Riot removes Bleed Esports from VCT while Boom Esports takes the last spot in the Pacific

Riot Games has announced its decision to remove Bleed Esports from the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) after failing to meet “critical reporting requirements.” The vacant 12th spot in VCT Pacific will be filled by Boom Esports instead.

Bleed Esports has officially lost its spot in the most prestigious Valorant competition. The Singaporean organization’s team slot in VCT Pacific has been revoked by Riot due to a litany of ‘critical’ administrative issues.

“After careful consideration, Riot Games has made the decision to remove Bleed Esports from the Valorant Champions Tour and VCT Pacific,” an Oct. 4 announcement said.

“Bleed Esports has been terminated for failure to meet critical reporting requirements and other key obligations under the Team Participation Agreement (TPA).”

“Due to continued operational failures of the team, Bleed Esports will no longer participate in VCT Pacific to protect the interests of the players in the league.”

All players affected by the removal of the organization, a team that once hosted former Valorant superstar Yay, were reportedly notified as early as possible so they could “explore other options.”

With the 12 VCT Pacific spot open, Riot is promoting Ascencion Pacific 2024 runner-up Boom Esports to the final spot. This means that the competition will continue as planned with the full 12 teams.

While the exact nature of administrative issues was not disclosed, a prominent industry insider has suggested it is related to players waiting longer periods for promised payments.

Bleed Esports addressed the issue in a statement shortly afterwards, claiming they had been notified earlier in the day.

“We are deeply disappointed by this outcome, but we respect Riot’s decision and will
continue to work with them throughout this process.

“Over the past year, we have been in constant communication with Riot to address issues regarding our results in the TPA. Unfortunately, we were unable to resolve these issues in a satisfactory manner and the decision was made to terminate our participation in VCT Pacific.”

Despite its expulsion from VCT Pacific, Bleed Esports outlined how the organization is still eligible to compete in Challengers, the lower rung of the local league.

It appears that Boom Esports was not informed of the big news in advance, as the team’s official X account (formerly Twitter) was all too confused by the announcement.

“What the hell is going on?” Boom Esports tweeted shortly after the news broke. Boom Esports came nail-bitingly close to securing 12th place over Sin Prisa Gaming at the Pacific Ascension event, falling 15-17 on a fifth and final map.

Now the team will get lucky if Bleed Esports is left behind.