- By Steven Cropley
- February 08, 2021
Sentinels have been crowned champions of the first stage of the 2021 VALORANT Champions Tour in North America. The team battled through the lower bracket after an early loss to Luminosity in the first round.
From there Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan’s team took down Andbox, Gen.G, got revenge on LG, and then closed things out with 3-1 victory over Immortals to take it all.
VALORANT Champions Tour NA – Stage 1 placements/prize money:
| Place | Team | Prize money |
| 1st | Sentinels | $20,000 |
| 2nd | Immortals | $10,000 |
| 3rd | Luminosity Gaming | $7,000 |
| 4th | XSET | $5,000 |
| 5th-6th | Team Envy / Gen.G | $3,000 |
| 7th-8th | NRG / Andbox | $1,000 |
You can find the full schedule & match results of the VCT NA Stage 1 below:
Day 1 – Thursday, February 4
| Round | Match | PST | EST | GMT |
| Upper bracket quarter-finals | Immortals 2-0 XSET NRG 0-2 Gen.G | 3PM | 6PM | 11PM |
| Upper bracket quarter-finals | Envy 2-0 Andbox Sentinels 0-2 Luminosity | 5:30PM | 8:30PM | 1:30AM |
| Lower bracket round 1 | XSET 2-0 NRG Sentinels 2-0 Andbox | 8PM | 11PM | 4AM |
Day 2 – Friday, February 5
| Round | Match | PST | EST | GMT |
| Upper bracket semi-finals | Immortals 2-0 Gen.G Luminosity 2-0 Envy | 3PM | 6PM | 11PM |
| Lower bracket round 2 | XSET 2-1 Team Envy Sentinels 2-1 Gen.G | 5:30PM | 8:30PM | 1:30AM |
Day 3 – Saturday, February 6
| Round | Match | PST | EST | GMT |
| Upper bracket final | Immortals 2-1 Luminosity | 3PM | 6PM | 11PM |
| Lower bracket round 3 | XSET 0-2 Sentinels | 5:30PM | 8:30PM | 1:30AM |
| Lower bracket final | Luminosity 1-2 Sentinels | 8PM | 11PM | 4AM |
Day 4 – Sunday, February 7
| Round | Match | PST | EST | GMT |
| Grand Final | Immortals 1-3 Sentinels | 4PM | 7PM | 12AM |
If you’re not sure how this all connects, check out the 2021 timeline from Riot which shows the full schedule of events and how teams earn their place in the Masters & Champions events.
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