Six invited teams and six teams that qualified in open tournaments earlier this month make up the final roster of teams competing in the 2023 VALORANT Challengers season. Fans will be able to learn about new rosters by following the unheard-of teams that made it through the open competition, even if all of the invited teams are already well-known in the VALORANT scene.
It includes Squirtle Squad, with former TSM Academy player Harmful and former XSET and Pioneers teammate Wedid.
Disguised Toast’s new team also qualified through the open qualifier, winning the final match 2-0 over Ovygen Esports, who earned their ticket by surviving the tournament’s loser bracket.
Here’s the list of all participating teams in NA’s Challenger league this split:
Invited teams
- M80
- FaZe Clan
- TSM
- Shopify Rebellion
- G2 Esports
- The Guard
Qualified teams
- BreakThru
- Disguised
- Ovygen Esports
- Dark Ratio
- Squirtle Squad
- OResports
2023 VALORANT Challengers’ first split, the VCT’s proving ground league, will kick off on Feb. 1 and will last six weeks.
12 teams will battle it out through a group stage, followed by a playoffs phase, to earn the most competitive points and qualify for the second split of the season. The precise schedule has yet to be revealed.