Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 is going to commence from July 9th, where the top 8 teams will fight for their place in the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Playoffs.A total of 64 teams qualified for the VCT North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 Qualifier. From there only 8 teams have made their way through to the Main Event. Top 4 teams from the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 will qualify for the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Playoffs. The other 4 teams have to participate in the VCT North America Stage 3 Challengers 2 Qualifier again to keep their dreams alive.All the teams are ready to give their best to keep their dreams alive. Teams like Sentinels, 100 Thieves, and Version 1 are the favorites to win the tournament but there are some teams who can spoil the party as well.Underdog teams to watch at the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1:Here are the top 3 underdog teams for the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1.Rise:Rise is one of the darkhorses in the upcoming Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1. They have beaten some of the big names on their way through to the Main Event.Inside the comms of qualifying for Stage 3 vs Cloud9. #RISEVAL | #VCT pic.twitter.com/mUGKfmUdY3— Rise (@TheRiseNation) July 6, 2021In Round-of-32, they beat Built By Gamers by a 2-1 scoreline and secured a flawless win against Cloud9 Blue In Round-of-16. After these performances in the qualifiers, it is expected that they can give a tough fight to the other teams in the Main Event as well. They will face XSET in their first match of the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1.Gen.G:Gen.G will be another team to look out for in the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1. Gen.G knocked out Andbox in the Round-of-16 to qualify for the Main Event.Family is ready for Thursday, are you? @Sentinels pic.twitter.com/fYxkYP7jev— Gen.G Esports (@GenG) July 6, 2021They will face Sentinels in the first match of the campaign. Gen.G can surprise all the other teams at the VCT North America Stage 3 Challengers 1 with their unique playstyle.Kansas City Pioneer:Kansas City Pioneer can emphatically spoil the party of the big teams in the Valorant Champions Tour North America Stage 3 Challengers 1. They have eliminated teams like Immortals and Virtuoso in the qualifiers, and reached the main event.Climbing our way towards Berlin one step at a time 😤📢 We take down @VirtuosoVAL to qualify for the #VCT North America Stage 3 - Challengers 1 🔥@oderuscs @jmohGG @1fiziq @skubacs @scourge_val #KCPVAL pic.twitter.com/z1UGoAywr7— Pioneers (@PioneersGG) July 4, 2021Kansas City Pioneer will face Team Envy in their first match of the main event. It will be interesting to see how they perform against top-tier sides like Sentinels or 100 Thieves at the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 1.