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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