Riot Games announced the opening of the Manila server: “By opening an additional server at Manila, we hope that players can experience at a low ping level, reduce their instability and increase our Philippine community connection.” It is expected that this server will appear from the 11.04 version, launched on August 20.
Launching Manila server, Asia -Pacific region will have 6 servers, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai and Manila. In recent years, Valorant Philippines is growing. The players from the Secret team such as Jessievash, Invy, Wild0reo or recently the success of Patmen with Paper Rex made the area more and more prominent in the Pacific area.
Meanwhile, social network x dawn on August 12 reported that Riot Games is aiming to create a prize for South America in the direction of franchise, similar to the current VCT Americas and EMEA tournaments. It is expected that this change will come by the end of 2026, after the franchise contract of Riot Games and eSports organizations ended.
However, the global director of Valorant Esports – Leo Faria – immediately denied this information. He confirmed that this is a top concern and will have changes in 2027. However, Leo Faria has confirmed that the information shared is incorrect.
The changes are revealed as separating VCT Americas into two separate areas, and this publisher will contact the second team teams in the Brazilian area to find out the operating costs and the tournament structure. The above activities will increase the connection in the South American Valorant community, avoiding the current overwhelming situation of North American teams.
Because Riot Games has rejected this information, it is expected that Riot Games will not separate the Americas but only find solutions for teams in Grade 2 in Brazil, aiming to promote the development of the Valorant community, achieving success as Loud has won the world championship in 2022.
