Valorant Champions 2023 Group C: Teams, H2H, Schedule, And More
Valorant Champions, the final event of the official VCT circuit is all set to begin. The event will take place in Los Angeles. Itt will feature the top 16 Valorant teams from all over the world compete for the ultimate title of World Champion for 2023. The teams will first compete in the Group Stage followed by the Playoffs. Both these stages will follow a double-elimination format.
All the 16 teams have been divided into a total of four groups namely, A, B, C, and D of four teams each.
Valorant Champions 2023 Group C Teams
Group C consists of the following teams:
- ZETA DIVISION from the Pacific (Koji “Laz” Ushida (IGL), Tomoaki “crow” Maruoka, Yuma “Dep” Hashimoto, Shota “SugarZ3ro” Watanabe, Tenta “TENNN” Asai, Ryo “Barce” Takebayashi (substitute), Hibiki “XQQ” Motoyama (head coach))
- Fnatic from EMEA (Jake “Boaster” Howlett (IGL), Leo “Leo” Jannesson, Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev, Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov, Emir “Alfajer” Ali Beder, Maks “kamyk” Rychlewski (substitute), Jacob “Mini” Harris (head coach))
- NRG Esports from the Americas (Pujan “FiNESSE” Mehta (IGL), Sam “s0m” Oh, Austin “crashies” Roberts, Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks, Victor “Victor” Wong, Alan “ethos” Ruan (substitute), Chet “Chet” Singh (head coach))
- Bilibili Gaming from China (Wang “whzy” Haozhe, Li “rin” Liwei, Zhong “Biank” Jianfei, Liu “Knight” Yuxiang, Lei “yosemite” Wang, Wang “JeXeN” Linxiao (head coach))
Valorant Champions 2023 Group C Schedule
- August 9, 2023
NRG vs. Bilibili Gaming – Match 9 – 12:00 pm PDT / 9:00 pm CEST / 12:30 am IST (next day)
Fnatic vs. ZETA DIVISION – Match 10 – 3:00 pm PDT / 12:00 am CEST (next day) / 3:30 am IST (next day)
- August 10, 2023
Winner of Opening Round #1 vs. Winner of Opening Round #2 – Match 11 – 6:00 pm PDT / 3:00 am CEST (next day) / 6:30 am IST (next day)
- August 11, 2023
Loser of Opening Round #1 vs. Loser of Opening Round #2 – Elimination Match – Match 15 – 12:00 pm PDT / 9:00 pm CEST / 12:30 am IST (next day)
- August 13, 2023
Winner of Elimination Match vs. Loser of Winner’s Match – Decider Match – 3:00 pm PDT / 12:00 am CEST (next day) / 3:30 am IST (next day)
Valorant Champions 2023 Group C: Head-to-head
From Group C of Valorant Champions 2023, some of the teams have already faced each other before. Such as Fnatic and NRG Esports just completed a series recently in Masters Tokyo. At this series, Fnatic won the Bo3 (best-of-three) series by 2-0.
Similarly, Fnatic and ZETA DIVISION have locked horns against each other multiple times. The most recent one being the Riot Games ONE Pro Invitational held in December 2022. At this tournament, team Fnatic emerged victorious with the Bo1 (best-of-one) by 1-0 with a score of 13-5.
Valorant Champions 2023 Group C: Where to watch?
Fans can watch their favorite teams compete by watching the match live. All Valorant Champions 2023 matches will be live-streamed on the official Valorant Champions Tour’s YouTube and Twitch channels. Fans can also watch the games on watch parties conducted by streamers and pro players.
