Champions Paris will close out an unforgettable 2025 season of the VCT, but the action doesn’t stop there. Beginning in October, fans around the world will be treated to a packed calendar of competitions with tournaments and events taking place every weekend! This includes Ascension, Game Changers, and more VCT Partner Series events.

These tournaments will give top squads, rising challengers, and even new rosters their chance to shine before we head into 2026.

Ascension 2025

The 2025 Ascension tournaments kick off immediately after Champions, running October 11–26. Each region’s best Challengers teams will battle Ascended teams defending their place in the International Leagues. Here’s when you can catch the action:

• VCT Ascension CN: October 11–19

• VCT Ascension Pacific: October 14–26

• VCT Ascension Americas: October 17–26

• VCT Ascension EMEA: October 18–26

For 2026, the path to the International Leagues has never been more competitive—can the incumbents hold on, or will a new name rise?

Game Changers Championship Heads to Seoul

For the first time ever, the Game Changers Championship will take place in Seoul, South Korea, at LoL Park. From November 20–30, the world’s best Game Changers squads will clash on one of esports’ most iconic stages. For those that want to attend, ticket information is available here.

This year also introduces the Americas LCQ for Game Changers, giving one more team a chance to fight their way into the Championship. Check out the path to the GC Championship below:

• BR GC: October 11th

• LATAM GC: October 11th

• NA GC: October 12th

• Pacific GC: October 6-12

• CN GC: October 26th            

• Americas GC LCQ: November 1 - 2    

• EMEA GC Playoffs: November 2               

• Game Changer Championship: November 20 - 30

VCT Partner Series

Earlier this year we introduced the VCT Partner Series, a title reserved for the biggest tournaments taking place between official VCT seasons. These tournaments will deliver international matchups, fresh competition, and a stage for up-and-coming teams to test their strength against the best in the world. Today we’re ready to share several more events that will round out the post-Champions calendar.

Spotlight Series Pacific x GES Asia

• Date: October 30 - November 2

• Location: Gwangju E-sports Arena

• The Pacific Spotlight tournament returns, featuring mixed rosters of top players from across GC and established Pro Players.

• The event will feature four mixed roster teams that will be invited to compete in a four day LAN tournament in Korea.

TEN 2025 VALORANT GLOBAL INVITATIONAL

• Date: November 8-9

• The TEN 2025 VALORANT GLOBAL INVITATIONAL brings together the Top 4 VALORANT teams worldwide, featuring two representatives from VCT Pacific, one representative from either VCT Americas or VCT EMEA, and one representative from VCT CN.

Held in Asan, Korea, this premier offseason event delivers high-profile international matchups, an immersive offline experience, and comprehensive live coverage across global platforms — giving fans a rare opportunity to watch the world’s best compete for glory.

Red Bull Home Ground World Final

• Date: November 13-16

• Red Bull Home Ground, the pro VALORANT invitational, is set to make its return with a blockbuster fifth edition, bringing together the world’s top teams to New York City, for one of the most exciting showcases in the esports calendar. From November 13–16, the iconic Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center will host four electrifying days of competition, as global giants and rising stars fight to claim the title of 2025 off-season champions. It’s a key Partner Series event showcasing innovative strategies and high-level gameplay, offering a glimpse into the future of competitive VALORANT and a chance for fans to see established stars and rising talent alike. Who will rise to cement their legacy in the fifth edition, and who will fall?

Ludwig x Tarik Invitational

• Date: November 22nd - 23rd

• The Ludwig x Tarik Invitational will return later this year, bringing back one of VALORANT’s most entertaining off-season competitions. Hosted by Ludwig and Tarik, the event blends competition and experimental formats, bringing together top pros to establish bragging rights among America's top players.

SOOP VALORANT League Pacific

• Date: December 2-7

• The premier VCT Partner Series event in the APAC region. The tournament gathers top representative teams from SEA, China, and beyond. As teams enter with newly built rosters after the stove league, SVL serves as the ultimate offseason stage to preview and anticipate their performance for the upcoming year.

Project Blender + Blender Spotlight

• Date:
  • Phase I: (Open Qualifier) October 11-12
  • Blender Spotlight: Nov 3-4
  • Phase II: Nov 7-9, Nov 14-16
  • Phase III: Dec 3-9
  • Phase IV: Dec 13-14

• Taking place across EMEA, Project Blender is a new VALORANT tournament with groundbreaking rules, welcoming every tier of play through an open qualifier of up to 1,024 teams; through successive stages teams from VRC, Premier, Challengers, Game Changers, VCT EMEA and any other team of the ecosystem will fight for advancement with the best will clashing in December to crown the inaugural champion.

• In addition, Project Blender will feature a specific Blender Spotlight tournament open to mixed gender teams. The three best-performing teams in Blender Spotlight will qualify directly for Project Blender, with the winning team advancing to Phase 3 and the second- and third-place teams advancing to Phase 2. Blender Spotlight also features a dedicated prize pool of €10,000.

Americas Spotlight Series

• Date: December 12-14

• The Americas Spotlight tournament returns, featuring mixed rosters of top players from across GC and established Pro Players.
  The event will feature four mixed roster teams that will be invited to compete in a three day LAN tournament for a $25,000 prize pool.