Valorant esports underwent a massive change in 2023, with Riot Games shaking things up considerably. The detailed five-year plan introduced a new Challengers League system that aims to help all Valorant players in the game's competitive scene.
Thirty teams will battle it out across three regions — Americas (ten), EMEA (ten), and Pacific (ten). Each winner will book their spot in the season-ending events — Valorant Masters Tokyo and Valorant Valorant Champions 2023.
This new structure has already had a massive impact on the participation of teams, with the likes of Luminosity and Complexity leaving the Valorant esports scene. This has created excitement about what to expect from the new season, and with that in mind, here’s some more information about the three VCT 2023 International Leagues.
Format, teams, and streaming details of VCT 2023 International Leagues
Pacific League
The first International VCT League to start will be the Pacific region, which begins on March 25 and goes on till May 28. It will have a Regular Season from March 25 to May 16, followed by the Playoffs from May 19 to May 28.
The Regular Season will be a best-of-three, single-round-robin league, from where six sides will make the Playoffs while the bottom four get eliminated. The Playoffs is played in a double-elimination bracket where all matches, apart from the Lower Final and Grand Final — which are best of five — are played in a best-of-three format.
The participating teams at the VCT 2023 Pacific League are:
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The event has a prize pool of $250,000, with the first, second, and third-placed teams — all of whom will reach the Valorant Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions 2023 — receiving $100,000, $65,000, and $40,000, respectively.
The league can be watched on the official Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube Valorant channels. Moreover, the availability of community casting means many streamers will also be broadcasting these leagues.
EMEA League
The EMEA League is the second to kick off, from March 27 to May 28. The Regular Season lasts until May 19, while the Playoffs run from May 23 to May 28.
The participating teams at the VCT 2023 EMEA League are:
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The competition follows the same format as its Pacific counterpart, while the prize pool has not yet been decided. The top three will make the Valorant Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions 2023, while the fourth-placed side will enter the former thanks to Fnatic’s win at the recent VCT: LOCK//IN São Paulo.
The competition can be viewed on the official Twitch and YouTube Valorant channels. Again, community casting will be available so fans can watch the matches on the channels of their favorite streamers.
Americas League
The Americas League is the latest to begin, running from April 1 to May 28. The Regular Season will run till May 20, while the Playoffs will commence on May 23 and end on May 28.
The participating teams at the VCT 2023 Americas League are:
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Again, it will follow the same structure as the other two International VCT Leagues, and the prize money has not been disclosed. However, the top three will advance to the Valorant Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions 2023.
The tournament will be broadcast on the official Twitch and YouTube Valorant channels. Viewers can also tune into the streams of gaming various content creators who will also be watching these games live.
Fans can also get updates about the Valorant esports scene from its official YouTube channel here. For more info on the game, its esports schedules, and other stats, they can check out its page on Esports Charts.
The previous big-name Valorant event, the VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, did some great numbers, becoming the second-most viewed competition in the game’s history behind the Valorant Champions 2022. Moreover, when taking into account all-time shooter tournaments, it finished tenth in this metric.
The tournament notched 44.1 million Hours Watched and 432K Average Viewers, while the Peak Viewers count, 1.4 million, came from the Grand Final between LOUD and Fnatic. In terms of HW, it was third on the overall leaderboard, behind the last two Valorant Champions events.
Valorant’s esports season for 2023 has already gotten a positive start thanks to the success of the VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo and the other Challenger events that are ongoing. Fans are now awaiting the affiliate leagues that start in a few days, and judging by the number posted so far, the discipline is in for a great year ahead.
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