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VCT Americas Schedule is abysmal

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Liwus

The upper bracket started on Jan 16th a thursday, and followed on the next day.

Then we get the second games of upper on the 18th and 19th, which is fine, as teams had 1 day to prepare for the next match after winning/knowing who they are facing.

At this point we've estabilished that games happen from thursday to sunday.

Then we get the Lowers first round on the 23rd and 24th which again is fine, its an elimination match and all teams get at least 3 full days for preping.

But this is where the fuckery starts, because we have no games on saturday or sunday for the second week, so the teams that won the second round of upper (Loud, Sentinels, Lev and G2) go up to 13 days whithout playing.

Then on a friday (no reason for it not to be thursday), the 31st, we get the Upper round3 that we should have gotten the previous saturday.

Next, on February 1st we get Lowers round2, and on the 2nd we get lowers round3, so teams that go through lowers play 2 days in a row, and teams that came from upper went 13 days without playing and then only have 1 day in between matches.

On the next thursday, we got round 4 of both upper and lowers, followed by lowers final on the 5th/friday and the grandfinal at the 6th/saturday.

Why not make the lower final (last game that matters for qualifying) at the saturday, giving teams one day to prepare, and the grand finals on a sunday?

Teams that went 13 days without a match might have to play 2 bo3 and 2bo5 in 5 days.

Riot please, make it make sense.

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the teams that won the second round of upper (Loud, Sentinels, Lev and G2) go up to 13 days whithout playing.
You're right. This to me is so bogus.

It could be because of this shit https://www.vlr.gg/event/2301/challengers-league-2025-north-america-ace-stage-1/swiss-stage

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Shadow_Monarch [#2]

the teams that won the second round of upper (Loud, Sentinels, Lev and G2) go up to 13 days whithout playing.
You're right. This to me is so bogus.

It could be because of this shit https://www.vlr.gg/event/2301/challengers-league-2025-north-america-ace-stage-1/swiss-stage

More time to prepare therefore better match

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Clucker [#3]

More time to prepare therefore better match

Then all regions should have that same approach and schedule no?

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Clucker [#3]

More time to prepare therefore better match

Yeah but it makes no sense to have that spread of days and then a series of more important games without prep time inbetween them. Way better to get 1week for each match than 2 weeks for one and a day for the other

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Le0 F0ria

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Liwus
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kaninv [#6]

Le0 F0ria

I know we all put the collective blame on him, but is he at any level responsable for these schedules?

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Liwus [#7]

I know we all put the collective blame on him, but is he at any level responsable for these schedules?

most likely, yes. I think since he's the head most likely for large things like the schedule he gives the final approval, and while we could blame the employee/manager who initially pitches the schedule at the end of the day he is the one who approves it and puts it into action.

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kaninv [#8]

most likely, yes. I think since he's the head most likely for large things like the schedule he gives the final approval, and while we could blame the employee/manager who initially pitches the schedule at the end of the day he is the one who approves it and puts it into action.

Yeah, the fact that EMEA is so late/coincide with Americas this year also sucks

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yea i got hella confused when i saw that as well, 2 week break for the upper teams is pretty insane

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Anguibok
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I really hate the format, it so easy to fuck it with a bad schedule, and you know I could rank full day about this, they are other format that are far better to me

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I wonder if it has something to do with LoL schedule? Are there any matches during those days?

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Denjisideals
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MrBulbe [#12]

I wonder if it has something to do with LoL schedule? Are there any matches during those days?

I don't think it's because of that because last week Pacific, China, LPL, LCK was going on at the same time

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Denjisideals [#13]

I don't think it's because of that because last week Pacific, China, LPL, LCK was going on at the same time

Yes, but IIRC americas LoL and Valorant share the same studio

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MrBulbe [#14]

Yes, but IIRC americas LoL and Valorant share the same studio

Let me check hold on

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MrBulbe [#14]

Yes, but IIRC americas LoL and Valorant share the same studio

Could be
From what I can see they have 25,26,27 in January 2,3,10 in February

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Denjisideals [#16]

Could be
From what I can see they have 25,26,27 in January 2,3,10 in February

The 25 and 26 of Jan is where the upper matches should be, but there are games on Feb 2nd so I dont know how this works.

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