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2026 VALORANT Champions Tour Pacific Finals to Be Held in Busan!

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Chun Jae-soo, and Riot Games Korea will host the 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific Finals, the official international esports league for the Asia-Pacific region, for three days from September 4 to 6 at Busan Sajik Indoor Gymnasium.

The event is jointly hosted by Busan Metropolitan City and Riot Games. The City is working closely with Riot Games on overall preparations, including venue setup and spectator safety management.

The tournament will serve as the grand finale of the 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific, in which 12 top professional teams from Korea and six other Asia-Pacific regions—Japan, India, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, and Indonesia—have competed fiercely.

Four Korean teams—T1, Gen.G, KRX, and Nongshim RedForce—competed in the VCT Pacific league.

As the final stage offering qualification for VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026, to be held in September, the competition will determine which teams represent the Asia-Pacific region. A large number of esports fans from across the region are therefore expected to visit Busan.

During the tournament, a variety of side events will also be held in the outdoor area of Sajik Indoor Gymnasium, giving fans and players an opportunity to enjoy esports culture together.

Tickets for in-person attendance are available through NOL at https://nol.yanolja.com. Fans unable to attend the event in person can watch the matches live through SOOP, CHZZK, the VALORANT Champions Tour YouTube channel, and other platforms.

The tournament also comes as Busan, serving as an Asian Games esports national team partner city, supports the training of the national esports team. The event is expected to further promote Busan at home and abroad as a global esports city where fans can encounter everyone from national team players to world-class professionals.

Busan previously won the overall championship at the national finals of the 18th Presidential Cup National Amateur Esports Competition (KeG), held in August, for the first time in 15 years. Building on its achievements in developing amateur players and now attracting this international tournament, Busan is expected to further strengthen a virtuous cycle encompassing player discovery and development, the hosting of international competitions, fandom building and the expansion of local gaming culture, and growth of the game industry.

Cho Yoo-jang, Director-General of the Culture Bureau at Busan Metropolitan City, said, “Hosting the finals of a world-class VALORANT esports tournament in Busan is a meaningful achievement demonstrating the city’s growth as a global esports hub. We will use this tournament as an opportunity to attract esports fans from Korea and abroad and extend its benefits throughout the local community so that Busan’s game and tourism industries can grow together.”