The "VALORANT Challengers Japan 2025 Season Finals," an offline event for "VALORANT Challengers Japan 2025," Japan's largest esports tournament for the tactical FPS "VALORANT," was held at Keio Arena TOKYO on Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24, 2025.
With over 8,000 visitors watching the heated matches over the two days, "RIDDLE ORDER" won the championship for the second consecutive year.
They have now secured their spot in the international tournament, "VCT Ascension Pacific 2025," to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from Monday, October 13, to Sunday, October 26, 2025!
Frenzied Finals Result in a Victory for "RIDDLE ORDER"
"RIDDLE ORDER" and "FENNEL," who had won the DAY1 Lower Final, faced off in the Grand Final.
The match was a fierce battle that kept spectators on the edge of their seats until the very end, but "RIDDLE ORDER" won MAP3 and then rode that momentum to take MAP4 as well, winning the match with a map score of 3 to 1.
This is the second consecutive year "RIDDLE ORDER" has claimed victory.
- 1st Place: RIDDLE ORDER
- 2nd Place: FENNEL
- 3rd Place: NOEZ FOXX
- 4th Place: REJECT
Comments from JoxJo of RIDDLE ORDER
Everyone really put in their all, and I'm glad we were able to win. This time, the quality of our practice was high, and we all had the mindset that 'if we play like we practice, we will definitely win.' I think that believing in that feeling directly led to our victory in this tournament. I feel a little bit of pressure for VCT, but I'm also confident we can win, and I'll work hard to do so, so please cheer for us.
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Comments from yatsuka of RIDDLE ORDER
I'm glad we could win the "VALORANT Challengers Japan 2025." The biggest reason we won was our coach, ryota-. Our practice sessions can sometimes get stuck, but ryota- helps us get unstuck, so we were able to bring out the wider range of skills we developed in practice. For VCT, I think we can beat the teams we lost to last year, as well as the other teams, so I want to beat them all.
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Comments from Caedye of RIDDLE ORDER
I heard this is the first time a team has won four consecutive championships in Japan, and I'm really happy that we were able to win all the tournaments in the 2025 season. I've found that when I get 3 kills in the pistol round, we often win, so when I got 3 kills in the pistol round today, I thought, 'We might have this.' But this isn't the end, so I'll put my all into it, thinking of this second chance we've been given as our last chance, so we don't let it slip away.
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Comments from Seoldam of RIDDLE ORDER
Everything was really good today, and I'm happy we could win. I think the victory was a result of us not getting complacent even in advantageous situations, everyone properly doing what they were supposed to do, and our minds being in sync. For VCT, there are still a lot of things we're lacking, so I'll work hard in practice to win everything.
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Comments from Minty of RIDDLE ORDER
I think the reason for our victory was that each person understood what they were supposed to do and what they had to push themselves to do, and then they all followed through on it. We'll be competing in VCT, and personally, I want to grow even more and practice so we can win the championship. I believe this team can win, so I'll do my best.
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Comments from Vorz, Coach of RIDDLE ORDER
I'm happy that we could win every tournament throughout the year. From here on, we'll tighten up our focus and work hard again. The reason for our victory was that all five of us did what we had practiced, and we won the maps we expected to win. For VCT, I want to take the experience and lessons we learned from losing overseas last year and apply them so we don't make the same mistakes again.
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The Venue Went Wild with a Surprise Appearance by Yuya Tegoshi!
On DAY1, a talk session was held exclusively for the in-person audience.
Meiy and Akame from "DetonatioN FocusMe (@team_detonation)" and SugarZ3ro and Xdll from "ZETA DIVISION (@zetadivision)" were welcomed as guests.
Furthermore, Yuya Tegoshi, the official special supporter of VALORANT Challengers Japan 2025, made a surprise appearance on stage!
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On DAY2, an all-star showdown took place as an exhibition match before the Grand Final, featuring the strongest streamer team, "TEAM Yuya Tegoshi," led by Yuya Tegoshi, against "TEAM takej."
The special show match was a best-of-1, and "TEAM takej" emerged victorious.
VALORANT is both a very simple game and a deeply profound one. I've played a lot of games up until now, but VALORANT is the one that makes me want to play even when I don't have time and makes me want to watch every match I can, even when I'm on the go. It's a game with so many condensed elements, so whether you're a long-time gamer or a beginner, you can enjoy it as long as you learn the rules. I believe it's full of that kind of appeal, and I'll keep working to convey that appeal to everyone. I hope you'll continue to support both VALORANT and Yuya Tegoshi.
(Translated from Japanese)
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Scenes from the Venue
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At Keio Arena TOKYO, a variety of content areas were set up, where visitors could enjoy interacting at the team booths, buying official tournament-exclusive merchandise, and trying out sponsor booths.
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＼Thank you for all your support!／
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VCT Ascension Pacificに向けて全力で突き進みますので、引き続き応援のほどよろしくお願いいたします！📣#RIDWIN #ChallengersJP pic.twitter.com/vIFC1mMZZo
— RIDDLE (@RIDDLEORDER) August 26, 2025
