The Wild Card event of the Arena of Valor International Championship 2023 will start on November 9 and conclude on November 12.

Organised by Singaporean online game developer Garena, the Arena of Valor International Championship 2023 will be the seventh iteration under the AIC franchise.

The upcoming eSports tournament has been descaled to feature only teams in the Garena Region for the first time under the AIC franchise.

Furthermore, this will be the first AIC with no involvement from either Level Infinite or TiMi Studios.

Vietnam-based V Gaming won the previous edition of the Arena of Valor International Championship in 2022.

Arena of Valor International Championship 2023 Wild Card schedule and format

The Arena of Valor International Championship 2023 Wild Card event will be staged in a double-elimination format.

As per the format, all matches will be played in a best-of-three series, except for the Upper Bracket Finals, the Lower Bracket Semi-finals and Finals, which are scheduled to be played in a best-of-five series.

The top two teams from the Wild Card event will qualify for the Main Tournament to be hosted in Ho Chi Minh City from November 30 to December 24.

Arena of Valor International Championship 2023 Wild Card teams

Here are the participants for the Arena of Valor International Championship 2023 Wild Card event:

  • Team Flash
  • TDT Esports
  • ONE Team
  • Deep Cross Gaming
  • Buriram United Esports
  • Valencia CF Esports
  • Kagendra
  • Lethal Assault Beepro

Arena of Valor International Championship 2023 Wild Card prize pool

The Arena of Valor International Championship 2023 has a total prize pool of $500,000. The total prize pool has been decreased from $1,685,000, which was offered last year.

Where to watch Arena of Valor International Championship 2023 Wild Card live?

Live streaming of the Arena of Valor International Championship 2023 Wild Card event will be available on Arena of Valor’s YouTube and Facebook channels.

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