Popular Valorant Esports Players

# Nickname Name Earned
# Nickname Name Earned
01
Корея
MaKo DRX
Kim Myeong-kwan
$ 71716
02
Бразилия
Less LOUD
Felipe Basso
$ 106991
03
Бразилия
aspas LOUD
Erick Santos
$ 108290
04
Корея
Stax DRX
Kim Gu-taek
$ 101699
05
Корея
Zest DRX
Kim Gi-seok
$ 86546
06
Корея
RB DRX
Goo Sang-min
$ 101699
07
Великобритания
Boaster FNC
Jake Howlett
$ 105622
08
Аргентина
Saadhak LOUD
Matias Delipetro
$ 131839
09
Корея
BuZz DRX
Yu Byung-chul
$ 78992
10
Финляндия
Derke FNC
Nikita Sirmitev
$ 102527
11
США
yay C9
Jaccob Whiteaker
$ 140300
12
США
Cryocells 100T
Matthew Panganiban
$ 54210
13
Турция
Alfajer FNC
Emir Ali Beder
$ 58010
14
США
crashies NRG
Austin Roberts
$ 156250
15
США
Victor NRG
Victor Wong
$ 156250
16
Россия
Shao NAVI
Andrey Kiprsky
$ 96017
17
Латвия
ardiis NRG
Ardis Svarenieks
$ 106347
18
Россия
SUYGETSU NAVI
Dmitry Ilyushin
$ 90026
19
Канада
FNS NRG
Pujan Mehta
$ 154000
20
Швеция
Zyppan NAVI
Pontus Eek
$ 95224
21
Швеция
Leo FNC
Leo Jannesson
$ 49498
22
Украина
ANGE1 NAVI
Kirill Karasiow
$ 96017
23
Индонезия
f0rsakeN PRX
Jason Susanto
$ 77104
24
Сингапур
Jinggg PRX
Wang Jing Jie
$ 69230
25
Малайзия
d4v41 PRX
Ahmad Khalish Rusyaidee Bin Nordin
$ 77104
26
США
bang 100T
Sean Bezerra
$ 30900
27
Индонезия
mindfreak PRX
Aaron Leonhart
$ 77104
28
США
Asuna 100T
Peter Mazuryk
$ 66900
29
Финляндия
Jamppi TL
Elias Olkkonen
$ 71789
30
Сингапур
Benkai PRX
Benedict Tan
$ 77104
31
США
Derrek 100T
Derrek Ha
$ 31915
32
Великобритания
soulcas TL
Dom Sulcas
$ 81418
33
Чили
NagZ KRU
Juan Pablo Lopez Miranda
$ 62233
34
США
stellar 100T
Brenden Mcgrath
$ 34575
35
Тайланд
Foxz TLN
Itthirit Ngamsaard
$ 47579
36
Тайланд
sushiboys TLN
Panyawat Subsiriroj
$ 48266
37
Испания
mixwell HRTS
Oscar Canellas
$ 77662
38
Тайланд
Crws TLN
Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut
$ 48326
39
Бразилия
cauanzin LOUD
Cauan Pereira
$ 21784
40
Дания
AvovA HRTS
Auni Chahade
$ 63411
41
Бразилия
tuyz LOUD
Arthur Vieira
$ 18048
42
Канада
AYRIN GES
Jordan He
$ 51010
43
Франция
Enzo APK
Enzo Mestari
$ 49604
44
Timofey Khromov
$ 129975
45
Чили
Mazino LEV
Roberto Francisco Rivas Bugueño
$ 61306
46
Польша
zeek HRTS
Aleksander Zygmunt
$ 101559
47
Тайланд
sScary BLEED
Nutchaphon Matarat
$ 54028
48
Бельгия
ScreaM KC
Adil Benrlitom
$ 84165
49
Бразилия
pANcada SEN
Bryan Luna
$ 101923
50
Бельгия
Nivera KC
Nabil Benrlitom
$ 43752

VALORANT eSports — A Popular Team Shooter

The company Riot Games is well known to computer game fans and eSports fans. The fact is that the most popular MOBA game in the world and the most famous game discipline — League of Legends was released by the developers of the Riot Games team. For this reason, when it became known that Riot is going to release a new game with a focus on eSports, the news was accepted by the game community with great interest. In 2020, the official release of the new game, which was named Valorant. What is this game and what is the secret of its popularity in eSports?

The Essence and Rules of Valorant

This is a classic team-based shooter. In the Valorant game, there are 2 teams, each of which is staffed by five players. The match scenario assumes that one of the teams occupies the defense, and its opponents must break through that defense and plant an explosive device (spike). The task of the defenders is to prevent the bomb from exploding. This can be done in two ways — by destroying all members of the opposing team before the spike can be set, or by disarming the explosive device that has already been set. Accordingly, the attackers can also eliminate all of their opponents or plant the bomb and wait for it to detonate. Both options will bring the attackers victory. Players have a large selection of different firearms and additional ammunition available. Victory in a match is determined by the results of 13 rounds played.

Do the rules and descriptions of this game remind you of anything? Probably, attentive readers have already had time to draw a parallel with Counter-Strike. Indeed, according to the description, and purely visually the game is somewhat similar to each other. However, the brainchild of Riot Games has serious differences from CS:GO. First and foremost, of course, this is the presence of “agents”. Before the match, each player chooses an agent — a special character with a set of unique characteristics and skills. The choice of agent depends on the tone of the entire game, and also determines the role and tasks that the player must adhere to in the competition. There are a total of 4 roles or classes in the game:

  • Duelists
  • Instigators
  • Sentinels
  • Specialists

The characters’ skills are determined by their classes. Proper interaction between teammates, the precise execution of individual tasks, and the timely use of special abilities of agents is the key to victory in this game.

Valorant and eSports

Riot Games originally conceived their project as an eSports discipline. Many people believe that Valorant is a new generation electronic sport, which should turn the usual idea of shooters upside down. This is a bold statement and one that could be questioned if we didn’t know that Riot Games really can and do make legendary games.

At the moment, Valorant eSports is represented by several tournaments, the number of which is constantly increasing. The Champions Tour tournaments are considered to be the top events. They, in turn, are crowned by the main annual event — the World Championship, where the sum of $1 million is raffled off. Thus, having burst into eSports, Valorant is increasing the pace of development and is becoming more and more popular among professional eSports players and their fans every day.