VCT Kickoff is the first tournament of the year, opening the events of Valorant. This year, Kickoff events all started in early November in 4 regions, with China (January 11), Emea (January 15), Americas (January 17) and Pacific (January 18).
In particular, VCT CN Kickoff has ended after 2 weeks of competition. Unexpectedly, the defending champion of the world champion Edward Gaming won the championship after defeating Trace Esports 3-1 in the final final. This is also the 8th consecutive time, EDG won the Chinese Valorant championship, affirming the No. 1 team strength in the region.
However, EDG has encountered many difficulties in the journey to win the Chinese championship. With the tournament format, EDG is in the second round and facing Nova Esports. After winning this team, Edg suddenly received a 0-2 defeat before TE and had to go down to the losing branch.
At the lower branch, even EDG has “escaped” when the Gaming has been led by Xi Lai Gaming and must go back to 2-1. After that, EDG defeated Dragon Ranger Gaming (2-0), Bilibili Gaming (3-0) and TE (3-1) to win the tournament championship. By winning the VCT CN Kickoff, Zmjkk and his teammates will attend Masters Bangkok 2025 in March to Te.
After VCT CN Kickoff, the remaining tournaments include Emea Kickoff, Americas Kickoff and Pacific Kickoff will end this weekend. 8 teams from 4 areas will compete at the first Masters of the year, taking place from 20/2-2 to 3.
