Full Sense to enter VCT Pacific for 2026

Riot Games has announced that Thai esports organization Full Sense will be joining VCT Pacific for 2026, following the exit of TALON Esports.

TALON Esports was kicked from the VALORANT competitive scene (as well as League of Legends) due to financial issues. After "a selective competitive application process," Riot Games has decided on fellow Thai org Full Sense to take their spot.

"With the 2026 season kicking off soon, it was important that our competitive selection process focused on finding an organisation with operational readiness and alignment on goals and collaboration," Riot wrote in a blog post. "With that said, we also wanted to ensure that the replacement team had fan resonance and an operational footprint in Southeast Asia to ensure representation from the region."

Full Sense met all of their requirements and was deemed the best team to replace TALON. FS will inherit the full active roster of players from TALON, which includes:

Fans can witness this org's tier one debut on VCT 2026: Pacific Kickoff, which is scheduled to begin on Jan. 22, 2026. This will be a triple-elimination (!) bracket. The top three teams from this event will qualify for the first international event of the year, Masters Santiago, in addition to earning Championship Points.

It is currently unconfirmed what will become of Full Sense's current roster.

Riot also emphasized that the 2026 format for VCT Pacific will remain unchanged, with 12 teams comprising ten partners and two teams promoted from Ascension Pacific.

This means the teams for 2026 are:

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