The situation in the Challengers league is getting worse with each season, and recently, large-scale violations and match-fixing have once again come to light. In this regard, the head of Valorant's esports division, Leo Faria, announced major changes to the discipline, but only in two years' time.

The situation in the Challengers league

A few weeks ago, renowned Valorant commentator, analyst, and media personality Sean “sgares” Gareth launched his own investigation into events on the Challengers Tier 2 scene. It has become known that many cheaters pay Vanguard employees to avoid being banned. Teams participate in fixed matches and deliberately lose games, while tournament operators have not paid out prize money for years. Read more about this in our article.

Announcement of upcoming changes

Although Riot Games announced that they would launch their own investigation after this, there were no comments from the company for some time. However, a few days ago, the Plat Chat VALORANT team released its latest podcast on YouTube, where it discussed the situation and provided specific data.

Based on this data, a discussion began on Reddit, to which the head of esports, Leo Faria, responded. In the comments, he stated that Riot Games is preparing major changes to the Challengers League that will attract new investments and partners, but this will only happen in 2027.

We’re cooking something for 2027+ that will help attract investment and increase the stakes of Challengers. I think you will all dig it. We’ll start talking about it relatively soon.

It is still unknown what changes will be made to the Tier 2 scene and whether Challengers will be able to survive another two years with the problems that have overwhelmed the league. Keep following our portal to learn more about all the latest Valorant news.