The VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 began on April 6 and will run till May 12 in Seoul, South Korea.
Organised by Riot Games, the Valorant Champions Tour 2024: Pacific Stage 1 is an S-tier offline eSports tournament and all matches in the competition will take place at the COEX Artium in Seoul.
The top three teams from the VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 will qualify for the VCT 2024 Masters Shanghai to be hosted in May.
VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 schedule and format
The VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 will see as many as 11 teams participate in the marquee Valorant competition.
As per the format, the VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 will be staged in two phases - Group Stage and Playoffs.
The VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 Group Stage will be held from April 6-29. These participating teams have been divided into two single round-robin groups. While Group Alpha has five teams, Group Omega features six teams.
Teams will play cross-group matches as per the format. All matches will be played in a best-of-three series.
The top three teams from each group will advance to the Playoffs. The group stage winner will have a bye into the Upper Bracket Semi-finals while the second and third-placed teams will advance to the knockout round.
The VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 Playoffs will be staged in a hybrid-elimination bracket from May 3 to May 12.
While the knockout round will be in single-elimination format, Upper Bracket Semi-finals onwards will be in double-elimination bracket.
All matches except the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final will be played in a best-of-three series. The Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final will be in a best-of-five series.
The top three teams will qualify for the VCT 2024 Masters Shanghai.
VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 teams and groups
Here are the teams that are participating in the VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1.
- Gen.G
- Rex Regum Qeon
- Paper Rex
- DRX
- Global Esports
- Team Secret
- DetonatioN FocusMe
- ZETA DIVISION
- Bleed Esports
- T1
- Talon Esports
Know the VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 groups:
Group Alpha: Gen.G Esports, Team Secret, Bleed Esports, T1, Global Esports
Group Omega: DRX, Rex Regum Qeon, Paper Rex, Talon Esports, ZETA DIVISION, DetonatioN FocusMe
VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 prize pool
The VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 total prize pool is yet to be revealed by the organisers.
Where to watch VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 live in India
Live streaming of the VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1 will be available on Nodwin Gaming and VALORANT Esports South Asia’s YouTube channel.
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