When the community begins discussions on the topic of the best professional Valorant players, the conversation usually revolves around the male scene. This is quite logical, given that male esports players are known worldwide for their high level of play. However, Valorant is not only renowned for its male players. Riot Games is one of the best companies in this regard because they actively support and develop the female Valorant scene. Among the participants of the Game Changers league, there are many talented players, and today we will tell you about them. For this, the Bo3 editorial team has created a list of the ten best female Valorant players for our readers to know what is happening on the inclusive scene of Riot Games' shooter.
Daiki
Our list begins with 19-year-old Brazilian esports player Natália "daiki" Vilela. Her peculiarity is that, unlike the following participants in our top ten list, she started her esports journey with Valorant, not having previously performed on the professional scene in other shooters. Despite this, Natália in no way suffers from a lack of experience, as since her appearance in January 2021, she has established herself as a competent professional. Daiki began her career with the team Gamelanders Purple, after which she successfully made a name for herself on the tier-3 scene, earning an invitation to Team Liquid Brazil. In the latter, the girl has been performing for two years, and together with the team, she won third place at the World Championship in 2022, as well as becoming the runner-up at this year's VCT 2023: Game Changers Championship. Throughout her career, she has earned approximately $54,000.
Lorri
Next on our list of top professional female Valorant players is Filipino-American esports player Lorrian "Lorri" Elad, from the now-defunct club Evil Geniuses GC. Starting her journey with lesser-known teams, Lorrian quickly climbed the career ladder and joined one of the most famous teams in the female scene - Shopify Rebellion GC. Although she did not win any major tournaments with the latter, she performed quite successfully at various Game Changers events and even took second place at the VCT 2022: Game Changers Championship. At the beginning of 2023, Lorri moved to Evil Geniuses GC but couldn't change the situation. After a rather unsuccessful season, the team was disbanded, and the player announced that it was time to retire. Over her career, she earned approximately $47,000.
Petra
Petra "Petra" Stoker is an experienced player from the Netherlands. Although 30 years is a serious age for esports, Petra has not lost her reaction, as evidenced by her excellent results on the professional scene. Among her recent achievements are victories in the first two stages of VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA, as well as third place in the last World Championship. Despite her contract with her club ending soon, she does not plan to end her Valorant career and has already announced that she is open to new offers. Over her time in the professional scene, Petra has earned approximately $67,000, making her one of the best female professional Valorant players.
Katsumi
20-year-old American player of the female Valorant league Katja "katsumi" Pfahnl. The former member of Cloud9 White, called the best female team in the history of Valorant, made our list thanks to her excellent personal results. Spending most of her career in Cloud9, Katja has a plethora of victories in tournaments, both in the lower tier-3 league and at the highest competitive level. Among other achievements, she also made it to the top four teams at the VCT 2022: Game Changers Championship. Over her career, she earned approximately $40,000, but does not plan to stop. Katsumi announced that she is leaving the female Game Changers scene and plans to try her hand in a mixed lineup, aiming to qualify for the Challengers League in 2024 and enter a franchise.
Kohaibi
Next on our list is Singaporean esports player Abigail "Kohaibi" Kong. Although she has earned less prize money than other participants, only $17,000, Abigail made our list of professional female Valorant players for other merits. For almost two years, she has been the captain of Team SMG, and it is thanks to her leadership and guidance that the club has had the most outstanding series of victories. Beginning in March 2023 through June of the same year, the players had an incredible series of 38 consecutive match wins. Team SMG completely dominated their region, and such results are, of course, the merit of the team's captain.
Noia
Nicole "Noia" Tierce is an experienced Valorant player. Starting in 2021, she has been in many professional teams but did not achieve special results with any of them. Noia found her calling in the American team Version1, with which she had a great 2023 season. She has victories in the first two stages of VCT 2023: Game Changers North America, as well as second place in the final part of the qualifiers. After that, the entire Version1 roster was bought by another American organization, Shopify Rebellion, and under the new banner, Nicole won this year's World Championship. This victory brought the Danish esports player the most prize money, and her total earnings are approximately $52,000.
Juliano
Next is another member of G2 Gozen - Julia "juliano" Kiran. Like one of the participants in our list, the 30-year-old Swedish player has also recently turned 30 years old, but this did not become an obstacle for her. In addition, the girl came to Valorant with a huge amount of experience that she gained in her previous discipline, CS:GO, where Julia won the women's world championship. After switching to Riot Games' shooter, juliano decided not to stop there, and in 2022, along with G2 Gozen, she became the champion of the female Game Changers Champions 2022. At the beginning of 2023, the girl ended her esports career in Valorant, earning over $46,000 in prize money.
Joojina
Brazilian esports player Letícia "joojina" Paiva is a bright example of how unnoticeable players join famous organizations and fully reveal their talent. In the first part of her journey in Valorant, Letícia spent time in Gamelanders Purple, where she performed on the tier-3 scene and did not have significant victories. After moving to Team Liquid Brazil at the beginning of 2023, her potential was fully realised. Together with her teammates, she won both qualifying stages of VCT 2023: Game Changers Brazil, and later showed an excellent result at the World Championship, where her club took second place. Her total earnings for all time amount to almost $30,000, most of which she earned in 2023.
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Florescent
17-year-old Canadian player Ava "florescent" Eugene is well-known in the entire Valorant community after the last championship, and here's why. The girl has been performing under the Version1 banner for a long time, showing good results, but the main sensation occurred when she and other members moved to Shopify Rebellion. After that, the esports player showed an incredible performance and led the team to victory at the World Championship, also setting several new records. After the Game Changers Championship 2023, it became known that florescent set a record for the number of kills in the Game Changers series tournaments, making 112 frags. She also set a personal record, achieving 35 kills in one match. After that, she was rightfully awarded the MVP title of the championship. Over her career, Ava has earned approximately $55,000.
MeL
Closing our list is probably the most famous person on the female Valorant scene, and the one with whom the Game Changers series is usually associated - Melanie "meL" Capone. The 23-year-old American-Indonesian player has been competing in Valorant since the shooter's inception and has achieved tremendous success. As part of Cloud9 White, she dominated the American scene for a long time, after which she continued to do so under the Version1 banner. As described above, as a result, the entire club moved to the new organization Shopify Rebellion, with which she won this year's World Championship. Also, Melanie has a personal record, having won 9 tournaments in the VCT series. In addition, she is a very media personality, always in the spotlight of the entire community, conducting joint matches and performing in tournaments against male teams. Separately, it should be noted that the well-known magazine Forbes included meL in the participants of the outstanding category 30 under 30, who make an important contribution to the development of various disciplines. Over her career, meL has earned approximately $86,000 and does not plan to stop.
Now you know who, in the opinion of our editorial team, are the most outstanding players in the female Valorant scene. It should be noted that this is the subjective opinion of the author, so everyone may have their own favourite, but the successes and contributions of the above-mentioned girls to the Valorant discipline cannot be ignored.
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