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Jake Sin retweeted
【エントリー開始】
2027 VCT Pacific Kickoff Japan Qualifier🔥
新シーズンへの挑戦はここから！
予選を勝ち抜き、オフラインFinalsを制して「Pacific Kickoff」への出場権を掴み取れ👊
📅受付：〜11/16(月)23:59
🔗大会詳細・エントリーはこちら👇
valorantesports.com/ja-JP/ne…
#VALORANT #VCTJP
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2027 VCT Pacific Kickoff Qualifier information now available on the VALORANT Esports website
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I will miss PRX Jinggg forever. Hope to see more of his Raze action elsewhere!
JJ first joined Paper Rex in September 2021, becoming a core member of our roster ever since. We will never forget the clutches, memes, aces and memories we made. From all of us at Paper Rex, we wish Jing all the best for his future endeavours.
Thank you for everything @Jingggxd , keep being the crazy Raze player that you are 👊🏻 #WGAMING
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End of an era. Hits almost as hard as mindfreak’s departure. Best of luck @d4v41vlr !
Khalish has been part of Paper Rex since our founding in 2020, starting first on our CS:GO Roster and transitioning with the team to VALORANT. We'll always remember the laughs, the op shots, and every achievement through the years.
From everyone at Paper Rex, we wish @d4v41vlr the best for his future endeavours. Setinggi-tinggi penghargaan dan terima kasih.
We’ll always cheer the team’s big brother (abang) on, see you out there unc 👊🏻 #WGAMING
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Did we “nerf” Pacific by splitting it into too many regions?
On paper, maybe.
In practice, it’s more nuanced.
- In the past four years, most teams have run regional rosters even with the ability to build “superteams” across APAC. Teams naturally gravitate toward preserving their regional identities.
- You might be surprised to learn that some of our regions are actually populated enough to compete with NA and EU even if they are a single country or have a smaller number of subregions. Some of the strongest teams in VCT Pacific have come from single regions too (PRX, RRQ, FS, and of course the Korean teams). It’s not as big of a disadvantage as one might think.
- We're deliberately trying to make Cups feel more like a clash of regions, with a bit of that World Cup or Olympics vibe, rather than just another competition between international superteams.
- If we let SEA teams recruit from any country in SEA, we might as well just run one massive SEA Open since the player pool is shared universally. I don’t think this is nearly as interesting for fans as having multiple distinct region-based Opens. A consolidated SEA Open would spit out 5 or 6 teams to Cups and the competitive stakes would feel so low (i.e. become seeding matches). Plus, developing regions within SEA would be dwarfed by stronger regions and we might never see them represented at Cups. Regional diversification increases not only regional representation but also regional talent development.
With all that said, I’m certainly not naive enough to think restricting roster flexibility comes at zero competitive cost. But I think the impact is likely much smaller in practice than it looks on paper. Plus, what we gain in regional representation and diversified talent development is well worth that tradeoff.
Lastly, as always, we are willing to reassess the approach if we don’t see the intended outcome for a prolonged period. But I think this deserves a real shot. Please keep the feedback coming!
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Jake Sin retweeted
「ファンの熱狂度が最も重要だった」Crazy RaccoonやGAM Esportsの選出理由をパシフィックリーグ責任者が明かす｜VALORANT4JP valorant4jp.com/2026/10/craz…
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I tried to be as transparent as possible on all the changes to partner teams, competitive format, and regional structure. Check it out on @VALO2ASIA
We had A LOT of questions about VCT Pacific 2027-28 after seeing the news yesterday. So we brought in @RiotJaker himself,
And there's quite a bit to unpack.
#YAP2ASIA EP.29 is out now on YouTube, Spotify, and Bilibili 📺
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Got some news for you.
1. Pacific Kickoff will feature 8 partner teams and 4 open teams (1KR, 1JP, 1SEA, 1LCQ)
2. Cup slots: 3KR, 3JP, 2SEA, 1TH, 1ID, 1VN, 1LCQ
3. Open Play-Ins will feature both partner teams and open teams (between Kickoff and Masters 1, between Cup 1 and Masters 2). Teams qualified for Masters will skip this.
4. Open Playoffs will qualify teams to Cups. No team can skip this.
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