VALORANT NEWS | THE 2023 VCT PACIFIC LEAGUE TEAMS HAVE BEEN UNVEILED!
October 26, 2022THE 2023 VCT PACIFIC LEAGUE TEAMS : In April, we offered you a glimpse of the future of VALORANT esports, when international leagues will include weekly top-tier action between the finest players in the world and the best organizations.
In August, we added details on how the regional Challengers circuit will expand, providing more chances for promising young athletes to compete on the international stage. The top teams in each area would get a fresh opportunity under this method to advance to the next level of competition. We spent a great deal of time deliberating, since there were many excellent clubs that might have joined the Pacific League in 2023, but we are now ready to announce the 10 teams that will make up the league that year.
The Teams Are Here!
Let’s meet the new Pacific League members:
Gen.G (Korea) (Korea)
Gen.G, which was founded in 2017, is Korea’s preeminent esports organization. The company has been in the top 10 of Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s most valuable esports organizations for the last three years. They have a diverse roster of teams who have won seven world championships in various games, including League of Legends. Gen.G is eager to make its imprint on the VALORANT universe as well.
DRX (Korea)
When it was known as Incredible Miracle, DRX quickly established themselves as one of the most formidable esports teams in Korea. Formerly known as the Vision Strikers, the VALORANT team now owns the record of 102 straight victories. Since 2010, DRX has won five VCT KR titles and placed third in the 2022 VCT Champions.
T1 (Korea)
T1, a South Korean esports giant that need no introduction, was founded in 2003, at the start of the Korean esports industry that was mostly focused on StarCraft. T1 Entertainment & Sports, owned by SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor, runs one of the best League of Legends teams in the world, having won three World Championships.
ZETA DIVISION (Japan)
Founded in Tokyo, ZETA DIVISION is a gaming lifestyle company. For Japanese esports enthusiasts, ZETA DIVISION’s third-place result at VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters was a watershed event.
DetonatioN Gaming (Japan)
DetonatioN Gaming is a Japanese professional esports organization founded in 2012. They’re always competing in new games, and in 2021 they became the first Japanese team to reach the round of 16 in the League of Legends World Championship.
Paper Rex (Singapore & Malaysia)
Singapore-based esports group Paper Rex was founded in 2020. Paper Rex, a perennial global contender, came in second in 2022’s VCT Masters Stage 2.
Team Secret (Philippines)
Team Secret is an international esports organization having franchises all around the globe. It was founded in 2014. They have been using their current VALORANT roster since 2021, when they finished 5th-8th on behalf of SEA at VALORANT Champions 2021.
Talon Esports (Thailand)
Talon Esports was established in 2016, and it is an esports organization with teams participating in the Asia Pacific region.
Their PCS League of Legends squad is their main claim to fame.
Rex Regum Qeon (Indonesia)
Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ) is an Indonesian and Filipino esports organization that has been around since 2013.
Global Esports (South Asia)
Global Esports (GE), which launched in 2017, now manages 12 teams throughout the world in 9 different games. Since VALORANT’s release, they have been a major force in the South Asian competitive scene, earning a reputation as a top esports team and making waves on the VCT’s APAC stops.
WHAT WE REQUIRED OF TEAMS
We came to a consensus on a long list of requirements that all new teams must meet before joining us. For example:
All that VCT does is centered on the VALORANT fan base. Because of this, we focused mostly on making sure that the selected teams are well-liked across the area.
We made sure that every team that joined us was committed to VALORANT esports for the long haul and ready to collaborate with us so that we could give the future its greatest chance of success.
Our ideal partners will have the same drive and enthusiasm for VALORANT’s future as we have.
HOW DID WE SELECT THE TEAMS?
We sent a briefing deck to interested groups, and the selected teams had the chance to put together presentations; those with the strongest proposals were then asked for follow-up interviews. After considering these factors, we settled on 10 teams to join us for the next season and beyond.
We recognize that some of you may be dissatisfied since they do not recognize all of the names on this list. If the other Pacific teams don’t make it through the Challenger Circuit and Ascension competition, they still have a shot at making it to the IL.
As we enter a new era of competition on the VALORANT scene, we could not be more excited to share this news with you. An worldwide competition larger than any in VCT history, Challengers Split 1 will begin the year 2023 with a boom. Upon getting accepted into the league, Riot Games offered each team a special present; stay tuned to their social media for more!
