In this part, the second and third-best teams from each region play matches. Each match is a best-of-three, meaning the first team to win two games wins that match.
Teams need to win two matches to move on to the Playoffs. If a team loses two matches, they’re out of the tournament.
In the Playoffs, the four teams that did well in the Swiss Stage join the four regional champions who got a free pass.
These eight teams compete in a double-elimination bracket, which means a team has to lose twice before they’re out. Most matches are best-of-three, but the final matches (the lower bracket final and the championship) are best-of-five, meaning the first team to win three games wins.
The tournament has two main parts: the Swiss Stage and the Playoffs. The winners from each region get to skip ahead directly to the Playoffs, while the other teams have to start in the Swiss Stage. There will be 14 matches in the Playoffs, which is way more than the 5 matches in the last tournament in Bangkok! The games will be played over eight days, making it longer and more exciting for fans.
Valorant Masters Toronto is giving us more games and more chances for teams to win the big trophy. Here’s an easy way to understand how the tournament works.
Fans who love watching professional VALORANT games can look forward to even more matches at the Masters Toronto tournament — check out this simple explanation to understand what’s happening! There are 12 teams playing in this event. That’s more than the last Masters, which only had 8 teams. Now, instead of 2 teams from each of the 4 regions, there are 3 teams from each region.
