In the VCT Masters Toronto 2025, the No. 1 seed team of the region has encountered many difficulties. The two Asian champions, Xi Lai Gaming (China Championship) and Rex Regum Qeon (Pacific champion) were eliminated from the tournament with two consecutive losses. Earlier, even 4 regional champions lost in the opening match and had to go down to the losing branch.
After the failures of these teams, the Valorant community talked about the preferential issues of the No. 1 seeds in the international tournament. Immediately, director Valorant Esports – Leo Faria spoke out about this issue. First, he confirmed that the No. 1 seed teams are getting great advantages such as not having to play Swiss, having more time to prepare, ….
However, Leo Faria believes that these advantages are worthy. This will motivate teams to win the championship. In addition, he affirmed that whether in the winning branch or the losing branch, the teams will have influenced by problems such as tactics, meta and that makes the tournament more balanced and unpredictable.
Leo Faria confirmed that there was no large sample for statistical analysis, but the No. 1 seed has shown as expected or better than usual. Finally, he asserted: “Our goal is to start a knockout round with all 8 teams have the opportunity to win equally and that seems right today.”
To summarize, Leo Faria affirmed that the current formal form has not created a big problem and Riot Games will continue to monitor and make changes when necessary. Tonight, VCT Masters Toronto 2025 will return with two matches Paper Rex – Wolves Esports (Branch) and G2 Esports – Fnatic. The matches will start at 23h today.
