Gamers Club has opened registration for the first Open Qualifier for Gamers Club Masters VII. The initial open qualifying tournament is scheduled for October 12 and 13, and it will award two places in the main event. Teams can enter the first qualifier through the tournament page on Gamers Club.

The main tournament is set to take place in Sorocaba, São Paulo, from October 29 through November 1. It will have eight teams: four teams coming through the two open qualifiers and four teams invited directly through the official VRS from October 5. Registration for the first qualifier therefore begins the route for teams seeking one of the open places in the event.

A second Open Qualifier will be held on October 15 and 16. It will determine the final two qualifier teams for the main event, completing the group of four teams that reach the tournament through open competition. The two qualifiers divide the available open places evenly, with each tournament sending two teams forward.

The first qualifier uses single-elimination play, with matches played as best-of-one series. The qualifying matches, identified as the semifinals, will instead be played as best-of-three series. This means the teams that reach the final qualifying stage must win a longer series to secure their route into the main event.

The qualifying schedule creates a clear sequence before the event in Sorocaba. The first open tournament is played on October 12 and 13, followed by the second on October 15 and 16. By the time the main event begins on October 29, four teams will have qualified through those two tournaments, while the remaining four participants will have been invited via the official VRS dated October 5.

Gamers Club Masters VII is returning after more than five years since its previous edition. The event will be conducted in two stages, with a group stage followed by playoffs. The published format specifies different match lengths for the opening games and later games in the group stage, then a separate single-elimination playoff bracket.

How qualification and the main event are structured

The first Open Qualifier is the first of two direct routes into GC Masters VII. Its two successful teams will join the two teams that emerge from the second qualifier. Together, those four teams account for half of the eight-team main-event field. The other half is reserved for four direct invitations based on the official VRS of October 5.

The first and second qualifiers share the same stated competitive format. Both are single-elimination tournaments, and their regular matches are best-of-one series. The semifinals are best-of-three series and are described as the qualifying matches. As a result, progression from the semifinals has a direct competitive consequence: the teams that win those longer matches earn the available main-event places.

At the main event, opening group-stage matches will be best-of-one series. Subsequent group-stage matches will be best-of-three series, and the groups will use a double-elimination format. The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, establishing the transition from the group phase into the playoff stage.

GC Masters VII Opens Registration for First Open Qualifier
  • First Open Qualifier: scheduled for October 12 and 13; it awards two places in the main event and uses single elimination, with best-of-three semifinals serving as the qualifying matches.
  • Second Open Qualifier: scheduled for October 15 and 16; it supplies the final two teams qualified through the open tournaments under the same stated format.
  • Main event field: eight teams in total, made up of four qualifier teams and four teams invited directly through the official VRS from October 5.
  • Final stage: playoffs are single elimination, while the grand final is played as a best-of-five series.

The event’s two-stage format also defines how the eventual champion will be decided. After double-elimination group play, two teams from each group move into the semifinals. The playoff bracket then changes to single elimination, so a loss in that phase ends a team’s tournament.

The grand final has the longest listed series format, a best-of-five. The winner will receive US$17.5 thousand, listed as R$89 thousand, from a total prize pool of US$30 thousand, listed as R$152 thousand. The prize money is distributed among the top four teams, with the champion receiving the largest share.

The published schedule links the open tournaments, the VRS invitations, and the main event in chronological order. October 5 is the reference date for the direct invitations; the two qualifiers follow on October 12 and 13, then October 15 and 16; and the eight-team event runs from October 29 to November 1.

GC Masters VII schedule and documented format

The return of Gamers Club Masters VII follows a gap of more than five years since the last edition. The new edition places the open qualifiers before the event in Sorocaba, São Paulo, giving four teams a path into the eight-team field. The remaining places are not open-qualifier positions, as they are assigned through direct invitations using the specified VRS reference date.

Within the main tournament, the group stage begins with best-of-one opening games before later matches move to best-of-three series. Double elimination applies to the groups, and two teams from each group advance. The semifinalists then enter a single-elimination playoff phase, culminating in the best-of-five final.

The documented prize distribution covers the top four finishers rather than every participant. US$30 thousand, also listed as R$152 thousand, is the total prize pool. The champion’s US$17.5 thousand, also listed as R$89 thousand, is explicitly described as the largest portion of that total.

Documented subject Documented fact
First Open Qualifier Held on October 12 and 13, with two main-event places available.
Second Open Qualifier Held on October 15 and 16, determining the last two teams from open qualification.
Main event Runs in Sorocaba, São Paulo, from October 29 to November 1 with eight teams.
Prize pool US$30 thousand, listed as R$152 thousand, is distributed among the top four teams.

Registration is open for the first GC Masters VII Open Qualifier, which is the earliest scheduled opportunity to reach the main event through open competition. Its two advancing teams will be joined by two more from the second qualifier, while four direct VRS invitations complete the eight-team lineup.

The tournament’s published chronology runs from the VRS reference on October 5 through the two qualifier dates and into the October 29 to November 1 main event. Teams that reach the main event will compete through double-elimination groups and single-elimination playoffs, with a best-of-five grand final deciding the champion.