{"id":121186,"date":"2022-05-03T12:15:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T11:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=121186"},"modified":"2022-05-03T12:15:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T11:15:42","slug":"skyesports-champions-series-riot-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/05\/skyesports-champions-series-riot-games","title":{"rendered":"Skyesports partners with Riot Games for South Asian VALORANT tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian esports and gaming company <\/span><b>Skyesports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has announced a partnership with games publisher <\/span><b>Riot Games<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will see the <\/span><b>Skyesports Champions Series (SCS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2022 lead into VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2022 Stage 2.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">The South Asian tournament will feature a total prize pool of $30,000 (~\u00a323,950), with its final stage commencing as a LAN event in Chennai, India.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121187\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-121187\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/skyesports-riot-games-2022-300x169.png\" alt=\"skyesports and riot games scs poster\" width=\"699\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/skyesports-riot-games-2022-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/skyesports-riot-games-2022-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/skyesports-riot-games-2022-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/skyesports-riot-games-2022-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/skyesports-riot-games-2022.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: Skyesports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><b>RELATED: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/02\/skyesports-unveils-2022-events-roadmap\/\"><b>Skyesports unveils 2022 events roadmap<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">According to the release, registrations for the SCS have already opened for India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bangladesh. Participating teams will compete across two open qualifiers that will be held separately for India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Two teams from the Indian qualifier and two teams from the South Asian qualifier will advance to Phase 2 (Group Stage League). In Phase 2, the competitors will battle eight teams from the previous South Asian Qualifiers\u2019 Playoff Stage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">The top two teams from the Skyesports Championship Series will qualify for VCT APAC Challengers 2022 Stage 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><b>Shiva Nandy, CEO and Founder of Skyesports,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commented: \u201cWe are thrilled to be a part of VALORANT\u2019s tremendous growth in South Asia and are beyond excited to be providing a path to the teams into the VCT APAC Challenger Stage 2. The Skyesports Champions Series will set a new benchmark for VALORANT esports in South Asia with top-notch production and live streams in several regional languages.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, Skyesports will be hosting a Draw Show before Phase 2 to divide the 12 teams into two groups of six teams each. The show will be broadcasted on YouTube and Rooter, which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/03\/rooter-obtains-media-rights-for-skyesports\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recently entered a one-year media rights deal with the company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81695\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/esi-washington-dc-2022\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81695\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27.png\" alt=\"ESI Washington DC 2022\" width=\"1920\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27.png 1920w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-1024x508.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-768x381.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-1536x762.png 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-324x160.png 324w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-696x345.png 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-1068x530.png 1068w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-846x420.png 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Join us for the leading esports industry showcase in the United States in 2022. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/esi-washington-dc-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><b>RELATED: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/10\/skyesports-ceo-shiva-nandy-discusses-acquisition-and-future-prospects-in-south-asia\/\"><b>Skyesports CEO Shiva Nandy discusses acquisition and future prospects in South Asia<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><b>Sukamal Pegu, Publishing Leader, India and South Asia at Riot Games,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> added: \u201cWe\u2019ve been supporting Skyesports\u2019 VALORANT events for the past two years, and we are thrilled to be finally associating with them for the Skyesports Champions Series (SCS) 2022, for our VCT 2022. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The SCS will provide a platform to all players across South Asia with a chance to progress to the next stage of the VCT, the APAC Challengers Stage 2. I wish the participating teams from the region the very best of luck.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/10\/skyesports-ceo-shiva-nandy-discusses-acquisition-and-future-prospects-in-south-asia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JetSynthesys acquired Skyesports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the tournament organiser\u2019s founding members holding a 35 per cent stake.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><b>Esports Insider says: Skyesports has big plans for India and surrounding South Asian countries. The organisation has kicked off its competitive year with novel VALORANT events, which are set to showcase local talent and excite the local esports community. 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