The open qualifiers in the Japanese region for the Challengers league ended yesterday. As a result, from 64 teams, only 8 remain, having earned spots in the first split of Valorant Challengers 2024 Japan.

Let's recall that Valorant Challengers 2024 Japan: Split 1 - Open Qualifier is a qualifying stage for all tier-2 teams in the Japanese region. It took place from January 22 to January 24 in an online format. Sixty-four teams participated, divided into 8 groups. As a result, the best team from each group received an invitation to the main tournament. Below, we will tell you which teams proved to be the strongest.

Participants of Valorant Challengers 2024 Split 1

• FENNEL
• SCARZ
• IGZIST
• REJECT
• VARREL
• Sengoku Gaming
• Murash Gaming
• Northeption

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The main tournament, VALORANT Challengers 2024 Japan: Split 1, will take place from February 3 to March 31. Most of the event will be in an online format, but the lower bracket final and the grand final will be in a LAN format. The 8 strongest teams will compete for a total prize pool of $34,000 and 4 direct invitations to the second stage of the tournament.