Riot Games is working on a Player Contract Database for the VALORANT Challengers circuits in the Pacific, set to be introduced in the future.
SOUTH KOREA – Riot Games has announced plans to develop a Player Contract Database for the Pacific Challengers circuits, similar to the Global Contract Database (GCD) used in the VCT. This will allow the public to track player movements, contract details, and more for the tier-two ecosystem.
Jake Sin, Head of VALORANT Esports APAC, made the announcement during the VCT Pacific Kickoff Pre-Event Press Conference in Seoul, where it was also revealed that the 2025 VCT Pacific Season Finals will be held in Tokyo, Japan.
“We are also working on creating a Challengers Player Contract Database to create greater transparency of player signings in tier two, which will allow easier transactions between teams across tier one and two and help prevent poaching or tampering of any players inadvertently due to lack of information, which I hope will further help with player mobility.”
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The upcoming database is expected to include details such as player names, team affiliations, contract dates, residency statuses, and team contact information, similar to the Global Contract Database’s functionality.
This new system will be particularly important, as VALO2ASIA has discovered throughout the years that several notable organizations have previously placed players in “contract jail” for years, restricting their freedom to transfer or compete elsewhere due to sky-high buyout clauses and unusually long contracts. In fact, some players whose contracts recently ended have now found new homes with VCT Pacific teams this season. The public database will help prevent such situations from arising in the future by showing better insights into contract statuses.
While this database is confirmed for the Pacific Challengers circuit, it remains uncertain whether similar systems will be introduced for other Challengers regions.
The Pacific region currently includes Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, South Asia, and Oceania. Besides the contract database, the 2025 season will allow VCT circuit teams to field academy rosters, with nine organizations already committing to academy teams in the Pacific Challengers circuits.
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