VCT Pacific will see Full Sense join its partnered team line-up for the 2026 season, following an application process run by Riot Games. The move comes after the publisher terminated its partnership with TALON Esports earlier this year citing financial failures, creating a vacancy in the Pacific league.
Riot Games confirmed the promotion, stating the process focused on finding an organisation with operational readiness, collaborative alignment, and a strong regional footprint. The publisher emphasised the importance of maintaining Southeast Asian representation within the league. After reviewing multiple proposals, Riot determined that Full Sense was the best fit to fulfill these criteria and ensure the league proceeds with its planned 12 teams for the 2026 season.
Notably, Full Sense will retain the full active roster of players previously under TALON.
In a statement on X addressing the selection, Jake Sin, Head of APAC VALORANT Esports, outlined the core requirements. “When evaluating potential partners, we focused on finding a team that truly connects with our Thai community and represents it with pride. Full Sense has built that resonance over years of showing up for Thai fans and consistently earning their place on the Ascension stage – a reflection of their ambition and the potential they’ve demonstrated at the regional level.”
The vacancy arose after Riot Games officially removed TALON Esports from the VCT Pacific League in a prior decision. Riot cited TALON’s repeated delays in paying its players and an inability to demonstrate sufficient financial stability as the core reasons. The publisher reported spending over a month working with the organisation to resolve the issues before terminating the partnership. The affected players were informed and released to seek new opportunities, a group that will now collectively transition to the Full Sense organisation.
This marks the second major partnership termination in Riot’s global VALORANT ecosystem this year. In the VCT EMEA league, Riot ended its partnership with Movistar KOI after the team failed to meet its contractual obligations. Co-owner Ibai Llanos publicly stated the decision was influenced by the team’s competitive and commercial struggles. The consecutive enforcements of partnership standards highlight Riot’s structured approach to league management and the financial pressures facing organisations within the franchised model.
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