With the VCT Challengers APAC Stage 2 main events well underway, we are thrilled to announce details about the upcoming APAC Playoffs Stage 2!
Over the past month, hundreds of teams from across Southeast Asia have been engaged in local tournaments around the region for a chance to compete at the upcoming pan-regional event in June.
The two top teams from the APAC Playoffs Stage 2 will be given a direct invitation to represent the APAC region at Masters 2, VCT’s 2nd and final global tournament of the year.
Teams who have not qualified to Masters 2 will still have a chance to compete for a spot at Champions through the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) scheduled in early August. More details about the LCQ will be shared closer to the date so stay tuned!
SLOT ALLOCATIONS & QUALIFIED TEAMS
Regional allocations for the upcoming Challengers APAC Playoffs Stage 2 in June are split across a 20-team competitive format. Seeds are determined by the size of the competitive playbase in each region.
The following teams from Southeast Asia, South Asia and Oceania have successfully proven themselves in their local tournaments and will be competing in Playoffs. Qualified teams are as follows:
- Thailand – Xerxia, FW Esports, Made in Thailand
- Philippines – Team Secret, Oasis Gaming, Rex Regum Qeon
- Indonesia – Onic G, Alter Ego, Boom Esports
- Vietnam – Fancy United Esports, Cerberus Esports, Team Big Baam
- Singapore/Malaysia – Paper Rex, Gaimin Gladiators (Formerly Laze), Bleed Esports
- Taiwan/Hong Kong – Griffin E-Sports, Ghetto Artist
- South Asia – TBD, TBD
- Oceania – Order
TOURNAMENT FORMAT & DATES
The VCT Challengers APAC Stage 2 Playoffs will kick off on 9 June and will run until the end of the month. The tournament is structured in three stages:
- Play-ins: 9-12 June
- Format: 8 teams will play in GSL format. 4 successful teams will proceed to the next stage.
- Groups: 15-20 June
- Format: 16 teams will play in GSL format. 8 successful teams will proceed to the knockout stage.
- Knockouts & Finals: 23-26 June
- Format: 8 teams will go through a series of double elimination brackets. The final 2 teams will be invited to Masters 2.
Tournament day matches will begin at 11:00am GMT+8.
LOCAL LANGUAGE BROADCAST LINKS
English
- Twitch: VALORANT Esports, VALORANTesports3
- YouTube: VALORANT Esports
- Facebook: VALORANTEsports PH, VALORANT Esports MY/SG
Tagalog
- Twitch: PPGL VCT PH
- YouTube: PPGL YouTube
- Facebook: PPGL Facebook
Bahasa Indonesia
- Twitch: VALORANT ID
- YouTube: VALORANT Esports Indonesia
- Facebook: VALORANT Esports Indonesia, VALORANT Indonesia
Thai
- Twitch: VALORANT TH, ESL_Thailand
- YouTube: VALORANT TH, ESL Thailand
- Facebook: VALORANT Esports TH, Thai ESL
Vietnamese
- YouTube: VALORANT Esports VN
- Facebook: VALORANT Esports Vietnam, VALORANT VN
Mandarin
- Twitch: VALORANT TW
- YouTube: VALORANT Taiwan
- Facebook: VALORANT Esports ZH
Hindi
- YouTube: SkySports India