It's almost that time of the year again, when the best teams from across the globe compete at VALORANT Champions for a huge prize pool and the coveted trophy. The dust is still settling over most of the regional events from the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2025, but we now know precisely who has earned spots in the crowning event.

VALORANT Champions 2025, also known as Champions Paris, will begin this month. The event takes place on LAN in Paris, France, and will see the top 16 teams compete for their share of the $2,225,000 prize pool.

Champions Paris teams competing:

So who precisely are these 16 teams? Well, the top two from each region's (Pacific, EMEA, Americas, and China) Stage 2 event, and the top two based on VCT points in each region, have qualified. Check out the list of teams below.

TeamRegionRegional StandingG2 EsportsVCT Americas1st (Stage 2 Playoffs)NRGVCT Americas2nd (Stage 2 Playoffs)SentinelsVCT Americas3rd (Championship Points)MIBRVCT Americas4th (Championship Points)Team LiquidVCT EMEA1st (Stage 2 Playoffs)GIANTXVCT EMEA2nd (Stage 2 Playoffs)FnaticVCT EMEA3rd (Championship Points)Team HereticsVCT EMEA4th (Championship Points)Bilibili GamingVCT CN1st (Stage 2 Playoffs)Dragon Ranger GamingVCT CN2nd (Stage 2 Playoffs)EDward GamingVCT CN3rd (Championship Points)XLG EsportsVCT CN4th (Championship Points)Paper RexVCT Pacific1st (Stage 2 Playoffs)Rex Regum QeonVCT Pacific2nd (Stage 2 Playoffs)T1VCT Pacific3rd (Championship Points)DRXVCT Pacific4th (Championship Points)

Stay tuned at Esports Central as we'll be covering VALORANT Champions 2025, and providing you with complete results, and possibly also a highlights video from the Grand Final. Next week, we'll sort you out with a viewer's guide, so you don't miss out on any of the action.

Header image via Riot Games.