Valorant esports now integrates the Ascension circuit in international teams

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Riot Games today revealed new details about next year's Valorant Champions Tour, as well as plans to expand its Challenger ranks for the next few years. Challengers who win the Ascension tournaments will earn an invitation to the following year's international leagues.

According to Riot, the upcoming season will feature 21 regional circuits across the Americas, APAC and EMEA regions. Each Challenger team will have a two-year promotion to international leagues. The three corresponding international leagues will grow by one team until 2027, when each will have 14 teams.

Whalen Rozelle, head of esports operations at Riot Games, said in a statement, "Over the past several months, the overwhelming demand from teams to compete in the Valorant esports ecosystem has caused us to expand our plans to VCT Challengers A strong Challenger ecosystem is key to the long-term success of Valorant esports, and we believe that connecting all levels of the pyramid is the best way to give budding stars the chance to shine and teams to compete. to meaningful, high-stakes competitions.

This is part of a larger overhaul of the Valorant esports scene by Riot Games. The company also sets up permanent long-term partnerships with certain teams. Riot is currently running a selection process to choose these teams.

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