SEA is not a COUNTRY, meaning even if you group all SEA teams, SEA fans still won't care how many teams SEA has as much as how many teams their own country has. RRQ was previously criticized by Indonesian fans for trying to build a Philippines team instead of Indonesia in 2023 franchise.

In 2021, due to inaugural season, slots were given based on each region's FPS platform. Brazil had CSGO, Korea had Overwatch. Brazil was given 2, Korea was given 1 slot in Masters 2 Reykjavik, Champs 21, this was reasonable. Because after all, Valorant game play is look like CSGO more than OW.

People dont understand korea went through a lot to reach where they are lol.

• Given direct Masters/Champions slots in 2020-2022
• Located as host of Pacific => no problem about visa, living environment, language, fans, server, ...
• Given most partners slots in Pacific (3)
• Challengers teams can scrim with tier 1 locally

Yah, too hardly understanding...

VCT CHALLENGERS 2024 APAC UPDATES

Said: "Our goal was to foster sustainable, thriving VALORANT esports ecosystems in each of our markets"
Actually: "Our goal was make SEA weaker. If it is overstrong, we will lose markets from Korea and Japan due to cannot win Pacific or qualified for Masters and Champions. SEA can be strong, but must be not stronger than Korea and Japan"

Said: "Our hope is that by narrowing our focus and operating more efficiently, we can improve the overall quality of the tournament for teams and fans across the region"; "We hope VCT Challengers Southeast Asia will bring positive change for everyone in our community"
Actually: "We hope VCT Challengers Southeast Asia will decrease numbers of orgs, players and prevent the development of SEA talents, make them cannot have enough number of talent players, skill and exp to compete with Korea and Japan"

Said: "Fans can expect exciting international matchups and more compelling broadcast value"
Actually: "Even fans cannot watch in a good broadcast platform as same as YouTube or Twitch, if bring us money, it's OK" => L SOOP

Anythings else?

At least won a tier 2 Indo team - ARF

Favoring Chinois only shows that Riot loves money more than anything. A typical example is that Brazil used to be the strongest country in Valorant and they would have always been strong if not for the excessive favoritism for Chinois that deprived Brazil of the opportunity to develop. A Wild Rift-like future is not far away.

Yeah, it's already tier 3 from game released. Like Indo in LOL.

Nice try Fancy
Also don't expect much, when the Valorant e-sports scene in Vietnam had been already dead and never been supported by Rito since its launch. During 2020 First Strike and 2021 Split 1, Rito banned Vietnam from participating in VCL with funny reason the game had not been released domestically (while China not realeased yet until 2024 but gave slot Master Champs 2023 lul). And now banned Vietnamese orgs to be partner in Tier 1, prevent Vietnam low tier teams and players no have any chance for train, scrim and play with Tier 1 sence.

Still better than no Taiwan team qualified this split

Nice try Fancy. They have to play without coach and core players. May be not enough money to keep for a long time and disband soon.

It may be PUBG Mobile

I only know Hua Mark and Bangkok Arena due to watched Futsal Asian Cup
Anywhere else?

Why not "Blade"?
It's look like RGX blade and Overdrive blade than Onimaru Kunitsuna (true katana), at least about holding style.
And I think Korean fan, with this Champions event at their home, never love this melee with name from Japanese.

Most failure Agent ever

This is my format suggestion

Yeah but a lot of people are still thinking Chinese players are newbie and need times to develop. That's so funny.
Riot favor China and abandon others regions such as Brazil-Latam (merged to Americas), or MENA, Oceania, Vietnam (no teams in franchise system)

LUL who care when game release. Chinese players competed based on Hong Kong server early.

3 years with 5 global events since Champions 2022 and still new LUL

Americas > Pacific > EMEA > Pacific's Challengers > China

All Tier 1 teams ❌
All Challengers teams ✅

CHINA

EDG ~ top 3
FPX ~ top 6
Dragon Ranger and remains ~ Challengers

Group stage: 16 teams in Swiss system with 2 groups of 8 teams each, all bo3, top 4 teams each qualify -> total 20 matches, equal to the previous format (GSL Double elimination with 4 groups, 4 teams each)
Play-off: 8 teams in Single Elimination, all matches bo5

Champions London decided.
Remember: Korea host LOL MSI 2022 - LOL Worlds 2023 - Champions 2024
London host LOL MSI 2023 - LOL Worlds 2024, then Champions 2025

A tier 1 league ❌
A Challengers league ✅

Play with name as "Samsung Galaxy"
(This method reminds me of Gambit as M3C or Virtus.Pro as Outsiders in CSGO)

Controllist or Dueler?

In the true, TW/HK (included MC) has own Challengers and be a part of Pacific Ascension.
Meaning BerLIN is import too.
Or he had played in a long time enough to be accepted as internal player for VCT China by Riot.

I have talked about the application of swiss format in Madrid before, and that has partly come true.
I think in Shanghai with 12 teams, Riot will give the 4 VCT Split 1 winners a direct spot in the Playoff, while still applying the Swiss format for the first stage with the remaining 8 teams. At least it ensures that China will still have a team in the Shanghai Playoff even though they are not worthy after their performance in Madrid.

I wish it could be done now, but this franchising plan has been established by Riot for a 5-year for partner teams, so we will have to wait until 2028 (so far) to know about the redistribution of regions (if Riot knows how to listen and change, or still only know how to love China).

Should be with 5:

• NA
• SA (Brazil + Latam)
• EMEA
• East Asia (CN/JP/KR)
• APAC (SEA/South Asia/OCE)

Why?

• Reducing the impact due to Visa issues (like pANcada, SkRossi,...)
• Dividing global slots evenly for every areas and countries

Nah, EGD didn't change any roster since their first global event Champions 2022 excepted Smoggy was sub, and still CN#1 every year
Poor Brasil. If had own VCT, Brasil would have lots of good teams with Loud

Not only first international event since the CN league, but also the fifth time since Champions 2022 a China team plays in.
Poor Brasil...

Nah, they have played in global event in 3 years, not first time

A franchised league with tier of challengers level

Title

Yeah, it's a Chinese... Taipei agent lmao

To celebrate a new server here

I hope Riot will change to this format instead of keep Double Elimination for only 4 teams in each group same as 3 years VCT in the past, that's becoming bored.
In the Swiss-system for 8 teams, numbers of match are also 10 matches total as same as the format DE 2 groups with 4 teams each currently, and 4 teams has score 2-0 and 2-1 will qualify too. The difference is teams will never know their next oponent in Winners Matches (teams 1-0) or Elimination Matches (teams 0-1), beside that teams who has score 1-1 and matched before in Opening Matches (0-0) will not meet again in Decider Matches
Playoff round with 4 teams can be hosted at a large venue with 3 matches of Single Elimination bo5, or Double Elimination in 6 matches

Even so, I still think Riot had made plans to host Madrid Masters in only 1 round with Double Elimination like Reykjavík 2021.

Well, I know communication is not trouble due to Spanish speaking but Kru and Lev both are from Latam South and seem to be they will prioritize players from Argentina/Chile instead of any where

Do you like ban/pick with HUD like events in years before or directly ban/pick with coaches like events in this year?

Not available for minor regions that no have team in franchising such as Oceania, Vietnam, Latam North, MENA
Any region else?

Should be replaced by percentage like in Team Deathmatch. 1 orb / 1 kill in time = 15%, plant/defuse spike = 10%, dead in time = 5%, kill or dead out time/ dead by spike = 0%.

Well, at least India has GE, HK/TW players can play in China, Oce player has English to communicate, Indonesia has RRQ
Remain Vietnam has nothing. Game is going to dead in Vietnam
Remember in 2021, due to Vlr was not released in Vietnam => Riot banned all tournaments in Vietnam, and Vietnamese players and teams was prevented by Riot to play First Strike, Challengers, Masters and Champions. As a result, Vietnamese players couldn't keep up with the level of Apac and rest of world => no franchised team.
Also Vlr was not released in China until 2023 summer, but Riot facilitated Chinese players to play every global event at first, from did not banned tournaments, gave 2 slots in 2021 LCQ Apac (not take part in due to Covid), 2022 LCQ East Asia, now 2 slots in Master and 3 slots in Champions, own league and host Masters Shanghai in next year
F*ck Riot.

Americas: 1
EMEA: 1
Pacific: 1
China: 9

Next to 2025, VCT Champions Beijing will be confirmed.
Trust me bro.

Qualified to VCT Pacific as home coming tickets

EVERYTHING IS NOT ALWAYS LIKE SOMETHING

Should bring Sscary back

Orangutan is first team out of Ascension

Title

LLL