Overview
- Japan secured an ENC VALORANT main-event place by beating Hong Kong 2-0 in the upper-bracket final on Sunday, June 28, finishing the series with map wins on Haven and Lotus.
- Japan reached that match after dominant 13-5 wins over Mongolia and India earlier in the Asia qualifier, with the squad fielding Meiy, SugarZ3ro, Caedye, Aace, and Dep.
- India kept its qualification hopes alive with a 13-9 win over Pakistan and a lower-bracket victory over Mongolia, and some outlets later reported India won the lower final 2-0 over Hong Kong to claim the second Asian slot.
- The ENC uses national teams rather than franchise rosters, runs a double-elimination regional qualifying format, and will bring 32 countries to Riyadh for the November main event with a $1.5 million prize pool.
- Official match records and bracket progress are being tracked on esports platforms such as VLR.gg and Liquipedia, and the remaining lower-bracket matches will determine Asia’s final entrant to the Riyadh tournament.