Yesterday, Riot Games released their Year One Anthem video. In the video, they hinted out details as to where the VALORANT Champions event will be hosted, and apparently, its taking place in Los Angeles for 2021. Here below is the video:
VALORANT Champions taking place in Los Angeles – Details
According to FionnOnFire, writer for Upcomer, the VALORANT Champions event is being held at Los Angeles at the Staples Centre. This isn’t the first time that Riot Games would be involved with an event hosted at Los Angeles. In fact, the 2012, 2013 and 2016 League of Legends World Championships took place there. Unfortunately not much is known with regards to if fans will be allowed to spectate the event. But we can expect an announcement from Riot real soon.
What do we know about VALORANT Champions?
At the moment, little known about VALORANT’s biggest event yet. What we know so far is that there are going to be 16 of the best teams around the world fighting for the largest prize pool. Fortunately, one of these teams is already confirmed, and that team is Sentinels as they have just come from a victory at Masters 2. That win got them to 500 total points and qualified them to the big event. Other regions are close to having teams qualify, but we’ll know more once Masters 3 is around the corner.
For their first member for their VALORANT division, Na’Vi have brought on Kirill “Cloud” Nehozhin. He is a very young player from Russia, and has formerly played with CIS team CrowCrowd, and the Honk mix. With Honk’s departure, the players were all squandering trying to find a new team, and Cloud landed himself with Natus Vincere.
Here are some of his best achievements so far:
3rd/4th in VCT 2021: CIS Stage 1 Masters – 20th March 2021 – $7,500
2nd at VCT 2021: CIS Stage 2 Challengers 1 – 9th April 2021 – $5,950
1st-4th in VCT 2021: CIS Stage 1 Challengers 2 – 28th February 2021 – $5,283
This is what Cloud, their newest player, said about the move:
“I’m honored to be a part of NAVI and incredibly happy to get this chance! I’m willing to work even harder now. I know that many fans are rooting with all their hearts and I would like to give something back! I’ve been given the opportunity to prove that I am a VALORANT player for a reason. I will do my absolute best.”
Na’Vi entering VALORANT with Cloud Signing – Thoughts
With other CIS organisations being involved, such as Gambit Esports and ForZe, many wondered as to when Natus Vincere would eventually enter Riot Games’ FPS. So far, it’s very clear that Gambit has been the most successful CIS organisation out there. However, who’s to say that once Na’Vi complete their roster, they won’t take their spot?
Find out by keeping yourself updated with all the important esports news on www.esportsguide.com!
VALORANT’s third episode is nearing, and with so many changes being revealed from content creators we cannot wait for it to come out! Here’s Everything you need to know about VALORANT Episode 3:
— Mike – Valorant Leaks & Info (@ValorLeaks) June 17, 2021
Agent Changes
In Episode 3, Riot are changing the prices for a variety of things, one of them being the agent abilities. Here’s a list indicating every single change made to every agent’s abilities:
Astra:
Star Price : 200 -> 150$
Nova Pulse Recharge Time : 13 -> 25
Gravity Well : 13 -> 25
Jett:
Cloudburst Price : 100 -> 200$
Updraft Price : 100 -> 150$
ULTI price : 6 -> 7 Orbs needed
Jett is now unable to Dash through Cypher traps
Breach:
Aftershock Price : 100 -> 200$
Aftershock now explodes 3 times instead of 1 hit
FlashPoint – 3 -> 2 Flashes only (200 -> 250$)
ULTI Range updated
Brimstone:
Incendiary Price : 200 -> 250$
Omen:
Shrouded Step Price : 100 -> 150$
Paranoia Price : 400 -> 300$
Dark Cover : Omen only starts with 1 smoke now and has to buy the other for 100$
Phoenix:
Blaze Price : 200
Blaze deals 8 damage instantly when someone crosses it
Curveball Price : 200 -> 250$
Raze:
Boom Bot Price : 200 -> 400$
Ulti Price : 7 -> 8 Orbs needed
Sage:
Barrier Orb Price : 300 -> 400$
Slow Orb Price : 100 -> 200$
Ulti Price : 7 -> 8 Orbs needed
Skye:
TrailBlazer : 200 -> 250$
Guiding Light : 100
Skye now only has 2 flashes but they recharge “cooldown” after 40 seconds
Sova:
Owl Drone Price : 300 -> 400$
Shock Bolt Price : 100 -> 150$
Recon Bolt : 35 Seconds -> 40 Seconds delay
ULTI Price : 7 -> 8 Orbs needed
Reyna:
Leer Price : 200 -> 250$
Cypher:
ULTI Price : 7 -> 6 Orbs needed
Viper:
Snake Bite Price : 100 -> 200$
Yoru:
Blindside Price : 200 -> 250$
New Agent KAY/O
Ofcourse, with Episode 3, a new agent was due. This new agent coming to VALORANT is named KAY/O and will act as the new initiator. If you’d like more information about the agent, you can check out our article here.
— Mike – Valorant Leaks & Info (@ValorLeaks) June 17, 2021
VALORANT Episode 3 – Weapon Changes
Weapons are also receiving some changes in Episode 3. The damage and range values aren’t being changed, but their prices have been tweaked. Here’s a short list of every gun impacted:
— Mike – Valorant Leaks & Info (@ValorLeaks) June 17, 2021
We’re super excited to see this version of VALORANT play out. But until then, be sure to keep yourself updated on all the important esports news by tuning into www.esportsguide.com for more esports news!
We know this is the most exciting part of the agent, so we’ll get straight into it:
C – FRAG/ment:
Equip an explosive garment. Fire to throw. The fragment will stick on the floor and it explodes multiple times. It deals near lethal damage at the center with each explosion.
Q – FLASH/drive:
Equip a flash grenade. Fire to throw. The flash grenade explodes after a short fuse, blinding anyone in line of sight.
E – ZERO/point:
Equip a suppression blade which needs to be fired to throw. THe blade sticks to the first surface it hits, winds up, and suppresses anyone in the radius of the explosion.
X – NULL/cmd:
Instantly overload with polarized radianite energy that pulses from KAY/O in a massive radius. Enemies hit with pulses suppress for a short duration. While overloaded, KAY/O gains a combat stim and can be re-stabilized if downed.
If you still haven’t understood what KAY/O does from an ability perspective, here’s a short little video to help you out:
— Mike – Valorant Leaks & Info (@ValorLeaks) June 18, 2021
How will KAY/O impact the agent pool?
As can be seen above, KAY/O will act as VALORANT’s newest initiator agent. What’s notable is that KAY/O’s first two abilities are quite similar to ones we already have with other agents. However, what is interesting is that the signature ability (ZERO/point) is a new mechanic within VALORANT. We think that KAY/O will be an important agent in the upcoming events for the VCT.
Excel bringing on Rubino and Moe40 for VALORANT – Who are they?
If you’ve been in the VALORANT space for quite some time, these names are certainly familiar for you. Moe40 is a former player for Fnatic, formerly named as SUMN FC, and Rubino has represented Team Heretics, the team that won First Strike in Europe. Both of these players have been grinding VALORANT since the beginning, and are some of the most experienced pros out there.
What happened to the former players?
With Excel’s lineup not being particularly successful, it was time to make a roster change, and unfortunately it was B1GGY and Davidp’s turn to be let go from the squad.
The below list is the full roster for Excel VALORANT:
Players:
Vincent “Happy” Schopenhauer
Muhammad “Moe40” Hariff
Ruben “RUBINO” Villarroel
Marc “Honeybee” Samuel Begley
Alend “Ale” Khalaf
Coach:
Jimmy “Jumpy” Berndtsson
Assistant Coach:
Sam “Fields” Greenfield
What’s next?
Now, the team is currently bootcamping in Malta, trying to prepare and get their chemistry flowing before their next big event. We’re sure that with the right direction, this team could potentially be one of Europe’s best.
OG Esports reveal new VALORANT squad – Who did they pick up?
OG have decided to keep 3 of their main players, TviQ, uNKOE and DPS. They have brought on Trexx and Destrian as new players, and Tanizhq as their newest coach. Trexx has played with teams like FishkaVTom and Team Singularity, whereas Destrian has played with Nolpenki and All Day Long.
This how the new OG Esports lineup currently looks like:
Something that’s ironic about this move is that originally, OG were planning to get another duo instead of Trexx and Destrian. Back in May, it was rumoured that Fizzy and shéd were the ones set to join the team. However, with HONK disbanding after not managing to get signed by an org, OG changed their minds. This was extremely unprofessional from them, and created a lot of backlash from the community and their fans. You certainly wouldn’t expect a prestigious organisation such as them to do certain stuff.
As it stands, Fizzy and shéd are still looking for a team, and we’ll be sure to notify you when they do. Be sure to visit www.esportsguide.com for all your latest and important esports news!
Gen.G have just announced that they are parting ways with their VALORANT player Huynh. Here is the announcement:
It's never easy to say goodbye…
Thank you @HUYNH_CS for being one of the biggest reasons why #GenGVAL is where it is today. Wherever your career takes you next, we know they'll be lucky to have you, and you'll always have our support! pic.twitter.com/yd1cUbQQEp
We haven’t yet seen this new roster in play, as their final match played was during the VCT 2021 North American Stage 2 Challengers 2 Qualifier. It’s certainly going to be interesting to see how Gen.G will perform with this newly revealed roster change. Their next event will probably be the Stage 3 Challengers 1 event.
What’s next for Huynh?
Huynh on the other hand will now be looking towards joining another team in the North American scene. He’s proven time and time again that his abilities are impeccable and deserves to be in the best tier of VALORANT competition. Unfortunately for him, options are very limited at the moment, but hopefully in due time, we’ll see his announcement too.
Here are some of his best achievements with Gen.G:
1st in the T1 x Nerd Street Gamers Invitational – 4th May 2020 – $20,000
3rd at VCT 2021: North America Stage 1 Masters – 20th March 2021 – $15,000
1st in Pittsburgh Knights Before Christmas – 20th December 2020 – $6,000
XSET have announced that they are adding Dephh as their 5th for their VALORANT roster. Here is their announcement:
Welcome XSET @dephhgg as the newest member of the Valorant team. ⚔️
Through his versatility, and ability to lead the team in game, we believe he will bring XSET Valorant to new heights. 📈#RepTheSet❌ pic.twitter.com/FpF5NZRwLF
XSET adding Dephh as 5th for VALORANT – Who is he?
29-year-old Rory “Dephh” Jackson is a professional VALORANT player from the United Kingdom. He started his career in July of 2020 with the Homeless squad. Later on, after a couple of solid results the team was picked up by North American org Dignitas. Unfortunately the team wasn’t very successful and Dephh left the team on the 31st of March. Now he is looking toward a chance at redemption to continue his FPS career with XSET.
Here are some of Dephh’s best achievements in VALORANT so far:
4th in Pop Flash event – 30th August 2020 – $5,000
4th at T1 x Nerd Street Gamer Showdown – 28th June 2020 – $5,000
2nd in Pittsburgh Knights Before Christmas – $3,000
3rd-4th at PAX Arena Invitational – 25th July 2020 – $3,000
Why?
It’s no secret that XSET have been struggling ever since they entered the esport. Their best result so far was ironically very recent, as they placed 2nd in the VCT 2021 NA Stage 2 Challengers 1. Now with Dephh the team looks to improve and get more consistent results.
Team Heretics signing Al0rante as 5th – Who is he?
Felix “al0rante” Brandl is a professional VALORANT player from Germany. He’s been grinding VALORANT ever since it came out, and just recently joined Volvo Peek in February. He was on and off on that roster, and later rejoined the squad for a small period. He’s gained some experience through qualifiers and C-tier events, but now its time to pump it up with the big events under Team Heretics.
Here are some of his best achievements:
1st in RixGG VALORANT Open March – 4th April 2021 – $1,382
4th at epic.WAN 32 – 28th February 2021 – $418
2nd in Aesir Winter Cup 2021 – 13th March 2021 – $60
With this addition, Team Heretics have finalized their VALORANT squad.
Players:
Christian Garcia “Iowel” Antoran
Ondrej “MONSTEERR” Petru
Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks
Patryk “paTiTek” Fabrowski
Feliks “al0rante” Brandl
Coach:
Ivan “Johnta” Shevtsov
What’s next?
With all of the roster changes falling into place after the Stage 2 Masters it’s great to see that Team Heretics has gotten a solid squad. The third stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour is approaching and we cannot wait to see how it all plays out. Will Team Liquid and Fnatic stay at the top? Or will they be taken down by these upcoming rosters?
Tomorrow, the LVP Rising Series#2 will take place. It will feature some of the best European and Spanish teams in the VALORANT space and will certainly be an event not to miss. Here is everything you need to know.
¡El 8 de junio comienza el main event de #RisingSeries con los siguientes ocho equipos, más los ocho que aún quedan por clasificarse!
LVP (stands for Liga de Videojuegos Profesional) Rising Series #2 is the second edition of LVP’s Rising Series. The event is considered as one of the biggest Tier 2 events as it consists of some of the strongest teams in all of Europe. In the previous edition we saw forZe taking the win, and Eloquence grabbing 2nd.
How to qualify for the main event
The majority of the teams participating in this event got their spot through qualifiers. 8 of which qualified through the Spanish qualifier, and the other 8 through the European Qualifier. Since the tournament host is Spanish, they gave Spanish teams prioritization for more exposure.
Prize distribution for LVP Rising Series#2
There will be a total of $5,000 to be split between all participating teams. Here is a list of how the prize pool will be spread:
1st – $2,000
2nd – $1,000
3rd-4th – $500
5th-8th – $250
9th-12th – $0
13th-16th – $0
Tournament Format
Group Stage:
The group stage will play out in a GSL format constructed of 4 groups of 4 teams.
Only top 2 teams of each group will qualify to playoffs
Each match in the group stage is best of 1
Playoffs:
Playoffs to play out in an 8 team single-elimination bracket
All matches in the playoffs to be played in a best of 3
Teams Participating at LVP Rising Series#2
A total of 16 teams are participating in the event and they have been slotted into 4 groups which have been revealed. Here’s a short list of all teams taking part, sorted by their group:
Group A:
Acend
Wave Esports
Team Finest
LastNightLeftovers
Group B:
Cream Real Betis
SAW
Movistar Riders
TOOOLS Esports
Group C:
Giants Gaming
Team Queso
SUPRMODE
GRAZHtAS
Group D:
Team DeftFox
UCAM Esports Club
19esports
King’s Gambit
Credits: LVP
Schedule list
The event will start on the 8th of June and play out till the 18th. Here are the initial matches of the event:
Group A – 8th June 2021:
17:00 CEST – Acend vs LastNightLeftovers
18:00 CEST – Wave Esports vs Team Finest
Group B – 9th June 2021:
17:00 CEST – Cream Real Betis vs TOOOLS Esports
18:00 CEST – SAW vs Movistar Riders
Streaming platform list
The event will stream on the official LVP Rising Series twitch channel here. As indicated on Liquipedia, that is the only stream available, and it will be primarily in Spanish. LVP has not mentioned any other broadcast which will be dedicated to English viewers.
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Predictions in Tier 2 VALORANT competitions can be quite complex. However if we had to suggest a team which has the highest odds of winning, it’s going to be either Acend Club or Team Finest. This is because Acend Club have recently made significant changes to their roster by adding Zeek to the lineup. On the other hand we’ve got Team Finest which took down G2 Esports in the European Qualifier. At the end of the day we’ll just have to see how it all plays out!
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