[2021] Verizon VCT Game Changers NA Series 3 Main Event — Everything You Need To Know

With a weekend of open qualifiers in the books, the top eight teams will now battle for ultimate victory at the third and final major VCT Game Changers event for 2021.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Verizon VCT Game Changers NA Series 3 Main Event.

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Game Changers is a year-long program with the goal of creating new opportunities and exposure for women seeking to participate in VALORANT esports, through a combination of community events and top-tier competition.

Verizon VCT Game Changers NA Series 3 Main Event is a double elimination tournament featuring best-of-three matches until the grand final, which will be a best-of-five showdown.

COMPETING TEAMS

• Cloud9 White
• Shopify Rebellion
• Dignitas Fe
• Gen.G Black
• CLG Red
• TSM Female
• NOTHING2LOSE
• Polaris

BROADCAST TALENT

Casters & Analysts

• Doug "EsportsDoug" Cortez
• Rivington “RivingtonThe3rd” Bisland III
• Alex "Vansilli" Nguyen
• Mimi “aEvilcat” Wermcrantz
• Tanner Metro
• Christine “Potter” Chi
• Daniel "ddk" Kapadia
• Sean “sgares” Gares

Host

• Sue “Smix” Lee

Co-Streaming

All matches of the Verizon VCT Game Changers NA Series 3 Main Event are open to be co-streamed through Nerd Street Gamers. Full guidelines can be found HERE. To apply, fill out this form.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

VALORANT NA and Nerd Street Gamers will provide official broadcast streams of every match in the Verizon VCT Game Changers NA Series 3 Main Event. With matches being played simultaneously on Thursday and Friday, we’ve organized the streams to make sure you can find each one.

• VCT Game Changers Series 3 Main Event: twitch.tv/valorant OR twitch.tv/nerdstreet
• VCT Game Changers Series 3 Main Event ALT: twitch.tv/valorantesports2 OR twitch.tv/nerdstreet2

VCT Game Changers Series 3 Main Event - Day 01: Thursday, September 30 at 12pm PT

• Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
  • [12pm PT] Match 1
  • [~2:30pmPT] Match 3
• Upper Bracket Quarterfinals - ALT
  • [12pm PT] Match 2
  • [~2:30pm PT] Match 4
• Upper Bracket Semifinals
  • [~5pm PT] Match 8: Winner of Match 3 vs Match 4
• Upper Semifinals - ALT
  • [~5pm PT] Match 7: Winner of Match 1 vs Match 2

VCT Game Changers Series 3 Main Event - Day 02: Friday, October 1 at 12pm PT

• Lower Bracket Round 1
  • [12pm PT] Match 5: Loser of Match 1 vs Match 2
• Lower Bracket Round 1 -ALT
  • [12pm PT] Match 6: Loser of Match 3 vs Match 4
• Lower Bracket Round 2
  • [~2:30pm PT] Match 10: Loser of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 5
• Lower Bracket Round 2 - ALT
  • [~2:30pm PT] Match 9: Loser of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 6
• Lower Bracket Round 3
  • [5:00pm PT] Match 12: Winner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 9

VCT Game Changers Series 3 Main Event - Day 03: Saturday, October 2 at 2pm PT

• Upper Finals
  • [2pm PT] Match 11: Winner of Match 7 vs Winner of Match 8
• Lower Finals
  • [~5pm PT] Match 13: Winner of Match 12 vs Loser of Match 11

VCT Game Changers Series 3 Main Event - Day 04: Sunday, October 3 at 2pm PT

• Grand Finals
  • [2pm PT] Winner of Match 11 vs Match 13

PARTNERS

Verizon continues its support of VCT Game Changers by presenting the post-game player interview on broadcast after every match. Additionally, Verizon is expanding its commitment to the VCT Game Changers program. Launching this fall, Verizon will provide training and mentoring to the next generation of female esports casters, arming them with the tools and insights needed to grow their careers.

Nerd Street Gamers (Nerd Street) is a national network of esports facilities and events dedicated to powering competitive opportunities for gamers. Nerd Street is the official tournament operator and producer for Stage 1, 2, and 3 of Riot Games’ VALORANT Champions Tour in North America, and was selected to have a similar role for the first Game Changers Series back in March. The organization is handling registration for VCT Game Changers NA presented by Dignitas, operations including captains meetings, player communications, and match observers, as well as all of the production needs for both the qualifier and main event.

Galorants is the largest, all-female VALORANT community focused on introducing and furthering female involvement in esports, providing weekly leagues, bi-weekly community games, larger scale monthly tournaments, as well as small introductions to production aspects.

Aim Lab is the official FPS training partner of VCT Game Changers. Aim Lab highlights the best flick shot of the previous round — the “Flick of the Day” — and produces additional educational materials for the VCT Game Changers Series as part of their ongoing efforts to support the growth of VALORANT esports in North America, including The Aim Lab Combine in partnership with VCT Challengers North America. To learn more about Aim Lab, visit www.aimlab.gg, or follow Aim Lab on Twitter and Instagram (@aimlab) pages. Aim Lab is a free download on Steam, and you can join its Discord community anytime.

PRIZE POOL

Total: $50,000