It’s that exciting time of year again for VALORANT. Indeed, we finally have our first official look at the new agent for VALORANT. Accordingly, VALORANT Agent Neon is bringing some exciting new mechanics and we can’t wait to see – read on to learn what you need to know!
Without a doubt, she’s a new duelist, one with enhanced movement to rival a mobile agent such as Jett. Accordingly, Riot Games have decked her out with some interesting abilities as viewable in the video.
Let’s discuss what we saw:
Sprinting and Sliding – as viewable, she’s packing a lot of speed. So much so, that this speed can further be utilized in a slide similar to titles such as Apex Legends. We’re made to believe that the sprint is passive, while the slide is an active ability needing purchase.
Concussive charge – she can daze enemies with a throwable tactical grenade, which seems to stun enemies and bouncable properties such as Sova’s kit.
Double firewall – similar to Phoenix, at one point she can summon two walls of cover
Ultimate – Lightning from her fingers which rivals a Spectre with no recoil while maintaining speed, we can’t wait to try this out
At the end of last year at VALORANT Champions, North America suffered. Regardless, one team which didn’t make the cut was Evil Geniuses. Indeed, following a disappointing season, changes are here. Read on as we discuss the noise with the Evil Geniuses VALORANT Roster!
You probably haven’t heard much behind this roster. Accordingly, it’s because they haven’t necessarily performed. Despite being one of the largest organizations in North America, the VALORANT roster suffered.
So much so, the following players have been let go of:
Brandon “BRANTED” Ballard
Nolan “Temperature” Pupello
Bearing this in mind, the remaining players are as follows:
Mike “Pho” Panza
Kelden “Boostio” Pupello
Credits: VCT 2021
Anyways, so where does this roster go to next? Well,. the answer is up, hopefully. Following a very disappointing intiial season, we’re sure that the organization has learned a lesson or two and will improve upon some poor results:
17-32nd @ VCT 2021 NA Stage 3 Challengers 2 Open Qualifier
17-32nd @ VCT 2021 NA Stage 3 Challengers 1 Open Qualifier
16-32nd @ VCT 2021 NA Stage 2 Challengers 2 Qualifier
A goal for this season would be to reach a Major event – we’ll keep an eye out for changes!
Back at VALORANT Champions, we saw teams from all over the world go at it to try and establish world dominance. Indeed, one team to fail to do so is X10 Crit. Bearing this in mind, the roster has made the headlines – let’s discuss the X10 Crit VALORANT Roster!
X10 Crit VALORANT Roster – Where To Now?
2021 has brought us joys and tears, but we definitely enjoyed the journey.
Happy New Year to all our fans, friends and families 🎇
As you can imagine, the news revolves around rostermania. Specifically, the organization has decided to part ways with their entire roster following the expiry of contracts.
Indeed, the former roster has now been dropped:
Itthirit “foxz” Ngamsaard
Panyawat “sushiboys” Subsiriroj
Nutchapon “sScary” Matarat
Thanamethk “Crws” Mahatthananuyut
Patiphan “Patiphan” Chaiwong
Thank you for making us believe, when everyone counted us out.
Let’s discuss why. Naturally, the main problem X10 Crit had was failing to have any form of impact on an international stage. Apart from this, they aren’t exactly the regional dominators either. Accordingly, some fresh change could help strengthen up the roster next year.
Regardless, here the most recent results the roster looks to improve on:
Indeed, many established esports for the coming year stick to the same formula. However, Riot Games is making some huge changes for VALORANT. Accordingly, following a successful inaugural year, we can’t wait to discuss VALORANT Esports 2022 in this episode of Esports Roadmap!
VALORANT Esports 2022 – Taking it to the Next Level
Accordingly, following the successful VALORANT Champions event this past month, the community is bursting with enthusiasm for the coming season. Indeed, here’s how the season will go down:
So, following the announcement from Riot Games regarding the 2022 format, here are some essential parts of the season:
February – VALORANT Challengers 1
April – VALORANT Masters Stage 1
May – VALORANT Challengers 2
July – VALORANT Masters Stage 2
August – Last Chance Qualifier
September – VALORANT Champions
October – New Tournament Circuit
December – VALORANT Game Changers
Indeed, we can’t wait for this upcoming season. Accordingly, the upcoming year will also enjoy tournaments such as Game Changers and further third party events.
What an unbelievable start! Take a look back at the best moments of the 2021 VALORANT Champions Tour. See you in 2022! pic.twitter.com/ldCRbWow6p
Indeed, kicking off the season earlier, further events look to be offline with larger prize pools and welcoming more regions. Indeed, the following regions will offer up competition:
Europe
North America
Latin America
Brazil
Korea
Japan
South East Asia
APAC
Indeed, 2022 looks to grant increasing success to the young esport. Let’s hope everything goes to plan.
One of the top regiosn for competitive VALORANT is definitely Korea. Indeed, housing some of the top names such as Vision Strikers, new competition is on the horizon. Accordingly, a new name is here – ESportsConnected VALORANT Roster 2022. Bringing some top and new names together, let’s discuss this new roster.
ESportsConnected VALORANT Roster 2022 – Gunning for South Korea
Credits: Riot Games
Indeed, there are some top names here. Mainly, the biggest head-turner is the likes of Lee “k1Ng” Seung-won joining this roster on loan from Vision Strikers. Being present on loan, “k1Ng” was part of the dominant run by Vision Strikers last year.
Specifically, the entire roster is as outlined below:
Yoo “Moothie” Seung-woo
Kim “GodDead” Sung-sin
Kim “zunba” Joon-hyuk
Lee “k1Ng” Seung-won
Park “Bazzi” Jun-ki
Credits: VCT 2022
This entirely new organization for VALORANT also shows off some new coaching staff too:
Jeong “Jaemin” Jae-min – Head Coach
Jung “peri” Bum-gi – Coach
We’re eager to see this exciting new roster in the coming season of the VCT – perhaps they can make an impact and climb to the top of the Korean region.
New names in the season will continue to improve the level of competition.
Indeed, VALORANT rostermania keeps building. Accordingly, while successful teams enjoy the break, others are making a tonne of changes. That’s definitely the case for the G2 Esports VALORANT roster as they rebuild for this coming season – read on to learn more!
G2 Esports VALORANT Roster 2022 – Ready to Bounce Back
G2 Esports had a dream a few months ago, as they entered the LCQ with a hope to make it to Champions.
However, it was too little, too late and they bit the dust with a third place finish. Ever since then, the organization has undergone several changes. With a few players departing and a few signings, here is your official roster for the upcoming season:
Oscar “mixwell” Colocho
Zygimantas “nukkye” Chmielliauskas
Auni “AvovA” Chahade
Aaro “hoody” Peltokangas
Johan “Meddo” Lundborg
Credits: Riot Games
Naturally, they’ve kept some of their best players on the team, while bringing on some young talent to take the other EMEA teams by surprise.
Indeed, it’s no understatement that EMEA is the most competitive region – let’s see how G2 Esports fare.
This past month, we saw the conclusion of the 2021 VALORANT Champions Tour. Designed to lift competitive VALORANT in its first year of competition, we have a lot to discuss. Accordingly, in this episode of State of the Community, we’ll be reviewing the first year of VALORANT!
Designed For Esports Since June 2020
What an unbelievable start! Take a look back at the best moments of the 2021 VALORANT Champions Tour. See you in 2022! pic.twitter.com/ldCRbWow6p
Indeed, it’s crazy to think that VALORANT has only been out since June of last year. Ever since day one, Riot Games has designed to title to rise as a competitive esport. Bearing this in mind, it was essential that the first year was successful, to lay the framework for the future years.
Accordingly, let’s take a look at how the season was designed, by looking at some of the events which made the year special.
Indeed, with each event, the prize pool and excitement levels built up.
That all started with NA Stage 1 Masters. Following the first regional competitions, we’d see our very first regional events to see who’s on top. It’s here that Sentinels began their run as the top team in the world.
Accordingly, this first event saw $150,000 on the line for multiple regions, with the most viewed one being that of North America. It’s here that a strong peak viewership was observed, especially for a starting event.
VCT Stage 2 Masters Reykjavik – First Year of VALORANT
The next step for the competitive esport – a unifying international offline event.
Accordingly, VCT Stage 2 Masters Reykjavik was a massive step for competitive VALORANT. Bringing the entire community together, the offline event threw $600,000 on the line. Furthermore, an epic peak viewership of 1,000,000 pushed the event through the ceiling.
VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin
Peak Viewers – 811,370
Average Viewers – 389,971
Offline
Prize pool: $700,000
Credits: Sentinels
With all the momentum in the world, the time period between Stage 2 and Stage 3 saw a massive growth spurt in the scene. Indeed, Riot Games saw it fit to increase the prize pool further, while building up into further regions.
Now with $700,000 on the line, things got spicy on an international level. As regions went at it. the dominance of the EMEA region over NA shone through, with Gambit Esports taking it home over Sentinels.
VALORANT Champions 2021 – A Massive Event – First Year of VALORANT
Peak Viewers – 1,089,068
Average Viewers – 469,083
Offline
Prize pool: $1,000,000
Such a storlyline would carry onto the largest event of the year.
As the first Major ever in the history of competitive VALORANT, the buildup for this event was insane. In-game and in-person, Riot Games generated a huge amount of content and anticipation for the largest event of the year. Also, the strategy of co-streaming helped hugely.
With all these expectations, VALORANT Champions 2021 ended the Tour in style. Indeed, we witnessed some of the best competition all year, with the entire community absolutely loving the underdog story of KRU Esports – a LATAM team reaching the semifinals against all odds.
Crowning a surprise World Champions in Acend, Champions was insane.
Of course, apart from the mainstream series of events, Game Changes was also taking place as one of the most successful investments in female esports in the entire industry.
Overall, VALORANT has surpassed all expectations as Riot Games has done it all over again. We’re on the edge of our seat for 2022.
Despite having massive success in competitive League of Legends, DWG KIA is still finding its foothold in competitive VALORANT. Indeed, the DWG KIA VALORANT Roster 2022 has undergone another change, hoping for future success. Read on as we cover this piece of news!
DWG KIA VALORANT Roster 2022 – solo Helping Out
After not making it to VALORANT Champions, the roster was quite disappointed. Yet, it seems that they’ve decided to stick together and continue building further.
Credits: VCT 2021
Indeed, what they’ve decided to do is to bring a new mind to the table, that of head coach Kang “solo” Keun-chul. Following his year at NUTURN Gaming, he’s ready to try and help DWG KIA reach the stars by coaching the following roster:
Likely, the main aim is to focus on rising to the top of the APAC region to then perhaps leave an impact internationally. Here are some past results they look to improve on:
Heading into VALORANT Champions, Fnatic had high hopes. However, they fall rather short with an early drop in the Quarterfinals. Indeed, they’ve decided to already make changes, days after the event. Read on as we cover the Fnatic VALORANT Roster below!
Fnatic VALORANT Roster – Change is on the Way?
So, what went wrong for Fnatic at VALORANT Champions? Specifically, they simply couldn’t keep up with the other European teams in terms of strategy and individual skill.
Valorant Roster Update: @domaVALORANT has been moved to the inactive roster, and will be allowed to pursue new opportunities.
Losing to the wonder-kids in KRU Esports, they were certainly upset at the surprise. Now, it’s been made clear that Domagoj “Doma” Fancev will in fact be benched. This leaves the remaining active roster:
Jake “Boaster” Howlett
James “Mistic” Orfila
Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev
Martin “Magnum” Penkov
Credits: VCT
Will further players be benched from the roster? We’re not sure they need to. Heading into next year, they’ll be planning to improve on their recent results:
5-8th @ VALORANT Champions 2021
3rd @ VCT 2021: EU Stage 3 Challengers 2
5-6th @ VCT 2021: EU Stage 3 Challengers 1
Let’s see if they can return to being top 2 as they were in Stage 2 Reykjavik.
With VALORANT Champions 2021 over, the next season is being cooked up. Indeed, Riot Games has already announced the format for some regions. Specifically, in this article we’ll be discussing North America. Read on as we highlight the NA VCT 2022 Schedule!
NA VCT 2022 Schedule – All the Details
The following is a short summary of the upcoming year for competitive North American VALORANT!
Champions has come and gone, but the 2022 VCT season is just around the corner!
January 27th – VCT 2022 Stage One Challengers – involving a 128 open team qualifier where only the 12 teams will move to the main event. Main event will involve seven weeks of competition
February 11th – VCT 2022 Stage One – round robin format followed by double elimination to qualify for Stage One Masters tournament
