eSports Insider · Jan 14
VCT Pacific to use 1v1 skirmishes to determine map priority
Image Credits: Riot Games [ESI Illustration]VCT Pacific has unveiled a new system to determine which team receives priority for map and side selection in matches with equal seeding.
For Pacific’s upcoming 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT), equally seeded teams will select one player each to fight for map veto advantage in a 1v1 skirmish.
VCT Pacific Kickoff 2026 will be the first event to test this new method. From January 22nd until February 15th, 12 teams will compete for one of three slots at the first VCT global event of the year, VALORANT Masters Santiago.
With Kickoff’s new triple-elimination format, the event will feature numerous best-of-three (BO3) and best-of-five (BO5) matches.