of BMPS 2024 will see 48 teams compete to make it to the final round, which will take place in Kochi as a LAN event. These 48 teams were the top performers from the second round, which had 64 teams. From Round three, only 24 teams will move to the semi-finals and eventually, 16 teams will play in the finals. Here are all the teams playing in BMPS 2024 Round 3, match schedule and more. 

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BMPS 2024 Round 3 Groups and Teams

Krafton hosted a draw to pick the groups that the 48 teams will be a part of. Karan Pathak, the Esports Head of Krafton India Esports took out the teams' names from the pot and decided their fate. Here are all the teams and the groups they are divided in: 

Group 1

1. Team Insane

2. Blind Esports

3. IMPRNT

4. MOGO Esports

5. RTGxIND

6. Team Crow

7. FS Esports

8. Hyderabad Hydras

9. Team Lolzzz

10. Team Versatile

11. Reckoning Esports

12. Honoured Rivalz

13. Gods Reign

14. CarpeDiem

15. Global Esports

16. Team Soul

Group 2

1. TCW

2. WSB Gaming

3. Karunaadu

4. Legacy Esports

5. TMG

6. Team Dragons

7. Inferno Squad

8. R4W Official

9. Team Bliss

10. Team Limra

11. Silly Esports

12. Genxfm

13. Orangutan

14. Team 8Bit

15. TWOB

16. Phoenix

Group 3

1. Rivals Ape X

2. GlitchxReborn

3. Sarkar Gaming

4. Autobotz

5. Team Cosmic

6. 4Merical Vibes

7. Medal Esports

8. Ignite Gaming

9. Numen Gaming

10. WindGod

11. Gujarat Tigers

12. DO OR DIE

13. THW

14. Carnival Gaming

15. Team XSpark

16. Team GodLike

Round 2 of BMPS 204 will begin today with 64 teams competing to make it to the top of the leaderboard and make it to the next round. To announce the groups of the second round, Krafton India Esports hosted a live stream to pick the draws. The thrill of seeing their favourite team was so great that a lot of fans joined the stream. Here is what the groups and all the 64 teams that have qualified look like. 

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BMPS 2024 Round 2 Groups

The tournament started with 128 invited teams and half of them have been eliminated from the competition. All the 64 teams have been divided into four groups of 16 and all of them will compete against each other in a pre-decided schedule and map order. Here are the groups: 

Group 1

1. Team Cosmic
2. Hyper Rush
3. LOC Esports
4. DO OR DIE
5. Eye4Eye
6. Dragon Esports
7. Karunaadu
8. Legacy Esports
9. Phoenix
10. Revenant Esports
11. Genxfm
12. CarpeDiem
13. Silly Esports
14. Carnival Esports
15. THW Esports
16. Honoured Rivalz

Group 2

1. IMPRNT
2. Blind Rippers
3. Team Lolzzz
4. Team Dragons
5. GlitchxReborn
6. RTGxIND
7. Team INS
8. Numen Gaming
9. Team Captain
10. Angry Swain
11. Inferno Squad
12. Rivals Ape X
13. Team Soul
14. WSB Gaming
15. Team GodLike
16. Team Insane

Group 3

1. Sarkar Gaming
2. Global Esports
3. TMG
4. K9 Squad
5. Error Esports
6. Autobotz
7. 4Merical Esports
8. FS Esports
9. Ignite Gaming
10. Reckoning Esports
11. Blind Esports
12. Team Versatile
13. Gujarat Tigers
14. MOGO Esports
15. Team 8Bit
16. TWOB

Group 4

1. 4Aggressive Men
2. Aerobotz
3. Team Crow
4. TCW
5. Team Elevate
6. Bliss Esports
7. Medal Esports
8. Team Limra
9. WindGod
10. Team XSpark
11. Astrokids
12. R4W Official
13. Orangutan
14. Hyderabad Hydras
15. Vasista Esports
16. Gods Reign

The teams will be playing six matches in a day and they will begin from 3:00 PM onwards. The stream will be live on Krafton India Esports' YouTube channel. You can join the live stream and chat to root and cheer for your favourite players and teams.

Skyesports has announced the roadmap for the 2025 CS2 esports tournament. The roadmap includes two huge tournaments that have a combined prize pool of $1.75 million. The tournament will have Tier 1 events and Tier 2 events, which will see national and international participation.

The Tier 1 tournaments will have Open Qualifiers across India; Europe; the Americas and the Rest of Asia, which is in line with Valve's vision of having a more open sporting ecosystem. 

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Skyesports Announces 2025 CS2 Esports Roadmap with $1.75 Million Prize Pool

The four CS2 tournaments will start in February 2025 and from there, the ball will get rolling for other Skyesports' CS2 events. Here is the schedule for all the Tier 1 and Tier 2 events:

• Skyesports Souvenir 2025: Feb. 17 to 23, 2025 ($250,000 - Tier 2) 
• Skyesports Masters 2025: May 26 to June 1, 2025 ($500,000 - Tier 1) 
• Skyesports Championship 2025: Sept. 15 to 21, 2025 ($500,000 - Tier 1) 
• Skyesports World Tour 2025: Nov. 10 to 16, 2025 ($500,000 - Tier 1)

Skyesports Souvenir 2025 will not have open qualifiers but will have online Closed Qualifiers, which will take place from January 20 to 26, 2025. Skyesports Souvenir 2025 will have a $250,000 prize pool., which will be split as follows: 

● 1st place: $100,000 
● 2nd place: $50,000
● 3rd place: $35,000 
● 4th place: $25,000 
● 5th-6th place: $12,500 each 
● 7th-8th place: $7,500 each

The Tier 1 events, Skyesports Masters 2025, Skyesports Championship 2025 and Skyesports World Tour 2025 will have open qualifiers, which will see 256 compete in the competition. Here is the prize pool for the same and its distribution:

● 1st place: $200,000 
● 2nd place: $100,000 
● 3rd-4th place: $60,000 each 
● 5th-8th place: $20,000 each 

Skyesports will also be providing a lot of facilities, which are in line with the tournament hosting guidelines set by Valve. These include points like not including players who have previously indulged in cheating, misconduct or other infractions. 

The government of India has announced that it will be hosting a series of LAN events in November, which will include games like BGMI, eFootball, and WCC3. The first-ever government-hosted esports event will take place in Goa along with the Waves conference, which will also take place around the same time. Gaming and esports enthusiasts across the country will be able to register for the event.

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Government of India To Host LAN Event With Multiple Esports

With the launch of the Create in India Season 1 campaign, the government is trying to shift its focus on the growing creator economy. The focus of this campaign will be on giving a boost to gaming, animation, etc. With the prime minister meeting the industry stake holders on multiple occasions, this LAN is only looking to boost the goodwill of gaming and esports in the country. Talking about the Waves conference, Union Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw said: 

The Government of India is leaving no stone unturned to encourage this economy and therefore, we need to ensure the talent & skill development and availability of necessary infrastructure in this sector. There are plans to establish world-class universities and facilities that will enhance the capabilities of creators in media and entertainment.

The government will be hosting both solo and team esports events and here are the details of the same: 

Qualifiers (Online)

• September 1 to 15
• September 18 to October 2
• October 4 to 19
• October 21 to November 4

Grand Finals (LAN)

• November 20 to 24 in Goa 

International teams will also be participating in the event, but the teams are yet to be announced by the government. Those will also be announced when more information on the LAN events is disclosed. For now, the 25 challenges of the Create in India Season 1 challenges and esports have the audience excited. These challenges are being hosted by industry leaders that cover a wide range of disciplines.

Blue Set has completed all of its BMPS 2024 matches. All the groups have now completed their six matches each. With this, the 64 teams that were playing in the first four days have been given a position on the points table. Groups 3 and 4 were playing on the fourth day and MOGO Esports finished at the top of the points table in Group 4 with 58 points and Blind Esports topped the points table in Group 3 with 76 points. 

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BMPS 2024 Day 4 Results and Points Table

Group 4 was the first one to play on Day 4 and GlitchxReborn put on a great performance and were able to get 18 points in their first match. The second match of the day was played in Miramar and Rivals Ape X won that match with 20 points. The last and final match for this group was played in Sanhok and It was GlitchxReborn won their second match of the day with 19 points. Here is what the points table looks like: 

Group 4

1. MOGO Esports - 58 points
2. Team Captain - 54 points
3. GlitchxReborn - 50 points
4. Rivals Ape X - 48 points
5. JUX Esports - 45 points
6. THW Esports - 42 points
7. Hyper Rush Esports - 42 points
8. Team Tamilas - 33 points
9. DO OR DIE - 30 points
10. No1 Esports - 28 points
11. LOC Esports - 26 points
12. Norules Xtreme - 21 points
13. Nxt - 21 points
14. Version 9 - 20 points
15. HUB Esports - 19 points
16. Team Muffins - 4 points

Group 3 played the remaining matches. Blind Esports won the first game, which was played on Viken. The team was able to accumulate 20 points from the game. Team Dragon Esports won the next match and got 19 points. In the same match, Team XSpark got 15 points. 

1. Blind Esports - 76 points
2. Team XSpark - 52 points
3. Blind Rippers - 46 points
4. Team Dragons - 44 points
5. Inferno Squad - 38 points
6. Revenant Esports - 38 points
7. 4Misfits Esports - 35 points
8. Jubilant Divine Esports -31 points
9. Live Craft Esports -27 points
10. Team Psyche - 27 points
11. Tribe Hird Men - 27 points
12. SBA Esports - 26 points
13. Teenager Esports - 22 points
14. Zedi x RNB - 20 points
15. Unify Esports - 16 points
16. The Night Raider - 9 points

Blind Rippers won the last match of the day and got 26 points from the day. After this day,