Skyesports SEA Championship: Teams, Schedule, Results, Format, More
Valorant action goes international as teams assemble in Thailand.
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The Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Offseason is hitting hard with multiple international tournaments taking place in and around South Asia and Southeast Asia (SEA). The next official Valorant event to feature some of the best teams from both these regions is the Skyesports SEA Championship which is scheduled to take place from 23rd to 25th November.
The tournament boasts a total prize pool of $22,500 USD (INR 18,36,935) and teams from India are being flown all the way to Bangkok, Thailand to negate any ping disadvantage for the sake of maintaining competitive integrity. Skyesports in partnership with Ampverse is going all out to deliver some exciting Valorant action.
Here are the complete details for the Skyesports SEA Championship to keep you updated before, during, and after the tournament.
Skyesports SEA Championship - Complete Details
Initially, the online tournament which is officially a part of the VCT Offseason circuit featured teams only from the SEA region but later Indian teams were also added to the mix.
Teams
Two qualifiers were held to see which teams qualify for the Skyesports SEA Championship, one each for SEA and India. Here are the four teams that survived the qualification rounds,
Made in Thailand | SEA Qualifier | Thailand
Bleed Esports | SEA Qualifier | Singapore
GodSquad (Global Esports) | India Qualifier | India
Velocity Gaming | India Qualifier | India
Results and Schedule
The tournament will be taking place from 23rd to 25th November following a double-elimination format.
23rd November - Upper Bracket Semifinals
24th November - Lower Bracket Semifinal, Upper Bracket Final
25th November - Lower Bracket Final, Grand Final
Format
With only four teams participating in the main event, the Skyesports SEA Championship will be following a straight forward double-elimination bracket.
All matches will be featuring a best-of-three series except for the grand finals which will witness a best-of-five faceoff.
The winners of the grand finals will be walking away with the lion's share of the prize pool along with bragging rights.
Prize Pool
The tournament will be featuring a total prize pool of $22,500 USD which will be divided only between the finalists. Apart from this, a small amount will also be rewarded to the MVP (Most Valuable Player) and MVL () of the tournament.
Livestream
All the action from this tournament will be broadcasted live in the English language across both YouTube and Twitch. All those interested can watch these livestreams by clicking on the links provided below.
Twitch - Skyesports India
YouTube - Skyesports
It will be interesting to see how the Indian teams fare against their Southeast Asian counterparts. Based on a few recent performances, GodSquad and Velocity seem to have a good enough chance to walk away as the champions. Having said that the path ahead will certainly not be easy and the competition will be tough.
