The four-day open qualifier for VCL Oceania has finally come to a end, qualifying seven free agent teams into the league. BOBO BOBO Oceania Rank #5 Exirst loubert Nozz Noah McClafferty Muzz , HONEY BADGERS HONEY BADGERS Inactive Noobster xue Jesse Tang MirzAA Kiyan M-Basari JELLYD Angelo Diaz Maple Elvin Sun , Funcrew Funcrew Oceania Rank #14 skrawl Justin Lanzon YAKUZA Yifang Yifang Chen MirzAA Kiyan M-Basari , and Bonkers Bonkers Inactive Minimise Jackson White tixx Nick Quinn Maple Elvin Sun Dragon Nicholas Aleksandrovsky LEW Luis Hibbert are among the qualified names.

A total of 61 teams signed up for the open qualifier, a number mostly made up of free agent squads. Less than 10 organizations were present among the final 32. Built For Greatness Built For Greatness Oceania Rank #25 Vent devid Tony philly martin were the only organization present among the top 16.

Most teams participating in the VCL qualifier were newcomers onto the scene, but certain names still stood out. BOBO, HONEY BADGERS, Funcrew, and Bonkers all attended and qualified for the VCL. The Who? The Who? Inactive Bonobo gloom Zauqk vizsla Will Davies , the third-best team at the Dreamhack Showdown, also qualified for the event alongside Koopa Troopas Koopa Troopas Oceania Rank #22 brock Art WATER Noir Chax Chax Stipanovic Dasani , who made top four in the LPL Valorant Overtime Cup.

Built For Greatness is the only organization which qualified for VCL Oceania. Also one of the newer squads in the bracket, BFG already have a fourth-place finish at ESL Clash of Nations: OCE and a top-eight placement at Dreamhack Showdown under their belts.

VCL Oceania's regular season will begin on January 21 and last through to February 26. A single round-robin Bo3 format will take the six best teams into playoffs, where they will fight in a seeded double-elimination bracket, while the bottom two teams will go into Relegation for Stage 2.

The winners of VCL Oceania Stage 2 will qualify for Challengers Ascension, which will give Oceanic teams a chance to play in the Pacific League.

The full team list for VCL Oceania is: