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VCT Pacific League 2023: Schedule, format and where to watch

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All you need to know about the VCT Pacific League 2023.

The VCT Pacific 2023 League is the first time we will see regional leagues in VALORANT. Ten teams from Asia-Pacific will compete in this League which culminates with the top four teams going to VCT Masters Tokyo. Here’s all we need to know about the VCT Pacific 2023 league including live scores, group standings, format, participants, and more.

VCT Faceoff Event Live

Before the start of the League, the VCT Pacific teams are participating in a short QnA from the media. Here's how you can watch the event.

What is the League format?

The VCT Pacific League will have a single round-robin format that will last for eight weeks. Teams will have ample opportunities to prove their worth. All matches were best-of-three series. Here are some key features of the VCT Pacific League.
Group Stage
  • Top six advance to the playoffs
  • The bottom four teams are eliminated
  • The group stage takes place from March 25 - May 16, 2023. 
The group stage matches end on May 16, 2023. The playoffs will start shortly after, on May 19, 2023. The playoffs last for ten days ending on May 28. The matches will be live on every Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Playoffs (Jangchung Arena)
  • All matches except the final three are the best-of-three series.
  • The upper bracket final, lower bracket final, and Grand Final matches are best-of-five series. 
  • Top two teams from the groups advance to the UB semifinals. 
  • The remaining four teams move to the UB quarterfinals
The top three teams from the VCT Pacific advance to the Tokyo Masters 2023. After several successful events in Japan last year, the excitement for VCT Masters Tokyo is at an all-time high. Esports.gg will hvae exclusive coverage surrounding VCT Masters Tokyo as well. 

Where to watch VCT Pacific League 2023?

The VCT Pacific League 2023 matches will be broadcast live on the official Twitch channel. You can check out the stream on Twitch as well as YouTube. We have also embedded the Twitch stream below.

Team rosters and players

DRX

  • Kim "stax" Gu-taek
  • Kim "MaKo" Myeong-kwan
  • Byung-chul "BuZz" Yu
  • Kim "Zest" Gi-seok
  • Goo "Rb" Sang-min
  • Jung "Foxy9" Jae-sung

Paper Rex

  • Benedict "Benkai" Tan
  • Khalish "d4v41" Rusyaidee
  • Jing Jie "Jinggg" Wang
  • Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto 
  • Aaron "mindfreak" Leonhart
  • Patiphan "CigaretteS" Posri 

ZETA Division

  • Shota "SugarZ3ro" Watanabe
  • Koji "Laz" Ushida
  • Tomoaki "crow" Maruoka
  • Yuma "Dep" Hashimoto
  • Tenta "TENNN" Asai 
  • Ryo "barce" Takebayashi

T1

  • Lee "Carpe" Jae-hyeok 
  • Ha "Sayaplayer" Jung-woo
  • Byeon "Munchkin" Sang-beom
  • Son "xeta" Seon-ho
  • Joseph "ban" Seungmin Oh
  • Kang "iNTRO" Seung-gyun

Global Esports

  • Jordan "AYRIN" He
  • Michael "WRONSKI" Wronski
  • Ganesh "SkRossi" Gangadhar
  • Park "Bazzi" Jun-ki
  • Cahya "Monyet" Nugraha
  • Kim "t3xture" Na-ra
  • Abhirup "Lightningfast" Choudhury
  • Jayanth "skillZ" Ramesh
  • Akshay "KappA" Sinkar 

VCT Pacific League 2023 standings

Team
W-L
Round Diff
DetonatioN FocusMe
DRX
Gen.G Esports
Global Esports
Paper Rex
Rex Regum Qeon
T1
Talon esports
Team Secret
ZETA DIVISION

VCT Pacific League 2023 schedule and live results

Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Mar 25
Zeta
DRX
Mar 25
T1
GE
Mar 26
PRX
DFM
Mar 26
Team Secret
Talon
Mar 27
RRQ
Gen.G
The Pacific 2023 League Week 1.
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Apr 1
Zeta
RRQ
Apr 1
Talon
T1
Apr 2
Team Secret
PRX
Apr 2
Gen.G
DFM
Apr 3
GE
DRX
The Pacific 2023 League Week 2.
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Apr 8
RRQ
DFM
Apr 8
T1
PRX
Apr 9
Zeta
GE
Apr 9
Talon
DRX
Apr 10
Team Secret
Gen.G
VCT Pacific 2023 League Week 3.
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Apr 15
PRX
DRX
Apr 15
Team Secret
RRQ
Apr 16
T1
Gen.G
Apr 16
Zeta
DFM
Apr 17
Talon
GE
The Pacific 2023 League Week 4.
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Apr 22
PRX
GE
Apr 22
Gen.G
DRX
Apr 23
T1
RRQ
Apr 23
Team Secret
DFM
Apr 24
Zeta
Talon
VCT Pacific 2023 League Week 5.
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Apr 29
T1
DFM
Apr 29
Zeta
Team Secret
Apr 30
GE
Gen.G
Apr 30
RRQ
DRX
May 1
Talon
PRX
The Pacific 2023 League Week 6.
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
May 6
Talon
Gen.G
May 6
Zeta
PRX
May 7
RRQ
GE
May 7
Team Secret
T1
May 8
DRX
DFM
VCT Pacific 2023 League Week 7.
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
May 12
PRX
Gen.G
May 12
Zeta
T1
May 13
Team Secret
DRX
May 13
GE
DFM
May 14
Talon
RRQ
May 14
Zeta
Gen.G
May 15
T1
DRX
May 15
Team Secret
GE
May 16
Talon
DFM
May 16
RRQ
PRX
VCT Pacific 2023 League Week 8 - Superweek

Final Placements

Standing
Team Name
Qualify to
Prize Money (USD)
1
VCT Tokyo / Champions
2
VCT Tokyo / Champions
3
VCT Tokyo / Champions
4
VCT Tokyo / Champions
5
LCQ
6
LCQ
7
LCQ
8
LCQ
9
LCQ
10
LCQ
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Rohan
Rohan
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Started esports with Dota, moved to CS, then OW, back to Dota 2, and now a bit of Valorant. I love city-building games, and have spent hours in Cities: Skylines only to have the traffic defeat me. Currently on a reading spree - the aim is to read 150 books in 2023. Can I do it? Would you?