It is This April 28 Riot Games revealed its plans for the future of the competitive scene of its strategic shooter VALORANT. First of all, these are three new international leagues which will be launched in the year 2023. Bringing together the best teams in the world, coming straight from North America, South America, EMEA and Asiathese three leagues will be played in LAN and in front of an audience. These various leagues will also represent a new way for teams to qualify for the two future international Masters of the year 2023 as well as the VALORANT Championsdesignating the world champion team.
In addition to these international leagues, these are also new national leagues who will join Riot’s game during the year 2023. Here they will allow the smallest teams to try their luck in order to qualify for the international elite leagues. In addition, Riot has decided to waive any entry or participation fees for selected organizations, aiming to create long-term partnerships.
With VALORANT, we want to build the most thrilling esport around right now alongside the best-run, most ambitious, and most exciting teams in the industry. We designed our long-term partnership model for VALORANT so that teams can thrive and grow their business alongside the overall growth of VALORANT Esports.
Whalen Rozelle, Head of Esports Operations at Riot Games
A brand new in-game competitive mode should also join VALORANT, allowing players get more opportunities to qualify for professional events. This new competitive mode would therefore be available directly within the game in addition to Ranked mode.
Riot Games’ objective for this year 2022 is to make VALORANT the first competitive FPS in the world by identifying the right long-term partners through a selective application process. Financial support will also be provided to teams meeting the selection criteria in the form of an annual stipend and the exclusive opportunity to collaborate on unique in-game activations and products.
We want to build the highest level of competition that will deliver more exciting matches, new events that will thrill live audiences, and engaging experiences for millions of fans online. We will use everything we have learned over the past 10 years with LoL Esports to build an ecosystem that will energize VALORANT into the next great multi-generational competitive scene.
John Needham, President of Esports at Riot Games.
With all these novelties, Riot Games’ plans for VALORANT are therefore very clear, developing the world’s largest competitive FPS. VALORANT is growing a little more day by day and is therefore going still grow well in the future.