The official VCT CN Stage 1 Playoffs photo library had thousands of shots from Beijing 🇨🇳 We went through all of them and pulled the 40 that best captured the event: 1 - The VALORANT fanfest, just a 5-minute walk from the VCT CN venue 2 - EDward Gaming moments after winning Stage 1 3 - The VCT CN trophy being delivered by someone in an Aston Martin racing suit 4 - All 12 VCT CN mascots gathered outside the venue

5 - The PC showmatch featuring Karry Wang, DRG Life, AQ S1Mon, DANK1NG, HangHang, and more 6 - VCT CN Stage 1 Finals MVP, EDG Smoggy 7 - Xi Lai Gaming moments after qualifying for Masters London 8 - The basketball showmatch outside the arena featuring SiuFatBB

9 - Chinese actress Li Keyi making an appearance during playoffs 10 - The basketball charity showmatch, with commentary from SiuFatBB, Spring, and whzy, raising 43,000 pieces of basketball equipment to be distributed across China 11 - The watch party in Sanlitun, Beijing's lifestyle hub in the city center 12 - The VCT CN Grand Finals officially kicking off with coaches Autumn and hvoya bumping fists

13 - DJ Chace accompanying the Grand Finals opening 14 - Xi Lai Gaming after their map win against EDward Gaming 15 - Fans queueing to enter the arena, with nearby roads blocked for the event 16 - Free VCT CN photobooks and beer for fans at Sanlitun, one of Beijing's central lifestyle hubs

17 - AQ S1Mon entering the venue for the PC + Mobile showmatch 18 - Fans capturing EDward Gaming’s winning moment 19 - Shougang Ice Hockey Arena, the same venue used during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics 20 - The VALORANT Livehouse Party, located just 5 minutes from the venue

21 - The fanfest at Shougang Park, held within a repurposed industrial steel plant in Beijing 22 - Karry Wang at the VCT CN Stage 1 Grand Finals showmatch 23 - VCT CN billboards in the heart of Beijing 24 - Mr. 3K himself, XLG NoMan

25 - Mini Wingman meets big Wingman 26 - The 1v1 Skirmish side selection, held in front of hundreds of fans outside the venue, complete with post-skirmish interviews and multiple screens around the ring 27 - vo0kashu's Chinese nickname, V神, which roughly translates to “V God” 28 - All Gamers walking out with the “以下犯上” hand sign, also widely known in VALORANT community as the KangKang sign

29 - Five Jetts and five Sages somehow gathered 30 - Xi Lai Gaming hitting the Chinese grandma pose 31 - Dragon Ranger Gaming moments after qualifying for Masters London 32 - The aura farmer himself

33 - A Chinese Peking Opera performer opening the Beijing stage of VCT CN Stage 1 34 - VCT CN broadcast talents AlanGai and Saki 35 - Fan artwork of EDG ZmjjKK 36 - EDward Gaming lifting their first trophy after 470 days

37 - EDG ZmjjKK running through the crowd for his Grand Finals entrance 38 - SpiritZ1 after DRG's map win 39 - Lysoar's impact on Xi Lai Gaming has come full circle 40 - JDG Esports entering the Stage 1 Beijing arena