Riot Games has finally revealed the details, new events, and the format for the 2023 Valorant Champions Tour (VCT).
Every team chosen for partnership will receive an invitation to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for the biggest international tournament in VCT history, which will mark the beginning of the new season. Fans of Valorant from all around the world will get a first peek at the new rosters during the three-week competition and learn which side assembled the greatest team during the offseason. This one-time event will start in February 2023, with the winner declared in early March. The league's winning team will receive an additional spot at Masters, the season's first international competition.
Weekly LAN competition in EMEA, Pacific, and the Americas will then start, marking the start of the first competitive split of the year. Berlin, Seoul, and Los Angeles will host games in the International League. For the benefit of global fans, each location will have local talent giving coverage in several languages. Eight weeks of regular-season play will take place during this break, and three league winners will be determined in May 2023. In contrast to subsequent seasons, which will have two International League splits, 2023 will only have one International League split in order to accommodate the international event and give teams enough time to set up in their respective hub locations.
Whalen Rozelle, COO, Esports at Riot Games, said, "the Valorant community's passion inspired us to dream big and evolve the Valorant Champions Tour [VCT] to meet the overwhelming demand we're seeing in every corner of the world."
Moreover, Rozelle stated that in 2023, they're taking everything they've learned, adding in new ideas and forming partnerships that will help them realize their dreams for the next edition of the VCT.
The top teams from each international league will compete in the Masters, the second major international tournament of the year, in June 2023. Top squads from each region will receive direct qualifying to Champions, the most prestigious world final, as a result of this event.
The Last Chance Qualifiers (LCQ) will be back in July 2023, giving top-performing teams that haven't qualified for Champions one last chance to snag a spot at the season's pivotal event. One team will proceed into the Champions from each of the three LCQs.
In August 2023, the VCT season will come to a close with Champions. After a first season packed full of new developments and new events, the mission becomes quite straightforward. Take home the Champions Cup, and you'll go down in history. For the largest tournament of the year, where one team will be named the Valorant Global Champions, teams will be at their best.
On top of that, Riot Games shared new details about the Challenger Circuit, which will run concurrently with the VCT season, giving aspiring teams a route to qualify for an international competition for the 2024 season. Two Challenger splits will kick off in January 2023 and conclude with the Ascension tournaments in July 2023. The top teams from more than twenty various Challenger leagues will compete in these tournaments over LAN for regional glory and promotion into the international leagues.
See also: Riot Games reveals plans for VCT 2023
You can visit valorantesports.com for more details about the 2023 VCT Season, Challenger Leagues, and Valorant.
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