Riot Video games revealed final yr that the Challengers will finish with the three Ascension tournaments, which is able to assist three groups get promoted for the 2024 season.
Challengers Ascension: PACIFIC
Group Stage: June 28 – July 4
Playoffs: July 7-9
Playoff Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Via this occasion, VALORANT Esports will probably be in Bangkok, Thailand, the place all 10 days of competitors will probably be broadcast reside to a studio viewers. Every of the ten Challenger leagues within the PACIFIC space will ship one staff to the Ascension Match. There will probably be a Single Spherical Robin competitors with BO3 matches amongst the ten groups divided into 2 teams.
Challengers Ascension: EMEA
Group Stage: June 30 – July 4
Playoffs: July 13-16
Playoff Location: Berlin, Germany
There will probably be ten groups in Ascension EMEA, 9 of which is able to qualify by profitable their respective EMEA Challengers Leagues and one by the Play-In Match. On-line Group Stage will begin the competitors and scale back the sphere to 4 groups. The highest two groups from every group will proceed to the playoff spherical through the group spherical of a Single Spherical Robin match. The Playoffs will characteristic a Single Elimination Bracket that includes a Finest-of-5 finals will happen on the VCT EMEA Coliseum in Berlin.
Challengers Ascension: AMERICAS
Dates: June thirtieth – July ninth
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Ascension will characteristic six groups within the Americas, together with two every from the Challenger Leagues of North America and Brazil, one from LATAM South, and one from LATAM North. In two distinct venues, all competing groups will face off in São Paulo, Brazil. The competitors will begin within the VALORANT Brazil studio.
Groups who qualify will probably be divided into two teams of three groups. The Single Spherical Robin format used within the Group Stage will seed every staff into the Double Elimination Playoff match. The highest 2 groups will obtain byes and begin within the second spherical, whereas the opposite 4 groups will begin within the first spherical. All groups will begin within the Higher Bracket. The Grand Finals will probably be Finest-of-5, whereas all matches within the Playoffs will probably be Finest-of-Three.
VALORANT revealed an announcement about new match system:
“This yr greater than twenty Challenger Leagues offered organized competitions that helped develop the following technology of VALORANT expertise. A sturdy Challenger ecosystem is crucial to making sure probably the most proficient groups and professionals in esports choose VALORANT as the sport the place they dedicate their effort and time. Ascension represents the end result of our first ever Challengers Season and we predict this match collection has the potential to grow to be probably the most thrilling occasions on our calendar. We’re excited to share these particulars with all of you and we’ll be listening intently to listen to your ideas on the match.”