Valorant Champions Tour Pacific

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Valorant Champions Tour Pacific
Game Valorant
Founded2023;3 years ago (2023)
First season2024
Organising body Riot Games
No. of teams8 (partner teams)
TBD (non-partner teams)
Country Asia-Pacific
Most recent
champion
Global Esports (1st title)
Most titles Paper Rex (4 titles)
Qualification Open qualifiers
International cupsValorant Masters
Valorant Champions
Related
competitions		 VCT Americas
VCT CN
VCT EMEA

Valorant Champions Tour Pacific (VCT Pacific) is one of four territories of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT), a global competitive esports tournament series organised by the game's developer Riot Games. It consists of teams from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, eight of which are partner teams and multiple non-partner teams as of the 2027 season, competing in open qualifiers and regional events throughout the year.

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Launched in 2022, it merged the Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan regions, [1] which were separate when the VCT was announced in 2020, [2] into one franchised international league. In line with the VCT's return to a regional open qualifier system in 2027, the territory adopted qualification pathways for eight regions: Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Southeast Asia (Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, rest of Southeast Asia), South Asia, and Oceania, serving as qualifiers for both Kickoff and Regional Cups. [3]

VCT Pacific holds three events (Kickoff + Regional Cups) per year that serve as qualifiers for the annual Valorant Masters and Valorant Champions tournaments, respectively. The eight partner teams automatically qualify for Kickoff, but will have to qualify for Cups, Masters, and Champions through the open qualification system.

Teams from VCT Pacific have appeared in seven Masters finals, including four consecutive Masters titles from Masters Shanghai 2024 to Masters Santiago 2026. [4] Paper Rex is also the only team to have appeared in a Champions finals, having faced Evil Geniuses during the 2023 edition. [5]

Qualification

Overview (2027)

Partner teams

Current

Riot Games announced on 21 October 2026 the full set of eight VCT Pacific partner teams, alongside those from the other VCT regional leagues. The partner teams comprise of the following: [6]

Former

Prior to the return of the open qualifier system, other partner teams included DetonatioN FocusMe (Japan), DRX (Korea), and Team Secret (Southeast Asia).

Results

As of 2026 Stage 2

Key
†The team won Valorant Masters in the same season
YearTournamentWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth placeQualified for Valorant Champions
Seed 1Seed 2Seed 3Seed 4
2023Pacific League Paper Rex DRX T1 Gen.G Paper RexDRXT1ZETA DIVISION [a]
2024KickoffGen.GPaper RexT1DRXGen.GDRXPaper Rex Talon Esports
Stage 1Paper RexGen.G †T1DRX
Stage 2Gen.GDRXPaper RexTalon Esports
2025KickoffDRXT1 †Gen.GTalon EsportsPaper Rex Rex Regum Qeon T1DRX
Stage 1Rex Regum QeonGen.GPaper Rex †DRX
Stage 2Paper RexRex Regum QeonTalon EsportsT1
2026Kickoff Nongshim RedForce †T1Paper RexRex Regum QeonGlobal EsportsNongshim RedForcePaper RexT1
Stage 1Paper RexFULL SENSEGlobal EsportsT1
Stage 2Global EsportsNongshim RedForceT1VARREL
2027Kickoff
Cup 1
Cup 2

Notes

  1. ↑ Qualified via Last Chance Qualifier

References

  1. ↑ Daniels, Tom (16 August 2022). "VALORANT Champions Tour unveils Challengers ecosystem, introduces annual VCT expansion and promotion system". Esportsinsider. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Webster, Andrew (24 November 2020). "Valorant Champions Tour is a global season-long esports competition for 2021". The Verge . Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Get Ready for VCT 2027 Open Qualifiers". Valorant Esports. Riot Games. 8 September 2026. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Guimarães, Sofia (15 March 2026). "Nongshim RedForce storm to VCT Masters Santiago title with 3–0 victory over Paper Rex". Esports.gg. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Mclaughlin, Declan (27 August 2023). "Evil Geniuses win Valorant Champions 2023: Final standings and recap". Dexerto . Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Riot Games unveils VCT Pacific partnered teams for 2027". INQUIRER.net . 23 October 2026. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
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