The crowning event of the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2025 season, known as Champions Paris, has reached its Playoffs Stage in France. Starting on 25 September, the eight remaining teams will compete for their share of the $2,250,000. That's roughly R38.4 million. Let's take a look!

After an exciting Group Stage, 16 initial Champions Paris teams have been whittled down to just eight. We've seen some huge upsets, including defending champions EDward Gaming falling in the Group Stage, and underdogs such as MIBR rising to the occasion, surprising fans across the globe.

At the Les Arènes venue, and then at the Accor Arena (top four teams), the VALORANT Paris Champions Playoffs Stage will take place on LAN in front of huge crowds. This stage of the competition features a double-elimination bracket format, where Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final matches are best-of-five, and all the others are best-of-three.

Check out the first round of matches, along with their dates and start times in SAST, listed below.

• Paper Rex vs. G2 Esports (25 September starting at 15:00)
• Fnatic vs. DRX (25 September starting at 18:00)
• Team Heretics vs. MIBR (26 September starting at 15:00)
• NRG vs. GIANTX (26 September starting at 18:00)

Judging by the Group Stage matches, we are all in for one massive treat! You can, and definitely should, watch all the action via the VALORANT Twitch or VCT YouTube channels.

Stay tuned to Esports Central as we'll bring you the results and highlights from VALORANT Champions Paris 2025.

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