Top 5 duelist players to look out for in Valorant Champions Tour(VCT) 2024 season
VCT 2023 showed us some great agents plays, with some really explosive duelist gameplay from famous pros and now the 2024 season will be more interesting!
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This year’s best eSports event was the Valorant Champions 2023! Furthermore, the VCT 2023 even got an award for the Best eSports event at the Game Awards 2023. From newer teams demolishing famous Orgs, and Chinese players like ZmjjKK completely owning other teams, fans witnessed quite a lot. Duelist players were the highlight of the VCT 2023 season! Moreover, fans are looking out for many duelist players in the VCT 2024 season!
Underdogs dominated this VCT season, with every team fighting fiercely for the title of Champion. Additionally, several players gained the favour of fans all around, like ZmjjKK, Demon1, Something, and others. Furthermore, this off-season has seen many major shifts in the rosters of famous organisations and teams. Even big-time footballers like Lionel Messi and Halland are joining eSport organisations!
Moreover, many accomplished players have changed orgs and would be trying out new maneuvers and tactics! From Evil Geniuses, the current Champions title holders having a squad revamp to Sentinels making up their dream squad for VCT 2024, there will be many explosive things in the upcoming VCT season! Moreover, there are many duelist players that fans need to be on the lookout for in the VCT 2024 season!
Best Top 5 duelist players to lookout for in VCT 2024
With Valorant having a huge list of agents to pick from, players are always in conflict about what to choose. However, some players are made for the Duelist role, and the VCT 2023 season proved it well. Furthermore, there were many great and out-of-pocket moments in the tournament. Many players performed well, and some duelist players especially won the hearts of fans. Let’s look at some duelist players to be on the lookout for in VCT 2024!
Demon1
Demon1 shone during the VCT 2023 season. As the main duelist for Evil Geniuses, this pro player got his team wins over wins. Evil Geniuses’ past track record hadn’t been great; however, due to exceptional team play and great coaching from Potter, Evil Geniuses won the championship. And a lot of the credit for it definitely goes to Demon1. Now a part of NRG, Demon1 will have an entirely different playstyle in VCT 2024 and will continue his duelist role with a new team.
Demon1’s performance in VCT 2023 was eye-catching, as he enthusiastically demolished teams over teams. Demon1 will surely shine in VCT 2024 on a new team with many exceptional players. This American Valorant Pro was the highlight of VCT 2023 and will most surely be the highlight of the VCT 2024 season, too!
Team: NRG (2023- Present)
Approx. Total Winnings: $248,067
Derke
Derke is the Fnatic powerhouse and the man who totally outplayed loads of pros. Derke has had a really good VCT 2023 Championship run and was Fnatic’s star player. His exceptional duelist plays with Raze were definitely one of the many highlights of the season. Furthermore, Derke contributed hugely to Fnatic’s win at the VCT Masters Tokyo 2023.
Although the team couldn’t clear through the VCT main event, Derke will still be remembered as one of the exceptional duelist players of the last VCT season. With VCT 2024 in tow, fans are expecting many more such exception plays from the explosive duelist player. Moreover, having been a strong part of Fnatic since 2021, Derke will still be playing with a team he knows well!
Team: Fnatic (2021-Present)
Approx. Total Winnings: $209,076
Yay
El Diablo is also the most famed player of the now-disbanded beast of a team, OpTic Gaming. This man, along with his teammates, led OpTic Gaming to the finals of VCT 2022. In a fierce battle against LOUD, although the team lost, they won the hearts of fans. Yay showed everyone that he was deserving of the title “El Diablo” with his great Valorant gameplay. However, the player wasn’t active in VCT 2023.
Earlier this year, Yay was part of the now disbanded org Disguised, founded by YouTuber Disguised Toast. Now, Yay is gearing up for VCT 2024 after not making an appearance in VCT 2023. The American player has now officially joined the Pacific Org Bleed Esports and will play along with some exceptional pro players. Moreover, with no news of him in 2023, fans are curious about what new gameplay this demon of Valorant would show them!
Team: Bleed Esports (2023-Present)
Approx. Total Winnings: $144,500
Something
The Pacific region org Paper Rex owned this VCT 2023 season. Not many had high hopes for this team, but they showed they should not be underestimated. Furthermore, Something showed explosive gameplay in their matches. With Something’s performance and the team’s overall performance, Paper Rex even made it to the grand finals of VCT 2023. Something has also gone into a well-built streaming career and recently signed a deal with Kick.
Paper Rex has banked on Something’s gameplay, which has won them many games! Moreover, Something has shown fans some impressive gameplay on Jett. And this time, with VCT 2024 approaching, fans are hoping for Something to do something explosive again!
Team: Paper Rex (2023-Present)
Approx. Total Winnings: $98,138
Aspas
This Brazilian player has won as many hearts as he’s won games. Aspas was the reason behind LOUD’s victory in VCT 2022! This duelist player has had some of the greatest gameplays in Valorant, and his success shows for it. Although the VCT 2023 season wasn’t as successful for Aspas due to many internal organisational conflicts and some unfortunate mishaps, he will surely be a menace in the VCT 2024.
Aspas even achieved the milestone of 1000 kills in VCT history this year during the 2023 Valroant Champions Tour season! Signed with Leviatán, an exceptional organization in the Americas region, Aspas is all set for VCT 2024. Playing along with kiNgg and tex, Aspas is out for blood and would definitely have a glorious clash with LOUD, who’s also a prominent organization in the Americas region!
Team: Leviatán (2023-Present)
Approx. Total Winnings: $188,247
These were some of the top duelist players who had an excellent track record during past VCT tournaments. Although there are still players like Alfajer, Victor, and others who are exceptional in duelist plays, the players mentioned on the list are in a league of their own. Fans are looking forward to the VCT 2024 season and how it’ll play out!
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