MANILA, Philippines–Riot Games has announced that Bleed Esports has been removed from the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific with VCT Ascension Pacific Runner-up BOOM Esports, taking the empty slot in the upcoming 2025 season.
The announcement comes just after a week since BOOM Esports’ heartbreaking loss in front of a home crowd to South Korean squad, Sin Prisa Gaming at the BritAma Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In a statement released online, Riot Games cited Bleed Esports’ failure to comply with key obligations to the league’s Team Participation Agreement (TPA) which led to the Singaporean organization’s eventual removal from the franchise league.
“After careful consideration, Riot Games has made the decision to remove Bleed Esports’ from the VALORANT Champions Tour and VCT Pacific. Bleed Esports was terminated due to its failure to comply with critical reporting requirements and other key obligations under the Team Participation Agreement (TPA).” said the statement.
Though removal of a team is not something Riot Games looks as an immediate action, the frequency of Bleed Esports’ failure to comply moved Riot Games to act in the best interest of the league.
“In line with our commitment to merit-based qualification, Boom Esports, the runner up from Ascension Pacific 2024, will be promoted into the vacated slot. This change does not affect 2025 formats for VCT Pacific; the league will go forward with 12 teams as planned.” continued Riot Games.
In a statement posted on their social media accounts, Bleed Esports shared their disappointment about the turn of events and had been in constant communication with Riot Games throughout the year.
“We are deeply disappointed by this outcome, but we respect Riot’s decision and will continue to cooperate with them throughout this process. Over the last year, we have been in constant communication with Riot to address issues related to our deliverables in the TPA. Unfortunately, we were unable to rectify these issues in a satisfactory manner and the decision was made to terminate our participation in VCT Pacific.” said the Singaporean-based organization.
