All VALORANT Champions Winners: Full Review
Riot Games, which gained its reputation thanks to one of the most popular games in the world, League of Legends, decided to try its hand at the competitive shooter market. Thus, in 2020, the now well-known FPS shooter Valorant appeared in the world, which is rapidly developing both in e-sports and gaming.
Over the almost 5 years of its existence, Riot Games has held many VCT series tournaments, where the best players in the world compete for the right to enter the championship and fight for the championship title. In this material, we will tell you about all the champions of the past VALORANT Champions.
VALORANT Champions 2021 Winner: Acend
Champion: Acend
Final opponent: Gambit Esports
A year after the game's release, Riot Games announced a series of VCT tournaments, the victory of which would advance players through the standings, eventually leading them to the main event of the year, VALORANT Champions. Which became the first Valorant championship and was held in Berlin at the end of 2021.
The Acend team entered the history of esports Valorant as the first world champions. Their opponents were Gambit Esports, a team from Europe, against whom they had one of the most intense matches in history. However, Acend were able to win with a score of 3-2 and win the first championship title in Valorant history.
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VALORANT Champions 2022 Winner: LOUD
Champion: LOUD
Final opponent: OpTic Gaming
The second VALORANT Champions 2022 tournament took place in September 2022 in Istanbul, Türkiye. The LOUD team from Brazil won the title of champions after meeting in the finals with the North American club OpTic Gaming.
Just like the first World Cup, the final kept fans on the edge of their seats until the very end. Both teams were neck and neck, but thanks to LOUD's talented roster, the team was able to win with a score of 3-1 and show that the Brazilian scene is worthy of special attention from Riot.
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VALORANT Champions 2023 Winner: Evil Geniuses
Champion: Evil Geniuses
Final opponent: Paper Rex
The third VALORANT Champions 2023 tournament took place in August 2023 in Los Angeles, USA. Team Evil Geniuses from North America became champions after defeating Paper Rex with a score of 3-1.
After a well-deserved victory, the team faced a series of problems - series of scandals directly related to the organization. However, even after this they continue to take part in VCT tournaments.
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On August 25, 2024, one of the most impressive tournaments of the year and, without a doubt, one of the most epic in the history of the Valorant esports scene, ended - VALORANT Champions 2024. The winner was the EDward Gaming team, which won the first international trophy for the Chinese region. Their opponents were the European club Team Heretics, which they beat with a score of 3-2.
The grand final was held in a best-of-three format, and from the first minutes it became clear that it would not be an easy fight. EDward Gaming proved that underestimating teams from the Chinese region is a mistake. Only a year ago, Valorant officially launched in China, and already this year the Chinese team was able to become the strongest, winning the first international trophy for their region.
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VALORANT Champions Winners Overview
Each VALORANT Champions tournament not only crowns a new champion, but also showcases the growth and development of talent from different regions:
- 2021: Acend (Europe)
- 2022: LOUD (Brazil)
- 2023: Evil Geniuses (North America)
- 2024: EDward Gaming (China)
Valuing continues to evolve with the addition of new agents, maps and updates, making the competitive scene even more dynamic. Up-and-coming teams from the Asia, Middle East and Africa regions are already showing promising results, suggesting that future VALORANT Champions tournaments could usher in new dominant regions.
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