Riot Games plan to host VCT Masters in Rejkjavik without crowd present at the arena, esports journalist George Geddes from Dotesports has revealed after contacting the devs. It has been confirmed as well, that the group stage and playoff brackets will be in double-elimination format.

In addition, the tournament will start on April 10 and end on April 24. 12 teams take part in the Masters season, however the prize pool is not revealed yet. The Challengers for NA and Europe are already in action, with the following Groups:

North America

Group A:

PlacementTeamRecordRD
1Cloud95-0+53
2The Guard4-1+28
3XSET3-2+13
4Luminosity2-3-23
5100 Thieves1-4-26
6Evil Geniuses0-5-45


Group B:

PlacementTeamRecordRD
1Version15-0+52
2OpTic Gaming3-2+29
3Sentinels3-2-6
4Knights2-3-25
5NRG1-4-14
6Rise1-4-36


Europe

Group A:

PlacementTeamRecordRD
1FunPlus Phoenix3-0+11
2Natus Vinere2-1+4
3Team Liquid2-2-10
4Gambit Esports1-1+12
5LDN UTD1-2-3
6BIG0-3-14


Group B:

PlacementTeamRecordRD
1Fnatic3-0+35
2Guild Esports2-0+18
3Acend2-1+6
4G2 Esports1-2-7
5BBL Esports1-2-12
6SuperMassive Blaze0-4-40