VALORANT Game Changers Pacific 2025 Guide

Everything you need to know about the upcoming VALORANT Game Changers Pacific 2025!

THAILAND — VALORANT Game Changers Pacific 2025 gathers eight of the region’s strongest squads in Bangkok (Oct 6–12) with two spots to the global Game Changers Championship, happening this year at Seoul, at stake.

The field covers multiple regions across Asia, and features the eight best teams to qualify over the course of the 2025 season, with three Southeast Asia slots, two from Japan, and one apiece from Korea, Oceania and South Asia. Below we break down how each team won their slot, key moments from their year, and look at what’s up ahead at VCT Game Changers: Pacific.

The Pacific participant list is drawn from subregional qualifiers: Southeast Asia (3), Japan (2), Korea (1), Oceania (1) and South Asia (1).

Each region ran its own splits and playoffs in 2025, and the top performers earned the Bangkok invites. The Pacific event itself is a double-elimination playoff with a best-of-three (BO3) format (BO5 grand finals); the top two finishers qualify for the Game Changers Championship in Seoul.

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Participating Teams at VALORANT Game Changers Pacific 2025 and Format

Team Falcons Vega — SEA #1
Xipto Esports GC — SEA #2
HYPA HYPA Esports — SEA #3
FENNEL Female — Japan #1
REIGNITE Lily — Japan #2
Ninetails — Korea #1
Rising Esports GC — Oceania #1
Asterisk Women — South Asia #1

Team Falcons Vega — SEA #1

Falcons Vega have been the dominant SEA story in 2025. The core of last year’s best team in SEA: Xipto Esports was signed by Falcons as they moved regions from EMEA to Pacific, bringing two of their players from the previous roster with them: Modhi “madv” Alkanhal and Maryam “Mary” Maher. While Mary had won the first-ever Game Changers Championship and been MVP for her team, Xipto Esports were undefeated during 2024 and lost the GCC that year to the eventual winners and runners-up.

“Our journey in Pacific this year is tough because we had to change three coaches in the span of eight months, but luckily Ken ‘Colbat‘ Ho came back to help us. We barely do bootcamps, so there are times that Madv’s and Mary’s ping are not great, but despite that, I would say our team dynamics and chemistry improved a lot even through ups and downs,” said Alexy “Alexy” Francisco.

Team Falcons came in as the team to be reckoned with and proved it by winning 1st place in VALORANT Game Changers SEA Split 1 and followed that up by winning SEA Split 2 as well, once again going undefeated. In fact, the roster only dropped four maps the entire year in GC SEA. They also defeated G2 Gozen to win the RedBull Instalock event in the United Kingdom.

They are the favorites to win the event thanks to all five of their players having attended the international Game Changers Championship before, and one of them having won it. “I’m looking forward to playing the Brazil region and Shopify Rebellion,” said Alexy on asked about which international contenders she wants to take down.

Xipto Esports GC — SEA #2

This roster’s core competed in last year’s GC Pacific as SISU, as the second seed. They played under the Ascend banner in SEA Split 1, finishing second and being one of the few teams to take a map off of Falcons Vega this year.

Xipto Esports GC signed the team ahead of Split 2, and the team earned their Pacific berth by finishing runner-up to Falcons Vega in SEA Split 2, once again taking them down on a map before losing 3-1. While lacking the same international experience as Falcons, this team have been steadily improving and have shown they can lock in when necessary. They looked extremely convincing during the lower bracket of Split 2.

HYPA HYPA Esports — SEA #3

HYPA HYPA are a bit different from the other two teams: while Falcons and SISU have been competing as a team for the entire year, this roster came together ahead of SEA Split 2. While all players on the team are veterans of the GC SEA scene who have been around for years, the roster, while having firepower galore, was still a question mark for some. The core of this roster competed as BOBA in GC Pacific 2024.

In SEA Split 2, they had an almost flawless Swiss and group stage, only dropping one map, to qualify for the playoffs. They won their first game, then got knocked down to the lower bracket by Falcons Vega, but managed to take a map off of them. They won the next two games to guarantee themselves qualification at GC Pacific, but lost out on seeding after a lower final loss against Xipto.

“I just want to win against every team,” said Pornlapat “babytz” Wittayanan. She, along with Nurul “Ayumii” Aini and Tieno “Alluka” Pierce are some of the most veteran GC players in SEA.

FENNEL Hotelava — Japan #1

The year started with perhaps Japan’s most storied team: ZETA DIVISION disbanding. While heartbreaking for the Japanese GC scene, FENNEL got two very talented players – Suzu “suzu” Sasaki and Sarina “Moco” Kawashima- enabling them to deepen their depth as a roster. After their rebuild at the beginning of the year, FENNEL were one of the favorites headed into Split 1 of GC Japan.

FENNEL were able to look dominant in Split 1 until knocked into the lower bracket by DRX Changers. They managed to make a clean lowers run to rematch them in the grand finals where they won 3-0.

FENNEL Female were Japan’s most consistent GC side in 2025. They had 1st place finishes in Japan Split 2 as well, defeating every team to lift the trophy without dropping a single series, making them Japan’s clear top seed heading into Pacific. Their domestic dominance and experience under pressure make them one of the teams to watch.

REIGNITE Lily — Japan #2

While this roster’s core has been stable for a while, REIGNITE signed two new players this year, one at the beginning and one right after Split 1. Split 1 was a bit of a disappointment for the team, with them falling short during the group stage. After their newest player, nekopanchi, joined the team, the team faced some role shuffles aside from Split 2, which would decide whether they’d get to play at GC Pacific.

During Split 2, the roster had a very clean run through the Open stage, making it to the main event without dropping a single map. They faced their first loss to regular rivals FENNEL, but this time, they successfully made a lower-bracket run to qualify for the grand finals, a rematch against FENNEL. Despite losing to FENNEL 3-0, they qualified as the second seed for the region. REIGNITE Lily showed steady improvement through 2025 and arrive in Bangkok as a disciplined, tactical roster, albeit perhaps one lacking the same level of experience internationally as the likes of Falcons.

Ninetails — Korea #1

Ahead of the competitive year starting, Korea had a new team on the rise. Ninetails signed some of Mir Gaming’s players from 2024, along with some rookies and coaching staff. Mir Gaming had represented Korea in 2024’s GC Pacific. The team dominated during GC Stage 1 Korea, with them only dropping a single map enroute to the playoffs, and the team found a 3-1 grand final victory against CNE Changers.

Thanks to their win in Stage 1, they directly qualified for the group stage in Stage 2, skipping the open qualifiers, and once again, they were the team to beat in Korea. They dropped only one map in the upper final and won Split 2 of GC Korea with a 3-0 Grand Final victory to make them the sole Korean rep at GC Pacific.

Their recorded 19W–0L run this year shows off the team’s clear regional dominance and momentum coming into Pacific, a feat matched by Falcons Vega. While it remains to be seen how the team will fare against other regions, in Korea, they were by far the best team this year.

Rising Esports GC — Oceania #1

Oceania’s GC scene might be under flux, but a team that might sound familiar from GC Pacific 2024 was SWAGLORD9000. While this roster didn’t quite make it internationally, they definitely looked good, and headed into 2025, they were definitely aiming higher this season. The core stuck together ahead of the 2025 season. “We had a really hard year with like five roster changes due to unfortunate circumstances, but were still able to win,” said Madeline “Ferret” O’Brien ahead of the event.

Under the same banner as free agents, the roster dominated Split 1, which was a Swiss qualifier for Split 1. They won all six games they played, only dropping one map, and confirmed their spot for Split 2. Split 2’s double-elim bracket saw them winning out their opener but dropping to the lower bracket after a loss to KISS. They dominated their lower run to set up a rematch against KISS, where they won 3-1, taking the GC OCE Split 2 trophy as well as qualifying them for Pacific.

On being asked which team they wanted to take down the most, Maddie said, “XIPTO! We versed their core roster under SISU last year and were able to get 1 map on them, but lost to them twice! Time for redemption.”

Asterisk Women — South Asia #1

Asterisk Women found a third place finish during South Asia Split 1, which led to the organization seeking a rebuild ahead of Split 2. The organization signed the roster that finished second in Split 1, consisting of veterans like Neha “CaspeR” Sottany, Saloni “Meow16K” Pawar, and Anrionel “twirly” Cajanding, all of whom have played in the GC scene for years, in both South Asia and SEA.

With “Ven” joining the roster ahead of Split 2, they were one of the favorites to claim the trophy in South Asia Split 2. They blazed through the playoffs bracket to qualify for the grand final without dropping a single map, and won the grand final in 3-1 fashion with a dominant showing. Their South Asia performance in 2025 was incredibly consistent, and with the veteran talent on this roster, they are capable of a deep run at GC Pacific this year.

CaspeR said, “We believe in the power of friendship, and that together we are stronger. We’d like to face HYPA HYPA.” She also mentioned the dominance of SEA teams and their fast playstyle as a major factor, a fact she knows from her time playing in the region before South Asia GC was established.

What to Expect and Opening Matches:

The 2025 Pacific Game Changers will see dominant regional champions and scrappy underdogs alike fighting for the same thing: to qualify for the grand final, since that’s what punches your ticket to the Game Changers Championship in Seoul this year. The opening games are:

October 7, 2025

Xipto Esports GC vs Rising Esports GC
Team Falcons Vega vs REIGNITE Lily

October 8, 2025

FENNEL GC vs HYPA HYPA Esports
Ninetails vs Asterisk Women

Expect SEA’s depth to be tested by Japan’s disciplined units and Korea’s Ninetails, who like Falcons, have gone undefeated this year on paper. While OCE and South Asia are starting to shape up as strong contenders in their own right, the favorite at this event is Falcons, who are still hunting for that Game Changers Championship trophy.

Where to Watch:

You can watch Game Changers Pacific at the following local language broadcast links:

English

SOOP: VALORANT_EN
Twitch: VALORANT Pacific
YouTube:VCT Pacific

Japanese

Twitch: VALORANT JP
YouTube: VALORANT JP

Bahasa Indonesia

Thai

Vietnamese

YouTube: VALORANTesportsVN
TikTok: VALORANT Esports Vietnam

Mandarin

Twitch: VALORANT TW
YouTube: VALORANTesportsTW

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Cover photo courtesy of VCT Pacific

VCT Game Changers Pacific 2025