VCT 2023 Pacific League: Schedule, format and Valorant teams

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The VCT Pacific league is just around the corner. Here is everything you need to know about the international Valorant, including the official streams, the full schedule, and the participating teams.

Less than a month after the end of the VCT LOCK//IN tournament, the 30 partner teams are now shifting their focus to the regional leagues set up by Riot Games for this new era of Valorant esports.

In 2023, there is only one split, making the VCT Pacific League a season-defining tournament for the region’s teams. There will be three spots at VCT Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions on the line.

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Valorant crowd before Lock//InColin Young-Wolff/Riot Games
The VCT Pacific league will be held in Seoul, South Korea

The top 10 teams from South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and South Asia will face off in Seoul for the first season of VCT Pacific, starting on March 25.

Here is everything you need to know about the tournament.

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VCT 2023 Pacific League: Streams

The VCT Pacific will be broadcast across multiple languages on both Twitch and YouTube. We’ve embedded the official English Twitch stream below for your convenience.

Below you can find all the official streams for the league in different languages:

English:

Japanese:

Korean:

Thai:

Indonesian:

In addition to the official streams, there will be watch parties with select content creators from all around the world.

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VCT 2023 Pacific League: Format and schedule

Paper Rex celebrate a win together at Valorant MastersLance Skundrich/Riot Games
Paper Rex are one of the favorites heading into the VCT Pacific league

The VCT Pacific League will start on March 25 with the regular season, where all 10 teams will battle in a single round-robin stage, with every match being a best-of-three series. Matches will be played on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, with the exception of the final super week (Friday through Tuesday).

Only six teams will make the double-elimination playoffs and in the end, only three teams will qualify for VCT Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions 2023. There will also be a last-chance qualifier in July, giving teams one more chance to secure a spot at the Valorant Champions.

Below is the complete schedule for each stage:

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  • Regular Season: March 25-May 16
  • Playoffs: May 19-May 28
  • Last Chance Qualifier: July

Regular season (March 25 — May 16)

Week 1 schedule (March 25 — March 27)

Day Match PT ET GMT
March 25 ZETA DIVISION vs. DRX 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
T1 vs. Global Esports 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
March 26 Paper Rex vs. Detonation FocusMe 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
Team Secret vs. Talon 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
March 27 RRQ vs. Gen.G 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM

Week 2 schedule (April 1 — April 3)

Day Match PT ET GMT
April 1 ZETA DIVISION vs. RRQ 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
Talon vs. T1 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
April 2 Team Secret vs. Paper Rex 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
Gen.G vs. Detonation FocusMe 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
April 3 Global Esports vs. DRX 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM

Week 3 schedule (April 8 — April 10)

Day Match PT ET GMT
April 8 RRQ vs. Detonation FocusMe 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
T1 vs. Paper Rex 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
April 9 ZETA DIVISION vs. Global Esports 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
Talon vs. DRX 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
April 10 Team Secret vs. Gen.G 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM

Week 4 schedule (April 15 — April 17)

Day Match PT ET GMT
April 15 Paper Rex vs. DRX 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
Team Secret vs. RRQ 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
April 16 T1 vs. Gen.G 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
ZETA DIVISION vs. Detonation FocusMe 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
April 17 Talon vs. Global Esports 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM

Week 5 schedule (April 22 — April 24)

Day Match PT ET GMT
April 22 Paper Rex vs. Global Esports 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
Gen.G vs. DRX 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
April 23 T1 vs. RRQ 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
Team Secret vs. Detonation FocusMe 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
April 24 ZETA DIVISION vs. Talon 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM

Week 6 schedule (April 29 — May 1)

Day Match PT ET GMT
April 29 T1 vs. Detonation FocusMe 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
ZETA DIVISON vs. Team Secret 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
April 30 Global Esports vs. Gen.G 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
RRQ vs. DRX 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
May 1 Talon vs. Paper Rex 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM

Week 7 schedule (May 6 — May 8)

Day Match PT ET GMT
May 6 Talon vs. Gen.G 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
ZETA DIVISION vs. Paper Rex 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
May 7 RRQ vs. Global Esports 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
Team Secret vs. T1 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
May 8 DRX vs. Detonation FocusMe 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM

Week 8 schedule (May 12 — May 16)

Day Match PT ET GMT
May 12 Paper Rex. Gen.G 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
ZETA DIVISION vs. T1 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
May 13 Team Secret vs. DRX 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
Global Esports vs. Detonation FocusMe 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
May 14 Talon vs. RRQ 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
ZETA DIVISION vs. Gen.G 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
May 15 T1 vs. DRX 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
Team Secret vs. Global Esports 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM
May 16 Talon vs. Detonation FocusMe 2 AM 5 AM 9 AM
RRQ vs. Paper Rex 5 AM 8 AM 12 PM

VCT Pacific League: Standings

Darker Green = Qualified for playoffs’ upper bracket round 2. Light Green = Qualified for playoffs’ upper bracket round 1. Red = Eliminated.

Placement Team Record
Detonation FocusMe
DRX
Gen.G Esports
Global Esports
Paper Rex
Rex Regum Qeon
T1
Talon Esports
Team Secret
ZETA DIVISION

VCT Pacific League: Teams and players

Below you can find all the teams competing in the VCT Americas league and their respective lineups:

Team Players
Detonation FocusMe takej, Reita, xnfri, Anthem, Suggest
DRX stax, Rb, Zest, BuZz, MaKo, Foxy9
Gen.G Esports Meteor, k1Ng, TS, eKo, Sylvan, GodDead
Global Esports SkRossi, AYRIN, t3xture, Monyet, Bazzi
Paper Rex mindfreak, f0rsaken, Benkai, d4v41, Jinggg, something
Rex Regum Qeon Emman, EJAY, Tehbotol, fl1pzjder, Lmemore
T1 xeta, Munchkin, ban, Sayaplayer, Carpe
Talon Esports Crws, foxz, sushiboys, garnetS, JitboyS
Team Secret JessieVash, DubsteP, BORKUM, Jremy, invy
Detonation FocusMe Laz, crow, Dep, SugarZ3ro, TENNN