Riot Games announces 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour Challengers Stage 2 APAC participants

Following the successful Stage 1 of the 2022 VCT Challengers, it is now in Stage 2 with 48 teams vying for a Playoff spot for June. Read on!

2022 VCT Challengers Stage 2 will start soon!

2022 VALORANT Champions Tour Challengers Stage 2 to kick off soon!

Are you ready to support the Filipino teams?

8 teams from each Southeast Asian market have qualified for the VCT Challengers Stage 2 coming from the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore/Malaysia, and Taiwan/Hong Kong. 4 of these teams per market were offered direct invitations to VCT Challengers APAC Stage 2 due to their outstanding accomplishments at the local level during Stage 1. The following 4 teams qualified through Open Qualifier events held in April.

Here are the qualified teams per country:

Philippines

Direct Invites - NAOS Esports, South Built Esports, Action PH, Oasis Gaming

Open Qualifier -  Bren Esports, RRQ, Team Secret, Alpha Esports Pro

Thailand

Direct Invites - XERXIA, MiTH, Fullsense, NKT

Open Qualifier -  Purple Mood Esport, X10 CRIT, FW ESPORTS, Sharper Esport

Indonesia

Direct Invites - BOOM ESPORTS, Persija Esports, ONIC G, Alter Ego Esports

Open Qualifier - Bigetron Arctic, Dewa United, ARF TEAM (formerly Babi Guling), Hike Digital

Vietnam

Direct Invites - Cerberus Esports, Fancy United Esports, Big BAAM, Unbeaten Esports

Open Qualifier - Ronin, Victory, Nghiện Thêm Lần Nữa, Brave Wolves

Singapore/Malaysia

Direct Invites: Paper Rex, Bleed Esports, Laze (formerly Huat Zai), Galaxy Esports

Open Qualifier: OGB, Todak, KPMOONIIBLM9, Blitz Esports

Taiwan/Hong Kong

Direct Invites - Oblivion Force, Griffin Esports, IVAN (formerly I Need Money), K7 Esports (formerly LP33)

Open Qualifier - Ghetto Artist, Only One Word, Giant Submarine, Traitors

The Challengers APAC Stage 2 Playoffs, which will take place in June, will feature a 20-team competitive format. The size of the competitive playbase in each area determines the seeds. 

The following are the slot allocations by region:

Philippines - 3 Seeds

Thailand - 3 Seeds

Indonesia - 3 Seeds

Vietnam - 3 Seeds

Singapore/Malaysia - 3 Seeds

Taiwan/Hong Kong - 2 Seeds

South Asia - 2 Seeds

Oceania - 1 Seed

For Filipinos fans, you can catch the 2022 VCT Challengers Stage 2 via Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook.

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