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By:Jeremy

“Valorant”, pretty sure you’ve heard of it right? Well if you haven’t, putting it in layman’s terms, Valorant is an FPS (first-person shooter) video game that implements elements of strategy and mechanical skills, where there are 2 teams (each team consisting of 5 members) fighting for victory in an arena. Due to the game’s booming popularity, it has become a type of e-sport for quite a while now, where pro players compete in a tournament for the glory of a trophy The biggest tournament held by the official game developers is named “VCT” (valorant champions tour), where around 30 professional teams from different regions compete in a tournament to win a grand prize of $300,000.

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That’s enough for the context, now we move on to the juice of this article At the moment of which I am writing this article, VCT 2023, which is held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has already begun. The most anticipated teams from the NA region have developed new rosters and are ready to showcase their new team compositions. There are many teams out there that are powerful in strategy and skill, though out of 32 teams who are participating in VCT Sao Paulo, the renowned teams are Sentinels (N A), Paper Rex (APAC), Cloud 9 (N A), 100T (N A), FunPlus Phoenix (Chinese Team), NRG (N A), Liquid (EMEA), NAVI (EMEA), LOUD (S A), and Fnatic (EMEA) Where Sentinels became famous due to their accomplishment of winning the VCT Masters Reykjavik (2021) as an underdog team, and a similar case with Paper Rex, in which the team from Asia Pacific beat teams such as Sentinels, G2, and other strong teams from the regions of North America as well as Europe Just a side note, Paper Rex had 2 Indonesian players in their team Though it is a shame that teams such as G2, Vision Strikers, Team EnVyUs, etc will not be competing in VCT Sao Paulo With that being said, the 1st match of VCT Sao Paulo starts February 13 at 9 a m PST, with a match between KOI (EMEA) vs NRG (N.A). Followed by a match between Detonation FocusMe vs Giants at 12pm PST, and Gen.G vs LOUD at 3 pm PST. Here the people are most anticipating a match between Gen.G and LOUD, where Gen G, a renowned European team, gets to battle against the “VCT Copenhagen champions,” team LOUD

VCT Sao Paulo begins February 13 and until March 4, when every day during that time period a clash between professional teams will happen for the fight for the CHAMPIONS title

Source:https://esisicom/valorant/all-teams-competing-in-vct-lock-in-são-paulo

Across the region! As well as Worlds!

BY: ALEX

Ever heard of League? I’m sure by now you guys already know what League of Legends is, it is a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game developed by Riot Games, the same company that made VALORANT. As usual, this MOBA game requires specific team coordination and a balanced macro and micro playstyle during games. It has been going on for a while and has developed a really big fan base across the world, and as a new year starts, a new season starts as well as new competitive League tournaments. Teams in different regions match against each other to secure a spot in the top 3, marking their places in the most challenging stages in League history. Some fan-favorite teams to mention are G2, SKT1, DAMWON, GEN G, FNATIC, and many other teams.

As of right now, teams are trying their best to secure spots in the World finals which will happen in the months. With professional League gamers switching their teams in 2023, we don't know who will secure the spots in the world. Double Lift, one of the most respected ADCs (Attack Damage Carry) in League history, has made a comeback to join the LCS with 100T, as well as Rekkles, coming back to FNATIC to secure a spot in LEC. One of my favorite teams, SKT1, made a promising comeback after their loss in the last Worlds competition with Faker as strong as ever in the mid lane. Several teams such as MAD LIONS have made their winning streaks feared among the LEC rosters, winning over G2 as well as FNATIC during their games. Although no information regarding when Worlds will happen, it is known that it will happen in South Korea, putting immense pressure on SKT1 for their comeback in Worlds. Will Faker get his 4th Worlds win after 7 years since his 3rd streak win? Or will other teams mark their places as the champions this year?

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