2017 Vainglory World Championship Schedule Unveiled

Soon, Vainglory will crown the world champion.

From Dec. 14-17, the world’s 12 best teams will compete for the highest honor in Vainglory Esports at the prominent Kallang Theatre in Singapore. This homecoming event will serve as the culmination of the competitive year in Vainglory, as well as the global unveiling of Vainglory 5V5 with two exhibition matches.

Can Rox Armada keep their claim to the throne, or will a new region rise up and take the world championship title home?


EVENT SCHEDULE

 

DAY 1 — MATCHES START AT 12PM SGT / 8PM PST / 4AM GMT

Day 1 is the Group Stage with four separate groups of three teams battling it out. The top two teams in each group, as determined by points, will advance to Day 2.

Group B
Team Kraken (CN) vs. DetonatioN Gaming (EA) 12:00PM SGT
8:00PM PST
4:00AM GMT 
G2 Esports (EU) vs. Team Kraken (CN) 1:00PM SGT
9:00PM PST
5:00AM GMT
G2 Esports (EU) vs. DetonatioN Gaming* (EA) 3:00PM SGT
11:PM PST
7:00AM GMT

Group C

Impunity (SEA)  vs. Rox Armada (EA) 2:00PM SGT
10:00PM PST
6:00AM GMT
Tribe (NA) vs. Rox Armada (EA) 3:00PM SGT
11:PM PST
7:00AM GMT
Impunity (SEA) vs. Tribe* (NA) 4:00PM SGT
12:00AM PST
8:00AM GMT

Group A

Cloud9 (NA) vs. Elite 8 (SEA) 4:00PM SGT
12:00AM PST
8:00AM GMT
Elite 8 vs. paiN Gaming (SA) 5:00PM SGT
1:00AM PST
9:00AM GMT
Cloud9 (NA) vs. paiN Gaming* (SA) 1:00PM SGT
9:00PM PST
5:00AM GMT

Group D

Hunters vs. ACE Gaming 6:00PM SGT
2:00AM PST
10:00AM GMT
ACE Gaming vs. TSM 7:00PM SGT
3:00AM PST
11:00AM GMT
Hunters vs. TSM* 2:00PM SGT
10:00PM PST
6:00AM GMT

*ALTERNATE STREAM MATCHES


DAY 2 – MATCHES START AT 2PM SGT / 10PM PST /
6AM GMT

Day 2 is the first elimination day, composed of an eight-team quarterfinals bracket. By the end of Day 2, only four teams will remain.

Quarterfinal 1
First place of Group A vs. second place of Group D 2:00PM SGT
10:00PM PST
6:00AM GMT

Quarterfinal 2

First place of Group C vs. second place of Group B 4:15PM SGT
12:15AM PST
8:15AM GMT

Quarterfinal 3

First place of Group B vs. second place of Group C 6:30PM SGT
2:30AM PST
10:30AM GMT

Quarterfinal 4

First place of Group D vs. second place of Group A 8:45PM SGT
4:45AM PST
12:45PM GMT

DAY 3 – MATCHES START AT 2PM SGT / 10PM PST /
6AM GMT

Day 3 features the Top 4 teams battling in the semifinals. The losing teams will head to the 3rd-place series on Day 4 while the winning teams cement their place in the Grand Finals.

Semifinals 1
Winner of Quarterfinal 1 vs. winner of Quarterfinal 2 2:00PM SGT
10:00PM PST
6:00AM GMT

Semifinals 2

Winner of Quarterfinal 3 vs. winner of Quarterfinal 4
2:00PM SGT
10:00PM PST
6:00AM GMT 

 


DAY 4 – MATCHES START AT 2PM SGT / 10PM PST /
6AM GMT

On Day 4, a new world champion will be crowned and Vainglory 5V5 will be revealed.

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