2024 VALD Cup, Last year’s World Cup Fever Continues
2024 ‘VALD Cup’ held in Korea… Last year’s World Cup Fever Continues
Riot Games announced on the 17th that it has decided to hold this year's Valorant Champions in Korea.
Valorant Champions is a competition where top teams from each region, including Europe, North America, and Asia, gather to determine the world's best. 카지노사이트
It is the most prestigious international competition, comparable to soccer's World Cup and League of Legends' World Championship (Worlds Cup).
This is the first time that the Valorant Champions, also known as the ‘Valorant Cup’, will be held in Asia.
Since VALORANT esports began in earnest in 2021, the Champions League has never been held in the Asia Pacific region.
In 2021, the finals were held at the Berti Music Hall in Berlin, Germany, in 2022 at the Volkswagen Arena in Turkye Istanbul, and in 2023 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, USA.
Korea has hosted several international e-sports competitions in the League of Legends category.
In 2014, the League of Legends World Championship finals were held at the World Cup Stadium in Sangam-dong, Seoul, and in 2018, after touring major cities such as Seoul, Busan, and Gwangju, the finals were held at Incheon Munhak Main Stadium.
The Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) was held in Busan in 2022.
Last year, the World Cup was held between Seoul and Busan, and the finals ended successfully at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
At that time, the finals attracted a record number of viewers, sparking a 'Worlds Cup fever' in Korea.
In the history of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT), which started in 2021, teams from the Asia Pacific region have never lifted the championship trophy.
With the Champions, the most prestigious competition, being held in Korea in 2024, attention is also focused on whether teams in the Asia-Pacific region will be able to win their first championship.
VALORANT Champions 2024 kicks off in VCT's four international leagues - Pacific, Americas, EMEA, and CN - and brings together 16 teams who performed well in Stage 1 and Stage 2, as well as Masters Madrid and Shanghai, to become the world's best.
It is a competition that determines. Valorant Champions 2024, held in Korea, will begin on August 1 and the finals will be held on the 25th.
Specific locations for each stage will be revealed later.
Meanwhile, Kickoff, the first competition of VCT 2024, held its opening match at Seongsu S-Factory on Saturday the 17th.
The VCT Pacific Kickoff will run until Sunday the 25th, and 11 teams belonging to VCT Pacific will compete for tickets to Valorant Masters Madrid, which will be held next month.