VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025: Schedule, teams, format, and more

Modified Jan 14, 2025 14:23 GMT

VCT Pacific 2025 Kickoff (Image via Riot Games)

VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025 will be the first tournament of the Asian leg of Valorant Esports. The tournament will kick off on January 18, 2025, and conclude on February 09, 2025. Fans would get to see their favorite teams in a LAN event being held at Sangam Colosseum in Seoul, South Korea. The teams that will finish in the top two positions will represent the region at Masters Bangkok.

This article explains everything you need to know about the schedule, teams, and format of VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025.

VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025 teams

The following teams will take part in the VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025:

DetonatioN FocusMe
DRX
Gen.G Esports
Global Esports
Paper Rex
Rex Regum Qeon
T1
TALON
Team Secret
ZETA DIVISION
Nongshim RedForce (Ascension 2024)
BOOM Esports (Replacement invite)

Note: Bleed Esports (Ascension 2023) was replaced by BOOM Esports due to failing to comply with Riot Games' requirements.

VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025 format

2025 VCT Pacific Kickoff format (Image via Riot Games)

The 2025 VCT Pacific Kickoff will follow a 12-team double-elimination bracket. The four teams that made it to Champions 2024 - Paper Rex, TALON, Gen.G Esports, and DRX - will play directly in the upper bracket round two.

All matches in the tournament, except the Lower Final and the Grand Finals, will be best-of-three. The remaining two series will be best-of-fives. As mentioned previously, the top two teams from the tournament will qualify for Masters Bangkok.

VCT Pacific Kickoff 2025 schedule and live results

Below is the full schedule of VCT Pacific Kickoff:

Upper Round 1 (January 18-19, 2025)

BOOM Esports vs T1: January 18 00:00 PT/03:00 ET/ 08:00 GMT/ 13:30 IST
ZETA DIVISION vs Nongshim RedForce: January 18 02:00 PT/05:00 ET/ 10:00 GMT/ 15:30 IST
Global Esports vs Team Secret: January 19 00:00 PT/03:00 ET/ 08:00 GMT/ 13:30 IST
DetonatioN FocusMe vs Rex Regum Qeon: January 19 02:00 PT/05:00 ET/ 10:00 GMT/ 15:30 IST