Let's get you ready for the VCT 2023 Pacific League! Here's everything you need to know to be all set for the next weeks.
The VCT 2023 Pacific League is around the corner, and it will feature 10 teams from South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and South Asia battling for three spots in the VCT Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions. Let's check out everything we know about it; from discussing this tournament's format to the full match schedule!
VCT 2023 Pacific League: Format
The format is pretty much the same as with the Americas and EMEA leagues. The games will start on March 25 with a Regular Season stage that will last for 8 weeks (until May 16). During this stage, all teams will compete against each other in a single round-robin, with every match being a BO3 series.
After the Regular Season stage, the 6 best teams will make it to the Playoffs phase that will be played in a double-elimination bracket. From there:
- Top 3 teams qualify for VCT Champions 2023
- Top 4 teams qualify for VCT Masters Tokyo
The Playoffs phase will run from May 19 to May 28, and well, as you can see, the stakes are high. We could say this is a season-defining tournament; besides this league, there won't be any more opportunities to qualify for Champions (besides one Last Chance Qualifier in July).
VCT 2023 Pacific League: Prize Pool
The VCT 2023 Pacific League will have a $250,000 prize pool, with a following distribution:
| Place | Tournament Slots Earned | Money Prize |
| 1st | VCT Champions + VCT Masters Tokyo | $100,000 |
| 2nd | VCT Champions + VCT Masters Tokyo | $65,000 |
| 3rd | VCT Champions + VCT Masters Tokyo | $40,000 |
| 4th | VCT Masters Tokyo | $25,000 |
| 5th | None | $15,000 |
| 6th | None | $5,000 |
| 7th-10th | None | None |
VCT 2023 Pacific League: Where To Watch
The primary broadcast of this tournament will be streamed on valorant_pacific Twitch channel, which you can find embedded below.
However, there will also be multiple other streams and watch parties in different languages. Some of them include:
- valorant_jpn (Official Japanese stream)
- valorant_kr (Official Korean stream)
- valorant_ph (Official Philippine stream)
- valorant_id (Official Indonesian stream)
- valorant_th (Official Thai stream)
- nodwingaming (Official Indian stream)
It is worth mentioning that all streams will follow the same schedule, and if you are wondering how it's going to look like, just scroll this article down a little bit!
VCT 2023 Pacific League: Schedule & Results
So yeah, there's your full match schedule for VCT 2023 Pacific League! All matches will be played on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays with 5 matches total per week (except for the Final Week).
Week 1
| Match | Date |
| ZETA DIVISION vs. DRX | March 25, 05:00 AM ET |
| T1 vs. Global Esports | March 25, 08:00 AM ET |
Paper Rex vs. Detonation FocusMe | March 26, 05:00 AM ET |
| Team Secret vs. Talon Esports | March 26, 08:00 AM ET |
| Rex Regum Qeon vs. Gen.G | March 27, 05:00 AM ET |
Week 2
| Match | Date |
| ZETA DIVISION vs. Rex Regum Qeon | April 1, 05:00 AM ET |
| Talon Esports vs. T1 | April 1, 08:00 AM ET |
| Team Secret vs. Paper Rex | April 2, 05:00 AM ET |
Gen.G vs. Detonation FocusMe | April 2, 08:00 AM ET |
| Global Esports vs. DRX | April 3, 05:00 AM ET |
Week 3
| Match | Date |
| Rex Regum Qeon vs. Detonation FocusMe | April 8, 05:00 AM ET |
| T1 vs. Paper Rex | April 8, 08:00 AM ET |
| ZETA Divison vs. Global Esports | April 9, 05:00 AM ET |
| Talon Esports vs. DRX | April 9, 08:00 AM ET |
| Team Secret vs. Gen.G | April 10, 05:00 AM ET |
Week 4
| Match | Date |
| Paper Rex vs. DRX | April 15, 05:00 AM ET |
| Team Secret vs. Rex Regum Qeon | April 15, 08:00 AM ET |
T1 vs. Gen.G | April 16, 05:00 AM ET |
| Team Secret vs. Detonation FocusMe | April 16, 08:00 AM ET |
| ZETA DIVISION vs. Talon Esports | April 17, 05:00 AM ET |
Week 5
| Match | Date |
| Paper Rex vs. Global Esports | April 22, 05:00 AM ET |
| Gen.G vs. DRX | April 22, 08:00 AM ET |
| T1 vs. Rex Regum Qeon | April 23, 05:00 AM ET |
| Team Secret vs. Detonation FocusMe | April 23, 08:00 AM ET |
| ZETA DIVISION vs. Talon Esports | April 24, 05:00 AM ET |
Week 6
| Match | Date |
T1 vs. Detonation FocusMe | April 29, 05:00 AM ET |
| ZETA DIVISION vs. Team Secret | April 29, 08:00 AM ET |
| Global Esports vs. Gen.G | April 30, 05:00 AM ET |
| Rex Regum Qeon vs. DRX | April 30, 08:00 AM ET |
| Talon Esports vs. Paper Rex | May 1, 05:00 AM ET |
Week 7
| Match | Date |
| Talon Esports vs. Gen.G | May 6, 05:00 AM ET |
| ZETA DIVISION vs. Paper Rex | May 6. 08:00 AM ET |
| Rex Regum Qeon vs. Global Esports | May 7, 05:00 AM ET |
| Team Secret vs. T1 | May 7, 08:00 AM ET |
DRX vs. Detonation FocusMe | May 8, 05:00 AM ET |
Week 8 (Final Week)
| Match | Date |
| Paper Rex vs. Gen.G | May 12, 05:00 AM ET |
| ZETA DIVISION vs. T1 | May 12, 08:00 AM ET |
| Team Secret vs. DRX | May 13, 05:00 AM ET |
| Global Esports vs. Detonation FocusMe | May 13, 08:00 AM ET |
| Talon Esports vs. Rex Regum Qeon | May 14, 05:00 AM ET |
| ZETA DIVISION vs. Gen.G | May 14, 08:00 AM ET |
| T1 vs. DRX | May 15, 05:00 AM ET |
| Team Secret vs. Global Esports | May 15, 08:00 AM ET |
| Talon Esports vs. Detonation FocusMe | May 16, 05:00 AM ET |
| Rex Regum Qeon vs. Paper Rex | May 16, 08:00 AM ET |
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