To everyone’s surprise, Riot Games has decided to expel Bleed Esports from the VCT Pacific league. This decision was made immediately after the end of the VCT 2024 regular season, which stirred up the competitive environment. With this decision, Riot Games also announced that the second team of the VCT Ascension Pacific 2024, Boom Esports, will replace Bleed Esports for the 2025 season. In this article, we will discuss the reasons for this decision, quotes from Riot Games and Bleed Esports, as well as the prospects for VCT Pacific.
What Caused Bleed Esports to be Removed from VCT Pacific?
Bleed Esports became the first team to qualify for the VCT Pacific league through the Ascension tournament after dominating the 2023 VALORANT Challengers circuit for Malaysia and Singapore. They earned the 11th team spot in the league after winning the VCT Ascension Pacific 2023 grand finals. But their voyage in the VCT Pacific has now reached an unplanned conclusion.
In a statement released by Riot Games, the following reason was given for the termination of Bleed Esports’ participation:
“Bleed Esports was dismissed because it violated basic reporting rules and other important provisions of the Team Participation Agreement (TPA).”
Bleed Esports responded with their own statement:
In the last one year, we have been in touch with Riot frequently to resolve concerns that arose concerning the deliverables in the TPA. However, we have been unable to address these problems to the desired level of quality and thus we have made the decision to exit VCT Pacific.
It is not the first time Riot Games has faced issues with a team that was promoted through VCT Ascension. Similarly, The Guard won the 2023 VCT Ascension Americas but later the organization faced some problems and the team was shut down. It was not long before players from The Guard were picked up by G2 Esports to participate in the 2024 VCT Americas League.
What is the Future of VCT Pacific 2025?
Riot Games has in the past stated that from 2025, the VCT Pacific league will increase the number of teams to 12. However, with Bleed Esports now out of the picture, the league was left with just 11. Riot’s quick response was to replace the vacancy with Boom Esports, the second-place team of VCT Ascension Pacific 2024.
Riot Games stated:
“As a result of our adherence to the merit-based qualification system, the team that emerged the runner-up in the Ascension Pacific 2024, Boom Esports will be promoted to the VCT Pacific league for the 2025 season.”
The rise of Boom Esports is viewed as a deserving end to a closely contested series in Jakarta where they lost the championship to Bleed Esports by a whisker. Now, they have another opportunity to show their worth on the main stage in VCT Pacific 2025.
Impact on VCT Pacific 2025
This change will make sure that VCT Pacific will still proceed with the planned 12 teams for the 2025 season, keeping the competitive balance Riot wants. The addition of Boom Esports could make the next season even more interesting because they have the same passion and desire that helped them climb the ranks in the VCT Ascension Pacific tournament.
With the VCT Pacific 2025 season on the horizon, everyone will be watching how Boom Esports will seize this chance and if they can step up to the plate to replace Bleed Esports. With this twist, the competition is now wide open for a new exciting chapter of VALORANT competitive scene.
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