VCT Spotlight Series Americas: Everything You Need to Know About

The VCT Spotlight Series Americas returns with a refreshed competitive showcase highlighting mixed-gender rosters, cross-team collaboration, and a full weekend of off-season VALORANT action. Taking place December 12–14, 2025 in Monterrey, Mexico, the event serves as an official VCT off-season competition, giving fans a final burst of high-level play to close out the year. Four specially assembled rosters—each combining VCT Americas pros with Game Changers talent—will compete for regional pride, visibility, and a share of the $25,000 prize pool.

Unlike the rigor of league play, the Spotlight Series emphasizes experimentation, accessibility, and talent elevation. Each team must field at least two Game Changers players and two VCT-level competitors, providing a rare opportunity for rising GC stars to compete in a LAN environment alongside Tier 1 pros.

Event Format and Structure

The Spotlight Series Americas features a compact but competitive format designed for excitement and rapid progression. The tournament begins with a single-round-robin Group Stage on December 12 where every match is a Best-of-One (Bo1). All four teams will face each other once, and while no one is eliminated in groups, these matches determine playoff seeding.

On December 13–14, the event transitions to a Single-Elimination Playoff Bracket, where both semifinals are Best-of-Three (Bo3) series. The winners of each semi secure a place in the Best-of-Five (Bo5) Grand Final, scheduled for the last day of the event. This structure ensures players experience a mix of quickfire competition and deeper series-based strategy.

Matches will be broadcast across multiple official VALORANT channels, including English and Spanish streams, with the usual slate of co-streams available for community-driven viewing.

VCT Spotlight Series Americas: Broadcast and Talent Lineup

Riot has assembled a full broadcast team mixing experienced VCT, Challengers, and Game Changers talent, ensuring a dynamic and energetic weekend for viewers across the region. The on-air team includes:

• Sierra “sierradawn” Hunter
• Daniela “DanDryad” Herrera
• Ash “AshCasts” Bang
• Jennifer “LemonKiwi” Pichette
• Marcus “marks” Wong
• Henry “Tenrek” Boyle
• Alex “Vansilli” Nguyen

Introducing your Spotlight Series Americas Talent

🎙️ @sierradawnx3 · @DanDryad · @AshCasts
🎙️ @LemonKiwi_ · @marks_wong · @TenrekGG · @Vansilli pic.twitter.com/e6q5gKZJmx

— VALORANT Esports NA (@valesportsna) December 11, 2025

Teams Participating in Spotlight Series Americas

The 2025 edition features four collaborative rosters built specifically for Spotlight, each blending VCT Americas organizations with Game Changers talent.

• 100 Thieves Spotlight
• NVFQ (ENVY × FlyQuest)
• KRLY (KRÜ × LYON)
• WUSR (Winthrop × Shopify Rebellion)

Day 1 Group Stage Schedule

All matches below are Best-of-One and take place on December 12, 2025.

12:00 PT — 100T vs NVFQ
13:00 PT — KRLY vs WUSR
14:00 PT — WUSR vs 100T
15:00 PT — NVFQ vs KRLY
16:00 PT — KRLY vs 100T
17:00 PT — NVFQ vs WUSR

This full slate ensures every team plays three matches, each with immediate seeding implications heading into Saturday’s semifinals. The semis will be best of three, while the grand finals are best of five.

WHERE TO WATCH

The official broadcast of Spotlight Series Americas will be available in English and Spanish.

English

• Twitch – /valorant_americas
• YouTube – @valorant_americas

Spanish

• Twitch – /valorant_la
• YouTube – @valorantlatam

With VCT teams preparing for 2026 Kickoff, Spotlight Series Americas offers a final moment of levity before the grind begins. The tournament delivers a blend of competitive integrity and joyful experimentation, encapsulating what off-season VALORANT is meant to be: fun, flexible, community-driven esports.