VCT CHALLENGERS APAC PLAYOFFS

VCT CHALLENGERS APAC PLAYOFFS - STAGE 2 OVERVIEW

With the VCT Challengers APAC Stage 2 main events well underway, we are thrilled to announce details about the upcoming APAC Playoffs Stage 2!

Over the past month, hundreds of teams from across Southeast Asia have been engaged in local tournaments around the region for a chance to compete at the upcoming pan-regional event in June.

The two top teams from the APAC Playoffs Stage 2 will be given a direct invitation to represent the APAC region at Masters 2, VCT’s 2nd and final global tournament of the year.

Teams who have not qualified to Masters 2 will still have a chance to compete for a spot at Champions through the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) scheduled in early August. More details about the LCQ will be shared closer to the date so stay tuned!

SLOT ALLOCATIONS & QUALIFIED TEAMS

Regional allocations for the upcoming Challengers APAC Playoffs Stage 2 in June are split across a 20-team competitive format. Seeds are determined by the size of the competitive playbase in each region.

The following teams from Southeast Asia, South Asia and Oceania have successfully proven themselves in their local tournaments and will be competing in Playoffs. Qualified teams are as follows:

Thailand - Xerxia, FW Esports, Made in Thailand
Philippines - Team Secret, Oasis Gaming, Rex Regum Qeon
Indonesia - Onic G, Alter Ego, Boom Esports
Vietnam - Fancy United Esports, Cerberus Esports, Team Big Baam
Singapore/Malaysia - Paper Rex, Gaimin Gladiators (formerly Laze), Bleed Esports
Taiwan/Hong Kong - Griffin E-Sports, Ghetto Artist
South Asia - TBD, TBD
Oceania - Order

TOURNAMENT FORMAT & DATES

The VCT Challengers APAC Stage 2 Playoffs will kick off on 9 June and will run until the end of the month. The tournament is structured in three stages:

Play-ins: 9-12 June
- Format: 8 teams will play in GSL format. 4 successful teams will proceed to the next stage.
Groups: 15-20 June
- Format: 16 teams will play in GSL format. 8 successful teams will proceed to the knockout stage.
Knockouts & Finals: 23-26 June
- Format: 8 teams will go through a series of double elimination brackets. The final 2 teams will be invited to Masters 2.

Tournament day matches will begin at 11:00am GMT+8.