Riot Games Has Big Plans For Valorant Offseason – Over 40 Events Confirmed

By Tit Krajnik

12 Aug 2023

Tit Krajnik 12 Aug 2023

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Over 40 Valorant esports events are planned for the 2023 offseason.
OFF//SEASON will see a mixed bag of show matches, open qualifiers, and LAN events.
Events to take place across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA regions.

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As the 2023 Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) season slowly comes to a close, with the VALORANT Champions 2023 in the United States, Riot Games unveiled big plans for the offseason. As announced by the VCT organiser, there will be over 40 Valorant esports events across the news for four months, split across all regions.

As confirmed on Saturday, August 12, Riot Games has planned over 40 Valorant esports events for the remainder of the year, set to take place during the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) offseason. Dubbed the OFF//SEASON, which will begin after VALORANT Champions 2023 and stretch through January, the next four months will be filled with Valorant esports action spanning show matches, open qualifiers, and LAN events across Americas, APAC, and EMEA.

This, however, is just the first of many announcements Riot Games has planned over the next few weeks, with more information about the structure of Challengers, Global Events, and International Play in 2024 set to be revealed later this month.

OFF//SEASON Events

AMERICAS

AGS Cup (September 3 – October 16)
Neon Dream Women’s VALORANT Invitational (September 6-10)
Resistance Cup by G-Shock (September 12-15)
The Knight's Forge (September 21-24)
Spike Drop: Vegas Heist (October 27-29)
For Those Who Dare (September 30 – November 4)
MEG 2023 (October 5 – November 4)
Liquid Open (October 2-15)
ACE Double Down (October 19-28)
Plant the Spike for Charity (November 2-5)
The OFF//SEASON Showdown (November 10-12)
SUPERDOME (November 10-12)
VALORANT Cross-Fire (November 15-26)
GGWP 2023 (November 25-26)
Geek Lounge VALORANT Invitational (November 28 – December 9)
The Cozy Clash (November 6 – December 7)
Ludwig x Tarik Invitational 2 (TBA)

PACIFIC

Mineski VxV 2023 (August 18 – November 5)
Official VCT OFF//SEASON Event 2023 (September 2 & 3)
The VALORANT Sensational Social Summer Shindig (September 8-10)
Red Bull Home Ground (September 11 – November 5)
The Nerdpunt Invitational (September 15-17, 22-24, 28-30 & October 1, 27, 28, 29)
Japan Hype Up Tour JAPAN (October 2 & 3 – November 11)
XP Esports (October 4 & 18, November 1, 15 & 22)
TEN_ VALORANT GLOBAL INVITATIONAL (October 7-8)
The Liquid Open Powered by IMC (October 9-12, 19-22)
FFL RESORT in Okinawa Ver.VALORANT (October 13-15)
Penta Pro Series - VALORANT | Season 2 (October 25 – December 10)
VALORANT Game Changers OCE (November 11-12, 18-19)
HACG CUP (November 18)
CEASE//FIRE All-Star Showmatch (November 19)
VALORANT India Invitational 23 (November 24-26)
AFREECATV VALORANT LEAGUE (December 5-10)
Asia Pacific Predator League Grand Finals (January 13 & 14)