Popular Valorant Esports Players
# | Nickname | Name | Earned |
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# | Nickname | Name | Earned |
01
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BuZz
T1
|
Yu Byung-chul
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$ 148475
|
02
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Meteor
T1
|
Kim Tae-o
|
$ 131092
|
03
|
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Smoggy
EDG
|
Zhang Zhao
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$ 244082
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04
|
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ZmjjKK
EDG
|
Yongkang Zheng
|
$ 245463
|
05
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Derke
VIT
|
Nikita Sirmitev
|
$ 242527
|
06
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sayf
VIT
|
Saif Jibraeel
|
$ 65681
|
07
|
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trent
G2
|
Trent Cairns
|
$ 76980
|
08
|
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valyn
G2
|
Jacob Batio
|
$ 78590
|
09
|
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Kicks
VIT
|
Kimmie Laasner
|
$ 24914
|
10
|
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leaf
G2
|
Nathan Orf
|
$ 93300
|
11
|
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Stax
T1
|
Kim Gu-taek
|
$ 141182
|
12
|
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iZu
T1
|
Ham Woo-joo
|
$ 7379
|
13
|
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JonahP
G2
|
Jonah Pulice
|
$ 76325
|
14
|
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CHICHOO
EDG
|
Shun Zhi Wan
|
$ 243790
|
15
|
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nobody
EDG
|
Senxu Wang
|
$ 245168
|
16
|
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Less
VIT
|
Felipe Basso
|
$ 190991
|
17
|
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yetujey
FUT
|
Eray Budak
|
$ 26715
|
18
|
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MaKo
DRX
|
Kim Myeong-kwan
|
$ 141199
|
19
|
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ATA KAPTAN
FUT
|
Ata Tan
|
$ 43314
|
20
|
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qRaxs
FUT
|
Dogukan Balaban
|
$ 65540
|
21
|
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jawgemo
G2
|
Alexander Mor
|
$ 258680
|
22
|
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MrFaliN
FUT
|
Furkan Yegen
|
$ 54621
|
23
|
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trexx
VIT
|
Nikita Cherednichenko
|
$ 36552
|
24
|
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hiro
NAVI
|
Emirhan Kat
|
$ 37567
|
25
|
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S1mon
EDG
|
Hsien Meng-hsun
|
$ 201000
|
26
|
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kamyk
M8
|
Maks Rychlewski
|
$ 6109
|
27
|
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BeYN
DRX
|
Kang Ha-bin
|
$ 34299
|
28
|
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Sylvan
T1
|
Ko Young-sub
|
$ 12954
|
29
|
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Flashback
DRX
|
Cho Min-hyuk
|
$ 31483
|
30
|
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Shao
NAVI
|
Andrey Kiprsky
|
$ 113017
|
31
|
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zekken
SEN
|
Zachary Patrone
|
$ 132740
|
32
|
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Mazino
KRU
|
Roberto Francisco Rivas Bugueño
|
$ 141706
|
33
|
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Elite
KC
|
Efe Teber
|
$ 4252
|
34
|
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Zellsis
SEN
|
Jordan Montemurro
|
$ 115175
|
35
|
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s0m
NRG
|
Sam Oh
|
$ 55075
|
36
|
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SUYGETSU
KC
|
Dmitry Ilyushin
|
$ 107026
|
37
|
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johnqt
SEN
|
Mouhamed Amine Ouarid
|
$ 102120
|
38
|
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Melser
KRU
|
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
|
$ 54106
|
39
|
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kiNgg
LEV
|
Francisco Aravena
|
$ 120379
|
40
|
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nAts
TL
|
Ayaz Akhmetshin
|
$ 127211
|
41
|
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ANGE1
NAVI
|
Kirill Karasiow
|
$ 113017
|
42
|
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Ethan
NRG
|
Ethan Arnold
|
$ 287500
|
43
|
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C0M
LEV
|
Corbin Lee
|
$ 333425
|
44
|
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Kai
TE
|
Lu Zhinan
|
$ 10000
|
45
|
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tex
LEV
|
Ian Botsch
|
$ 98975
|
46
|
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OXY
C9
|
Francis Hoang
|
$ 11825
|
47
|
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Saadhak
KC
|
Matias Delipetro
|
$ 215839
|
48
|
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kamo
TL
|
Kamil Frąckowiak
|
$ 3444
|
49
|
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marteen
KC
|
Martin Pátek
|
$ 6766
|
50
|
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Keiko
TL
|
Georgio Sanassy
|
$ 11071
|
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.