VALORANT Challengers Southeast Asia 2024 - Teams and Format

The first official tournament of the newly introduced VCT Challengers ecosystem in Southeast Asia will begin on 25 October.

A total of 18 teams around the SEA region will be facing off in the final Split of 2024, fighting for a slot for 2025 Split 1 and a prize pool of $75,000.

1. QUALIFIED TEAMS

Top 2 teams from the previous regional Challengers Split and top teams from Premier Episode 8 & 9 will be placed in each stage according to their performance.

Region	Team Name
ID #1	Alter Ego
ID #2	ARF Team
MYSG #1	Disguised
MYSG #2	Unsigned5
PH #1	NAOS Esports
PH #2	ZOL Esports
TH #1	Made in Thailand
TH #2	FULL SENSE
VIE #1	Rapid Lofi
VIE #2	Fancy United Esports
HKTW #1	Oblivion Force
HKTW #2	Team Kobolds
Premier E8A3	Kadiliman Esports
Premier E9A1	Chinggis Warriors
Premier E9A1 (JP)	MongolZ
Premier E9A2	TBU (Oct 20)
Premier E9A2	TBU (Oct 20)
Premier E9A2	TBU (Oct 20)

3 additional teams from Premier Episode 9 Act 2 will be joining the 15 teams above.

2. TOURNAMENT BRACKET

Stage 1

6 Premier teams will be divided into two groups in a single round robin format. Top team from each group will advance to the next stage.

Stage 2

Top 2 teams from Stage 1 + the runner ups from respective regional Challengers Split 2 will battle in a hybrid elimination format.

Qualified teams so far: ID - ARF Team / MYSG - Reve Drift Arena / PH - ZOL Esports / TH - FULL SENSE / VN - Fancy United Esports / HKTW - Team Kobolds

Stage 3

Top 2 teams from Stage 2 + the winners of each Challengers Split 2 will battle in a double elimination format. Their performance will strongly improve chances of qualifying for 2025 Split 1.

Qualified teams so far: ID - Alter Ego / MYSG - Disguised / PH - NAOS Esports / TH - Made in Thailand / VN - Rapid Lofi / HKTW - Oblivion Force

3. SCHEDULE

With an official scrim on 8-9 October, VCT Challengers SEA will run from 25 October until 24 November.

Stages will be played as follows:

Stage 1: 25-27 October
Stage 2: 29 October - 3 November
Stage 3: 6-24 November

Matches will begin at the following times:

Stage 1: 18:00 GMT+7
Stage 2: 18:00 GMT+7
Stage 3: 18:00 GMT+7

4. WHERE TO WATCH

Live-streams for all languages (excluding Vietnamese) will be exclusive to SOOP platforms. Co-streaming and watch parties are welcome for all streamers who opt to stream on SOOP. Contents other than the live-stream, such as replay VODs and highlights, will be uploaded on other platforms and may be watched during streams on other platforms as well.

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