Valorant Premier V26A5 Playoffs: Malaysia Time & 450 Score Cutoff
Published: 2026-09-08
V26A5 Premier Playoffs land on the Malaysian weekend of 19–20 September 2026, and any local squad still parked under 450 Premier Score has under two weeks to close the gap. All times in this guide read as MYT (GMT+8). REDX Game tracks the ringgit price of a Valorant Points top up because most grinding rosters pick up a fresh Kingdom Credits pack or battle pass tier before playoff weekend, and the question dominating Malaysian Discords right now is a short one: bila playoffs mula?
Riot spelled out the V26A5 ladder in Patch 13.05 notes: five weeks of division matches, playoffs on the weekend of 19–20 September, and a standard qualification cutoff of 450 Premier Score. The stage began 18 August 2026 in Malaysia. That leaves a compact enrolment window for most Pacific divisions, tight if your team is juggling MPL-hour scheduling and campus timetables in the same week.
V26A5 Playoffs: What Just Changed for Malaysian Squads
The threshold is the story. Riot has held Premier Score at 450 across Pacific for V26A5, so the win-loss math from V26A1 still holds: three ranked division wins is usually enough on paper, provided you avoid a mid-stage skip. A quiet-but-relevant addition from Patch 13.05: Riot began rolling out penalties against stream-sniping and instalock tools. Two players on the same Premier roster caught using either during the ladder can drag the whole squad's eligibility into review. Yes, sekali kena, yes it hurts.
Sound sprays also got a tuning pass. Riot wrote that attenuation is now tighter, "so that only players standing nearby will hear them," per the Dot Esports patch summary. For KL cafe squads playing next to another five-stack on the same LAN, that means your Fade voice-line spray no longer bleeds into the callouts of Malaysian ranked ladder next door.
Full V26A5 Playoff Schedule in MYT
Riot publishes Premier times in local client, but the anchor points for Pacific players read like this in Malaysian time:
- 18 Aug 2026: V26A5 Stage begins; enrolment opens.
- Weekly match nights: division matches run through the stage, mostly kicking off after 21:00 MYT on match days.
- Approx. 15–17 Sep 2026: enrolment deadline window closes; the client locks divisions.
- 19 Sep 2026 (Fri): Playoff Round 1 for qualifying divisions.
- 20 Sep 2026 (Sat): Playoff Finals across divisions.
REDX Game keeps Valorant Points bundles in MYR, so a last-minute pack for a Premier weekend does not trigger any card FX surcharge on top. Delivery is advertised at 1–3 minutes, which is the useful window if a teammate wants Kingdom Credits before scrim-check.
What a Premier Season Actually Costs a Malaysian Team
Premier itself is free. You enter a division, you play, you push for 450. The cost sits in the periphery: the battle pass every stage, a targeted VP top up for a new agent contract, or Kingdom Credits to close out a gear track before it rotates. Buy 1,000 VP through the Riot Client and Malaysia lists it at RM 33.90, per Riot's regional store. Top up the same 1,000 VP through REDX Game with DuitNow or Boost eWallet and the sticker stays entirely in ringgit — MYR-only pricing, no App Store currency conversion, no overseas card FX to shave off your budget.
Here is the small math a five-stack rarely does out loud. Five players, one V26A5 battle pass each at 1,000 VP, one Kingdom Credits refresh mid-stage, plus one shared agent contract for whoever picks up the newest agent — you land near the 6,000 VP pack for the whole roster, spread across the stage. Bought at the Riot Client tier, that is roughly RM 200 for the group. The REDX Game route runs on Malaysian payment rails end to end, which for a team paying out of a shared TnG eWallet is the difference between clean receipts and a WhatsApp chat full of "eh siapa yang bayar last month?"
How to Check Your Division Bracket in the Riot Client
- Open the Riot Client on your PC and launch Valorant. Log in with the same account tied to your Premier roster.
- Click the Premier tab on the top navigation bar, between Play and Agents.
- Under your team card, look for the Division field; it will read something like "Ascendant 2, Pacific". This is the bracket you play in.
- Below the division, your Premier Score shows as a running number. The 450 cutoff is the target; a green tick appears once you cross it.
- Tap Standings to see the other seven teams in your bracket. The top four typically advance; the bottom four fall to a lower division next stage.
- If a match time reads UTC, add eight hours to convert to MYT. A 13:00 UTC scrim is 21:00 MYT.
Malaysian players sometimes miss the enrolment lock because the client shows the deadline in local system time. Petaling Jaya squads on shared PCs at a cyber cafe should double-check that the client's timezone matches the actual venue timezone before the last enrolment day.
Local Notes for KL, PJ and Johor Bahru Squads
Malaysia sits inside VCT Pacific for Premier purposes, which puts local squads in the same division pool as Indonesian and Filipino teams. TODAK, the Malaysian-owned organisation that won First Strike Malaysia & Singapore 2020 and Predator League Malaysia 2024, still runs its main roster in the semi-pro Pacific tournament circuit, and Malaysian Premier ranks have historically funnelled talent toward orgs like TODAK across Predator League cycles. Boleh tahan for a semi-pro pathway from ranked to org.
For LAN prep, KL and Petaling Jaya cyber cafes usually have the lowest ping to Riot's Singapore server node; JB players closer to the Woodlands checkpoint often route through the SG node for the same reason. Penang and Ipoh squads should test both KL and SG servers a night before playoffs; the 5–8 ms swing on peak match days is small but has decided pistol-round trades before. REDX Game bundles Valorant top ups in ringgit, so a last-minute VP pack from the cafe stays on the same MYR budget as your cafe hour rate.
V26A5 Playoffs FAQ
When exactly do V26A5 Playoffs start in Malaysia?
Round 1 begins on 19 September 2026, with Finals on 20 September 2026, MYT. Match times inside a bracket vary by division; check the Premier tab.
Berapa Premier Score kena capai untuk masuk playoff?
The standard cutoff is 450 Premier Score for Pacific divisions in V26A5. Riot has not adjusted the threshold from V26A1, so the win-count math for Malaysian squads is unchanged.
Can a Malaysian team qualify without winning every match?
Yes. Three convincing wins across the five-week stage often clears 450, provided your team avoids two consecutive skips. Losses inside a bracket also award partial score, which is why some teams grind matches even when they cannot win the whole night.
Do I need to buy anything to enter Premier V26A5?
No. Enrolment is free. Costs are optional: the battle pass, VP for a new agent contract, or Kingdom Credits for gear. REDX Game keeps those tiers in MYR at 1–3 minute delivery for Malaysian players who prefer DuitNow or Boost.
What happens if my roster gets flagged for stream sniping tools during V26A5?
Patch 13.05 introduced temporary bans that escalate to permanent with repeated use. A flagged player pulls the roster into eligibility review, which can knock the whole team out of the playoff bracket if the review closes before your division's Playoff Round 1 tips off.
Where do I check my playoff bracket if I miss the in-client notification?
Open the Premier tab in the Riot Client and read the Division line under your team card. Standings show the other seven teams in your bracket. For the wider 2026 Valorant esports calendar, see the 2026 Valorant Champions Tour overview on Wikipedia.
Grab your Valorant Points from REDX Game in the run-up to playoff weekend. MYR pricing, 1–3 minute delivery, and lock in your division's Round 1 slot before the enrolment window closes.
