All VALORANT off-season tournaments after Champions Paris 2025
With VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Valorant Champions coming to an end soon, the competitive action will continue into the off-season. From October through December, fans worldwide will enjoy a packed calendar of high-stakes tournaments and showcase events that feature top professional teams, rising challengers, and innovative roster experiments. Below is a comprehensive list of all the key off-season VALORANT events shaping the remainder of 2025.
Ascension 2025
The Ascension tournaments commence right after Champions, running from October 11 to 26. This series of regional competitions pits the best Challenger teams against Ascended teams defending their spots in the International Leagues. The regional schedules are:
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| VCT Ascension China | October 11-19 |
| VCT Ascension Pacific | October 14-26 |
| VCT Ascension Americas | October 17-26 |
| VCT Ascension EMEA | October 18-26 |
Game Changers Championship in Seoul
The Game Changers Championship will make its debut in Seoul at the iconic LoL Park. This event brings the world's best women and marginalized gender teams in VALORANT to compete on one of esports’ most celebrated stages. The road to the Championship involves regional qualifiers and playoffs spanning October and early November:
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| BR, LATAM, NA, Pacific, CN Qualifiers | October 11-26 |
| Americas Last Chance Qualifier | November 1-2 |
| EMEA Playoffs | November 2 |
| Game Changers Championship | November 20-30 |
VCT Partner Series
The VCT Partner Series continues to deliver major tournaments outside the official VCT season, providing fresh international matchups and experimental formats:
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Spotlight Series Pacific x GES Asia | October 30 - November 2 |
| TEN 2025 VALORANT Global Invitational | November 8-9 |
| Red Bull Home Ground World Final | November 14-16 |
| Ludwig x Tarik Invitational | November 22-23 |
| SOOP VALORANT League Pacific | December 2-7 |
| Americas Spotlight Series | December 12-14 |
Project Blender + Blender Spotlight
A newly introduced tournament embracing inclusivity with an open qualifier featuring up to 1,024 teams. Project Blender runs in phases from October through December across EMEA, with unique rules and an open invitation for teams from across the VALORANT ecosystem:
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Phase I Open Qualifier | October 11-12 |
| Blender Spotlight (mixed gender teams) | November 3-4 |
| Phase II | Nov 7-9, Nov 14-16 |
| Phase III | December 3-9 |
| Phase IV | December 13-14 |
The Blender Spotlight's top three teams earn direct advancement in Project Blender, with a dedicated €10,000 prize pool.
These off-season tournaments keep the VALORANT esports scene vibrant well beyond the traditional competitive calendar, providing valuable opportunities for emerging talents and established stars alike to prove their mettle ahead of the 2026 season.
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