The 2023 season ended with a bang as Evil Geniuses took home the Valorant Champions trophy, leaving Paper Rex and VCT Pacific without an international trophy from that season. Riot Games has made some big changes since the 2023 circuit ended, adding in VCT China and tweaking the international leagues’ schedules slightly.
Instead of having a kickoff tournament featuring every team in the VCT league ecosystem, each VCT league is going to hold its own kickoff tournaments. The top two teams from each 11-team league will then travel to Masters Madrid for the first major tournament of the year.
Paper Rex won VCT Pacific 3-2 over DRX in the 2023 grand final.
Below is everything we know so far about the VCT Pacific kickoff tournament including where to watch, the teams participating, and the start date.
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VCT Pacific Kickoff: Stream
The VCT Pacific Kickoff tournament will be streamed on the league’s Twitch and YouTube. We’ve embedded the Twitch stream below for your convenience.
VCT Pacific Kickoff: Schedule
Riot Games has not announced the schedule, bracket, or format for the VCT Pacific Kickoff tournament. So far, we only know that all 11 teams will be participating and that the action will kick off on Friday, February 16.
VCT Pacific Kickoff: Teams
Team rosters are not final as the transfer window is still open, and some teams have yet to announce their starting rosters. However, most of these teams have been practicing for months during the off-season and should be locked in for at least this tournament.
This event will also be the first to feature Bleed Esports, who were promoted into the league via the Ascension tournament.
| Team | Players |
| DetonatioN FocusMe | Suggest, neth, Meiy, popogachi, JoXJo |
| DRX | stax, BuZz, MaKo, Foxy9, Flashback |
| Gen.G | Meteor, t3xture, Lakia, Munchkin, Karon |
| Global Esports | Lightningfast, Russ, blaZek1ng, Polvi, Benkai |
| Paper Rex | mindfreak, f0rsakeN, d4v41, something, Monyet |
| Rex Regum Qeon | xffero, fl1pzjder, Lmemore, Estrella, Jemkin |
| T1 | Sayaplayer, Carpe, xccurate, iZu, Rossy |
| Talon Esports | Crws, JitboyS, ban, Governor, lenne |
| ZETA DIVISION | Laz, Dep, SugarZ3ro, hiroronn, Yuran |
| Bleed Esports | Deryeon, crazyguy, sScary, Egoist, yay |
| Team Secret | BORKUM, JessieVash, Jremy, invy, NDG |