With the 2023 season ending in a bang with Evil Geniuses taking the crown over VCT Pacfic’s Paper Rex, the 2024 Season is shaping up to be quite different as Riot shuffles around the schedules from last year’s season.
Instead of having a Kickoff tournament featuring every team in the VCT league ecosystem to start the season, each VCT league is going to hold its own Kickoff tournaments.
And as the VCT Season is on the horizon, so is VCT Pacific’s Kickoff in which we’ll see the newest addition to Pacific, Bleed Esports, making their debut.
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: Format
All 11 teams will be seeded and split into three groups, meaning one group will feature only three teams. The highest-placing team from Valorant Champions 2023, in VCT Pacific’s case Paper Rex, will be placed in the group of three with a bye to the second round.
The remaining teams will be seeded based on 2023 performance and drawn into the remaining slots. The group stage will feature a double-elimination bracket with best-of-three matches. The top two teams from each group will move on to the next stage.
The second-place teams from each group will face off in a Play-In Stage and play each other once with the team with the best record moving on to the Playoff Stage with the top teams from each group.
The Playoff Stage will then crown two representatives for the league at Masters Madrid through a single elimination bracket.
VCT Pacific Kickoff: Schedule
VCT Pacific will take place from February 17 to February 25, with a day break on February 23. All matches being played in the same venue, the S FACTORY in Seoul, Korea,
The dates for each stage of the Kickoff can be found below:
- Group Stage: February 17-21
- Play-ins: February 22
- Playoffs: February 24-25
The opening group stage matches and overall schedule have been revealed, however, some specifics of which Group Stage rounds’ times has yet to be announced.
We will update you here when we have more information
VCT Pacific Kickoff: Results
Group Stage: February 17-21
Group A
| Placement | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bleed | 0-1 (22/31) |
| – | Global Esports | – |
| 1 | T1 | 1-0 (31/22) |
| – | ZETA | – |
Group B
| Placement | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| – | DFM | – |
| – | DRX | – |
| – | Team Secret | – |
| – | Talon Esports | – |
Group C
| Placement | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| – | Gen.G | – |
| – | Paper Rex | – |
| – | RRQ | – |
Day 1: February 17
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A Round 1 | T1 vs Bleed | 10 PM | 1 AM | 6 AM |
| Group C Round 1 | Gen.G vs RRQ | 12 AM | 3 AM | 8 AM |
| Group A Round 1 | ZETA vs GE | 2 AM | 5 AM | 10 AM |
Day 2: February 18
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group B Round 1 | Talon vs TS | 12 AM | 3 AM | 8 AM |
| Group B Round 1 | DFM vs DRX | 2 AM | 5 AM | 10 AM |
Day 3: February 19
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group C Round 2 | PRX vs TBD | 10 PM | 1 AM | 6 AM |
| Group Round TBD | TBD vs TBD | 12 AM | 3 AM | 8 AM |
| Group Round TBD | TBD vs TBD | 2 AM | 5 AM | 10 AM |
Day 4: February 20
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Round TBD | TBD vs TBD | 12 AM | 3 AM | 8 AM |
| Group Round TBD | TBD vs TBD | 2 AM | 5 AM | 10 AM |
Day 5: February 21
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Round TBD | TBD vs TBD | 10 PM | 1 AM | 6 AM |
| Group Round TBD | TBD vs TBD | 12 AM | 3 AM | 8 AM |
| Group Round TBD | TBD vs TBD | 2 AM | 5 AM | 10 AM |
Play-ins: February 22
Day 6: February 22
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play-ins | TBD vs TBD | 10 PM | 1 AM | 6 AM |
| Play-ins | TBD vs TBD | 12 AM | 3 AM | 8 AM |
| Play-ins | TBD vs TBD | 2 AM | 5 AM | 10 AM |
Playoffs: February 24-25
Day 7: February 24
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | TBD vs TBD | 12 AM | 3 AM | 8 AM |
| Semifinals | TBD vs TBD | 2 AM | 5 AM | 10 AM |
Day 8: February 25
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Finals | TBD vs TBD | 12 AM | 3 AM | 8 AM |
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 |