Twenty teams from around APAC will be proving their skills to compete for a chance to represent the region at Reykjavik in April.
The first regional playoffs for the VCT APAC Challengers Stage 1 are set to start from 10 March. The playoffs will see 20 teams from the APAC region compete for a chance to represent the region at VCT’s first global event of the year, Masters 1 Reykjavik, in April.
Teams
Teams from the 7 different countries in the APAC region have qualified through the country-specific local qualifier events. The teams participating are as the following:
- Thailand:
XERXIA, 
Made in Thailand, 
FULL SENSE - Philippines:
South Built Esports, 
NAOS Esports, 
Action PH - Indonesia:
BOOM Esports, 
BOY WITH LOVE, 
Onic Esports - Vietnam:
CERBERUS Esports, 
Fancy United Esports, 
Team Big BAAM - Singapore/Malaysia:
Paper Rex, 
Bleed eSports, 
No Namers - Taiwan/Hong Kong:
Oblivion Force, 
Griffin E-Sports - South Asia:
Velocity Gaming, 
Global Esports - Oceania:
Bonkers
Format & Dates
Challenger Stage 1 Playoffs is structured with 3 stages of competition. Apart from fighting for one of 2 seats in Masters 1, teams will also be competing for a prize pool of USD 150,000.
VCT Challengers Stage 1 - APAC Finals Playins:
- Date: March 10 - 13
- Format: 8 teams will play in GSL format.
- 4 successful teams will proceed to the next stage.
VCT Challengers Stage 1 - APAC Finals Groups:
- Date: March 16 - 21
- Format: 16 teams will play in GSL format.
- 8 successful teams will proceed to the knockout stage.
VCT Challengers Stage 1 - APAC Finals Knockouts:
- Date: March 24 - 27
- Format: 8 teams will go through a series of double elimination brackets.
- The final 2 teams will be invited to Masters 1 in Iceland.
Where to watch
The matches for the APAC Challengers Stage 1 playoffs will be broadcasted via the channels below:
VCT Philippines
● Twitch - Valorantesports3
● YouTube - VALORANT Esports
● Facebook - VALORANT Esports PH
VCT Indonesia
● Twitch - Valorant ID
● YouTube - VALORANT Esports ID
● Facebook - VALORANT Esports ID
VCT Malaysia & Singapore
● Facebook - VALORANT Esports MYSG
VCT Thailand
● Twitch - VALORANT TH
● YouTube - VALORANT Thailand
● Facebook - VALORANT Esports TH
VCT Taiwan, Hong Kong
● Twitch - VALORANT TW
● YouTube - VALORANT TW
● Facebook - VALORANT Esports TWHK
VCT Vietnam
● YouTube - VALORANT Vietnam
● Facebook - VALORANT Esports VN
