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How a player climbs from the ranked ladder to the VCT stage, and where Ascend scouting can follow them at each step.
Where every player starts. Solo/duo competitive climbs the Iron to Radiant ladder; the regional leaderboards crown the top Radiant accounts each act.
Ladder tier: scout the top accounts per region (live rank, RR, wins). Unverified identity.
Riot's official in-client team competition. Rosters form, play scheduled matches inside conferences and divisions, and push toward playoffs. The proving ground between ranked and pro.
Premier tier: scout team standings by region and conference. Seasonal. Unverified identity.
The domestic pro leagues (VCT Challengers). Winning your regional Challengers earns a shot at Ascension, and Ascension winners are promoted into the international league.
Pro tier: full FM-grade report: role-relative percentiles, grade, comparables.
The three international leagues (Americas, EMEA, Pacific) plus China. The top of the mountain: partnered teams competing across the season for Masters and Champions.
Pro tier: the deepest sample. Full report + form, agent/map pools, and comparables.
Riot's competitive circuit created to develop and showcase women and marginalized-gender players, running alongside the main pathway toward its own Championship.
Pro tier: full graded reports, ranked within Game Changers cohorts.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Riot Games. Pathway structure may change between seasons.