Riot Games announced the number of slots for the regions that will participate in the VCT 2022 Masters and Champions tournaments.
In the VCT 2021: Masters Berlin tournament, the number of slots for the EMEA region was 3 and the number of slots for the North America region was 2. In the VCT 2022: Masters tournament, these two regions lost one slot.
The new system in the VCT 2022: Masters tournament is as follows:
- North America: 2
- Brazil: 1
- Brazil/Latin America: 1
- Latin America: 1
- EMEA: 3
- Korea: 1
- Southeast Asia: 2
- Japan: 1
Despite the fact that Brazil and Latin America have a guaranteed 1 slot, there will be another play-off before each Masters tournament where the Brazilian and Latin American teams will compete. The winner of this stage will qualify for the Masters tournament. Southeast Asia managed to retain 2 slots, as in Masters: Berlin. However, for these 2 slots, Southeast Asian and Oceania teams will fight each other.
Here is the VCT 2022: Champions tournament slot system:
- North America: 2
- Brazil: 1
- Latin America: 1
- EMEA: 2
- Korea: 1
- Southeast Asia: 2
- Japan: 1
Last Chance Qualifier:
- North America: 1
- South Asia: 2
- EMEA: 1
- APAC N LCQ (Korea, Japan): 1
- APAC S LCQ (Oceania, South Asia, Southeast Asia): 1
Other than APAC, the system has not changed much compared to previous Champions tournaments. The APAC Last Chance Qualifier system has completely changed and has a new structure. In addition to the APAC tournament, where representatives of Korea and Japan will compete, another APAC tournament will take place where teams from Oceania, Southeast Asia, and South Asia will compete. Also, only two teams will be able to continue after these two APAC tournaments.
As esportimes, we wish success to all teams.
