The 20 teams for VCT APAC Stage 1 Challengers have been determined following yesterday’s finish of eight sub-regional VALORANT Champions Tour events across Asia-Pacific.
The participating sides were determined by a long qualifying process involving hundreds of teams from all over the Asia-Pacific region.
Running on March 10-27, VCT APAC Stage 1 Challengers will see a stacked field that features 20 of APAC’s best teams. Notably, Team Secret are absent from the team list, with the other Masters-qualified team from SEA last year making it for Stage 1. The top three teams at the event, XERXIA Esports, Paper Rex, and FULL SENSE will all fancy their chances, however, there are several appealing dark horses with no prior VCT experience that have a chance to steal the show from the more experienced teams.
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Paper Rex
- 🇸🇬 Benedict “Benkai” Tan
- 🇲🇾 Khalish “d4v41” Rusyaidee
- 🇮🇩 Aaron “mindfreak” Leonhart
- 🇮🇩 Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto
- 🇸🇬 Wang Jing “Jinggg” Jie
- 🇫🇷 Alexandre “alecks” Salle (Coach)
Bleed eSports
- 🇸🇬 Xavier “LEXY” Lee
- 🇸🇬 Derrick “Deryeon” Yee
- 🇸🇬 Lionel “lenne” Lim
- 🇸🇪 Jacob “pyth” Mourujärvi
- 🇸🇪 Max “maxie” Lönnström
- 🇸🇬 Henri “Flaring” Forichon
- 🇸🇬 Darren “FirstLove” Mok
- 🇩🇪 Nikola “LEGIJA” Ninić (Coach)
- 🇸🇬 Aaron “Eno” Cheah (Assistant coach)
No Namers
- 🇸🇬 Felipe “skyeSG” Lim
- 🇸🇬 Pierre “Tempz” Heng
- 🇸🇬 Rodman “Vera” Yap
- 🇸🇬 “DxN“
- 🇸🇬 “Shun“
- 🇸🇬 Ryan “RaySter” Seow (Coach)
BOOM Esports
- 🇮🇩 Gary “blaZek1ng” Dastin
- 🇮🇩 Saibani “fl1pzjder” Rahmad
- 🇮🇩 Rafi “frostmind” Diandra
- 🇮🇩 Rizkie “BerserX” Adla Kusuma
- 🇮🇩 David “Tehbotol” Monangin
- 🇰🇷 Ji “meow” Dong-jun (Coach)
ONIC Esports
- 🇮🇩 Cahya “Monyet” Nugraha
- 🇮🇩 Michael “SEVERiNE” Winata
- 🇮🇩 Hildegard “Shiro” Arnaldo
- 🇮🇩 Sheldon “NcSlasher” Andersen
- 🇮🇩 Hagai “Lmemore” Tewuh
- 🇿🇦 “ExiledEwok” (Coach)
BOY WITH LOVE
- 🇮🇩 Nanda “asteriskk” Rizana
- 🇮🇩 Kevin “Eeyore” Gunawan
- 🇮🇩 Fikri “famouz” Zaki
- 🇮🇩 Vicky “Flynch” Rudyanto
- 🇮🇩 Baskoro “roseaufy” Dwi Putra
South Built Esports
- 🇵🇭 Azis “azys” Nandang
- 🇵🇭 Johnty “JA” Arone
- 🇵🇭 Deko “Papichulo” Evangelista
- 🇵🇭 Chris “Pro” Martir
- 🇵🇭 Elmer “Micr0” Coloma
- 🇵🇭 Philip “flippy” Marique
- 🇵🇭 Nico “BlackenBlue” Gayoso (Analyst)
NAOS Esports
- 🇵🇭 Simon “Blas” Jimuel
- 🇵🇭 Emmanuel “jEEE” Buenavidez
- 🇵🇭 Franz “kvzx” Dingal
- 🇵🇭 Oscar “Kakarot” Farin Jr.
- 🇵🇭 Shaun “blurred” Maglasang
- 🇵🇭 Jude “Z” Gunhuran
- Vince “backstab” Belino (Coach)
Action PH
- 🇵🇭 George “Georggyyy” Lachica
- 🇵🇭 Philip “Aryu” Vergara
- 🇵🇭 Emmanuel “Emman” Morales
- 🇵🇭 Jm “sirodeathyo” Ignacio
- 🇵🇭 Franc “ABATMAN” Mejia
- 🇵🇭 Matthew “modeskii” Bautista
XERXIA Esports
- 🇹🇭 Itthirit “foxz” Ngamsaard
- 🇹🇭 Panyawat “sushiboys” Subsiriroj
- 🇹🇭 Nutchapon “sScary” Matarat
- 🇹🇭 Thanamethk “Crws” Mahatthananuyut
- 🇹🇭 Thanachart “Surf” Rungapajaratkul
- 🇹🇭 Yuttanagorn “Zeus” Kaewkongyai (Coach)
Made in Thailand (MiTH)
- 🇹🇭 Nantapol “Kongared” Boonying
- 🇹🇭 Jirayu “wannafly” Meesuk
- 🇹🇭 Thanaboon “Delend” Tungsupsatit
- 🇹🇭 Palapoom “AloNeFillz” Thaikum
- 🇹🇭 Kantapon “Kadoom” Kingthong
- Sattawut “Leaf” Reathong (Coach)
FULL SENSE
- 🇹🇭 Chanitpak “ChAlalala” Suwanaprateep
- 🇹🇭 Elamrahim “LAMMYSNAX” Khanpathan
- 🇹🇭 Kititkawin “PTC” Rattanasukol
- 🇹🇭 Chanawin “JohnOlsen” Nakchain
- 🇹🇭 Nattawat “SuperBusS” Yoosawat
- 🇹🇭 Thanaphat “THEE” Limpaphan
- Thotsaphon “cbbk” Suphatthanaphalaphon (Head coach)
- Kachaporn “ZOCHA” Taveesin (Coach/analyst)
Oblivion Force
- 🇭🇰 “CHIMEI“
- 🇭🇰 “Kiuuuu“
- 🇭🇰 “FuriouzMeow“
- 🇭🇰 “hypathor“
- 🇭🇰 “NoMan“
Griffin E-Sports
- 🇭🇰 Jiahui “Attention” Huang
- 🇭🇰 Yung “Ace” Ka Chun
- 🇭🇰 “YRSelect“
- 🇭🇰 “Fung3“
- 🇭🇰 “SiuFatBB“
CERBERUS Esports
- 🇻🇳 Ngô “Kishi” Trường Huy
- 🇻🇳 Nguyễn “Lok1” Trung Tín
- 🇻🇳 Châu “Akashi” Hoàn Thiện Nhân
- 🇻🇳 Nguyễn “Daicute” Anh Minh Thông
- 🇻🇳 Lê “Redneval” Quốc Khánh
- 🇰🇷 Yoon “Malix” Kyung-ho (Coach)
Fancy United Esports
- 🇻🇳 Nguyễn “KillerS” Văn Thiện
- 🇻🇳 Vũ “Acerola” Thượng Toàn
- 🇻🇳 Bùi “BMV” Minh Vũ
- 🇻🇳 Võ “Hyzee” Nhựt Huy
- 🇻🇳 Đinh “YESicaN” Định Đạt
- 🇻🇳 Phan “Kawa” Anh Huy (Coach)
Team Big BAAM
- 🇻🇳 Nguyễn “P1nA2k4” Nam
- 🇻🇳 Phạm “d0rf” Huỳnh Toàn Quốc
- 🇻🇳 Nguyễn “nTK” Tuấn Kiệt
- 🇻🇳 Trần “Mowf” Đức Minh
- 🇻🇳 Nguyễn “Nhatthong2k” Nhất Thống
- 🇫🇷 Elian “Imcarnus” Lopez (Coach)
Velocity Gaming
- Debanjan “DEATHMAKER” Das
- Tejas “rite2ace” Sawant
- Sagnik “Hellff” Roy
- Vibhor “Vibhor” Vaid
- Anuj “Amaterasu” Sharma
- Mohit “mw1” Wakle
- Agneya “Marzil” Koushik
Global Esports
- Bhavin “HellrangeR” Kotwani
- Akshay “KappA” Sinkar
- Abhirup “Lightningfast” Choudhury
- Jayanth “skillZ” Ramesh
- Ganesh “SkRossi” Gangadhar
Bonkers
- Jackson “Minimise” White
- Riley “rDeeW” Wilkinson
- Justin “skrawl” Lanzon
- Nick “tixx” Quinn
- Noah “Nozz” McClafferty
- Gary “kalth” Howard
- Chris “NiceHacks” Wahle
- Mitchell “pilski” Pilipowski (Coach)
- Jordan “Jordation” Frish (Coach)
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