Team ahq esports of Taiwan emerged as champions of the VALORANT Pacific Open (VPO), Southeast Asia’s entry in the VALORANT Ignition Series, walking away with a USD 13,000 cash reward.
16 teams from Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore put their prowess to the test in the VPO finals that were held from 17th to 23rd August 2020. Of these 16 teams, 10 were teams that qualified from the first round of the VALORANT Pacific Open in July while six were invited based on their outstanding skill level.
In the group stages held from 17th to 19th August, the 16 teams were randomly drawn into groups of four, to battle till only two teams remained each group, subsequently advancing to the knockout stages over the past weekend.
The tournament came to a heart-stopping conclusion with team ahq esports clinching first place and winning USD 13,000 in cash. They were followed by team Attack All Around and team Only One Word, who claimed their spots as first and second runner-ups respectively. Team fiVe and MOTV represented the Philippines and finished the tournament in the eighth and ninth spots respectively.
The VALORANT Pacific Open is a series of VALORANT tournaments organized by Cyber Games Arena, a leading esports event organizer from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Riot Games. Dell Technologies, under the Dell Gaming brand, is the exclusive sponsor of the tournaments organized by Mineski Global in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand.
