GC Americas lock in their Game Changers Championship 2025 representatives

The Americas region have finalized all of their Game Changers Championship teams with the LCQ concluding this weekend. The region will be sending four teams to the Championship in Seoul: one direct slot each for North America (NA), Brazil, and LATAM (Latin America), plus an LCQ (Last Chance Qualifier) to send a fourth team from the Americas. Each of the three sub-regions (NA, Brazil, LATAM) get one direct berth and one potential berth via the LCQ.

North America – Shopify Rebellion Gold

In North America, the dominant story of the year has been Shopify Rebellion Gold (SRG). Having already claimed back-to-back global Game Changers titles in 2023 and 2024, SRG entered 2025 with the target on their backs and they didn’t disappoint. They won Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the 2025 NA Game Changers circuit. During Stage 2, they swept their grand finals opponent YFP X with a 3-0 scoreline in the final. With those two stage wins, SRG locked up North America’s direct slot to Seoul.

Meanwhile, the team Wadadaa secured their LCQ berth for North America. They finished 2nd in Stage 1 and 3rd in Stage 2, enough circuit-point accumulation to make them NA’s representative in the Last Chance Qualifier. SRG also underwent a roster change this year, most notably replacing the veteran star player florescent with dodonut. The question remains whether SRG can deliver a three-peat at the Championship, given the competition and evolving rosters across the globe.

Latin America – KRÜ Blaze

In LATAM, the qualification path was more complex and split between North and South sub-regions. On the North side of LATAM, Akave Esports GC dominated the calendar. They won Stage 1 and Stage 2 of LATAM North, with convincing 3-0 victories in finals (and a 2-0 win in the LATAM North mid-season event). They beat MYVRA GC at least three times across those events. Akave then qualified to the LATAM Regional Final as the North representative.

In LATAM South, the story goes: KRÜ Blaze took Stage 1, while Leviatán GC claimed Stage 2 and finished runner-up in the mid-season LATAM South event. In the South finals, KRÜ Blaze began in the knockout bracket and ultimately defeated Leviatán GC 3-2 to earn the South slot in the Regional Final. Then in the LATAM Regional Final, KRÜ Blaze defeated Akave 3-0 to secure the LATAM direct berth to the Championship. Akave thus proceeded to the Americas LCQ as the LATAM representative.

Brazil – Team Liquid Brazil

Brazil’s race to the Game Changers Championship was a two-team war from the very start, with Team Liquid Brazil and MIBR GC trading blows across every major event of the season. Team Liquid opened the year striking first, winning the Brazil Kickoff with a convincing 3–1 victory over MIBR, setting the tone for another year of Brazilian dominance from these two giants. They carried that momentum straight into Stage 1, where they once again swept MIBR 3–0 in the grand final, reinforcing their position as the team to beat.

But MIBR refused to stay in Liquid’s shadow. In Stage 2, they finally broke through, defeating Team Liquid 3–1 and proving that the gap between the two teams had closed dramatically. That set the stage for a highly anticipated Brazil grand final — and it delivered. Across alast grueling series packed with clutch rounds and multiple overtime maps, both teams pushed each other to the absolute limit. In the end, Team Liquid emerged victorious once again, edging out MIBR 3–2 to secure Brazil’s direct qualification spot for Seoul.

Despite the loss, MIBR walked away with one of the most talked-about individual performances of the year. Star player srN exploded for 124 kills across the series, a performance that underscored just how dangerous this roster remains heading into the Americas Last Chance Qualifier. With their consistent top-two finishes and razor-thin margin in the final, MIBR secured Brazil’s LCQ berth.

The 2024 runner ups are back.@MIBR take the last spot at #VCTGameChangers Seoul! pic.twitter.com/34JS23jCBP

— VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) November 2, 2025

Americas Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) – MIBR GC

The Americas LCQ brought together the three sub-region LCQ representatives: North America’s Wadadaa, Brazil’s MIBR GC, and LATAM’s Akave Esports GC. The format was a Swiss bracket, with the top two advancing to the Grand Final. In the end, it came down to MIBR GC vs. Wadadaa in the Grand Final — MIBR beat Wadadaa 3-1 (including two maps going into overtime) to secure the final Americas spot to the Championship. For Wadadaa, unfortunately, their duelist Aria was unable to make it to Brazil to play the event, so they were replaced by adora, a player from EMEA’s FMCL.

The Four Americas Teams at the Game Changers Championship Seoul

With all the spots settled, the four Americas representatives heading to Seoul are:

• Shopify Rebellion Gold (North America direct)
• KRÜ Blaze (LATAM direct)
• Team Liquid Brazil (Brazil direct)
• MIBR GC (Americas LCQ winner)

The Americas region has delivered a compelling mix of dominant performances, tense finals and redemption arcs. The direct berth winners established themselves via commanding runs (SRG, KRÜ Blaze, TL Brazil). The LCQ spot, won by MIBR GC, adds a wildcard dimension, reminding us that even second chance routes can lead to global contention, especially since MIBR lost out to SRG last year in the grand final of the GCC.

As the Championship looms, each team will carry different momentum and goals: SRG will chase historic three-peat glory, KRÜ Blaze and TL Brazil will aim to prove their regional strength on the world stage and aim for a trophy finally, and MIBR GC will try to turn their second chance into championship success. For fans of the Americas scene, this GCC should be one of the most exciting ones yet.