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VCT Stage 3 Challengers 1
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VCT Asia Stage 3 Challengers 1 – teams, format, broadcast, schedule, more

by Juandi July 8, 2021
by Juandi July 8, 2021

The next major Asian VALORANT tournament will be underway soon

The open qualifications for VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Stage 3 Challengers 1 have concluded in Japan, Korea, and the SEA region, with several teams rose to the occasion over the week, while others fell short when it counted the most.

The VCT Asia Stage 3 Challengers 1 main event will sees eight regions divided into three divisions to duke it out as the Challengers 1 champion. This time around, SEA, Korea, and Japan will each send two representatives to Masters 3 in Berlin, which will take place from September 9-19. With that in mind, VALO2ASIA has prepared comprehensive information regarding teams, changes, and more in eight regional Challengers across Asia.

ALSO READ: VCT 2021 Stage 3 Challengers SEA โ€“ format, broadcast, schedule, and more


๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand

Thailand’s representation at SEA Challengers Playoffs Stage 2, X10 Esports, and FULL SENSE are invited to the first Challengers. They will be joined by familiar faces such Foxy Araikordai, Sharper Esports, and Renatus, a former Beyond CS:GO team.

The victor of VCT Thailand Stage 3 Challengers 1 will earn a guaranteed spot in the SEA Challengers Playoffs as well as the first-place prize of TH18,000 (US$560). The remaining three teams in the final standings will move on to the Challengers 2 main event and avoid playing through the open qualifier a second time.

The competition will take place from July 8 to July 11, with all matches being played in best-of-three (BO3) format, with the exception of the LB Rounds 1, 2, and Grand Final.

Roster changes highlights from Stage 2:

  • Patiphan “Patiphan” Chaiwong has been placed on the X10 inactive roster due to a wrist injury
  • Nattawat “SuperBusS” Yoosawat moves to the main squad of FULL SENSE as Theethawat โ€œZelynโ€ Taechavitidkhul retires from competitive play
  • Sarindhorn “JinNy” Wanothayarnchai steps down from Foxy Araikordai, replaced by former MiTH member Thanaphat “THEE” Limpaphan

Thai: VALORANT TH Facebook, ESL TH Twitch, ESL TH YouTube, ESL TH Facebook

X10 EsportsLYNX TH
FULL SENSE47 Gaming
RenatusSharper Esport
Foxy AraikordaiNeed Sponsor

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia

The Indonesia Challengers witnessed surprising results, with Alter Ego losing in Round 2 to Scaroo’s, while RRQ was eliminated in the same round by XcN. Formerly known as WOLFPACK, Mencari Tempat Berlabuh will be a new competitor in this Challengers stage.

The winner of VCT Indonesia Stage 3 Challengers 1 will get a guaranteed spot in the SEA Challengers Playoffs as well as the first-place prize of Rp25,000,000 (US$1,720). The remaining three teams in the final standings will move on to the Challengers 2 main event and avoid playing through the open qualifier a second time.

The competition will take place from July 9 to July 11, with all matches being played in best-of-three (BO3) format, with the exception of the Grand Final.

Roster changes highlights from Stage 2:

  • BOOM Esports bring in Saibani โ€œfl1pzjderโ€ Rahmat to replace Adrian โ€œadrnkingโ€ Setiawan; Dong โ€œmeowโ€ Ji joins in as coach
  • Bigetron Astro introduce two new players: Oliver โ€œbudimeisteRโ€ Wangge,  Rey โ€œVasvalizzโ€ Pardede; Radya โ€œRapheleenโ€œ Ramadhanta signed on a permanent basis
  • XcN pick up Willy “sayoo” Ivandra on a trial basis
  • MORPH Team replace Hafizh โ€œ6ftdeepโ€ Havillah with Nico โ€œNayyโ€ Alvanius
  • VVV field Sergio “no1syboy” Rahardja, Samuel “FireZs” Santosa instead of Kevin โ€œxccurateโ€ Susanto and mulyoNO

Bahasa Indonesia: VALORANT ID Facebook, VALORANT Esports ID YouTube

BOOM EsportsMORPH Team
Somnium EsportsONIC Esports
XcN GamingMencari Tempat Berlabuh
Bigetron AstroVVV

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines

Bren Esports and Zeal Esports (formerly as 6045pirates) hold their spot as the previous representatives of the Philippines at the SEA Challengers Playoffs Stage 2. South Built Esports, a former Bren CS:GO squad, will make its debut appearance on the official stage. Meanwhile, Galaxy Racer, the runner-up in the SteelSeries Prime Tournament Philippines, will aim to make a strong statement in the tournament.

The winner of Philippines Stage 3 Challengers 1 will get a guaranteed spot in the SEA Challengers Playoffs as well as the first-place prize of PHโ‚ฑ100,000 (US$2,025).

The competition will take place from July 9 to July 11, with all matches being played in best-of-three (BO3) format, with the exception of the Grand Final.

Roster changes highlights from Stage 2:

  • SV Empire bring in Batghost and Symbol to replace Tr1x and Hotsauz
  • SR Kadiliman introduces three new faces to the lineup: Helian, Maxeee, and Myd Mathers
  • SE Atlas replace Kidlat with YMONstah

Tagalog: PPGL Facebook
English: PPGL Twitch

Bren EsportsZeal Esports
Galaxy RacerSE Atlas
DR EsportsSV Empire
South Built EsportsSR Kadiliman

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Hong Kong & Taiwan

CBT Gaming will reclaim the spot as the previous representative in the SEA Challengers Playoffs.. Griffin E-Sports and Five Ace e-Sports are the familiar names coming in to the competition, with the rest are looking to prove their worth to qualify for SEA Challengers Playoffs this time around. 

The winner of VCT Hong Kong & Taiwan Stage 3 Challengers 1 will get a guaranteed spot in the SEA Challengers Playoffs as well as the first-place prize of US$2,000. The remaining three teams in the final standings will move on to the Challengers 2 main event and avoid playing through the open qualifier a second time.

It will take place from July 9 to July 11, with all matches being played in best-of-three (BO3) format, with the exception of the Grand Final.

Roster changes highlights from Stage 2:

  • CBT Gaming replace Kao “Kant” Wei-Teng and Yongkang “ZmjjKK” Zheng with Tsai “W1nner” Hong-wei and Zhang “BerLIN” Bolin

Mandarin: Talon Esports Twitch

CBT GamingTeam GMM
TYPHOONSWater
Five Ace eSportsTGPA
Griffin E-SportsHorse Victory

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Malaysia & Singapore

Three new faces will join the Malaysian and Singaporean Challengers: UwU, Underank, and Saints. Meanwhile, Zero Synergy has returned after a brief appearance in Stage 1 Challengers 1. The region’s top four sides have all made modest adjustments. Paper Rex hold their spot as the previous representatives of MY&SG at the SEA Challengers Playoffs Stage 2.

The winner of VCT Malaysia & Singapore Stage 3 Challengers 1 will get a guaranteed spot in the SEA Challengers Playoffs as well as the first-place prize of SG$2,080 (US$1,544). The remaining three teams in the final standings will move on to the Challengers 2 main event and avoid playing through the open qualifier a second time.

The competition will take place from July 9 to July 11, with all matches being played in best-of-three (BO1) format, with the exception of the Upper Final (BO3), Lower Final (BO3), and Grand Final (BO5).

Malaysia will have a 63 percent participation in the VCT SG&MY Stage 3 Challengers 1, followed by Singapore and Indonesia with 30% and 7%, respectively.

Roster changes highlights from Stage 2:

  • Teng “shiba” Toh takes the position of Kumaresan “Tommy” Ramani in Paper Rex.
  • Wang Jing “Jinggg” Jie and Ingram “Freyr” Tan join Team SMG in lieu of Javier “Egoist” Chua and Lee “LEXY” Xavier
  • Kingsmen sign former Todak player Mathanraj “theDoctorr” Munisparan; Ammar โ€œnomfuโ€ Amir stepped down from the roster
  • Zero Synergy bring in donut, palapapapaa and SicariuS

English: TGC Twitch

Paper RexTeam SMG
TODAKKingsmen
UwUUnderank
SaintsZero Synergy

๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam

While Vietnam joined the buzz later than the others, the excitement is palpable, particularly given that the prize pool is almost four times that of the other regions. Only Fancy United made squad changes among the seven teams that were requalified for Stage 3 Challengers 1. Kanatic Gaming, one of eight teams, has a unique composition: two French-Vietnamese and one German-Vietnamese, with another two Vietnamese roundings out the roster.

The winner of VCT Vietnam Stage 3 Challengers 1 will get a guaranteed spot in the SEA Challengers Playoffs as well as the first-place prize of  VND100,000,000 (US$4,538). The remaining three teams in the final standings will move on to the Challengers 2 main event and avoid playing through the open qualifier a second time.

The competition will take place from July 9 to July 11, with all matches being played in best-of-three (BO3) format, with the exception of the Grand Final.

Roster changes highlights from Stage 2:

  • Fancy United Esports replace Raz and Ch1ckenBell with KillerS and Rondo

Youtube: VALORANT Vietnam Youtube

CERBERUS EsportsFEARUS
Steal Your GloryDivisionX Gaming
EGOEGO Esports
Fancy United EsportsKantic Gaming

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan

This time around, just a few Stage 2 teams returned. Absolute JUPITER, Northeption, and Crazy Raccoon will make their comeback to the stage, while BlackBird Ignis qualified after three unsuccessful tries in the previous three open qualifications for Stages 1 and 2.

The top two standings from each group of VCT Japan Stage 3 Challengers 1 will get guaranteed spots in the Japan Challengers Playoffs. The remaining four teams in the final standings will move on to the Challengers 2 main event and avoid playing through the open qualifier a second time.

The competition will take place from July 10 to July 11, with all matches being played in best-of-two (BO2) format.

Roster changes highlights from Stage 2:

  • Northeption replace Nerufi with former FAV Gaming player Tenta “ten” Asai
  • Absolute JUPITER bring in Akastuki โ€œmakibaโ€ Miyamoto; extend to seven-man roster
  • Crazy Raccoon introduce four new players: Bazzi, Fisker, Minty, ade; rion and zephyr stepped down from the lineup
  • BlackBird Ignis replace NeokinG with Pepper

Japanese: VALORANT Japan Twitch

Icicle ConflictSETOUCHI ENLIFE
Storks PhalanxGaming Team Selecter
Absolute JUPITERBlackBird Ignis
NortheptionCrazy Raccoon

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Korea

Korea will approach the league differently. Sixteen teams from the open qualification will compete in a best-of-three (BO3) format in a single-elimination round for seeding. Later on, the same sixteen teams will be split into four groups of four teams each in a GSL group stage with all matches being best-of-three (BO3).

The competition will take place, with the top eight teams of VCT Korea Stage 3 Challengers Stage will advance to the Challengers Playoffs.

Roster changes highlights from Stage 2:

  • Vision Strikers bring in Yu โ€œBuZzโ€ Byung-chul, Kim โ€œMaKoโ€ Myeong-kwan, and Kim โ€œLakiaโ€ Jong-min; Kim โ€œglowโ€ Min-soo moves to coaching position
  • NUTURN sign Jin-Woo โ€œ10Xโ€ Choi as Lakia leaves
  • DAMWON Gaming replace Lee “Kelly” Tae-hyung with Kang “iNTRO” Seung-gyun
  • World Game Star release Kim โ€œSylvanโ€ Jin-won and Jung โ€œSeolhwaโ€ Jae-sung; Ko โ€œSylvanโ€ Young-sub and Thanadol โ€œnewgenโ€ Kitautcharanukul join
  • F4Q replace Kim โ€œGodDeadโ€ Sung-sin with Jeong โ€œEsperanzaโ€ Jin-cheol

Korean: VALORANT Korea Twitch

NUTURN GamingKlaus
DAMWON GamingNoble Experience
Vision StrikersUnknown
World Game StarGOMA
PrinceRYU Gaming
TNL EsportsDFR
F4QAlpha Six Gaming
GochuGaruMujig 100su


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