Get ready for Set 8.5 Esports in the APAC region, where top competitive players in Asia will have a chance to battle against the world's best players.

In Set 8.5 Esports, players from the SEA region can compete through their esports circuit, which will provide them with a chance to qualify for TFT Championship for the first time. This will undoubtedly increase the competitiveness of the SEA region, as players will now have a goal to strive for, as well as a platform to showcase their skills.

Additionally, Korea, Japan, and Oceania players will have separate qualifying routes to advance to the Championship. Set 8.5 Esports Circuit promises to be an exciting event in the world of TFT esports.

SEA Circuit

While there are five different servers running for Teamfight Tactics, two different routes will be provided for SEA players : Vietnam / 4 Other Regions (SG/ID/MY, TH, PH, MW/MO/HK)

Vietnam Division]

Vietnam Open Qualifiers #3 (7-9 Apr)

Participants: 256 Players

Format

• Day 1
  • Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 4 rounds each without reseeding. 128 Players will be qualified to Day 2
• Day 2
  • Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 4 rounds each without reseeding. 64 Players will be qualified to the next round.
  • Next Round: Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 4 rounds each without reseeding. 32 Players will be qualified to Day 3.
• Day 3
  • Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 4 rounds each without reseeding. 16 Players will be qualified to the next round.
    
  • Next Round: Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 4 rounds each without reseeding. 8 Players will be qualified to the regional.

Prize Pool: Top 8 Players advanced to SEA Regional Cup #2

Open Registration: 20-29 Mar

Registration Link

Vietnam Open Qualifiers #4 (14-16 Apr)

Participants: 256 Players (For all players lost in Open Qualifier #3 and Waitlisted Players)

Format

• Day 1
  • Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 4 rounds each without reseeding. 128 Players will be qualified to Day 2
• Day 2
  • Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 4 rounds each without reseeding. 64 Players will be qualified to the next round.
  • Next Round: Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 4 rounds each without reseeding. 32 Players will be qualified to Day 3.
• Day 3
  • Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 4 rounds each without reseeding. 16 Players will be qualified to the next round.
  • Next Round: Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 4 rounds each without reseeding. 8 Players will be qualified to the regional.

Prize Pool: Top 8 Players advanced to SEA Regional Cup #2

SEA Regional Cup #2 (28-30 Mar)

Participants: 32 Players

Format

• Day 1: Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 6 rounds each. The groups will be shuffled after the first two games. Top 16 players will progress to Day 2
• Day 2: Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 6 rounds each. The groups will be shuffled after the first two games. Top 8 players will progress to Day 2
• Day 3: Checkmate Format - Players will play games until the first player to earn 18 points, and then get 1st place in a round will be crowned the SEA Champion

Prize Pool: USD 10,000 + 3 Championship Spot + 2 Eastern LCQ Spot

SG/ID/MY, TH, PH, MW/MO/HK Division

TW & HK Local Open Qualifiers (1 Apr, 3-4 Apr, 6-7 Apr)

Participants: 512 Players

Format

• Open qualifier: (BO1: 512 > 24 ; BO4: 24 > 8)
• Day 1: Group A (4 Qualifiers + 4 Invited Players ; BO3 ; TOP 3 go to Finals ; Rk 4-7 go to Loser Bracket)
• Day 2: Group B (4 Qualifiers + 4 Invited Players ; BO3 ; TOP 3 go to Finals ; Rk 4-7 go to Loser Bracket)
• Day 3: Loser Bracket (BO3 ; Top 2 go to Finals)
• Day 4: Finals (BO5 ; Top 2 go to Regional Open Qualifier):

Prize Pool: HKD 10,500 + 2 SEA Regional Qualifier Spot

Registration Link

Ladder Snapshot for SG/ID/MY, TH, PH (28 Mar - 11 Apr)

3 weeks of the Ladderboard will be provided for SG/ID/MY, TH, PH servers.

Top 6 players from each server will be invited to SEA Regional Qualifiers.

Ladderboard Link

SEA Regional Qualifiers for SG/ID/MY, TH, PH, TW/MO/HK (22-23 Apr)

Participants: 32 Players

• 3 Players from TW Server
  • 2 Players from TW & HK Local Open Qualifiers
  • 3 Players from AfreecaTV Streamers Battle - TW & HK
  • 3 Players from TW Server Ladderboard
• 8 Players from PH Server (Ladderboard Snapshot + 2 Influencer Slot)
• 8 Players from SG/MY/ID Server (Ladderboard Snapshot + 2 Influencer Slot)
• 8 Players from TH Server (Ladderboard Snapshot + 2 Influencer Slot)

Format

• Day 1: Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 5 rounds each. The groups will be shuffled after the first two games. Top 50% players will progress to Day 2.
• Day 2: Players will be split into groups of 8 and play 5 rounds each. The groups will be shuffled after the first two games.

Prize Pool: 8 SEA Regional Cup #2 Spots

Broadcast Channel

• Hong Kong (Cantonese) - https://play.afreecatv.com/afhongkong
• Taiwan (Mandarin) - https://play.afreecatv.com/aftwlol

SEA Regional Cup #2 (28-30 Apr)

Same as above

Oceania Circuit

You can check out the detailed and latest information through the Article and Discord.

Kayle Open Qualifiers (31 Mar - 2 Apr)

Format

• Day 1: Players will play 4 games, with lobbies randomized each game. The 56 highest scoring players proceed to Day 2
• Day 2:
  • Round 1: Players’ points from Day 1 will be reset. The 56 players from Day 1 and the top 8 players from the ladder snapshots will play 4 games. The 32 highest scoring players proceed to Round 2
  • Round 2: Players retain their points from Round 1 and will play 3 games with lobbies seeded based on the final point standings from Round 1. The 16 highest scoring players proceed to Day 3.
• Day 3:
  • Round 1: Players’ points from Day 2 will be reset. Players will play 4 games. The 8 highest scoring players proceed to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: Players retain their points from Round 1 and will play 3 games with lobbies seeded based on the final point standings from Round 1. The 4 highest scoring players will qualify for the Underground Cup.

Prize Pool: AUD 3,000 + 4 Underground Cup Spots

Samira Open Qualifiers (14-16 Apr)

Format

• Day 1: Players will play 4 games, with lobbies randomized each game. The 56 highest scoring players proceed to Day 2
• Day 2:
  • Round 1: Players’ points from Day 1 will be reset. The 56 players from Day 1 and the top 8 players from the ladder snapshots will play 4 games. The 32 highest scoring players proceed to Round 2
  • Round 2: Players retain their points from Round 1 and will play 3 games with lobbies seeded based on the final point standings from Round 1. The 16 highest scoring players proceed to Day 3.
• Day 3:
  • Round 1: Players’ points from Day 2 will be reset. Players will play 4 games. The 8 highest scoring players proceed to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: Players retain their points from Round 1 and will play 3 games with lobbies seeded based on the final point standings from Round 1. The 4 highest scoring players will qualify for the Underground Cup.

Prize Pool: AUD 3,000 + 4 Underground Cup Spots

OCE Last Chance Qualifiers (29 Apr)

Tournament Detail - TBD

Underground Cup (6-7 May)

Tournament Detail - TBD

Prize Pool: AUD 10,000 + 4 East Asian Finals Spot

Korea Circuit

AfreecaTV Teamfight Tactics Series (ATS) (13-14 Apr)

Participants: 16 Players

• Top 8 from Open Qualifiers (Player Seed)
• Top 8 from Open Qualifiers (Influencer Seed)

Format

• Day 1: Players will be split into two groups of 8 and play 6 rounds each. The groups will be shuffled after the first two games. Top 50% players will progress to Day 2
• Day 2: Checkmate Format - Players will play games until the first player to earn 18 points, and then get 1st place in a round will be crowned the ATS Champion

Prize Pool: KRW 10,000,000 + 2 East Asian Finals Spot

Ladderboard Snapshot

Top 2 players from KR server will advance to East Asian Finals. The snapshot date is 2nd May 23:59 (KST).

Japan Circuit

You can check out the details here.

East Asian Finals Japan Qualifier (16 Apr, 30 Apr)

Participants: 128 Players

Format

• Day 1:
  • Round 1: Players will play 2 games. Top 4 from each lobby proceed to Round 2.
  • Round 2: Players will play 3 games. Top 4 from each lobby proceed to Round 3.
  • Round 3: Players will play 3 games. Top 2 from each lobby proceed to Japan Qualifier Final
• Day 2: Checkmate Format - Players will play games until the first player to earn 18 points, and then get 1st place in a round will be crowned the Japan Qualifier champion.

Prize Pool: JPY 200,000 + 4 East Asian Finals Spot

Ladderboard Snapshot

Top 2 players from JP server will advance to East Asian Finals. The snapshot date is 2nd May 23:59 (JST).

International Circuit

East Asian Finals (12-14 May)

Participants: 32 Players

• 16 Players from Korea
• 8 Players from Japan
• 8 Players from Oceania

Format

[Day 1 and Day 2 are regional lobbies]

• Day 1
  • KR Lobbies - Players will be split into two groups of 8 and play 6 rounds each. The groups will be shuffled after two games. Top 8 will progress to Day 2.
  • JP Lobby - JP participants will play 6 rounds each.
  • OCE Lobby - OCE participants will play 6 rounds each
• Day 2
  • KR Lobby - Top 8 players from Day 1 will play 6 rounds each. Top 4 players from Day 2 advance to Day 3
  • JP Lobby - Players’ points from Day 1 will be sustained. Participants will play 6 rounds each. Top 2 players from Day 2 advance to Day 3
  • OCE Lobby - Players’ points from Day 1 will be sustained. Participants will play 6 rounds each. Top 2 players from Day 2 advance to Day 3

[Day 3 is KR + JP + OCE consolidated lobby]

• Day 3: Checkmate Format - Players will play games until the first player to earn 18 points, and then get 1st place in a round will be crowned the Asian Cup Champion

Prize Pool: USD 25,000 + Championship Spot (4 KR, 2 JP, 2 OCE) + Eastern LCQ Spot (2 KR, 1 JP, 1 OCE)

Eastern LCQ - (20 May or 21 May)

TBD