Updated on December 12, 7:00 a.m. (GMT+8): Updated the schedule and tournament results.

The Red Bull Home Ground 3 Valorant tournament will mark the debut of several highly-anticiapted VCT partnered teams.

And for the first time ever, Red Bull Home Ground will feature teams from outside of Europe. The tournament will host Cloud9, 100 Thieves, and KRÜ Esports — three partnered teams from the Americas region.

The event will also showcase Team Liquid, Team Vitality, Team Heretics, and FUT Esports — four partnered teams competing in the EMEA region next year.



What is Red Bull Home Ground 3?

Cloud9 Yay, 100 Thieves Cryocells, and Team Liquid nAts
Credit: Cloud9, 100 Thieves, Gambit Esports, ONE Esports

The event is a Valorant professional tournament that will be held at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, England.

Five EMEA teams and three Americas squads will battle it out for US$100,000 in prize money.


Red Bull Home Ground 3 schedule and results

Team Heretics Valorant roster for the VCT 2023 season
Credit: Team Heretics

The tournament is set to take place from December 9 to 12. The group stage will take place in the first two days of the event, while the playoffs will span the final two days of the tournament.

The first matches of each day will begin at 7:00 a.m. PT | 11:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 3:00 p.m. GMT.

Group stage standings

Group A

STANDINGTEAMRECORD (W-L)
1stCloud92 – 1
2ndTeam Vitality2 – 1
3rdKRÜ Esports1 – 2
4thFOKUS1 – 2

Group B

STANDINGTEAMRECORD (W-L)
1st100 Thieves3 – 0
2ndTeam Liquid2 – 1
3rdTeam Heretics1 – 2
4thFUT Esports0 – 3

Group stage

December 9

Group A

TEAMRESULTSRESULTS
Cloud91 – 2FOKUS
Team Vitality2 – 0KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports0 – 2Cloud9
Team Vitality2 – 1FOKUS

Group B

TEAMRESULTSRESULTS
100 Thieves2 – 1Team Heretics
Team Liquid2 – 0FUT Esports
Team Liquid1 – 2100 Thieves
Team Heretics2 – 0FUT Esports

December 10

Group A

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Vitality0 – 2Cloud9
KRÜ Esports2 – 0FOKUS

Group B

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
100 Thieves2 – 0FUT Esports
Team Heretics0 – 2Team Liquid

Playoffs

December 10

Quarterfinals

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Vitality2 – 0Team Heretics

December 11

Quarterfinals

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Liquid0 – 2KRÜ Esports

Semifinals

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
Team Vitality0 – 2100 Thieves
KRÜ Esports0 – 2Cloud9

December 12

Grand final

TEAMRESULTSTEAM
100 Thieves3 – 0Cloud9

Teams competing in Red Bull Home Ground 3

Red Bull Home Ground 3
Credit: Red Bull
TEAMREGION
Team LiquidEMEA
Team HereticsEMEA
Team VitalityEMEA
FUT EsportsEMEA
FOKUS ClanEMEA
Cloud9Americas
100 ThievesAmericas
KRÜ EsportsAmericas

Tournament format

Team Vitality's Full roster for the VCT 2023 season
Credit: Team Vitality

The four-day event is split between two phases.

The eight teams were split into two groups, and the top three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs. The teams that finish last in their respective groups will be eliminated.

The six teams that advance to the playoffs will continue in a single-elimination bracket.

All matches will be best-of-three series, except for the grand final, which is a best-of-five.


Red Bull Home Ground 3 prize pool

STANDINGTEAMPRIZE MONEY
1st100 ThievesUS$50,000
2ndCloud9US$20,000
3rd-4thKRÜ EsportsUS$10,000
3rd-4thTeam VitalityUS$10,000
5th-6thTeam LiquidUS$3,000
5th-6thTeam HereticsUS$3,000
7th-8thKRÜ EsportsUS$2,000
7th-8thFUT EsportsUS$2,000

Where to watch Red Bull Home Ground 3

Credit: FUT Esports

The tournament will be broadcast live on Red Bull’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.

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