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Category: Valorant

T1 signing Autimatic for VALORANT

Posted on by Nathan Bonello

T1 have just announced that they will be signing legendary CS:GO player Autimatic for their VALORANT roster. Here is their video announcement:

T1 signing Autimatic for VALORANT – Who is he?

24-year-old Timothy “autimatic” Ta is an American FPS player who spent most of his career in CS:GO. His most memorable moments were during 2016 and 2019 under the Cloud9 banner. With them, Autimatic has won quite a couple of events, as well as won a major. Here are Autimatic’s biggest achievements in CS:GO:

  • 1st at the ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 – 28th January 2018 – $500,000
  • 1st in ESL Pro League Season 4 Finals – 30th October 2016 – $200,000
  • 3rd-4th at Esports Championship Series Season 1 – Finals – 26th June 2016 – $80,000

Why did he switch?

After Gen.G ceased operations with its CS:GO squad, Autimatic was left option-less in Counter-Strike, and it led to him switching over to VALORANT. Here he’ll be pairing up with an old teammate of his, Skadoodle. Both have previously played for Cloud9 in their CS:GO division, and together won the 2018 Major.

Is that all the news?

With the recent news of fRod departing the team, T1 have also recently brought on a new coach, David Denis.

This T1 roster has gone through multiple shake ups and changes, but now with a 6th man on the team, they just might get some solid results. Their upcoming event is the Stage 1 Challengers 2 of the North American VCT.

Be sure to keep yourself updated on all the important esports news by tuning into www.esportsguide.com!

Vitality reveal VALORANT roster

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French organization Team Vitality has finally opted to reveal its VALORANT roster. Here is their video announcement:

Vitality reveal VALORANT roster – Who did they get? 

The roster is made up of the eXiLe Esports duo of ceNder and feqew, alongside 3 other talented players, Bramz, M4CHINA, and Vakk. No one in this team had played with each other on a former team, except for the main duo. They have all recently paired up to play in the Red Bull Home Ground event. Unfortunately they were paired against G2 Esports off the bat, one of the toughest teams at the event, and they were eliminated instantly. 

Ofcourse, this team is still very new and fresh, and will take some time for them to get the chemistry going. Team Vitality understands this, but they also realize the potential that this squad has.

Vitality’s lineup for VALORANT:

Players:

  • Bayram “bramz” Ben Redjeb 
  • Jokūbas “ceNder” Labutis
  • Lukas “feqew” Petrauskas
  • Ouali “M4CHINA” Manset
  • Vakaris “vakk” Bebravičius

Coach:

  • Andrey “fragon” Katz
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Credits: Vitality

What’s next?

The squad is already through to the round of 32 in the Open qualifier for VCT Challengers 1 Stage 1, and are taking on team playzone in their next match. If they win that match, they will then face off Team Monkey Business, another tough opponent, but we’re sure that they’ll manage to get through!

Be sure to keep yourself updated on www.esportsguide.com for all your important esports news!

How To Watch: VCT Challengers 1 Stage 1 2021 – North America

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With the VALORANT Champions Tour 2021 on the verge of starting, we have taken it upon ourselves to inform all of you on everything you need to know about the VCT Challengers 1 Stage 1 2021, and how to watch the event. Read on to know more:

Tournament’s background

This will be the first big VALORANT tournament this year. This is going to be the first of many challengers events throughout the year, and here we’ll see several regional events, marked as the main events for VALORANT.

How to qualify for the main event

All of the teams that will partake in this event have qualified through open qualifiers which were held in the last week of January.

VCT Challengers 1 Stage 1 2021 Format

The tournament format will follow a standard Double-Elimination bracket format. Every single match is set in a best of 3 game type, and the Grand Final will be in a best of 5.

Prize distribution

The North American event will have a total of $50,000 to be distributed between all teams. Important to note that the top 4 teams will be advancing to the Challengers 2 event, which will take place a few days after this tournament. This is how the prize money will be distributed:

  • 1st – $20,000
  • 2nd – $10,000
  • 3rd – $7,000
  • 4th – $5,000
  • 5th-6th – $3,000
  • 7th-8th – $1,000

Teams Participating

A total of 8 teams are going to participate in the North American VCT Challengers 1 tournament in 2021. Here they are below:

  • Immortals
  • Team Envy
  • NRG
  • Sentinels
  • Gen.G
  • Luminosity
  • XSET
  • ANDBOX
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Credits: Nerd Street Gamers

VCT Challengers 1 Stage 1 2021 Schedule list

The tournament will take place between the 4th and 7th of February. Matches will start tonight with the following match-ups:

Upper Bracket Quarterfinals – 4th February 2021

  • 21:00 CET – Immortals vs XSET
  • 21:00 CET – NRG vs Gen.G
  • 23:30 CET – Team Envy vs Andbox
  • 23:30 CET – Sentinels vs Luminosity

Upper Bracket Semifinals – 5th February 2021

  • 21:00 CET – Immortals/XSET vs NRG/Gen.G
  • 23:30 CET – Team Envy/Andbox vs Sentinels/Luminosity

Upper Bracket Final – 6th February 2021 – 21:00 CET

Grand Final – 7th February 2021 – 21:00 CET

Streaming platform list

The tournament will stream on the official Nerd Street Gamers Twitch Channel, as well as on their secondary channel here.

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VCT Challengers 1 Stage 1

Predictions

With so many talented teams in the team pool, it will be very hard to pick a clear winner for this event. That being said, we think that the Sentinels and Team Envy are still two of the strongest teams in North America. This event is going to be a blast so make sure not to miss it.

But until then, be sure to keep yourself updated on all the important esports news by tuning into www.esportsguide.com!

Fnatic enter VALORANT with SUMN roster

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Fnatic have finally opted to enter VALORANT, and with it acquire a new roster. Here is their announcement:

Fnatic enter VALORANT  – Who did they get?

Fnatic have brought on the team that played under team name SUMN FC. This lineup has done many things in recent months, when it comes to European VALORANT. In fact, one of their biggest achievements yet, has been their 2nd place at First Strike Europe. Many have wondered how such a team has been orgless till this point, but they have finally found a new home, Fnatic.

Full team lineup:

Players:

  • Jake “Boaster” Howlett
  • Domagoj “Doma” Fancev
  • James “Mistic” Orfila
  • Muhammad “Moe40” Harif
  • Kostas “tsack” Theodoropoulos

Coach:

  • Jacob “mini” Harris

Here are some of the team’s best results so far in VALORANT:

  • 2nd at First Strike Europe – 6th December 2020 – $20,000
  • 3rd/4th in Red Bull Home Ground – 30th January 2021 – $3,433
  • 1st in epic31 Online – 11th October 2020 – $2,426

What’s next?

With the VCT (VALORANT Champions Tour) just around the corner, it begs the question if this lineup will manage to replicate its recent performances on the big stage. They’ve taken down teams like FPX and Team Liquid before, but can they do it again under a new organisation?

Be sure to keep yourself tuned into www.esportsguide.com for all your important esports news!

VALORANT shooting mechanic controversy

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Loads of Pros have been talking about VALORANT’s shooting mechanics and running accuracy. Here they debate on how it should be changed or balanced. Here’s everything you need to know about the VALORANT shooting mechanic controversy.

VALORANT shooting mechanic controversy – What is it?

Right now, in VALORANT, running accuracy is extremely accurate. Same goes for jumping with certain weapons. This issue was first addressed when the classic pistol (burst mode), including some shotguns, were too accurate in jumping scenarios. A few days after it was a hot topic amongst the VALORANT scene, Riot changed up the accuracy values, and the game felt smoother. However, people are encountering more and more instances of enemies being highly accurate when running with a weapon like the phantom. Here’s a clip to show you what we mean:

As you can see, despite the player having one of the most precise weapons in the game (Operator), he still wasn’t able to take down the Sova due to his movement. In fact, one of the best aimers in the world, ScreaM, has voiced his opinion on the current VALORANT shooting mechanic.

What are the developers doing about it?

Thankfully, Riot have addressed everyone’s concerns and will be bringing notable changes in patch 2.02. In this patch, Riot have once again changed numerous values for the weapons. Here’s a list of them below:

  • Running Error across rifles increased from 3.75 to 5.0
  • Walking Error across rifles increased from 0.8 to 1.1
  • Crouch-moving Error across rifles increased from 0.3 to 0.8

Hopefully with these changes, VALORANT can feel better and more rewarding for very good aimers. It’s going to be interesting to see which professional players are impacted negatively from this change.
But until then, be sure to keep yourself tuned into www.esportsguide.com for all your latest esports news!

T1 signing Flights as VALORANT content creator

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T1 have just announced that they are signing Flights as a VALORANT content creator. Here is their announcement video below:

T1 signing Flights – Who is he?

If you don’t know who Flights is, don’t worry, we’ll give you a brief rundown of his speciality. 

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Credits: T1

Flights is one of the most popular content creators when it comes to VALORANT. He uploads to Youtube and streams on Twitch on a regular basis, always impressing his fans with his incredible movement plays with Raze.

His Youtube first exploded when he released a tutorial video on how to pull off the Raze Satchel Boost. The video consisted of one of his signature plays in VALORANT, and has 1,144,890 views at the time of writing. If you haven’t seen the video yet, we took the liberty of linking it down below:

What’s next for T1 VALORANT?

We’ve seen time and time again T1’s involvement in VALORANT. It first started with the announcement of the T1 Korean roster, and then with the T1 Academy squad. Now they are doing one step further and entering the content creation world within VALORANT. Hopefully this will lead into further collaborations with other content creators, and possible future signings for T1.

Be sure to keep yourself updated on www.esportsguide.com for all your important esports news!

Alliance signing Fearoth for VALORANT

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European organisation Alliance has just announced that they are signing Fearoth as their first member and player for the VALORANT roster. Here is their announcement:

Alliance signing Fearoth for VALORANT – Who is he?

Enzo “Fearoth” Mestari is a french player who kicked off his VALORANT career with the team HypHypHyp. With this team, Fearoth showed tremendous potential, and then moved on to play for the Ninjas In Pyjamas. At first, the team seemed promising, but a few months later, the NiP squad went through an entire overhaul, and Fearoth eventually parted ways. He is now looking to continue where he left, and resume competing under the legendary organisation Alliance.

Here are some of Fearoth’s best results in VALORANT:

What’s next for Alliance?

Obviously the next step is to continue revealing and announcing the rest of the players for this roster. During Fearoth’s free agency period, he played with a couple of mix teams, which might lead into near future signings for this Alliance roster. However nothing can be confirmed as of yet.

Until then, be sure to tune in to www.esportsguide.com for all your important esports news!

Koosta transitioning from CS:GO to VALORANT with Gen.G

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North American organization Gen.G has announced that one of their main players, Koosta will be transitioning from CS:GO to VALORANT. Here is their announcement:

Who is Koosta?

Kenneth “Koosta” Suen has had quite a journey when it comes to his CS:GO career. He kicked it all off back in 2014 with Tempo Gaming, and slowly climbed up the tiers of CS:GO teams. A few years later he found himself representing Ghost Gaming, and later on Cloud9. After the Cloud9 roster turned to shambles Koosta, Daps and Autimatic were transferred to Gen.G. They played a few events in 2020, but ultimately the squad didn’t adapt well to the online CS:GO meta, and eventually departed. Here are some their best results:

Why is Koosta transitioning from CS:GO to VALORANT?

On December 26th, Gen.G benched the player that kickstarted their entire roster, PLAYER1. Ever since then, the team had been looking for a solid replacement, but hadn’t found a solid player yet. Now with the announcement of Gen.G parting ways from their CS:GO roster, it became a feasible option for Koosta to re-sign with Gen.G but to represent them in VALORANT.

Koosta has not yet made a statement regarding his switch, however with North American CS:GO taking a big bump when it comes to organizations backing up players, VALORANT seemed like a more feasible option for him.

We’ve seen many players with a CS:GO background transition to VALORANT; however, with each swap and change, we are seeing clearly the fall of Counter-Strike in North America.

Be sure to keep yourself updated on www.esportsguide.com for all your esports news!

Red Bull announcing Home Ground VALORANT event

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Red Bull are announcing Home Ground, their very own VALORANT event. The event will feature a different format than we normally see, and 8 of the best European teams. Here is their announcement:

Format for the Red Bull Home Ground event

The main format will feature a single elimination bracket, where all matches are set in a best of 5. Each team that will partake in the tournament will pick their chosen strongest map and select it as their ‘home ground’. The Home grounds will be played first, and if a team wins both home grounds they will instantly win out the best of 5. This format will be very exciting to witness as this will determine which team is strongest at countering map picks.

Teams participating

The event will feature 8 teams, where 7 of which have been invited, and one final team will have to pass through the event qualifier. Some of these invited teams are: G2, Team Liquid, Guild Esports, and the turkish Futbolist roster. Full team list below:

  • Guild Esports
  • SUMN FC
  • Ninjas In Pyjamas
  • Team Liquid
  • Futbolist
  • G2 Esports
  • TBD (Invited)
  • TBD (Qualifier)
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Additional details

The Redbull Home Ground will take place between the 28th and 31st of January and will consist of a £24,000 GBP prize pool. The tournament will take place on VALORANT’s newest patch (2.01) and will stream in English on the official Redbull Twitch channel.

This event is definitely going to be an unmissable one. With so many teams within VALORANT making changes, it’s going to be very exciting to see which team has worked the hardest during this holiday period.

Be sure to keep yourself updated on www.esportsguide.com for all your esports news!

NSG selected as tournament operator for Stage 1 of VCT

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NSG (Nerd Street Gamers) has announced that it has been selected as the main tournament operator for Stage 1 of the VCT (VALORANT Champions Tour) in North America. Here is their announcement:

This isn’t their first appearance as tournament organizers, especially when it comes to VALORANT. Some of their biggest and most popular events feature the Nerd Street Gamers Winter Championship, and their monthly tournaments. The VCT 2021 in North America will take place on the 27th of January with the open qualifiers of the first challengers weekend. 

NSG selected as tournament operator for Stage 1 of VCT

This is what Chris Greeley, Director of Esports at Riot Games had to say about the announcement:

“Since the launch of VALORANT, Nerd Street Gamers has been a strong supporter of competitive VALORANT in North America. We are confident that the 2021 Champions Tour will help elevate North American teams to the next level” .

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Schedule

CHALLENGERS WEEKEND 1

  • Open: January 27 – 31 
  • Closed: February 4 – 7

CHALLENGERS WEEKEND 2

  • Open: February 10 – 14
  • Closed: February 18 – 21

CHALLENGERS WEEKEND 3

  • Open: February 24 – 28 
  • Closed: March 4 – 7

MASTERS STAGE 1 

  • March 13-14 
  • March 19-21

If you’re still not sure of how the VALORANT Champions Tour for the 2021 season will work, you can visit our information article about it here.

This is going to be a very exciting time for VALORANT. Especially because of the quality and level that Nerd Street Gamers bring with their broadcast. We’ve already seen what they’re able to do, and for the most part, they’ve had some of the most successful VALORANT events in 2020. Now with the North American Stage 1 being covered, we cannot wait to see the rest of the details and information getting revealed for other regions.

Be sure to keep yourself updated on all the esports news by tuning into www.esportsguide.com!