Indian young and talented player Venkatesh "venka" Sharma is ending his professional career in Valorant following the last tournament of this season.

Seventeen-year-old Venkatesh "venka" Sharma announced on his social networks that VALORANT Challengers 2024: South Asia - Split 2 was his last competitive tournament in Valorant, as he is concluding his professional playing career.

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The reason for ending his career is that he wants to focus all his attention on his studies. As a result, he will not have time for professional performances in the team. The last tournament of his career was VALORANT Challengers 2024: South Asia - Split 2, where he and Velocity Gaming finished in third place. Throughout his career, he earned about $6,500.

Velocity Gaming was the last team for which Venkatesh played. Now the team needs to find a new player before the start of the next tournament, scheduled in the next 2-3 months.

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