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Hello,
It's insane that RIOT is unable to schedule events in a way where for all fans can enjoy. The time from Reykjavik to the first Eastern tournament was roughly 2 years, and the time from the last event we had in Americas to the next one will be 1 year and 9 months. This is ridiculous for people from all regions to not be able to view events in their own timezone for nearly 2 years at a time considering Valorant promotes diversity among all people across the world. There is most definitely a fix for this, and while organizing tournaments and finding host cities is difficult, a company as large as RIOT should be able to do so. I have found an extremely easy solution to this problem: Rotational Regional Tiers. Think of this like a three-sided wheel. Once you reach the top, you get put back on the bottom.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTV-BoNqFPKL1tEgS9Gt_aVrDbnaK8n0PmdI12KAUHmgKq3lX2AiQCDOQzqpyYITY0aikkoTlGnphe6/pubhtml
This would ensure every region gets one scheduled events per year, but also that each region gets a champs every 3 years meaning no region is left a long time without the most prestigious tournament. Also in my chart, I rotate NA/SA, China/Pacific and Eastern/Western EU to continue to improve diversity between these tournaments.
I completely understand that there is an extremely low chance a RIOT employee or Leo Faria actually reads this, but this system seems like one that should've been implemented a long time ago. Thank you for reading.
TL;DR rotate regions one slot per year (2025 asia masters 1, 2026 asia masters 2, 2027 asia champs) and repeat for every region for parity between regions.
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