Valorant Esports News

The countdown to the first global event of the 2025 VALORANT Champions Tour is on! Masters Bangkok promises to deliver thrilling esports action, uniting the best VALORANT teams from around the world. The event will run from February 20 to March 2, featuring bracket matches, intense playoffs, and a spectacular grand finale. Here’s everything you need to know about ticket sales and how to secure your spot in the audience. Ticket Sale Dates and Times Tickets for Masters Bangkok willmore

As the final act of Episode 9 comes to an end, VALORANT will enter the new year with a new episode. The new episode promises to be a shift in the meta, the map pool and last but not the least, the introduction of a new agent. The last four agents have been two sentinels(Deadlock and Vyse), a duelist (Iso), and a controller (Clove) and it is high time a new initiator is added to the mix. Agent 27: VALORANT's Newest Initiatormore

The upcoming VALORANT Patch 9.11 is poised to make waves across the competitive scene and casual play alike, introducing a transformative update to one of the game's core systems. First up is an important set of changes to the ping system, which promise to redefine how players communicate and set-up for plays across the map. Meanwhile, Neon, one of the game’s most dynamic duelists in recent times, is set to receive significant nerfs, aiming to rebalance her high-impact presence in both professionalmore

M80, one of North America’s fastest-growing esports organizations, has announced the acquisition of Beastcoast. The move signals M80’s expansion into new titles, including DOTA 2 and Pokémon. Alongside continued efforts in Rainbow Six Siege, Valorant, and Counter-Strike 2. Integrating Beastcoast’s Legacy The acquisition brings Beastcoast’s esports teams, creators, and media assets under the M80 banner. Known mainly for its DOTA 2 and Rainbow Six Siege, Beastcoast’s roster has qualified for four consecutive iterations of The International. And even boasts amore

Daniel "Rossy" Abedrabbo, former IGL for Cloud9's VALORANT roster, recently shared his side of the story in a podcast by Ravishing Ravish, detailing the events that led to his departure just weeks before the 2025 VCT season. Rossy's candid and detailed recount sheds light on the complexities of team dynamics, personal accountability, and the challenges of professional esports. Rossy’s journey with Cloud9 began in September 2024, when he was invited to trial alongside Victor "v1c" Truong. After a competitive week-longmore

Cloud9 has made a surprising roster change ahead of the 2025 VCT season, parting ways with their newly signed in-game leader, Daniel "Rossy" Abedrabbo. The announcement was made via Cloud9's official X account, catching fans and analysts off guard. Rossy, who was recruited from T1 after the 2024 VCT season, was expected to spearhead Cloud9’s resurgence following a lackluster year. Cloud9 cited chemistry issues as the primary reason for Rossy’s departure. According to their official statement: “After months of practicemore

As the year wraps up, Riot Games invites VALORANT players to reflect on their gameplay journey with the annual VALORANT Flashback 2024 (Recap). This personalized recap highlights achievements, stats, and unique moments, creating an engaging way to celebrate another year of tactical brilliance and thrilling clutches. What is VALORANT Flashback? VALORANT Flashback is an interactive recap of your in-game performance and milestones. It provides insights into gameplay stats, agent preferences, map strengths, and unforgettable moments. Designed to celebrate your growthmore

It has been more than 4 years since VALORANT first went live. Millions of players, and billions of hours logged into one of the most popular FPS titles in the world, the game only continues to grow in popularity. At release, VALORANT had 10 agents. Since then, the roster has swelled to an incredible 25, split across 4 different roles. Any new player would understandly find themselves overwhelmed, much less spoiled for choice in terms of agent variety. To simplifymore

VCT 2025 is on the horizon, starting 11 January 2025, 48 teams will participate in a year long competition vying to be crowned the VALORANT Champion. The competition will feature small tweaks compared to the 2024 season, creating a better year-long experience for the players and audience alike. Let’s deep dive into what the VCT 2025 season has to offer. VCT 2025: Format and Schedule Kicking Off Similar to the previous year, the VCT 2025 will kick off with themore

VCT 2024 was a blast. The season saw the return of a fan-favorite team in Sentinels lift the first Masters trophy, had Pacific lift the region's first title and ended with an unexpected champion from China. The year also saw an unprecedented rise in the popularity of the relatively nascent esport, with its new region, VCT CN coming into its own toward the end of the year. But, the year wasn’t without its fair share of criticism, from tournament schedulingmore

The Esports Awards decorate teams, players, personalities and events all across the world of esports. Now, the glitz and glamour of competitive gaming took center stage on November 21st, all things esports gathered in Los Angeles for the Esports Awards 2024. Meant to honor all of the achievements that have shaped the scene over the past year, the event saw several worthy winners lift their awards in a night they'll remember for years to come. And yet, not all thatmore

Introduction to Kingdom Corporation Kingdom Corporation (K-Corp) stands as one of the most influential entities in the universe of Valorant, shaping the Alpha Earth economy with its mastery of radianite technology. This resource, discovered around 0 YFL, revolutionized energy production, allowing Kingdom to provide power for three-quarters of the planet. Beyond energy, Kingdom expanded into industries like weapons manufacturing, fashion, and more. Despite its innovations, the corporation faces widespread scrutiny due to its controversial methods and growing global influence. Themore

One of the biggest and most popular off-season events, Red Bull Home Ground is once again upon us. With its fifth edition, the Red Bull team along with eight of the top teams worldwide will visit Berlin to crown this year’s Home Ground Champion. Starting today on the 21st of November, the event will run until the 24th, culminating in a Grand Finals. Red Bull Home Ground #5 Format and Schedule The fifth edition of Red Bull Home Ground willmore

The Patch 9.10 Agent changes aim to mix up the VALORANT experience, reworking abilities and shifting the balance of power across key agents. With significant buffs to Sage and Phoenix, alongside nerfs targeting Cypher, Omen, Jett, and Clove, this update promises to reshape team strategies and the competitive meta. Let’s dive into the details and explore how these changes could affect gameplay. Buffs to Sage, Phoenix, and Deadlock Sage - A comeback for the Ice Sentinel? Sage’s buffs aim tomore

The upcoming VALORANT Patch 9.10 is arguably the biggest patch in terms of the changes it introduces. The patch not only introduces changes to multiple agents, it introduces significant gameplay changes, changes to overall movement inaccuracy and a major update to phantom. While these changes are overwhelming, they can be separated into gameplay changes and agent changes. This article tackles all the gameplay changes coming with the patch, what they entail and how they will affect the game itself. Majormore

A new skin bundle is on the way for VALORANT players entitled: Combat Crafts. Designed purposefully as ‘cheap’ and ‘garish’ knockoffs of previous skinlines, it is an obvious nod to the concept of budget collections where collectors acquire facsimiles or skinlines that carry similar animations, VFX, or models as the intended premium skinlines, but for a fraction of the cost. VALORANT Combat Craft Skin Bundle  The upcoming bundle will feature the following items: Combat Craft Phantom Combat Craft Bulldog Combatmore

We are entering a new era of VALORANT. 2-time World Champion Ava “florescent” Eugene is shattering barriers as she becomes the first ever Game Changers player to make the transition to Tier 1 VALORANT. The Shopify Rebellion (SR) star is expected to join Apeks in VCT EMEA for the 2025 season. According to reports, she has successfully reached verbal agreement with the EMEA organization. The move was first reported by Alejandro Gomis, esports journalist. Apeks most recently won the VCTmore

Iso in Valorant has quickly become one of the most intriguing agents to join the roster. As a duelist with a distinct background and powerful abilities, he adds a fresh dynamic to the game’s competitive landscape. Representing Chongqing, China, Iso brings a unique style of combat rooted in his past as an elite assassin for the Scions of Hourglass. This guide dives deep into Iso’s lore, abilities, and gameplay strategies, offering everything you need to master this agent. Iso’s Loremore

Shopify Rebellion put on a commanding showing against MIBR in the Grand Final to win the 2024 VALORANT Game Changers Championship. With their 3-0 sweep over the Brazilian side, Shopify Rebellion claim their second back-to-back VCT GC Championship title in truly dominant fashion. After lifting two Championship trophies in the three years since the tournament's inauguration, Alexis "alexis" Guarrasi, Ava "florescent" Eugene, Melanie "meL" Capone, Nicole "Noia" Tierce and Sarah "sarahcat" Simpson may have just started the very first dynastymore

The Valorant Range Map serves as the perfect practice ground for new players and seasoned veterans alike. Designed to help players develop skills, test agent abilities, and improve weapon control, The Range offers valuable tools for improving performance and understanding Valorant's in-depth lore. This guide provides everything you need to know about each feature, training mode, and secret hidden within the Range. Map Overview The Valorant Range Map, found in the Practice menu, lets players train with different agents andmore