Valorant gets its biggest VCT shake-up ever, and it could be the best thing to happen to it

Riot Games has unveiled its bold new vision for the Valorant Champions Tour in 2027, and it looks like the developer-publisher has looked to the past for inspiration. The new format will throw the doors open to teams across the globe once more, removing the current league system in favor of a good ol' fashioned regional free-for-all to decide who gets to go to Masters, and subsequently Champions. "Everything is a tournament" now, and the stakes have never been higher.