Rainwaker-led Luminosity Survive Three-Way Playoff Race
Luminosity have secured a playoffs berth at Logitech G Play Connect after closing the Bo1...
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NRG climb 18 VRS places after MOUZ upset
NRG defeated world number two MOUZ 2-1 in the opening round of StarLadder StarSeries Fall...
StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 predictions: Which teams can win in Barcelona?
StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 brings eight teams to Barcelona from Sep. 17–20, with $500,000 on...
Should VCT change its qualification rules after Masters London champion Leviatán missed out on Champions Shanghai?
Last weekend’s VCT Americas matches sparked heated discussions within the global VALORANT esports community. With...
Eight players to watch at VALORANT Champions Shanghai
VALORANT Champions Shanghai arrives at the end of a 2026 season that has refused to...
“I wish I was better”: The downfall of Fnatic’s VALORANT team
For many years, Fnatic was considered the strongest team in the VCT EMEA circuit. With...
Esports players know how to compete, but esports orgs need to teach them how to behave
On August 28th, VCT China organization FunPlus Phoenix issued a statement announcing that it had...
VALORANT’s strongest teams in each region before Champions Shanghai
As the dust settles on the 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Stage 2 events, we...
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I thought the most toxic gamers in Counter-Strike 2 lobbies were kids, but I was very wrong
There has always been a bit of a stereotype that FPS lobbies are filled with toxic 12-year-olds using...
“This is so unfair”: The problem with different VCT regions playing on different patches
The VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) is in the midst of its four regional Stage 1 events across EMEA,...
florescent cleared for VCT, but fans question Riot’s inconsistent standards
In May 2025, VALORANT Game Changers star and VCT player Ava "florescent" Eugene was accused of sexual assault...
“Patch 11.08 was a mistake”: VALORANT esports is losing its unique selling point
Following the conclusion of VALORANT Champions Paris in September last year, developer Riot Games dropped one of the...
The 2027 VCT tournament-focused structure can fix Tier 2, but Riot still needs to get the details right
Riot Games’ 2027 overhaul of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) reads like a rebuke of its own recent...
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