Arena of Valor (AoV) - SEA Server: Valiant Premier League (VPL) Kicks Off Today!

The Valiant Premier League's Arena of Valor (AoV) SEA tournament starts with Group A today, January 24, 2018, and will run until the Grand Finals later this year. This is the first tournament for Samurai Gamers' newly signed Arena of Valor esports team.

Valiant Premier League (VPL) Kicks Off Today!

The Arena of Valor (AoV) SEA server is gearing up for its competitive scene, starting with the Valiant Premier League (VPL). VPL is a community Arena of Valor esports league organized by Royale Premier League (RPL). The regional Arena of Valor tournament will be in an online format and consist of 16 teams coming from the Philippines (10 teams), Malaysia (5 teams), and Singapore (1 team). The qualifying round was held December 26, 2017, with over 50 teams participating in the open qualifiers.

Arena of Valor - VPL 2018

Valor Premiere League 2018

Most teams participating in the league will be debuting for the first time in the Arena of Valor professional scene, with the exception of M8HEXA. M8HEXA is an esports team from Malaysia that participated in the recent Garena AoV Valor Cup 2017. It is possible that Laiswoop24 is a team from the Valor Cup 2017 championship, Resurgence, since one of their players goes by “Swoop” and the team comes from Singapore.

Most importantly (at least for us), Samurai Gamers’ newly signed Arena of Valor team will make its debut under its new name.

Teams

Here are the top 16 teams that qualified for VPL 2018’s Regular Season (Dominitus Astra will be playing as Samurai Gamers, or SG):

Arena of Valor - VPL 2018 Top 16 Teams

VPL Top 16 Teams

Team Bracket Region
Team Saiyan Group A Malaysia
New Era Group A Philippines
M8HEXA.DELTA Group A Malaysia
DigzPH Group A Philippines
Jesselton MOBA Association Group A Malaysia
NEXUS eSports Group A Philippines
Eradicate N’ Destroy (END) Gaming Group A Philippines
TG Gaming Group A Philippines
Laiswoop24 Group B Singapore
Saiyan.RoyalFlush Group B Malaysia
XFreeStar Group B Philippines
Vahalla Bloodlines Group B Philippines
Samurai Gamers Group B Philippines
Wavapet Group B Philippines
Cat foods Group B Philippines
M8HEXA.ALPHA Group B Malaysia

Top 16 Regular Season Rules

Here are the Top 16 Regular Season rules:

1. 16 teams will be divided into 2 groups of 8 teams, Group A & Group B.

2. Teams will be seeded between winners of Winner’s Bracket and winners of Loser’s Bracket.

3. The league will be conducted in “Round Robin” format. Each team will play every team in the same group once.

4. League matches will be Best of 3 (BO3) games. New Pick & Ban for each game.

5. League matches are held on weekdays and weekends.

6. All matches will be conducted in 5v5 Tournament Mode with spectators.

7. Team Captain from both teams will enter designated room with the correct Room Number that is prepared by the Organiser.

8. Team Captain from both teams will invite their teammates into the room.

9. If players do not enter the room within 10 minutes after creating the room, the will face disqualification.

10. The Top 4 teams from Group A & Group B will qualify for the next stage, the Playoffs in the Winner’s Bracket.

11. 5th & 6th placing teams from Group A & Group B will qualify for the next stage, the Playoffs in the Loser’s Bracket.

Playoff Rules

Here are the important rules for the Playoff Matches and the Grand Finals:

1. The Playoffs will be conducted in “Double-elimination bracket” format.

2. Teams will be seeded based on their Regular Season final position (ie 1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd)

3. Teams will be seeded against the other Group’s teams.

4. Teams that lose their match in Winner’s Bracket will be relegated to the Loser’s Bracket.

5. Teams that lose their match in Loser’s Bracket will be eliminated.

6. All matches will be conducted in 5v5 Tournament Mode with spectators.

7. Team Captain from both teams will enter designated room with the correct Room Number that is prepared by the Organiser.

8. Team Captain from both teams will invite their teammates into the room.

9. If players do not enter the room within 10 minutes after creating the room, they will face disqualification.

11. League matches will be Best of 3 (BO3) games. New Pick & Ban for each game.

12. In the Grand Finals (Winner of Winner’s Bracket vs Winner of Loser’s Bracket) will be Best of 5 (BO5). Winner of Winner’s Bracket will begin the series at 1-0.

13. Any of the 5th or 6th placing team in Regular Season that managed to win the Playoffs will automatically qualify for next season’s Top 16 – Regular Season. The 4th team in their group will be relegated instead.

Format

Here is a summary of the VPL tournament format:

Match Format Series
Group A Bracket Round Robin Best of 3
Group B Bracket Round Robin Best of 3
Winner’s Bracket (Playoff) Double Elimination Best of 3
Loser’s Bracket (Playoff) Double Elimination Best of 3
Grand Finals* Single Elimination Best of 5

*Winner of Winner’s Bracket will begin the series at 1-0

Group A Bracket

The Group A bracket will start on January 24, 2018 (Wednesday). Each round consists of 4 matches conducted on a weekly basis.

Round 1

Match Teams Schedule
Group A Match #1 Team Saiyan (MY) vs TG Gaming (PH) JAN 24, 9 PM (GMT+8)
Group A Match #2 New Era (PH) vs END Gaming (PH) JAN 24, 10 PM (GMT+8)
Group A Match #3 M8HEXA.DELTA (MY) vs NEXUS eSports (PH) JAN 26, 9 PM (GMT+8)
Group A Match #4 DigzPH (PH) vs Jesselton MOBA Association (MY) JAN 26, 10 PM (GMT+8)

Round 2

Match Teams Schedule
Group A Match #5 Team Saiyan (MY) vs END Gaming (PH) FEB 04, 9 PM (GMT+8)
Group A Match #6 TG Gaming (PH) vs NEXUS eSports (PH) FEB 04, 10 PM (GMT+8)
Group A Match #7 M8HEXA.DELTA (MY) vs DigzPH (PH) FEB 05, 9 PM (GMT+8)
Group A Match #8 New Era (PH) vs Jesselton MOBA Association (MY) FEB 05, 10 PM (GMT+8)

Round 3

Match Teams Schedule
Group A Match #9 Team Saiyan (MY) vs NEXUS eSports (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #10 END Gaming (PH) vs Jesselton MOBA Association (MY) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #11 TG Gaming (PH) vs DigzPH (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #12 New Era (PH) vs M8HEXA.DELTA (MY) TBA (GMT+8)

Round 4

Match Teams Schedule
Group A Match #13 Team Saiyan (MY) vs Jesselton MOBA Association (MY) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #14 NEXUS eSports (PH) vs DigzPH (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #15 END Gaming (PH) vs M8HEXA.DELTA (MY) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #16 TG Gaming (PH) vs New Era (PH) TBA (GMT+8)

Round 5

Match Teams Schedule
Group A Match #17 Team Saiyan (MY) vs DigzPH (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #18 Jesselton MOBA Association (MY) vs M8HEXA.DELTA (MY) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #19 NEXUS eSports (PH) vs New Era (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #20 END Gaming (PH) vs TG Gaming (PH) TBA (GMT+8)

Round 6

Match Teams Schedule
Group A Match #21 Team Saiyan (MY) vs M8HEXA.DELTA (MY) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #22 DigzPH (PH) vs New Era (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #23 Jesselton MOBA Association (MY) vs TG Gaming (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #24 NEXUS eSports (PH) vs END Gaming (PH) TBA (GMT+8)

Round 7

Match Teams Schedule
Group A Match #25 Team Saiyan (MY) vs New Era (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #26 M8HEXA.DELTA (MY) vs TG Gaming (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #27 DigzPH (PH) vs END Gaming (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group A Match #28 Jesselton MOBA Association (MY) vs NEXUS eSports (PH) TBA (GMT+8)

Group B Bracket

The Group B bracket will start on January 28, 2018 (Sunday). Each round consists of 4 matches conducted on a weekly basis.

Round 1

Match Teams Schedule
Group B Match #1 Saiyan.RoyalFlush (MY) vs Cat foods (PH) JAN 28, 9 PM (GMT+8)
Group B Match #2 XFreeStar (PH) vs Wavapet (PH) JAN 28, 10 PM (GMT+8)
Group B Match #3 laiswoop24 (SG) vs M8HEXA.ALPHA (MY) JAN 29, 9 PM (GMT+8)
Group B Match #4 Vahalla Bloodlines (PH) vs Samurai Gamers (PH) JAN 29, 10 PM (GMT+8)

Round 2

Match Teams Schedule
Group B Match #5 laiswoop24 (SG) vs Cat foods (PH) JAN 31, 9 PM (GMT+8)
Group B Match #6 M8HEXA.ALPHA (MY) vs Wavapet (PH) JAN 31, 10 PM (GMT+8)
Group B Match #7 Saiyan.RoyalFlush (MY) vs Samurai Gamers (PH) FEB 01, 9 PM (GMT+8)
Group B Match #8 XFreeStar (PH) vs Vahalla Bloodlines (PH) FEB 01, 10 PM (GMT+8)

Round 3

Match Teams Schedule
Group B Match #9 laiswoop24 (SG) vs Wavapet (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #10 Cat foods (PH) vs Samurai Gamers (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #11 M8HEXA.ALPHA (MY) vs Vahalla Bloodlines (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #12 Saiyan.RoyalFlush (MY) vs XFreeStar (PH) TBA (GMT+8)

Round 4

Match Teams Schedule
Group B Match #13 laiswoop24 (SG) vs Samurai Gamers (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #14 Wavapet (PH) vs Vahalla Bloodlines (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #15 Cat foods (PH) vs XFreeStar (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #16 M8HEXA.ALPHA (MY) vs Saiyan.RoyalFlush (MY) TBA (GMT+8)

Round 5

Match Teams Schedule
Group B Match #17 laiswoop24 (SG) vs Vahalla Bloodlines (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #18 Samurai Gamers (PH) vs XFreeStar (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #19 Wavapet (PH) vs Saiyan.RoyalFlush (MY) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #20 Cat foods (PH) vs M8HEXA.ALPHA (MY) TBA (GMT+8)

Round 6

Match Teams Schedule
Group B Match #21 laiswoop24 (SG) vs XFreeStar (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #22 Vahalla Bloodlines (PH) vs Saiyan.RoyalFlush (MY) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #23 Samurai Gamers (PH) vs M8HEXA.ALPHA (MY) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #24 Wavapet (PH) vs Cat foods (PH) TBA (GMT+8)

Round 7

Match Teams Schedule
Group B Match #25 laiswoop24 (SG) vs Saiyan.RoyalFlush (MY) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #26 XFreeStar (PH) vs M8HEXA.ALPHA (MY) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #27 Vahalla Bloodlines (PH) vs Cat foods (PH) TBA (GMT+8)
Group B Match #28 Samurai Gamers (PH) vs Wavapet (PH) TBA (GMT+8)

VPL 2018 Prize Pool

The overall prize pool was upgraded from $1,000 SGD (about $770 USD) to $1,300 SGD (about $987 USD) + in-game vouchers:

Arena of Valor - VPL 2018 Prize Pool

Place Prize
1st $750 SGD (about $569 USD)
2nd $250 SGD (about $189 USD)
3rd In-game vouchers worth $150 SGD
4th In-game vouchers worth $150 SGD

VPL 2018 Coverage

Tune-in to this page for the live stream coverage of the Valiant Premier League 2018. Check the VPL facebook page for further information as well as their Group A and Group B seedings.

VPL 2018 Giveaway

Arena of Valor - VPL 2018 Livestream & Promo

In addition, to celebrate the launch of the Valiant Premier League – Regular Season, they are giving away a free Airi hero code courtesy of Garena Arena of Valor. Visit their Facebook announcement for the guidelines.

North America Valiant Premier League Open for Registration!

Valiant Premier League announced today that they opened registration to their North American tournament:


Registration is free, so sign up if you’re part of a team in North America! 64 spots are available for the open qualifiers.

Arena of Valor Overview

Arena of Valor is a massively popular mobile Multiplayer Online Battle Arena which features intense player-versus-player combat similar to genre titan League of Legends. Arena of Valor is the world’s highest-grossing mobile game app, first launching its beta version in China on November 26, 2015. The game is currently playable in Europe, North America, South America, and parts of East and Southeast Asia, and has a monthly active player base of 200 million users as of 2017.

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Players can download the game from the Apple Appstore or Google Play Store.

Don’t forget to check out Samurai Gamers’ Arena of Valor Strategy Guide Page for hero guides, item builds and other information about the game!

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