VALORANT Esports has announced the broadcast lineup to bring the action live from Seoul.
SOUTH KOREA – The VCT Pacific League is all set to take place in Seoul, South Korea, from March 25 to May 28. As one of the three premier leagues of the VALORANT Champions Tour circuit, the VCT Pacific League will feature ten partnered teams battling it out for a grand prize of US$100,000 out of a total prize pool of US$250,000. VALORANT Esports has now announced the broadcast lineup that will bring all the action live from Seoul to the world.
The inaugural Pacific league will be broadcasted by a crew of seven talented individuals, who will be taking the viewers on a thrilling journey through the league live from Seoul. Hosting the panels will be Victoria “ChubbyNinja” Cheng, a renowned host and presenter who has previously hosted tournaments such as FreeFire World Series 2021, Gamescom Studio Primetime, TwitchRivals Asia, and many others.
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Joining her on the commentators’ post will be three caster duos, including VCT Korea regular pairing Seth “Achilios” King and Clinton “Paperthin” Bader, who have previously worked together in VCT Korea. They were also on the board of judges for the 2021 and 2022 VALO2ASIA Awards. Alongside them will be Nicolas “Tasteless” Plott, a well-known StarCraft commentator currently residing in Seoul, who has been seen regularly in the VCT Korea English broadcast since the 2021 season alongside William “chobra” Cho.
Brendan “valdes” Valdes, a former LCK caster, and Kentrell “heyimquack” Kwek, who has been present in almost all tier-one tournaments in Southeast Asia, especially from the VCT Game Changers circuit, will also join the team. Hailing from Singapore, heyimquack was also on the 2021 and 2022 VALO2ASIA Awards board of judges.
The VCT Pacific League will commence with a round-robin group stage of best-of-three matches. The top six teams from this stage will proceed to the playoffs. From the double-elimination playoffs, the top three teams will secure tickets to the Masters Tokyo and VALORANT Champions events, while the remaining seven teams will secure spots in the last-chance qualifier.
The complete talent list for VCT Pacific is as follows:
- 🇺🇸 Victoria “ChubbyNinja” Cheng (Host)
- 🇺🇸 Seth “Achilios” King
- 🇺🇸 Clinton “Paperthin” Bader
- 🇺🇸 Nicolas “Tasteless” Plott
- 🇺🇸 William “chobra” Cho
- 🇺🇸 Brendan “valdes” Valdes
- 🇸🇬 Kentrell “heyimquack” Kwek
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