The dates and details about the Challengers TW/HK circuit for the 2024 season have been revealed.
TAIWAN/HONG KONG – VALORANT Esports has revealed the specifics regarding the qualification process for the 2024 season of VALORANT Challengers TW/HK, featuring a similar two-stage structure as last year.
The leading team by the conclusion of Stage 2 will have the honor of representing Taiwan and Hong Kong in Challengers Ascension, joining nine other sub-regions in APAC. In the previous season, TW/HK was represented by ONE Team Esports, which featured promising young talent Shi “XyuS” Guan-Yu and seasoned veteran Tsai “W1nner” Hong-Wei.
Running from January 20, the qualifying phase kicks off with an Open Qualifier featuring a best-of-three, single-elimination bracket. The top eight teams emerging from this qualifier will progress to the main event of Challengers TW/HK Stage 1, scheduled from January 31 to April 4. Kicking off with a Regular Season, teams will engage in a best-of-three, single round-robin bracket, with the top six advancing to a double-elimination playoff bracket.
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TL/DR – The dates for the events are as follows:
Stage 1 (January 20-April 4)
- Open Qualifier
- January 20-28
- BO3, single-elimination bracket
- Top 8 teams advance to Challengers Stage 1
- Regular Season (Start January 31)
- BO3, single round-robin bracket
- Top 6 teams advance to Playoffs
- Playoffs (End April 4)
- BO3, double-elimination bracket
- Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final will be BO5
Promotion/Relegation
- April 24-26
- Bottom 4 teams from Challengers Stage 1 will join top 4 teams from Premier
- 5th and 8th teams would be put in the same group, and 6th and 7th would be in another group. Teams from Premier League would be distributed randomly.
- Top 4 teams advance to Stage 2 Challengers
Stage 2 (May 15 – July 11)
- Regular Season
- BO3, single round-robin bracket
- Top 6 teams advance to Playoffs
- Playoffs
- BO3, double-elimination bracket
- Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final will be BO5
- Winners advance to Challengers Ascension
Starting from Stage 2, Open Qualifier will not be hosted as teams can secure qualification through the in-game Premier system.
Premier players and teams must achieve a rank of Immortal 3 or higher and qualify for Contender, the highest tier in Premier. These teams must consist of players eligible for Contender and complete their registration between January 8-17. The Premier competition will be divided into two stages, spanning from January to the end of April, with the second stage of it serving as a qualifying round for the Challengers Promotion and Relegation tournament.
The bottom four Stage 1 teams must compete once more in the Promotion/Relegation stage alongside the top four teams from Premier, taking place from April 24-26. The tournament format for Stage 2 mirrors that of Stage 1, with eight teams participating in the Regular Season and six in the subsequent playoffs.
The introduction of the Circuit Points System will serve as a change from the previous season. It rewards consistency over recent performances. This will make winning Stage 1 more important while teams that shine in just one part of the calendar will have less impact on the Ascension contention.
Circuit Points for each stage of Challengers TW/HK 2024:
| 1st | 80 |
| 2nd | 60 |
| 3rd | 50 |
| 4th | 40 |
| 5th | 30 |
| 6th | 30 |
| 7th | 20 |
| 8th | 20 |
Each stage will maintain the same prize pool as the previous year, offering US$23,000 in total for the eight top teams. In addition, there will be rewards of US$500 for each of the four fan-favorite players and a Stage MVP prize worth US$1000.
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