Riot Games introduces Teamfight Tactics Pro Circuit

Riot Games has announced plans for a revamped competitive Teamfight Tactics esports ecosystem, with major changes that will go live with the game’s 15th set.

The upcoming ‘KO Coliseum’ set will mark the introduction of the TFT Pro Circuit (TPC), set to begin on August 29.

This new Tier 1 tournament series will kick off with a lineup of 32 players from three of the four regions: Americas, APAC, and EMEA. 

Of those 32, 28 will come from the Cyber City Golden Spatula event and four additional players will receive direct invites from Riot.

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For the Chinese region, some of the slots will be allocated to players based on Cyber City TOC and JOC placements, while the rest will be awarded after the new set’s launch.

Riot Games plans to host three TPC events, awarding Pro Points for each to determine how they start in the Regional Finals.

While every player will qualify for the Regional Finals, only the top 12 players will receive a direct bye to Finals Weekend 2 and a guaranteed spot in the next Pro Circuit. 

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Meanwhile, the bottom 20 will begin their campaign in Weekend 1 alongside 36 other players — 20 who earned their spots via Tactician’s Cup results and 16 top-placed players on the ranked ladder.

Besides making significant changes to the Tier 1 esports ecosystem, Riot has also made adjustments to Tier 2, making the path to pro more accessible to all players.

The road to the Regional Finals will bypass the need to collect qualifier points. Instead, the top 10 from each Cup will automatically qualify.

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As a result, the number of Cups has been cut from three to just two.

To further strengthen Teamfight Tactics’ Tier 2 scene, Riot Games will test a new out-of-client tournament experience, with a test run starting with Set 15 in the Americas region.

These new tournaments will be smaller, featuring only 24 players with no requirement.

After no more than five games, the top players will have their results posted on the leaderboard, while those who are not satisfied with their placement can retry as many times as they like.

This new tournament experiment will likely undergo changes for future sets.

As a part of the major TFT esports ecosystem tuning, Riot Games also unveiled the TFT Paris Open — the biggest TFT event of the year.

Scheduled to take place from December 12-14 at Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, the tournament will be an open-bracket affair featuring 768 players and a US$308,500 prize pool.