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The 2024 Valorant Champions was the fourth edition of the Valorant Champions, the world championship esports tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant. The tournament ran from August 1–25, 2024. [ 1 ]
Tier lists have been used to rank elements from other subjects aside from video games, such as films, sports teams, logos, animals, and tabletop games. [ 2 ] [ failed verification ] Their purpose is usually to give room for discussion in the subject, to create an easily understandable overview, or simply to entertain.
Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles, California.It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop League of Legends and went on to develop several spin-off games and the unrelated first-person shooter game Valorant.
Valorant is a 2020 first-person tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. [3] A free-to-play game, Valorant takes inspiration from the Counter-Strike series, borrowing several mechanics such as the buy menu, spray patterns, and inaccuracy while moving.
TrueSkill is a skill-based ranking system developed by Microsoft for use with video game matchmaking on the Xbox network.Unlike the popular Elo rating system, which was initially designed for chess, TrueSkill is designed to support games with more than two players.
The merged organisation retained all talent, rosters, and content creators from both teams and will compete in the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) and the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA League. Prior to the merger, Excel Esports was known for its LEC roster, while Giants Gaming was a partner team for the VCT EMEA in Valorant.
The Valorant Masters is an biannual Valorant international tournament organized by Riot Games in the middle of years since 2021. [31] [32] Similar to the Mid-Season Invitational for League of Legends, it is the second most important international Valorant tournament after Champions. [33]. There are usually 2 masters tournament each year.
The league was initially announced in June 2024 as a merger between the then three regional leagues in the Americas – The League Championship Series (LCS), Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL) and Liga Latinoamérica (LLA). The LCS would form the basis for the North Conference (LTA North), while CBLOL formed the basis for the ...