![]() ![]() ![]() Ha “Sayaplayer” Jeong-woo and Son “xeta” Seon-ho both qualified for VCT international tournaments when they played in North America, and have now helped lead the preeminent Korean esports organization to their first Masters tournament. They’re obviously below both of those teams heading into Tokyo, and also below everyone else in the VCT international leagues given the strength of the Americas and EMEA regions at previous global events. After Week 5 of the season, their place in the Pacific pecking order was clear as they beat everyone they faced except DRX and Paper Rex. T1 had a solid season in the VCT Pacific league in which they went 6-3 and finished third and then finished third in the playoffs too. Read more: The best events and tournaments at Localhost in May 11. Dong “Life” Hao Qu (formerly with EDG) was the standout player for ASE as he finished among the top five in both rating and ACS among all players during FGC Act 1. They were the champions of FGC Act 1 in which they beat EDward Gaming, so it’s not like this team will be a pushover. Plus, they’re entering Masters with two losses in a row to conclude their run at China’s FGC Invitational Act 2. Given China’s still nascent VALORANT scene and the fact Attacking Soul Esports haven’t appeared at a VCT global event before, ranking this team No. Somebody has to be at the bottom of these rankings. Photo credit: Colin Young-Wolff / Riot Games Upsets are bound to happen, but this is how the teams appear to stack up heading into Masters Tokyo. Most of these teams and players have competed at Masters events before, but there will be five organizations making their Masters debuts and quite a few fresh faces competing in a premier international VALORANT tournament for the first time. Sign up for the next Nerd Street tournament! ![]() The 10 qualified teams from across the three VALORANT Champions Tour international leagues - Americas, EMEA and Pacific - as well as two teams from China will compete to round out the field of 12. The first and only VALORANT Masters tournament of the year will take place in Tokyo starting Sunday June 11 (Saturday night for those of us in the Americas). ![]()
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