Riot Games Global Head Valorant Esports Leo Fariatold the public on social mediathat each Split will feature a split round-robin with teams being seeded into even groups. Fans have since lashed out at the Valorant developer for not adding in more matches for teams.
Valorant fans want more VCT matches
“Ultimately, fans want to see the best teams play more, and those teams make it to global events. Add Challengers and Game Changers, there’s a lot of VAL to watch,” he said.
We’re expanding the calendar next year to space things out and shorten the offseason. But we like the baseline number of matches each team currently play, and we’re not looking to increase that. Ultimately, fans want to see the best teams play more, and those teams make it to…
So far, fans haven’t been receptive to the news. The exchange had multiple negative replies on X/Twitter, and those on Reddit were also displeased.
“Pure incompetence from day one of franchising, this sh** is becoming ridiculous,” one Reddit user said.
Another pointed out how the statement seems to miss that they didn’t necessarily want to see the best Valorant or watch Tier 2 and Game Changers, but his favorite team, play.
“Whoever is making decisions seems to miss the point of franchising entirely then. ‘There’s a lot of Valorant to watch.’ But not necessarily for MY team,” wrote another Redditor.
The VCT season starts in late February as all four leagues kick off the year with a shot at makingMasters Madrid.
Declan McLaughlin was a Gaming & Esports Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Valorant and League of Legends. He has bylines at Upcomer and Inven Global.
