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VALORANT Esports

VALORANT esports is organised competition in Riot Games' tactical shooter VALORANT. Two five-player teams attack and defend spike sites in round-based matches.

LevelDiscipline FamilyEsports CategoryMind sport

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Classification

Category Mind sport

Family Esports

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung VALORANT Esports is organised digital competition in the game title VALORANT.

Geeignet für Suitable for players who want to train mechanics, strategy, team communication and rule-bound matches.

Cost Depends on existing device and game access; entry needs game client, account, connection and learning time. Depends on title, platform, team and event; hardware, peripherals, coaching, travel or entry fees may apply. Online community, university/club team, publisher league or amateur league depending on game. Rules, versions and fair-play requirements are p…

First progress Basics after a few sessions; competition-stable decisions take long repetition.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

PC
VALORANT client
keyboard/mouse
headset
tournament server

First steps

set up game client
use tutorial/bots or casual mode
learn one role or position
review replay/feedback
only then check community or amateur leagues

Game community, publisher portal, university/club team, amateur league or local esports venue.

Breaks, ergonomics, sleep and respectful communication are part of serious training.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Valorant Champions Tour, VCT

Tags digital, esport, fps, team, pc, e-sport, valorant-esports, valorant-e-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to win rounds by spike plant/defuse or eliminations.

Teilnehmer

Two teams of five players.

Teamgröße

5 versus 5.

Spielfeld

Digital VALORANT maps with attacking and defending sides.

Dauer

Matches consist of rounds and maps; series are commonly best-of-3 or best-of-5.

Wertung

Round wins, map wins, and series win according to tournament format.

Gewinnbedingung

Victory comes by required rounds per map and by winning the series.

Ausrüstung

PC
VALORANT client
keyboard/mouse
headset
tournament server

Wichtige Regelpunkte

cheating
account sharing
unauthorised communication
bug/exploit abuse
match fixing