Riot Games postpones VCT NA Last Chance Qualifier for at least 12 days
VCT NA Last Chance Qualifier will be played online.
Riot Games’ VCT NA Last Chance Qualifier has been postponed for at least 12 days, and will now be held online, according to Version1’s Director of Esports Strategy & GM, Jake Trobaugh.
TheVCT NA Last Chance Qualifierfirst kicked off on October 13. The matches were played live on stage with tournament favorites100 Thievessecuring a spot in the upper bracket final, narrowly scoring 2-1 wins over Gen.G Esports and XSET.
Riot Games postpones VCT NA Last Chance Qualifiers due to conflicting COVID-19 test results
On the following day (October 14) of theVCT NA Last Chance Qualifier, there were several conflicting COVID-19 test results from two FaZe Clan members,Andrej “babybay” FrancistyandCorey “Corey” Nigra.
As such, Head of Esports for North America and Oceania, Chris Greeley decided to pause the competition for a day.
According toRise’s team captain, Derrek “Derrek” Ha, Riot Games reportedly asked FaZe Clan to play their upper bracket quarterfinal match online, while opponents Rise were set to play on stage.
The tournament organizers ultimately decided to postpone the event until further notice.
“We share the community’s disappointment and we are working diligently to transition LCQ to an online event, similar to VCT matches earlier this year, and resume play as soon as possible to send our final team to Valorant Champions,” explainedRiot Games.
After the event was postponed due to conflicting COVID-19 test results,Version1’s Jake Trobaughdisclosed that the VCT NA LCQ will be pushed back at least 12 days, and will be played online instead.
Riot Gameshas yet to announce the new event dates for the VCT NA LCQ.
TheVCT NA LCQwas originally set to take place in Los Angeles, California. Eight North American teams who’ve accumulated enoughVCT circuit pointswill compete for the final slot in theValorant Championstournament.
