VALORANT Challengers 2023: Japan Split 1 is an online tournament organized by Riot Games and RAGE. This A-Tier tournament will take place from January 28, 2023 to March 19, 2023. The format of this tournament will 8 teams will compete in a Single-Round Robin Group Stage with a Bo3 Series. Top 6 teams will advance to the playoffs. Playoffs format will be, top 2 teams will advance to the Upper Bracket Finals and the 3rd to 6th teams will advance to the Lower Bracket Quarter Final. All matches are Bo5 series. The total prize pool of this tournament will be ¥5,000,000.