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The upcoming Challengers season will embrace three new policies, aiming to integrate the international VCT leagues with the semi-pro scene.\u00a0 Affiliate partnerships To begin with, Riot is introducing affiliate partnerships, allowing international league partners to foster professional partnerships with teams in Challengers and Game Changers circuits. Furthermore, the concept of \u201cbenching\u201d players is getting a rethink with two-way player contracts and player loans. Affiliate partnerships are region-locked for Challenger teams, but there\u2019s no such restriction for the Game Changers circuit.\u00a0 Two-way players The two-way player concept will let substitute players in international league teams choose to be in competitive practice throughout the year. Players will be able to participate in the affiliate partner team\u2019s roster in Challengers and Game Changers instead of having to sit the entire season out. Riot said it came up with the idea after it saw several substitute players signed to international league rosters not receiving play time, thus losing out on building relevant experience within the competition.\u00a0 Player loans As the term suggests, international league teams will be allowed to loan players out to rosters participating in Challengers and Game Changers. This isn\u2019t enabled via the affiliate partnership system, so players can be loaned out to any eligible team, and not just the affiliate international partner\u2019s rosters, in the circuit. That said, loaned players will not be able to compete as part of their parent teams until the loan expires. Premier is entering the VCT Challengers ecosystem VCT Challengers 2024 will bring the first Promotion and Relegation event for VALORANT\u2019s celebrated tournament mode, giving deserving Premier teams a chance to prove themselves against top-tier semi-pro teams in their regions. First, top Premier teams in a region will be pitted in a dedicated tournament bracket for a chance to earn a slot in the second stage of VCT Challengers 2024. More details regarding the same will be shared in November, so make sure to keep an eye. How will VCT Challengers 2024\u2019s new policies help Tier Two VALORANT? The idea of integrating the talent development process of the VCT international leagues with the Challengers and Game Changers circuits is incredibly promising, and here\u2019s why.\u00a0 For starters, the shuffling of players between Challengers and the International Leagues will allow teams to discover nascent talent more conveniently than before. Partnered organizations can foster multiple professional and semi-professional rosters, benefiting from and helping develop Tier Two VALORANT alongside nurturing the established pro scene. The idea of reserved or benched players need not be there now that we\u2019ll have two-way players. 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