VALORANT Pacific Stage 1
The VALORANT Champions Tour Pacific Stage 1 kicks off April 3 with full rosters, format and schedule published—marking a key competitive window for shooter esports and hardware sponsors (gosugamers.net). The event’s timing makes it a hotspot for monitoring pro settings, FPS targets, and hardware telemetry ahead of mid‑year launches (gosugamers.net).
Group-stage matches are set for Seoul’s SOOP Sangam Colosseum while the Stage 1 Finals will be hosted in Ho Chi Minh City in May, marking the first tier‑one VCT final in Vietnam. (valorantesports.com) (dotesports.com) The league uses two single‑round‑robin groups of six with best‑of‑three matches in group play, and a double‑elimination playoff where the lower‑bracket final and grand final are best‑of‑five. (liquipedia.net) (thespike.gg) Group Alpha features Gen.G, Paper Rex, Global Esports, Team Secret, Nongshim RedForce and Kiwoom/DRX (DRX listed as the Korean partner entry), while Group Omega contains T1, ZETA DIVISION, DetonatioN FocusMe, Rex Regum Qeon, VARREL and FULL SENSE. (dotesports.com) (vlr.gg) Three Pacific slots for Masters London are on the line and the regional circuit is competing for a US$250,000 season prize pool allocated across VCT Pacific events. (dotesports.com) (valorantesports.com) Group‑stage tickets went on sale 20 March with regional sale windows listed in GMT+7/GMT+8/GMT+9, and Riot has said ticketing for the Ho Chi Minh playoff week will be announced separately. (valorantesports.com) (invenglobal.com) Team‑level hardware moves are already visible: RRQ announced a partnership with ZOWIE and promoted use of high‑refresh displays, with gear details and 540Hz display talk circulating in team media, and FULL SENSE has replaced TALON in the 12‑team lineup. (esportsinsider.com) (vpesports.com) (gosugamers.net)
