Prepare for an exciting start to the 2024 Valorant Champions Tour season as the VCT Pacific Kickoff event returns.
Sponsored by industry giants such as Acer, Intel, and Red Bull, this tournament marks the beginning of a thrilling year for Riot Games’ competitive first-person shooter.
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VCT Pacific League 2024 brings a revamped format, introducing changes in the kickoff event set to unfold from February 17 to 25.
Teams will compete to qualify for Valorant’s global events and the VCT Pacific League’s US$250,000 total prize pool.
VCT Pacific Kickoff format
The group stage follows a GSL format, featuring 11 teams distributed randomly across three groups. PRX, as the Pacific Champions from the previous year, secures an automatic seed in Group C.
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Following the group stage is the Play-ins, organized in a single round-robin format. The top 4 teams from this stage will advance to the Playoffs, navigating through a single-elimination bracket.
The two teams securing the top spots in the Playoffs will secure a place at Masters Madrid, the first global VCT event for the year.
VCT Pacific Kickoff schedule
The VCT Pacific Kickoff will begin on February 17 and continue until February 25. Matches kick off at the following times:
The group stage will take place from February 17 to 21.
Matches on February 17, 19, and 21 will begin at 2 p.m. GMT+8 | 3 p.m. KST | 10 p.m. PT | 6 a.m. GMT.
The February 18 and 20 matches will start at 4 p.m. GMT+8 | 5 p.m. KST | 12 a.m. PT | 8 a.m. GMT.
The play-ins section is a single-day event set on February 22. The play-in matches begin at 2 p.m. GMT+8 | 3 p.m. KST | 10 p.m. PT | 6 a.m. GMT.
The playoffs are from February 24 to 25, with the matches starting at 4 p.m. GMT+8 | 5 p.m. KST | 12 a.m. PT | 8 a.m. GMT.
You can watch Riot Games’ format explainer below.
Visit Valorant Esports’ official website for more information.
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