The seven-team Pacific LCQ bracket has been released. The Pacific LCQ runs from July 18 to 23 and will qualify one team to Champions 2023.
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The Pacific LCQ's format places seven teams in a modified double-elimination bracket.
TALON
TALON
Asia-Pacific
Rank #10
Crws
Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut
JitBoyS
Jittana Nokngam
primmie
Papaphat Sriprapha
and
DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
Japan
Rank #3
Meiy
Ibuki Seki
Art
Jinboong
Kim Jin-won (김진원)
Akame
Yu Gwang-hui (유광희)
gyen
, the lowest-placed squads of the league, will play the first match of the tournament. The loser will be eliminated, and the winner will play against
Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #1
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
yoman
Chae Young-moon (채영문)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
with elimination still on the line.
Rex Regum Qeon
Rex Regum Qeon
Asia-Pacific
Rank #11
Monyet
Cahya Nugraha
xffero
David Monangin
Jemkin
Maksim Batorov
Kushy
Bryan Carlos Setiawan
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
and
Global Esports
Global Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #39
UdoTan
Go Kyung-won (고경원)
Kr1stal
Savva Fedorov
kellyS
Kelly Sedillo
Papi
Federico Evangelista
Deryeon
Derrick Yee
will play the other eliminating quarterfinal, and only then does the Pacific LCQ move into its double-elimination format.
Every match in this bracket is a Bo3, with the exception of the lower bracket final and the grand final, which will be Bo5. The tournament kicks off on July 18 with the bout between Talon and DetonatioN FocusMe. The full bracket and schedule can be found here.
Like the Americas, the Pacific LCQ will only qualify one team to Champions 2023. The LCQ winner will fly to Los Angeles alongside the three Pacific teams that attended Masters Tokyo:
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #5
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
,
DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #2
Flashback
Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
free1ng
No Ha-jun (노하준)
HYUNMIN
Song Hyun-min (송현민)
BeYN
Kang Ha-bin (강하빈)
, and
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #4
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Meteor
Kim Tae-oh (김태오)
Sylvan
Go Young-sup (고영섭)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
iZu
Ham Woo-ju (함우주)
. In total, there will be four teams from the Pacific at Champions 2023.
VCT Champions 2023 will be held in Los Angeles, between August 6 and 27. The tournament will kick off in the Shrine Auditorium, while the Kia Forum will host the final rounds of the capstone event. Tickets are still available for several days and can be found here.