Karmine Corp has claimed the trophy for VCT EMEA’s Kickoff tournament, taking down Team Heretics 3-1. Both teams will represent the league atVCT Masters Madrid. The French organization fought through Group A and the Play-In stage to qualify for its first international event since VCT LOCK//IN.
The team only dropped one series the entire way to Madrid, defeating Masters Tokyo-winners Fnatic en route to the event.
KCorp will represent EMEA as its No. 1 seed, with Team Heretics going to the tournament as the No. 2 seed.
Below is what happened at the VCT EMEA kickoff tournament including match results and team rosters during the event.
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VCT EMEA Kickogg: Final Standings
The VCT EMEA Kickoff tournament was streamed on the league’sTwitchandYouTube. We’ve embedded the VOD of the Grand Finals below.
VCT EMEA Kickoff took place on February 20 and ended on March 1 with the Grand Final matchup. The schedule was as follows:
Day 8: February 29
Day 8: March 1
Day 7: February 26
Group A
Group B
Group C
Day 1: February 20
Day 2: February 21
Day 3: February 22
Day 4: February 23
Day 5: February 25
The second-place teams from each group faced off in a Play-In Stage and played each other once with the team with the best record moving on to the Playoff Stage with the top teams from each group.
The Playoff Stage then crowned two representatives for the league at Masters Madrid through a single elimination bracket.
Team rosters are not final as the transfer window is still open, and some teams have yet to announce their full rosters. However, most of these teams have been practicing for months during the off-season and should be locked in for at least this tournament.
This event will also be the first to featureGentle Mates, who were promoted into the league via the Ascension tournament.
Declan McLaughlin was a Gaming & Esports Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Valorant and League of Legends. He has bylines at Upcomer and Inven Global.
