VCT 2026: Pacific Stage 1

PTG Database Analysis

Riot Games scheduled VCT Pacific Stage 1 for April 3–May 17, 2026. The 12-team group phase used two groups of six, each playing a single round robin of best-of-three matches; the top four in each group advanced. The eight-team double-elimination playoffs ran May 7–17, with best-of-five lower and grand finals. The top three finishers qualified for Masters London.[2][5][6]

The group-stage matches were played at Sangam Colosseum in Seoul. The playoffs were held in Ho Chi Minh City, with the Finals roadshow at Thiskyhall Sala Convention Center on May 15–17. Riot records the event dates, formats, venue and partner list; VLR.gg provides the phase windows and final placements.[2][3][6]

The final was Paper Rex VALORANT 3–0 over FULL SENSE VALORANT; Global Esports VALORANT finished third. These placements are from VLR.gg.[6]

Riot listed Acer Predator, Intel, Pulsar, Red Bull, INZONE and ZOWIE as broadcast partners. It also reported fan-facing demos and product activations from Intel/Acer Predator, Pulsar and INZONE during the Finals roadshow. The Finals article names Thiskyhall Sala as a broadcast partner as well as the venue. All named partners now resolve to canonical PTG pages.[2][3][4]