Valorant Radiant International 2025 betting preview, odds, schedule

Hannan Mundia Published 17/12/2025

Slated to be the perfect way to wrap up the year for Valorant esports fans, the 2025 Valorant Radiant International tournament will pit teams from Asia and beyond against each other for one last shot at a trophy this year, and our betting preview includes the best odds for the event, its schedule, and more.

Major tournaments like Champions and Masters for this year may have concluded, but that doesn’t mean fans have to wait until next year’s VCT season to kick off for more Valorant esports action. Six top professional Valorant teams will face off in the 2025 Valorant Radiant International tournament in a three-day battle to determine which team goes into 2026 triumphant.

Valorant Radiant International 2025 outright odds

Valorant betting odds via GG.BET as of December 16, 2025, @ 8:00 am ET.

It isn’t surprising that Paper Rex is the favorite to win this tournament, considering the team got the furthest in the recent Champions event relative to the other competing teams. FunPlus Phoenix and Bilibili Gaming haven’t managed to impress fans sufficiently to stand out from the pack, so the expectations around those two teams aren’t as high.

Paper Rex’s player Forsaken – Image source: Paper Rex

Gen.G and G2 Esports are both strong teams. In particular, G2 is considered one of the strongest professional Valorant teams in the world today, even if its performance recently hasn’t been as strong as it was earlier in the year. Considering the team is coming off a strong win at the Red Bull Home Ground 2025 tournament, it may be a good contender to reach the grand final and even win the entire thing.

Gen.G’s 2024 was strong, but the team was pretty inconsistent in 2025. Its performance in the first half of the year showed potential, with the team even reaching the top three of the 2025 Esports World Cup. But after that, Gen.G finished 7th in the last VCT Pacific stage of the year and disastrously lost to Fnatic in the 2025 SOOP Valorant League. The team could potentially cause an upset here if it bounces back from its slump, but it’ll be hard for bettors to rely on that potential even if the squad has advantageous odds at the Valorant Radiant International event.

Ultimately, G2’s strong recent play and high ceiling makes it a good outright odds pick at Valorant Radiant International 2025 given that it offers better playoff potential than does slight favorite Paper Rex.

Our Valorant Radiant International 2025 betting pick: G2 to win at 3.25 odds on GG.BET.

Valorant Radiant International 2025 schedule

The 2025 Valorant Radiant International tournament schedule will consist of two rounds spanning just three days to ensure it doesn’t drag overly long as the holidays quickly approach.

The ranking stage will determine which teams proceed to the playoffs. Teams will compete against four random opponents in best-of-one matches, with the side with the most wins getting a bye to the grand final. The second-place team will start from the semifinals, and the third- and fourth-place teams will start from the quarterfinals.

The playoffs will be a single-elimination bracket where the winner of each round will move on to compete in the next round. The quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be best-of-three series, while the grand final will be a best-of-five.

Ranking stage day 1 (December 18)

• Nova Esports vs Paper Rex – 1 am ET
• FunPlus Phoenix vs Paper Rex – 2 am ET
• FunPlus Phoenix vs Gen.G – 3 am ET
• BLG vs Gen.G – 4 am ET
• BLG vs G2 Esports – 5 am ET
• Nova Esports vs G2 Esports – 6 am ET

Ranking stage day 2 (December 19)

• Nova Esports vs FunPlus Phoenix – 1 am ET
• G2 Esports vs FunPlus Phoenix – 2 am ET
• G2 Esports vs Gen.G – 3 am ET
• Paper Rex vs Gen.G – 4 am ET
• Paper Rex vs BLG – 5 am ET
• Nova Esports vs BLG – 6 am ET

Quarterfinal and Semifinal (December 20)

• The third and fourth-ranked teams at the end of the ranking stage will compete in the quarterfinals @ 3 am ET
• The winner of the quarterfinal and the second-ranked team in the ranking stage will compete in the semifinal @ 5 am ET

Grand final (December 21)

• The winner of the semifinal will face off against the team that ranked first in the ranking stage @ 5 am ET.

Feature image source: G2 Esports

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