{"id":31995,"date":"2023-08-24T01:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T05:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=31995"},"modified":"2023-08-24T01:21:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T05:21:02","slug":"riot-games-announces-changes-for-vct-2024-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/riot-games-announces-changes-for-vct-2024-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot Games announces changes for VCT 2024 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riot Games, developer of VALORANT, has announced the schedule and changes to the 2024 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT)<\/a> season, which will begin in January 2024. <\/p>\n

The current VCT season is set to conclude this coming weekend, with the final matches of VCT Champions 2023<\/a> being played in Los Angeles, USA.<\/p>\n

In a video announcement, Riot Games’ Global Head of VALORANT<\/a> Esports, Leo Faria, explained and detailed what changes will be made to the 2024 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeason 2024 will feature more teams than ever in the top tier of the sport,\u201d Faria said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMassive congratulations to The Guard (Americas), Gentle Mates (EMEA) and Bleed Esports (Pacific), who battled through a year of Challengers to earn their promotions for a two-year stint at the international league.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re also going to introduce a team affiliation and player loan system, allowing teams to more freely exchange players between tier one and tier two.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faria also confirmed that the VALORANT Game Changers Championship will return as the last international event of the year. <\/p>\n

After the game was released in China earlier this year, Faria announced that China would join Americas, EMEA and Pacific in having their own league in the VCT.<\/p>\n

The biggest change to the VCT is the introduction of Championship Points across the international leagues and global events, with teams earning points based on their performance.<\/p>\n

The Championship Points will work similar to other esports, such as CS:GO<\/a> (BLAST Premier Points), Dota 2<\/a> (DPC Points) and Rocket League<\/a> (RLCS Points).<\/p>\n

Qualification for global events will be based on each team\u2019s most recent performance and Championship Points.<\/p>\n

Faria went onto announce that the VCT LOCK\/\/IN event will not return next year, instead each region will hold a two-week event to determine the top two teams in each region and they will qualify for the first VCT Masters. <\/p>\n

Finally, Faria announced that Madrid, Spain, will host the first VCT Masters event and confirmed that Shanghai would host the second VCT Masters event of the year.<\/p>\n

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Ready for 2024? We think we are\u2026 Here\u2019s the TL;DR on what to expect from the VALORANT Champions Tour in 2024: pic.twitter.com\/NHeZAJxPv0<\/a><\/p>\n

— VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) August 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n