The regional VCT Kickoff tournaments in each of the four competitive regions have concluded, identifying all the teams heading to Masters Madrid. After the events, the community drew interesting conclusions, revealing that Iso was never chosen throughout the competition.
Recall that Iso is the latest agent introduced to Valorant at the end of October 2023. This Duelist from China possesses a quite unusual set of abilities and an intriguing ultimate, previously unseen in the game, making him a unique agent. While regular players enthusiastically received Iso, considering him an innovation in Valorant, professionals do not share the general opinion. Before the agent's release, many esports athletes speculated that a Duelist without the ability to quickly breach into enemy lines would rarely be selected in the professional scene. And after the conclusion of the Kickoff tournaments, these assumptions were confirmed.
As casual players noted, Iso was not chosen a single time during all the Kickoff tournaments across the four regions. In total, more than 180 maps were played, which makes this information astonishing and confirms the fact that Iso is considered useless in the professional scene. Interestingly, the agent's popularity has also dropped among casual players. As of today, according to tracker.gg, the latest agent's win rate is only 46.6%, and his pick rate has dropped to 1.6%, making him one of the least popular agents.
It is noted that Riot Games pays more attention to the professional scene than to casual players. Therefore, it is possible that after the tournaments, the developers will take this information into account and strengthen the Chinese Duelist.
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