The details of the international VALORANT Champions Tour 2022 were announced on Dec. 10, with specific regional announcements being made. Riot Games announced today the details of the Japanese portion of VCT through PR TIMES. Using the public domain, only one Japan team will attend each Masters event after the end of their previous Challenger split. We have no other excuse to bring a ticket to Tokyo for the event. VALORANT Champions Tour JAPAN (@valesports_jp) December 15, 2021 In a reply to the official announcement on the TV Show, the team of Japan said that he still looks at the number of slots a Japanese team should play at the Masters. Each one of Japan’s five biggest challenges will consist of two weeks of playing and each week, by chance, a closed qualifier, and then a major event. The top four teams from every of the weeks’ greatest events will progress to the Challengers Playoffs and the winner of those playoffs will represent Japan on the international stage at Masters. In the past, Japan sent to the Masters in Reykjavik, when the tournament was larger and smaller – 10 teams for the first official VALORANT LAN sponsored by Riot. The region sent two representatives to Masters Berlin to expand the format to 16 teams. NA, EMEA, Korea and Southeast Asia also sent additional teams to Berlin. Japan commissioned and coached one of the team’s champions. Crazy Raccoon represented Japan at all the three LAN events in 2021. They were one of only three teams in the world to attend all three events, as well as Sentinels and KRU Esports. On the same day that the details for Japanese international trade exploded in Japan 2022, Crazy Raccoon revealed its part with Munchkin. The first Challengers event of VCT 2022 will take place in early February and late January. Be sure to follow onYouTubefor more esports news and analysis.
