By Sagar V. Mankar The registration for VALORANT’s premier women’s esports tournament in Southeast Asia, the Game Changers SEA 2024, is now open!
Feast Esports Life (FSL) has unveiled exciting details about the revamped format and qualifying process. Get ready for an action-packed season!
What’s Different About the Format?
This year, the entire Pacific region will be unified under one umbrella called “Pacific.” Key changes include:
- Southeast Asia (SEA) and South Asia will have independent circuits feeding into the Pacific stage.
- Japan and Korea are expected to fall under the Pacific umbrella, similar to the main VCT circuit, rather than having a distinct East Asia circuit.
- The former VCT Game Changers APAC has been rebranded as SEA (Southeast Asia)
More details about the Pacific circuit will be announced as the qualifying dates for each region approach.
SEA Stage 1
The SEA Stage 1 qualifiers kick off end of march with an exciting Swiss Open stage:
- March 26-29: Best-of-three Swiss Open
- Top 8 teams advance to Playoffs (April 1-5)
- $10,000 prize pool in Playoffs
- Double-elimination best-of-three bracket
- Grand Final will be Bo5 where Top 4 teams get direct seeding into Stage 2 Groups
It’s a high-stakes start to the season! Who will claim those coveted Stage 2 spots?
SEA Stage 2
VALORANT Game Changers SEA Stage 2 (July-September) will be even bigger:
- July 4-7: Open Qualifier to seed 12 teams into Groups
- 4 groups of 4 teams in best-of-three round robin
- Top 2 teams from each group make Playoffs
- Double-elimination best-of-three Playoff bracket
- $10,000 prize pool
- Best of five finals
- 3 Pacific qualifier spots on the line!
The stakes just keep getting higher. Qualifying for Pacific could lead to the Game Changers World Championship!
Who Can Participate, and How Do They Register?
Teams based in Southeast Asia or the listed countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) are eligible to register through FSL’s website.
Further details regarding the registration process and tournament rules can be found on the FSL website.