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The North American Valorant Challengers League is set to embark on its first split on February 1, 2023, as twelve tier-two contenders prepare for a year-long fight over a potential VCT partnership slot.
Out of the twelve participating teams for the NA Challengers League, six were invited based on their commitment towards Valorant esports, while the remaining six were selected based on their performance in the Open Qualifiers and the Last Chance Qualifiers.
The 2023 NA Valorant Challengers League is set to kick off its first split on February 1, with its final matchday slated for March 17, 2023.
Schedule, live score, and results of Valorant Challengers League: North America 2023 Split 1
Earlier in 2022, Riot Games announced their roadmap for the next few seasons. A total of 23 tier-two leagues, including the North American Valorant Challengers League, will run simultaneously worldwide.
The top teams from each of these leagues will then be pitted against the best Challengers teams within their respective regions (Pacific, EMEA, and Americas) in the Ascension tournament, which will ultimately reward the winner with entry into the franchised VCT leagues.
Format
The twelve participating teams will initially be split into two groups of six teams each. Both groups will fight through a single-round robin stage, where each team will play a single best-of-three series against one of the five other teams in their group every week. As a result, the tournament will be spread into five game weeks with six matches each week.
The top four teams from the Valorant Challengers League North America 2023 Split 1 will qualify for the Mid-Season Invitational, whereas the remaining teams will receive circuit points based on their position in the table.
Teams
Here are the twelve North American contenders that Valorant enthusiasts can look forward to seeing in the first split of the 2023 NA Valorant Challengers League:
- M80 (Invited)
- FaZe Clan (Invited)
- TSM (Invited)
- Shopify Rebellion (Invited)
- G2 Esports (Invited)
- The Guard (Invited)
- BreakThru (Qualified)
- Disguised (Qualified)
- Oxygen Esports (Qualified)
- Mad Lions (Qualified)
- Turtle Troops (Qualified)
- OREsports (Qualified)
Live table
Note: This table will be updated regularly once the tournament begins.
Group A
Group B
Schedule
Week 1
Wednesday, February 1
- FaZe Clan vs G2 Esports (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- The Guard vs Disguised (4 pm PST / 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Thursday, February 2
- TSM vs Mad Lions (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- BreakThru vs Oxygen Esports (4 pm PST/ 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Friday, February 3
- Shopify Rebellion vs Turtle Troops (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- M80 vs OREsports (4 pm PST / 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Week 2
Wednesday, February 8
- Shopify Rebellion vs Oxygen Esports (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- The Guard vs OREsports (4 pm PST / 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Thursday, February 9
- Disguised vs Mad Lions (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- M80 vs TSM (4 pm PST/ 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Friday, February 10
- FaZe Clan vs Turtle Troops (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- G2 Esports vs BreakThru (4 pm PST / 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Week 3
Monday, February 27
- The Guard vs TSM (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- Turtle Troops vs Moist Moguls (4 pm PST / 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Tuesday, February 28
- G2 Esports vs Oxygen Esports (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- FaZe Clan vs Shopify Rebellion (4 pm PST / 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Wednesday, March 1
- Disguised vs OREsports (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day] )
- M80 vs Mad Lions (4 pm PST / 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day] )
Week 4
Wednesday, March 8
- M80 vs Disguised (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- TSM vs OREsports (4 pm PST / 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Thursday, March 9
- G2 Esports vs Turtle Troops (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- The Guard vs Mad Lions (4 pm PST / 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Friday, March 10
- Shopify Rebellion vs Moist Moguls (1 pm PST / 10 pm CET / 2.30 am IST [next day])
- FaZe Clan vs Oxygen Esports (4 pm PST / 1 am CET [next day] / 5.30 am IST [next day])
Week 5
Wednesday, March 15
- TSM vs Disguised (12 pm PST / 9 pm CET / 1.30 am IST [next day])
- The Guard vs M80 (3 pm PST / 12 am CET [next day] / 4.30 am IST [next day])
Thursday, March 16
- OREsports vs Mad Lions (12 pm PST / 9 pm CET / 1.30 am IST [next day])
- FaZe Clan vs Moist Moguls (3 pm PST / 12 am CET [next day] / 4.30 am IST [next day])
Friday, March 17
- Turtle Troops vs Oxygen Esports (12 pm PST / 9 pm CET / 1.30 am IST [next day])
- G2 Esports vs Shopify Rebellion (3 pm PST / 12 am CET [next day] / 4.30 am IST [next day])
Results
Note: The results will be updated regularly once the tournament begins.
Week 1
- G2 Esports defeats FaZe Clan (2-1): Fracture (5-13); Icebox (13-4); Haven (13-6)
- The Guard defeats Disguised (2-0): Bind (13-9); Ascent (13-5)
- TSM defeats Mad Lions (2-1): Icebox (2-13); Bind (13-10); Ascent (13-10)
- BreakThru defeats Oxygen Esports (2-0): Ascent (14-12); Breeze (14-12)
- Shopify Rebellion defeats Turtle Troop (2-0): Fracture (13-2); Bind (13-8)
- M80 defeats OREsports (2-1): Haven (13-6); Pearl (10-13); Icebox (13-1)
Week 2
- Oxygen defeats Shopify (2-1): Bind (9-13); Haven (13-6); Ascent (13-11)
- The Guard defeats OREsports (2-0): Pearl (13-3); Bind (13-4)
- Disguised defeats Mad Lions (2-0): Fracture (13-2); Pearl (13-5)
- M80 defeats TSM (2-0): Haven (14-12); Ascent (13-6)
- FaZe Clan defeats Turtle Troops (2-1): Fracture (9-13); Pearl (13-4); Ascent (13-4)
- G2 Esports defeats BreakThru (2-1): Haven (9-13); Ascent (13-9); Pearl (13-8)
Week 3
- TSM defeats The Guard (2-0): Lotus (13-7); Pearl (18-16)
- Turtle Troops defeats Moist Moguls (2-0): Fracture (15-13); Pearl (13-9)
- G2 Esports defeats Oxygen Esports (2-0): Split (13-4); Haven (13-11)
- FaZe Clan defeats Shopify Rebellion (2-1): Ascent (11-13); Lotus (13-3); Fracture (16-14)
- Disguised defeats OREsports (2-1): Split (13-6); Haven (12-14); Pearl (15-13)
- M80 defeats Mad Lions (2-0): Pearl (13-6); Icebox (13-6)
Week 4
- M80 defeats Disguised (2-0): Pearl (13-3); Haven (13-2)
- TSM defeats OREsports (2-0): Haven (13-10); Split (13-5)
- Turtle Troops defeats G2 Esports (2-0): Fracture (13-1); Haven (13-7)
- The Guard defeats MAD LIONS (2-0): Ascent (13-9); Lotus (13-8)
- Moist Moguls defeats Shopify Rebellion (2-1): Haven (16-14); Fracture (11-13); Lotus (13-11)
- Oxygen Esports defeats FaZe Clan (2-0): Split (13-9); Haven (13-7)
Week 5
- TSM defeats Disguised (2-1): Lotus (14-12); Ascent (10-13); Haven (13-10)
- The Guard defeats M80 (2-0): Ascent (13-8); Pearl (13-9)
- MAD Lions defeats OREsports (2-1): Pearl (8-13); Lotus (13-6); Fracture (13-9)
- Moist Moguls defeats FaZe Clan (2-0): Pearl (13-9); Lotus (13-7)
- Oxygen Esports defeats Turtle Troop (2-1): Lotus (12-14); Ascent (17-15); Split (13-9)
- G2 Esports defeated Shopify Rebellion (2-0): Icebox (13-8); Split (13-4)
Where to watch
Readers can check out the VCT North American Twitch channel to watch all the matches of the Valorant Challengers League: North America live. Knights Arena's Twitch handle will also be streaming the event live, alongside the official watch parties of Valorant content creators and players from all over North America.
The Valorant Challengers League: North America Split 1 will kick off with the FaZe Clan vs G2 Esports matchup on February 1, 2023, at 1 pm PST/ 10 pm CET/ 2.30 am IST (next day).
