The road to VCT Pacific has begun, with each of the 12 VALORANT teams from the Pacific announcing their rosters. VCT Pacific will start with its first tournament, VCT Pacific Kickoff, scheduled for January 18. In this article, we will examine all the details concerning the upcoming event, including the teams, the round fixtures, and more.
VALORANT Announces VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025 Fixtures
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VCT Pacific is one of the four regional leagues within VALORANT Esports. After winning VCT Ascension 2024, Sin Para Gaming became the 12th team to qualify for the league. A few days after the completion of VCT Ascension 2024, Riot Games announced that Bleed Esports would be removed from the league due to malpractice, and instead, BOOM Esports will be added into the league. With this, let us look at the 12 teams that will be taking part in VCT Pacific Kickoff 2024:
- Gen G
- DRX
- Paper Rex
- Talon Esports
- Rex Regun Qeon
- Global Esports
- T1
- Team Secret
- Zeta Division
- DetonatioN FocusMe
- Nongshim RedForce
- BOOM Esports
VCT Pacific Kickoff will be taking place from Jan 18 until Feb 9. The tournament will be played in a double-elimination bracket format. The four teams that qualified for VALORANT Champions 2024 will receive a bye to the second round of the Upper Brackets. The two teams qualified from VCT Ascension 2024 will be placed on either side of the bracket. The rest of the team will be randomly drawn. Below is a list of the first-round fixtures of the tournament:
- Boom Esports Vs T1 Jan. 18 16:00 SGT
- Global Esports Vs Team Secret Jan. 18 18:00 SGT
- Rex Regun Qeon Vs DetonatioN FocusMe Jan. 19 16:00 SGT
- Zeta Division Vs Nongshim RedForce Jan. 19 18:00 SGT
- DRX Vs TBD Jan. 20 16:00 SGT
- PRX Vs TBD Jan. 20 18:00 SGT
The top two teams from the VCT Pacific Kickoff will qualify for Masters Bangkok. This will be the first international VALORANT event in 2025 and the first-ever global event in Southeast Asia.