Riot Games announces the VCT OFF//SEASON 2024 schedule.
As VALORANT Champions 2024 approaches its final stage in Seoul, South Korea, Riot Games has unveiled the VCT OFF//SEASON 2024 schedule to engage fans until the start of the new season. The OFF//SEASON will feature four Ascension tournaments, new Challengers competitions, and the Game Changers World Championship, a leading female VALORANT event. Additionally, over 30 OFF//SEASON events are planned, including mixed-gender tournaments.
The Ascension tournaments, which determine promotion into International Leagues, are scheduled for September:
- VCT Ascension Americas: September 9th – 21st
- VCT Ascension EMEA: August 31st – September 15th
- VCT Ascension Pacific: September 20th – 29th
- VCT Ascension China: September 11th – 21st
Starting next year, Riot will implement significant changes to the promotion system, including removing the fixed two-year term length for Ascension teams and capping each league at 12 teams.
After Ascension, new Challenger tournaments will bridge the gap between the 2024 and 2025 seasons, featuring top Challenger and Premier teams competing for prizes during the free agency period.
Riot Games has also announced 34 OFF//SEASON events across the major regions:
- Pacific: 14 events
- EMEA: 8 events
- Americas: 10 events
- China: 2 events
Notable OFF//SEASON events include Convergence 2024 (Pacific), Red Bull Home Ground (EMEA), Sentinels Showmatch (Americas), and the Ludwig x Tarik Invitational 3 (Americas). The Game Changers Championship will be held in Berlin from November 8th to 17th, featuring the top 10 female teams.
As the VCT Champions playoffs begin on August 14th, peak viewership has reached 768,051, with an average of 373,719 viewers. Despite lower viewership compared to last year, the inclusion of teams from all VCT leagues in the playoffs is expected to boost numbers in the coming days.
The full VCT OFF//SEASON schedule is as follows:
EMEA:
- Lioness Cup VALORANT: October 19th – 25th
- Superdome 2024 Phase 1: October 27th – November 1st
- Coastal Combat Qualifiers: November 18th – 27th
- Red Bull Home Ground: November 20th – 23rd
- Spike Nations International Phase: November 25th – 30th
- Superdome 2024 Playoffs: November 28th – 30th
- Spike Nations Grand Finals: December 3rd – 4th
- Coastal Combat Main Event: December 3rd – 11th
Pacific:
- REIGNITE//RENDEZVOUS: October 16th – November 22nd
- Limitless Invitational: October 16th – 20th
- Mineski VxV presented by PPGL Qualifiers: October 18th – November 3rd
- Red Bull Home Ground APAC Qualifier: October 19th – 20th
- Penta Off//Seasons: October 21st – 27th
- TEN 2024 VALORANT GLOBAL INVITATIONAL: October 26th – 27th
- One Game Showdown Qualifiers: October 28th – November 7th
2024 GES Asia: November 2nd – 3rd - Mineski VxV Playoffs presented by PPGL: November 22nd – December 2nd
- UNSTOPPABLE ‘24: November 28th – December 1st
- One Game Showdown Playoffs: November 29th – December 1st
- Convergence 2024: December 2nd – 8th
- SOOP VALORANT LEAGUE 2024: December 10th – 15th
- Predator League 2025: January 8th – 12th
Americas:
- Neon Dream Invitational: September 16th – 17th
- MEG Qualifiers: September 27th – 29th
- Red Bull Home Grounds NA Qualifier: September 29th
- Sentinels Showmatch: October 9th and 22nd
- Ludwig x Tarik Invitational 3: October 12th – 13th
- SUPER STARS Showmatch: October 19th
- Sen City Classic: November 1st – 3rd
- MEG Finals: November 23rd
- VALORANT Underground (LAS): December 2nd – 8th
- VALORANT Underground (LAN): December 9th – 15th
China:
- Shanghai Esports Masters: December 6th – 7th
- East Asia Tri-Cup: November 21st – December 1st
