EMEA · 2023

VCT 2023: EMEA League

VCT 2023: EMEA League was an EMEA-league Valorant (VCT) event played Mar 27 – May 28, 2023: 10 teams, 55 series, 129 maps. Team Liquid won it, beating FNATIC 3–1 in the final. FUT Esports finished third.

Pro Valorant (VCT) tournament · Mar 27 – May 28, 2023 · EMEA · Final ↗

Teams
10
Series
55
Maps
129
League
EMEA
Champion
Team Liquid Final 3–1 vs FNATIC

Event Awards

Finals MVP
Rating 1.15 · 4 maps
Best Duelist
Rating 1.20 · 28 maps
Best Initiator
 Leo
Rating 1.23 · 28 maps
Best Controller
Rating 0.98 · 28 maps
Best Sentinel
Rating 1.02 · 26 maps
Best Flex
Rating 1.23 · 28 maps

Team Records

Team W–L Maps Map% Atk% Def% Pistol%
FNATIC 11–1 23–5 82.1%60.3%60.8%66.1%
Team Liquid 10–4 23–14 62.2%53.2%53.4%56.8%
Natus Vincere 8–4 16–10 61.5%49.5%55.5%44.2%
FUT Esports 8–6 18–14 56.3%53.6%48.4%50.0%
Giants Gaming 5–6 12–13 48.0%48.2%53.4%58.0%
Team Vitality 4–7 11–15 42.3%45.6%51.4%40.4%
BBL Esports 3–6 8–14 36.4%47.7%49.4%45.5%
Team Heretics 2–7 7–14 33.3%48.0%41.0%42.9%
Movistar KOI 2–7 7–15 31.8%41.8%47.2%47.7%
Karmine Corp 2–7 4–15 21.1%36.6%39.9%39.5%

Map Pick & Ban Rates

Map Played Pick% Ban%
Lotus3023.3%25.0%
Ascent2620.2%40.4%
Split2116.3%51.9%
Haven1511.6%67.3%
Icebox118.5%28.8%
Fracture107.8%67.3%
Pearl86.2%84.6%
Bind86.2%26.9%

Ban% counts the 52 of 55 series whose map veto is known; the rest were not published.

Agent Pick Rates

Pick% is the share of the 258 team-maps (each map counted once per side) the agent was on; Win% is how often the team picking it won that map.

# Agent Role Picks Pick% Win%
1. Omen Controller 160 62.0% 50.6%
2. Killjoy Sentinel 152 58.9% 48.0%
3. Jett Duelist 149 57.8% 52.3%
4. Viper Controller 122 47.3% 50.8%
5. KAY/O Initiator 92 35.7% 51.1%
6. Raze Duelist 86 33.3% 47.7%
7. Skye Initiator 84 32.6% 44.0%
8. Sova Initiator 80 31.0% 48.8%
9. Breach Initiator 68 26.4% 41.2%
10. Cypher Sentinel 65 25.2% 58.5%
11. Fade Initiator 56 21.7% 58.9%
12. Astra Controller 47 18.2% 57.4%
13. Sage Sentinel 36 14.0% 52.8%
14. Brimstone Controller 24 9.3% 37.5%
15. Gekko Initiator 20 7.8% 55.0%
16. Neon Duelist 19 7.4% 52.6%
17. Harbor Controller 18 7.0% 27.8%
18. Yoru Duelist 9 3.5% 66.7%
19. Chamber Sentinel 1 0.4% 0.0%
20. Phoenix Duelist 1 0.4% 0.0%
21. Reyna Duelist 1 0.4% 100.0%

Compositions by Role

Composition Maps Share Win%
1 Duelist · 2 Initiator · 1 Controller · 1 Sentinel 106 41.1% 50.0%
1 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 2 Controller · 1 Sentinel 70 27.1% 54.3%
1 Duelist · 2 Initiator · 2 Controller 35 13.6% 42.9%
1 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 1 Controller · 2 Sentinel 24 9.3% 58.3%
2 Duelist · 1 Controller · 2 Sentinel 7 2.7% 57.1%
2 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 1 Controller · 1 Sentinel 6 2.3% 33.3%
2 Initiator · 2 Controller · 1 Sentinel 5 1.9% 20.0%
1 Initiator · 2 Controller · 2 Sentinel 2 0.8% 0.0%
2 Duelist · 1 Initiator · 2 Controller 1 0.4% 100.0%
2 Duelist · 2 Initiator · 1 Controller 1 0.4% 100.0%
3 Initiator · 1 Controller · 1 Sentinel 1 0.4% 0.0%

Most-Played Lineups

Map Agents Played Win%
Ascent Jett · KAY/O · Killjoy · Omen · Sova 22 45.5%
Haven Breach · Jett · Killjoy · Omen · Sova 14 42.9%
Icebox Jett · Killjoy · Sage · Sova · Viper 9 77.8%
Lotus Astra · Fade · Killjoy · Raze · Viper 8 100.0%
Lotus KAY/O · Killjoy · Neon · Omen · Viper 8 50.0%
Ascent Cypher · Jett · KAY/O · Omen · Sova 7 71.4%
Split Cypher · Jett · Omen · Raze · Sage 7 57.1%
Split Cypher · Jett · Omen · Sage · Skye 7 85.7%
Ascent Fade · Jett · KAY/O · Killjoy · Omen 6 33.3%
Ascent Jett · KAY/O · Omen · Sova · Viper 6 66.7%

Biggest Comebacks

# Down Low Point Score Map Matchup Event Date
1 8 2–10 17–15 Lotus Team Liquid vs FUT Esports VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-05-27 ↗
2 8 0–8 13–9 Ascent FNATIC vs Movistar KOI VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-05-10 ↗
3 7 2–9 16–14 Lotus Giants Gaming vs Karmine Corp VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-05-18 ↗
4 6 3–9 20–18 Lotus Movistar KOI vs Natus Vincere VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-03-27 ↗
5 6 2–8 13–10 Haven Team Vitality vs Team Heretics VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-05-18 ↗

Biggest Head-to-Head Stomps

# Killer Victim K For K Agst Diff Diff/Rd Matchup Event Date
1  FNCDerke  FUTqw1 16 2 14 0.27 FNATIC vs FUT Esports VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-05-24 ↗
2  FNCLeo  TLnAts 23 10 13 0.14 FNATIC vs Team Liquid VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-05-28 ↗
3  FNCAlfajer  TLSayf 22 9 13 0.14 FNATIC vs Team Liquid VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-05-28 ↗
4  GIAFit1nho  TLRedgar 17 4 13 0.18 Giants Gaming vs Team Liquid VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-04-26 ↗
5  GIACloud  NAVIANGE1 19 6 13 0.16 Giants Gaming vs Natus Vincere VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-03-29 ↗

Most Kills in a Map

# Player K D Map Score Matchup Event Date
1 MKOIstarxo↗ 36 24 Lotus 20–18 Movistar KOI vs Natus Vincere VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-03-27 ↗
2 MKOIsheydos↗ 36 22 Lotus 20–18 Movistar KOI vs Natus Vincere VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-03-27 ↗
3 VITTwisten↗ 33 18 Lotus 15–13 Team Vitality vs Team Heretics VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-05-18 ↗
4 TLnAts↗ 33 20 Fracture 17–15 Team Liquid vs Team Heretics VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-04-19 ↗
5 KCScreaM↗ 33 31 Icebox 19–17 Karmine Corp vs BBL Esports VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-03-29 ↗

Longest Maps

# Score Rds Map OT Matchup Event Date
1 20–18 38 Lotus +14 Movistar KOI vs Natus Vincere VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-03-27 ↗
2 19–17 36 Icebox +12 Karmine Corp vs BBL Esports VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-03-29 ↗
3 17–15 32 Lotus +8 Team Liquid vs FUT Esports VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-05-27 ↗
4 17–15 32 Fracture +8 Team Liquid vs Team Heretics VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-04-19 ↗
5 17–15 32 Icebox +8 Giants Gaming vs Natus Vincere VCT 2023: EMEA League 2023-03-29 ↗

Frequently Asked

Who won VCT 2023: EMEA League?

Team Liquid won VCT 2023: EMEA League, beating FNATIC 3–1 in the final; FUT Esports finished third.

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What was the most picked agent at VCT 2023: EMEA League?

Omen was picked on 62.0% of team-maps at VCT 2023: EMEA League (160 of 258), ahead of Killjoy at 58.9%; teams picking Omen won 50.6% of those maps.

Per-agent player stats →

Which map was played most at VCT 2023: EMEA League?

Lotus was played 30 times at VCT 2023: EMEA League (23.3% of maps); Ascent was next with 26.

Map records →

What team composition was most common at VCT 2023: EMEA League?

The most common composition at VCT 2023: EMEA League was 1 Duelist · 2 Initiator · 1 Controller · 1 Sentinel, run on 41.1% of team-maps with a 50.0% win rate; the single most-played lineup was Jett, KAY/O, Killjoy, Omen, Sova on Ascent (22 times).

How many teams played at VCT 2023: EMEA League?

10 teams played 55 series and 129 maps at VCT 2023: EMEA League, Mar 27 – May 28, 2023 in the EMEA league.

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