Split 1 for each regions in Pacific are coming to an end. Here are the result and progression so far for each region:
Top 3 team
Schedule
Notes
Lower final and grand final will be held offline at LAN in Osaka.
capital_d_colon [#2]MiTH and Fancy only dropped 1 map the entire split
Crazy Raccoon havent dropped a map yet, they still have to play the grand final
MiTH and Fancy are dominating their own region. About CR, if we include the open qualifier as well, they actually dropped a map against FAV gaming.
I sometimes am surprised CR didn't get the franchise spot over DFM. They've been in the scene for a long time, have been consistently either 1st or 2nd best in Japan, barring Copenhagen quals, and they even do some of offline events. From what I can tell, DFM has a league team, so I'm guessing that Riot felt more comfortable working with them.
Tooker [#4]I sometimes am surprised CR didn't get the franchise spot over DFM. They've been in the scene for a long time, have been consistently either 1st or 2nd best in Japan, barring Copenhagen quals, and they even do some of offline events. From what I can tell, DFM has a league team, so I'm guessing that Riot felt more comfortable working with them.
they have a lot of fans too in Japan. they deserve franchising spot more than DFM.
Tooker [#4]I sometimes am surprised CR didn't get the franchise spot over DFM. They've been in the scene for a long time, have been consistently either 1st or 2nd best in Japan, barring Copenhagen quals, and they even do some of offline events. From what I can tell, DFM has a league team, so I'm guessing that Riot felt more comfortable working with them.
A lot of Japanese Valorant fans also were surprised that time. Until now, we don't really know what was the reason behind the rejection. According to Ojiji (CR's owner) on his tweet, he said:
I mention this because there have been so many inquiries. Rion's and my past misconduct has nothing to do with this rejection. It is not about finances, organization, or 'cleanliness'. We were confident that we had met all the requirements. I can't go into detail about the reasons why we were not selected, but it is true that the reasons were unimaginable to us, and it was difficult to accept. After discussing with the players about the future of the Valorant division, we decided to disband or continue the division. We will consider whether to dissolve or continue the Valorant division. I am very sorry to all of you who have always supported us and believed in our entry into the league.
Thank God they didn't disband the Valorant division because the rest of the members are comfortable in the team as well. And people are also assuming like what you said.
koromast [#5]shadow corp out of top 3 on korea still makes me sad
It was so unpredictable, they went absolutely crazy in regular league but fell off in playoffs. Hope the best in split 2!
shellyy [#8]It was so unpredictable, they went absolutely crazy in regular league but fell off in playoffs. Hope the best in split 2!
actually it wasnt that unpredictable. The top 4 from the regular season could beat each other. Maru was catching form towards the end of the regular season especially HANN and persia. So I was never surprised they lost to them.
fapcity [#9]actually it wasnt that unpredictable. The top 4 from the regular season could beat each other. Maru was catching form towards the end of the regular season especially HANN and persia. So I was never surprised they lost to them.
At that time, I saw that the fave team was Shadow Corp., most people talked about them when the regular season was started. Personally I'm still surprised with Rio's run but at the end, Dplus takes the win.
Tooker [#4]I sometimes am surprised CR didn't get the franchise spot over DFM. They've been in the scene for a long time, have been consistently either 1st or 2nd best in Japan, barring Copenhagen quals, and they even do some of offline events. From what I can tell, DFM has a league team, so I'm guessing that Riot felt more comfortable working with them.
and their offline events offer greater prize money than VCT Japan itself.
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