Riot Games Unveiled VALORANT Challengers CIS: Landmark

2023 will see structural changes to the VALORANT competitive scene. They will also affect the CIS league, as recently described in Riot Games.

According to the developers of the team tactical shooter, Teams from Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and the Russian Federation will be able to join the applicants in EMEA. To do this, they will need to prove themselves in the VALORANT Challengers CIS: Landmark.

As one of the official EMEA VALORANT Challenger leagues, teams participating in next year's VALORANT Challengers CIS: Landmark will have the chance to take on other Challenger winners to win their coveted spot in the international league through the EMEA Challengers Ascension tournament.

Previously, Italy and Portugal received their league. In addition, VALORANT Challengers East: Surge 2023 has been announced , where 23 teams will compete for a spot at the EMEA Challengers Ascension.

EMEA Challengers Ascension is the final tournament of the split, which will be played by the best representatives of the regional leagues in VALORANT. Ascension winners will get a chance to play in tournaments under the auspices of the VCT, as well as a place in Riot's partner leagues for 2 years.