MANILA, Philippines – The Valorant Champions Tournament (VCT) Pacific Stage 1 Finals is set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 15-17, 2026. The Finals can be watched live at Thiskyhall Sala Convention Center.
The VCT Stage 1 Finals will be held in Southeast Asia for the first time, which further expands live-event presence for esports players and fans across the Asia-Pacific region.
Aside from VCT Stage 1 Finals, Southeast Asia has also hosted other major Valorant events such as Masters Bangkok 2025 held in Thailand and 2024 Ascension Tournament held in Indonesia.
In previous tournaments, the VCT Pacific finals were exclusively held in South Korea and Japan.
Furthermore, the top three winners of VCT Pacific will be representing the Asia-Pacific region in the Masters London 2026.
VCT Pacific Week 1 win for Filipinos, Team Secret’s rough start
During the opening week of VCT Pacific Finals, Filipino players thrived during the first week of the season.
Global Esports (GE), with Filipinos Patrick “PatMen” Mendoza and Xavi “Xavi8k” Juan, defeated the South Korean team Gen.G in Day 1.
During day 2, Paper Rex (PRX)–featuring Adrian Jiggs “invy” Reyes–and Nongshim RedForce (NS) kicked off with a Masters Santiago rematch. PRX eventually ended NS’s win streak with a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Team Secret got off to a rough start during the opening week against KRX (formerly DRX). KRX secured two straight maps against Team Secret. (By Regine Andres, INQUIRER.net Intern)
READ: Global Esports and Paper Rex with VCT Stage 1 wins, Team Secret off to a rocky start