Valorant News
Acend: the first Valorant Champions world champs, throw down Gambit 3-2
Acend is the first Valorant World Champions, defeating Gambit Esports in epic fashion 3-2, taking home the lion's share of $1 million.
Dustin Steiner
After FIVE overtimes Gambit Esports finally end Kru’s fairytale run with 18-16 win
Gambit Esports faced off against Kru Esports in a VCT Champions Semi-Final match that will live long in the memory of many Valorant fans.
James Bassett
VALORANT Champions playoff agent picks. Yoru and Phoenix at 0%
There's been a slight shift in the meta in the VALORANT Champions playoff. Ahead of the Grand Finals, two agents are still yet to be picked.
esports.gg Editorial Team
Gambit nAts on being a target at VALORANT Champions: “They were trying to destroy my game style”
Gambit entered Master: Berlin as dangerous underdogs with something to prove. Now at Champions, the hunters role has switched to the hunted, and the previous Masters champions had to adjust their playstyle to keep opposing teams off guard. The Gambit roster spoke to the press about being the favorite at VALORANT Champions.
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2022 VCT Details and Schedule: New offseason tournament, global Game Changers, expanded regional play
Riot has announced details for the upcoming 2022 Valorant Champions Tour and Game Changers events Friday morning ahead of the conclusion of Valorant Champions 2021.
Dustin Steiner
X10’s Crws Uncertain of Team’s future: “We were just here to play our hearts out and think about everything else later”
X10 Crit’s Thanamethk “Crws” Mahatthananuyut talked to the press after the loss to the former champions Gambit about inspiring the Southeast Asia region to commit to VALORANT and his and teammate Patiphan “Pati” Chaiwong’s future in the game
esports.gg Editorial Team
Riot announces changes to least played Valorant Agent Yoru
Since the announcement of Yoru, the stealthy duelist has been an underutilized member of the VALORANT agent pool. Despite a rather unique playstyle, he’s failed to make his way into the ranked and professional metas due to his kit requiring multiple rounds of conditioning opponents to set up his teleports and traps. Riot character designer, Ryan “Rycoux” Cousart, announced today that they will be addressing Yoru’s viability through a series of changes to up his value on a per round basis.
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VS Stax on Vision Strikers Ascent prep, Korea’s international performances and Xeta
Following a close best-of-three with North America's Cloud9, Vision Striker's Stax spoke to the press to discuss what went down.
Jordan Marney
Secret BORKUM: “We don’t care about losing any local or international tourney, except VALORANT Champions”
Team Secret's BORKUM spoke with esports.gg after their quarterfinals loss about whether Secret considered Champions a success, and the journey they took to get there.
Shawn "Germanicus" Heerema
Jett remains the top-picked VALORANT Champions agent, 85% pick rate in group stage
VALORANT's biggest event is here and the meta has shifted since the last major event in Berlin. The top-picked agents will look familiar but scroll down past the permanent picks and you'll find a wave of fresh agent selections.
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