Why Valorant Champions 2025 Is the Pinnacle of FPS Esports

It's September, and this year, it means only one thing, The VCT Champions is on. We're talking about the biggest Valorant event in the world. It is a place where all the best players and the best teams in the game gather to duel and determine who is the best at this moment in time. As far as Valorant's professional calendar goes, VTC Champions is its biggest event. This year, the tournament already kicked off, and we're in for two weeks of superb first person shooter fun. If this is your first time hearing about this event, let us give you a short walkthrough.

What is the VCT Champions Tournament?

As we said, as far as Valorant goes, The Valorant Champions Tour (VTC) Champions Tournament is the most important event on their calendar. It is also one of the top eSports events in general. The game is played as an tactical first person shooter game where each of the participants selects a unique agent, who are equipped with one of a kind abilities. The high goals of the game are achieved through teamwork, where each team is tasked to eliminate the opponents or achieve a certain objective within designed map. The organization of this and other events on the Valorant calendar falls onto the shoulders of the game's developers, the Riot Games. The VTC Champions collects all the best teams from all corners of the globe, and puts them into a tournament that eventually leads the best teams to a Grand Final. While the best motive for players and teams to participate is to compete and see who is the best team in the world, the prize pool of $2 million is also a nice drive for everyone participating.

Before we move to Valorant Champions 2025 picks and predictions, let's talk a bit about what made this game reach the top of eSports and helped it remain at the top despite heavy competition.

How VCT Champions Got to The Top?

For one, the game of Valorant is very popular even among the players who play it on amateur level. As far as professionals go, the Champions Tour is like the World Cup in soccer for Valorant. It is a place where the best of the best gather, and play the game with the highest stakes, with best opponents, in front of the biggest audience, in a tournament that gets broadcasted all over the world. Here are a few things that aided it in becoming the pinnacle of FPS Esports.

Grand Final Status

As far as Valorant's competitive calendar goes, Champions is the last major tournament of the season. It has the best level of play and the highest stakes. We already mentioned the prize pool. Those who view it can see the best teams in the world at work, which produce the best end product as far as first person shooters go.

Best of Five Duels

The late stages of the VCT are decided in best of five matches. When you look at the final stages of the tournament where the best of the best go against each other it is must watch TV. The number of viewers grows each year when this stage hits the broadcasts, and both the players and the viewers enjoy the show.

Dramatic Storylines

Each tournament brings forth all the things that have happened during the season. They all combine into one narrative that is dramatic, especially in moments when an underdog story goes to the headlines, old rivalries get reinitiated, or teams start a feud both in game and outside of it. Each year, there is a group of favorites to win it all, and when not everything goes to plan a drama ensues, and when it goes as it should the talks of a dynasty arise. The high pressure of trying to win and be the best creates a vortex of emotions between teams, players, and the audience, which leads to numerous storylines marking each tournament to date.

Large Valorant Community

For every eSport to succeed, a strong community is necessary. Valorant has had one from the get go. This game was created in the midst of the streaming boom, and it helped it massively. Nowadays, it doesn't only have high viewership, it also has some of the most popular streamers dedicating hours of streaming to it, creating some of the most popular eSport content on the web. When big tournaments are on, people organize watch parties, and engage both with the tournament and their family and friends, and the same minded people who are fans of the game. At times, some streams are more popular with more viewership than the official broadcast released by Riot Games. When you know just how tight the Valorant community is, you're not going to be surprised to hear that the number of people who bet on Valorant Champions 2025 is much higher compared to years prior.

In game Rewards

Of course, all of us can get motivated to participate when there is a reward at the end of the road. Many viewers join in as they get promised to receive an reward when they join an official stream of Riot games on YouTube or Twitch, and Kick, where they can get in game items, various in game drops, or simply Valorant merchandise.

High Production Quality

Riot Games have full control over all things Valorant. So far that has proven to be the best strategy and has led to success of the game and its accompanying tournaments. The product they have launched is of the highest quality as far as the game goes, but also the tournament organization, broadcasts, and everything tied to gaming and viewing experience is top notch. This is why you have worldwide broadcasts available in multiple languages. And to top it all, the game is both free to play and free to watch. When you get a high quality of this kind for free, it is hard to say no, and Rio games know this.

Now that Valorant and VCT Champions have gotten to the top of the eSports first person shooter scene, and in general eSports terms, let's shift our focus on the tournament itself.

Format & Structure

Only four teams from each of the four different international regions get to qualify for the VCT Champions event. They compete in their regional leagues, and the best teams in each of the leagues get a chance to compete at the VCT Champions. Once the teams are decided the teams are split into groups, and the best teams from each group reach the playoffs.

Group Stage:12-22 September

All teams that have reached the group stages at the Valorant Champions 2025 have been divided into four groups. The matches in the group are best of three formats, and each opponent needs to play each team in the group. The format used for eliminating teams is double elimination, with only two teams leaving each group after the group stages matches are over with.

Playoffs:25 September to 5 October

The playoffs are where the fun starts. Each series is a duel in which the team that wins best of three goes through. The format changes to best of five for teams that reach the lower bracket final and the Grand Final itself. Now that you know how the competition looks, let's move onto the best teams, players, and predictions for their wins/losses. The following section is super important if you plan to bet on the 2025 VCT Champions on Stake.com.

Players& Teams to Watch + Predictions

The tournament started off yesterday, and we can say that if the action of the first day continues going forth, we are in for one legendary tournament. Some teams already distinguish themselves among the crowd, and let's start with the one we have at the top of our list of favorites.

Paper Rex

The team of Paper Rex are entering this tournament on a high from their latest win. The win in question was a triumph at the Masters Toronto. The win should be a reward enough, but considering that it was won with a win over Fnatic adds a certain dose of satisfaction. Also, after the Grand Final, the Finals MVP award was given to f0rsakeN further cementing his place as one of the best in the game. Paper Rex are based in Singapore and are coming to the 20025 VTC Champions after their win in the pacific Stage 2 international league. At this moment they are the leading favorites to win the tournament and we see them as such too. With odds set at 2.75 they could be an easy way to earn a few bucks with one safe bet.

G2 Esports

Here we have a peculiar team playing Valorant. Their base of operations is in Berlin. Yet, they are competing in the Americas region. So far, they've been more successful this year. To their name, the G2 Esports have Kickoff, and Stage 1 and Stage 2 of their international league. G2 Esports were also close to the title at the Bangkok Masters, but lost the Grand Final to the T1 team. Despite the disappointment in Bangkok we see them as the second best team at the ongoing tournament. They can go all the way without a doubt. The odds on G2 Esports winning the whole thing are set at 4.00. Those are some good odds, but if you want a safer bet chance them as one of the teams to reach the Grand Final. Odds for that are 2.37. Think about it!

Fnatic

We already mentioned Fnatic, when talking about Paper Rex, and you already know that they're entering this tournament after a tough defeat in the hands of their bitter rivals. Despite the Toronto defeat, Fntaic have had a strong showing throughout the year, and are deservedly at the biggest stage in Paris. This season they have won Stage 1 of the EMEA international league. Fnatic will represent Europe at this tournament as they are based in London. In the past they have managed to win plenty of matches at the VCT Champions, reaching the latter stages, finishing 4th in 2023, and 5th in 2024. They will try to do better this year, and according to bookmakers they are well positioned to do so. With odds of winning the 2025 Paris VCT Champions set at 7.00 Fnatic has an outside chance to win it all. For those wanting a riskier bet, trying to bet on Fnatic reaching the Grand Final, is paid with 4.00 odds. Definitely worth a try.

Team Liquid

With odds of 7.50, Team Liquid is right there with the Fnatic team in chances to win the 20025 VTC Champions, and right behind Paper Rex and G2 Esports. While they've managed to win their group of the Stake 2 EMEA international league, they have had little success at the Masters, never winning one. This time around, their fortunes might change at the biggest tournament of the year. We say this, as they have been handed an easy group to start the competition. Due to this, they are poised to reach the playoffs and with a favourable position. Once the elimination rounds start one can go all the way based on the form alone, considering that most of these teams are similar in quality with only shades differentiating them.

Types of Bets & How to Bet on Valorant

We are sure you plan to wager on the Valorant during its biggest tournament. It is just too much fun not to do it. If you're a beginner in this domain, you need to learn a few things about wagering on Valorant. In essence it is similar to most other sports and eSports. So, you can place your money on:

* Match Winner-Twoway (moneyline)

* Map Handicap

* Total Maps (Over/under)

* Match Round Handicap

* Match Total Rounds

* Wins at Least One Map

* Correct Score

* Map Betting

There's plenty to keep you occupied when the action on the screen is stale, and betting is the best way to do it especially during the major tournaments such as 2025 Paris VCT Champions.