Mumbai, Nov. 4 -- Riot Games has partnered with JioBLAST to organise the VCT 2027 Kickoff Open Qualifiers in South Asia, through which teams from the region will compete for two places at Kickoff APAC.

The tournament is scheduled to take place from November 17 to 29, with the deadline for team entries set for November 13. Teams will compete through an Open Qualifier and Playoff stage, with the two qualifying teams advancing to Kickoff APAC.

The Open Qualifiers will be held from November 17 to 20 in a Swiss-stage format, with the top eight teams progressing to the Playoffs. Scheduled from November 23 to 29, the Playoffs will follow a double-elimination format to determine the two teams that qualify for Kickoff APAC.

The tournament forms...