{"id":28758,"date":"2023-03-06T21:21:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T02:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=28758"},"modified":"2023-03-06T21:21:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T02:21:37","slug":"valorant-champions-to-be-held-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant-champions-to-be-held-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Valorant Champions to be held in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Riot Games has announced that Valorant Champions 2023 will be held in Los Angeles, making it the first international <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/\" title=\"Valorant Champions Tour betting guide\">Valorant Champions Tour<\/a> (VCT) event to take place in North America.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/\" title=\"Valorant betting guide\">Valorant<\/a> Champions 2023 will begin on August 6 with early rounds at the Shrine Auditorium, followed by the final rounds and grand final on August 26 at the Kia Forum.<\/p>\n<p>Valorant announced the location during the broadcast of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/vct-kickoff-tournament\/\" title=\"VCT LOCK\/\/IN betting guide\">VCT LOCK\/\/IN<\/a> grand final, which also coincided with the announcement of the newest Valorant agent, Gekko.<\/p>\n<p>The season-ending tournament will feature 16 of the top Valorant teams from North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, although the allocation of slots per region still unknown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is where champions are made.<\/p>\n<p>VALORANT Champions 2023 is coming to Los Angeles in August. 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