The opening matchups for the Swiss Stage of Masters Toronto have been drawn, bringing forward some intriguing matchups between regional powerhouses and their star players.

Once again, the format will follow a Swiss stage. In this format, teams will be drawn against opponents with the same record after the opening round. Qualification for the playoffs is secured when a team gets two wins, while elimination comes with two losses.

The opening matchups are as follows:

In a clash between star Duelists t3xture and aspas , Gen.G and MIBR will go head to head for the first time ever in Valorant. After qualifying for its first international event of the year, BiliBili Gaming will play Team Liquid. Sentinels, after just coming up short in the Americas Stage 1 grand final, will go up against international debutants Wolves Esports. Finally, regional powerhouses looking to return to their former glory will square off in just their second-ever meeting when Team Heretics plays Paper Rex. The first meeting between the two teams was the in the Swiss Stage of Masters Madrid.

The opening Masters Toronto matches. The opening Masters Toronto matches.

Regional champions G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #1 jawgemo Alexander Mor trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio JonahP Jonah Pulice leaf Nathan Orf , Xi Lai Gaming Xi Lai Gaming China Rank #3 Midi Zhang Jiajun (手张嘉俊) Viva Lifan Ran (冉立凡) Rarga Arthur Churyumov happywei Deng Minwei (邓闵维) coconut Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖) , Rex Regum Qeon Rex Regum Qeon Asia-Pacific Rank #6 Monyet Cahya Nugraha xffero David Monangin Jemkin Maksim Batorov Kushy Bryan Carlos Setiawan crazyguy Ngô Công Anh , and FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #1 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder earned themselves a bye into the playoffs, eagerly awaiting the top four of the Swiss stage.

Masters Toronto will begin on June 7.