September 2022 – Riot Games officially revealed the details, new events and format of the Valorant Champions Tour 2023.
To celebrate the start of the new season, each team selected as a partner will receive an invitation to participate in the biggest international tournament in VCT history in Sao Paulo, Brazil! In this three-week tournament, Valorant fans around the world will get their first look at the new rosters and find the team that built the best roster in the off-season. This important event will kick off in February and the champion will be revealed in early March. The top team will bring home their region a spot at the first international event of the season. : Masters tournament.
Then the first tournament of the year kicks off with a weekly onLAN tournament in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. The matches of the International Tournament will take place in 3 cities: Berlin, Seoul and Los Angeles. Each location will have a permanent commentator and live coverage in multiple languages to serve fans around the world. The tournament will start in March, include 8 weeks of regular season competition and find out the winners of 3 Champions Leagues in May. The next seasons will have 2 International tournaments, especially the 2023 season. will be adding an international tournament to give teams more time to prepare in their main regions.
“It is the enthusiasm of the Valorant community that drives us to ‘go bold’ and develop the Valorant Champions Tour to satisfy the current Esports demand around the world,” said Whalen Rozelle, Esports Operations Manager at Riot Games said. “In 2023, we will leverage all that we have learned, add new ideas and form partnerships to help realize the dream for the next VCT.”
2nd international tournament of the year: Masters will return in June with top teams from international tournaments. This event will give the top teams in each region direct tickets to Champions, the Valorant world final tournament. The Final Qualifiers will return in July, where the top teams that have not yet qualified for the Champions League will have the last chance to receive an invitation to the most important event of the season. Each branch of the Final Qualifier will select 1 team for the Champions League. The VCT season will close with Champions in August. After the first season with changes and new events – the final task for the teams is quite simple: conquer the Champions Cup and put their name on the history page of the team. Valorant Esports.
In addition, Riot Games will also share more information about the Challenger Tournament taking place at the same time as the VCT season, creating opportunities for teams who want to participate in the international arena in the 2024 season. These two Challenger rounds will kick off in January and close with the Ascension tournament in July. These tournaments will honor the best teams from over 20 different Challenger leagues competing onLAN for the fun of it. regional pride and desire to participate in international tournaments.