Raiatto Games, LLC, a joint venture company of Raiatto Games, Inc. and VALORANT, a tactical FPS game, has announced the " Challengers Ascension " for promotion to the International League for the 2024 season. The "Pacific" region, of which Japan is a member, will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Challengers Ascension" will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, June 28, 2023!
The "Challengers Ascension" for the promotion to the International League for the 2024 season will be held in the "Pacific", "EMEA", and "Americas" regions. Challengers Ascension: PACIFIC, EMEA and Americas.
Challengers Ascension: PACIFIC
The Challengers Ascension: PACIFIC will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from Wednesday, June 28 to Sunday, July 9, 2023, as a 10-day live audience event. The 10 winning teams from the 10 Challenger leagues in the Pacific region will advance to Ascension. The 10 teams that advance will be divided into two groups to compete in the group stage, which will be held from Wednesday, June 28 to Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The top three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs to be held from Friday, July 7 to Sunday, July 9, 2023. The matches will be played in a BO3 single elimination format, with the finals in BO5.
Challengers Ascension: EMEA
In the EMEA region, a total of 10 teams will advance to Ascension: 9 teams from each Challengers league and 1 team that wins the play-in tournament. In the Ascension group stage, five teams will be divided into two groups for the group stage from Saturday, July 1 to Tuesday, July 6, 2023. The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs at the VCT EMEA Coliseum in Berlin, Germany from Thursday, July 13 to Sunday, July 16, 2023, in a BO5 single elimination format.
Challengers Ascension: Americas
The Ameicas region has six teams in the Ascension: two teams each from the Challenger leagues in Brazil and North America, one team from the Challenger league in South LATAM and one team from the Challenger league in North LATAM. The matches will be held at two venues in Brazil and Sao Paulo for 10 days from Tuesday, June 30 to Sunday, July 9, 2023. The six competing teams will be divided into two groups of three teams each for the group stage. All teams will participate in the playoffs regardless of the results of the group stage, but the results of the group stage will determine the playoff tournament. All teams will start in the upper bracket, with the top two teams earning a non-conference win and starting in the second round. The remaining four teams will start in the first round. In the playoffs, the finals will be played in BO5 and the other matches will be played in BO3.
Japan will be represented at the "VALORANT Challengers Japan 2023 Split 2 Playoff Finals"!
Challengers Ascension" will be held in each region from June 28, 2023 (Wed), and Japan will represent Japan in the "VALORANT Challengers Japan 2023 Split 2 Playoff Finals" to be held on June 3 (Sat) and 4 (Sun), 2023 (Fri). The winner of the "VALORANT Challengers Japan 2023 Split 2 Playoff Finals" on June 3 (Sat.) and 4 (Sun.) will participate. Tickets for the "VALORANT Challengers Japan 2023 Split 2 Playoff Finals" are already on sale and will be first-come, first-served, so be sure to purchase your tickets early if you wish to attend! Please come and watch the moment when the national team for the Challengers Ascension is decided. For more information on the "VALORANT Challengers Japan 2023 Split 2 Playoff Finals" and "CHALLENGERS ASCENSION", please visit the official VALORANT website.