Our final VCT Pacific roadshow for the season is just around the corner! The best teams in our region will soon be heading down to Busan to fight for the title of VCT Pacific champion.
We hope you’re just as excited as we are for what will be a historic weekend in Busan!
Here is a look at some of the activities you can enjoy at our venue and in the city.
TL;DR: Riot Games has unveiled additional details for VCT 2027, including an expanded list of regional competitions, financial rewards, and qualification paths to Cups and Global Events.
Date: June 18, 2026 – Los Angeles
What You Need to Know:
12-Team Triple Elimination Kickoffs Return
VCT Pacific will be coming to iconic Ho Chi Minh city from 15-17 May!
Apart from fiery Pacific matchups, our Stage 1 Finals roadshow will also be a celebration of Vietnam’s dynamic city, culture and our amazing local community!
Here is everything you can look forward to at our very first roadshow event in Vietnam.
Come join us for Fan Fest on the 1st Floor of the Thiso Mall - Sala shopping center and activation booths on the 5th Floor of the Thiskyhall Sala Convention Center outside the arena. Note that the 5th Floor is only open to ticket holders.
Date: April 8, 2026 - Los Angeles
What you need to know:
A Tournament-First Ecosystem: Starting in 2027, the VCT will transition to a tournament model where every match carries meaningful stakes. Open qualifiers will feed into regional tournaments, visiting more locations each year and providing opportunities to reach Masters and Champions.
The VCT Pacific Stage 1 Finals is confirmed to be held at the Thiskyhall Sala Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam! Built for major live events, this contemporary venue is the perfect stage for a high stakes Finals weekend where the best in the Pacific battle to become Stage 1 winners.
Taking place from 15-17 May, the VCT Pacific Stage 1 Finals will also see the top 3 teams qualify for Masters London.
More details on the on-site experience will be shared closer to Stage 1 Finals.
We recently announced our Challengers Path to Champions that is going to shake things up for our Challengers leagues.
If you haven’t already seen it, here’s a quick recap - going forward, instead of qualifying through Ascension, Challengers teams will now have an opportunity to fight for slots at the International Leagues’ Stage 2 Playoffs leading to Champions.
As announced here, each International League will be giving 4 slots to Challengers teams. In Asia Pacific we will be splitting the slots as follows.
Chokehold - EQUIP a viscous fragment of your mutation. FIRE to throw. The fragment deploys upon impact, creating a trap to hold enemies in place. Held enemies are Deafened and Decayed. Enemies can destroy the trap before activation.
Crosscut - EQUIP a vortex. FIRE to place on the ground. While in range and looking at the vortex, REACTIVATE to teleport to the vortex. During the BUY PHASE, the vortex can be reclaimed to be REDEPLOYED.
Riot Games has announced that its sixth gameserver for VALORANT in the Asia Pacific region is slated to launch in Manila. Set to go live with Patch 11.04 on August 20 at 5:00 AM (PHT), the Manila gameserver aims to bring better connectivity and enrich the game experience of Filipino VALORANT players.
The Manila server is expected to deliver lower ping, reduce instability, and improve overall connectivity. It hopes to eliminate many of the infrastructure-related limitations Filipino players often face when connecting to overseas servers—most notably in Hong Kong.
VALORANT’s gameserver in Manila will not affect the performance of its Hong Kong server, which has been the primary hub for Pinoy players since 2020. The game has a strong and active player base across Asia Pacific, so even if some players choose to switch to the new server, game quality and matchmaking on the Hong Kong server will stay resilient.
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INSTANTLY create a beacon of light on the floor. REACTIVATE to speed back to your beacon as a mote of pure light. You are invulnerable as you travel.
Reinforcing their commitment to elevating the competitive gaming and esports scene for local grassroots gaming communities in the country, Riot Games Philippines today announced that VALORANT has partnered with Estudyante Esports in support of their nationwide campus league. In addition to a cash prize pool, VALORANT will also be covering one full semester of tuition for the winning school team–amounting to a combined prize value of nearly 1 million pesos.
Organized by Dark League Studios–the official tournament partner of the recently concluded University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Esports tournament–and poised to be the biggest campus esports event in the country, the Estudyante Esports campus league welcomes gamers from colleges and universities nationwide. The tournament includes teams hailing from schools from the UAAP and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and will feature popular game titles including Riot Games’ VALORANT and League of Legends (LoL).
SB19’s Josh Cullen, Al James, Zack Tabudlo, KAIA, and G22 set to headline VALORANT Philippines’ promos for VCT Champions 2024
All roads lead to Champions, and Riot Games Philippines is ready to celebrate the much-awaited finale of the 2024 VALORANT Champions Tour with Filipino gamers. In partnership with ten PC Cafes nationwide, nine Collegiate Esports Organizations, and select OPM artists, the world’s leading publisher of globally renowned games and esports titles has activated several VALORANT Community Hubs to celebrate the arrival of Champions 2024 and give Pinoy VALORANT players a chance to become a VALORANT champion in their community and win exclusive swag and special prizes by joining local pocket events.
