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The VALORANT Champions Tour continues in 2023 with regional Challengers events, which is the tournament for up-and-coming talent aspiring to play in the international tournament leagues.\u00a0 In 2023, players in more regions will be able to start playing in Challengers, which will still serve as the beginning of the path-to-pro for competitive VALORANT. There will be larger events, new tournaments, and a more structured competitive ecosystem for the game starting in 2023.\u00a0 New and expanded Challengers leagues Challengers, which is currently the entry point for VCT in 2022, will continue to be the entry point for global events for organized teams going forward. Challengers leagues will begin with an open qualifier like it has before and will ladder the best teams into two splits of multi-week regular season play.\u00a0 Each Challengers split will have a playoff tournament where one team will be crowned the winner. The biggest Challengers leagues will have dedicated broadcast windows that will not interfere with the international league\u2019s matches.\u00a0 Twenty-one Challengers leagues will take place across the globe: four in the Americas, seven in EMEA, and 10 in APAC. The leagues are listed below: Americas NALATAM NorthBrazilLATAM South EMEA Northern EuropeSouthern Europe (Spain, Italy, and Portugal)France and BeneluxDach (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)TurkeyEastern EuropeMENA Pacific South Asia (Includes India)ThailandVietnamMalaysia and SingaporeKoreaJapanChinese Taipei and Hong KongPhilippinesIndonesiaOceania A new league

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Riot Games has released a detailed five-year plan<\/a> for VALORANT\u2019s<\/em> competitive scene, including what 2023 will look like for the teams who don\u2019t make it into the partnership program<\/a>. Now, fans know what the next five years will look like for the VCT ecosystem. <\/p>

Because of the new partnered league<\/a>, there is a completely revamped path-to-pro for teams that don\u2019t get partnership status in 2023. Next year, players looking to make it to the top tier of competitive VALORANT<\/em> will have to climb a lot farther and for a lot longer before they can reach the top.<\/p>

Luckily, those who want to make the attempt will have a solid path to get there starting in 2023. The VALORANT<\/em> Champions Tour continues in 2023 with regional Challengers events, which is the tournament for up-and-coming talent aspiring to play in the international tournament leagues. <\/p>

In 2023, players in more regions will be able to start playing in Challengers, which will still serve as the beginning of the path-to-pro for competitive VALORANT<\/em>. There will be larger events, new tournaments, and a more structured competitive ecosystem for the game starting in 2023. <\/p>