Viewer Guide: Valorant Challengers League Indonesia edition

First split begins today.

Part of the Pacific Challenger League, the VCT Challenger League Indonesia will begin their first split on the 20th of Jan. The league features four directly invited teams and four qualified teams via two sets of qualifiers that ran from 7th-8th of Jan and 13th-15th of Jan. The first split will run from 20th Jan to 26th Feb, a total of 37 days of competition. Much like the other leagues, the regular split will be capped off with a playoffs at the end, that is set to run from the 8th of Mar till the 12th.

Challenger League Teams

Dewa United Esports- Invited. Decent record during 2022 Challengers, made many deep runs. Current 20th in Asia.

Bigetron Artic- Invited. Made very deep run through lower bracket during 2022 Challengers. Current 28th in Asia.

Alter Ego- Invited. One of the strongest Indonesian roster in 2022. 1st place in Challengers in 2021. Current 11th in Asia.

BOOM Esports- Invited. Was the strongest Indonesian roster in 2022. Only Indonesian organization to attend Champions 2022. Current 3rd in Asia.

ARF TEAM- A promising roster of up-and-coming talent, they have been competing since 2022, and have garnered a 49th ranking currently in Asia. They steamrolled the competition in both qualifiers, dropping a single map across four series played, and they dropped it to fellow new challenger Dominatus.

Hike Digital Esports- Newly-formed, already posted at 32nd in Asia, Hike Digital stormed the qualifiers, with an 8-0 record across four series played. This is a roster to watch this season for sure.

Dominatus- Competing since March of 2022, this roster has seen some turbulent times and a decline in rating. Now sitting at 66th in Asia, they look to have something to prove this season. Early qualifiers were a breeze; however, they fell to the lower bracket after facing ARF TEAM. They sit with an 9-3 record currently across 5 series played.

Hero Zero ANUBIS- 58th currently in Asia, they lost a series to Hike Digital in the second qualifiers. Currently with an 8-4 record across 5 series played.

Format and Schedule

The playoffs will feature the top 6 teams from the league, determined through single round robin fashion in Bo3 format. Once in the playoffs, the format will shift into a double-elimination bracket and all matches are Bo3. The top two placed teams during the regular split will receive an automatic bye into the second round (Upper Bracket Semifinals).

Round 1 Matches- Jan 20th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB), Jan 21st (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB)

Round 2 Matches- Jan 27th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB), Jan 28th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB)

Round 3 Matches- Jan 29th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB), Feb 3rd (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB)

Round 4 Matches- Feb 4th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB), Feb 5th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB)

Round 5 Matches- Feb 9th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB), Feb 10th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB)

Round 6 Matches- Feb 17th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB), Feb 19th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB)

Round 7 Matches- Feb 25th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB), Feb 26th (0900/1100 GMT, 1600/1800 WIB)

Two matches every Friday and Saturday (*except R6, which will be Friday and Sunday). Total of 28 series will be played.

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