We need Tier 1.5 Tournaments

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HershieBoi

I’m not sure is Riot doesn’t allow third party tournaments to be hosted during VCT, but now that we have longer periods of time between tournaments in VCT there is room for third party organizers to run tournaments that feature vct teams that didn’t qualify for internationals and other tier 2 teams. Riot needs to allow this to happen as this imo this is genuinely a really good fix while keeping VCT the premier competition. Fans get to see more of their favourite teams play and have more support for the tier 2 scene and pro players can test ideas on stage before running them in real play.Thoughts?

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taplos

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bro i have the same mind as you, since it took a long time until the eliminated team play again.. i guess its better to put a tournament between tier 1 and tier 2.. i mean so they still have a tournament to compete, just make the winner of tier 2 split 1 join the tournament or something

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Warlordwibz

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https://x.com/VALO2ASIA/status/1875453524513058974

China evolution series exists. Competition always held JUST before masters and champs + epilogue final after champs.
Americas probably brushed off the idea who cares this, fk that etc. But China cares enough to make it happen.

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Upstander123

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as much as vlr likes to shit on china for having mediocre teams, china does have the best management and production out of all of the regions somehow. No wonder they matched all of the other regions so fast

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Warlordwibz

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CN also does roadshows too with last year Split 2 finals being played in Changsha instead of the normal Shanghai venue.
This year Pacific Split 2 final gonna be held in Tokyo instead of usual Seoul.
Americas can do the funniest thing hold the split 2 finals in Texas with the slogan: See you in Dallas buddy!