ESPORTS
By Anushka Mohanta
VALORANT HAS A GROWING ESPORTS COMMUNITY AS IT HOSTS TOURNAMENTS FOR BOTH FEMALE AND MALE PLAYERS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE NOTABLE VALORANT PLAYERS.
7) JASMINE 'JAZZYK1NS' MANANKIL IS A CANADIAN -FILIPINO PLAYER WHO CURRENTLY PLAYS FOR CLOUD9. EVEN AT A YOUNG AGE, SHE HAS PLAYED A LOT OF TOURNAMENTS.
6) AVA "FLUORESCENT" EUGENE PLAYS FOR MISFITS BLACK AND HAILS FROM CANADA. SHE IS TERMED AS THE YOUNG PRODIGY AS SHE CRUSHES OTHER PLAYERS AT JUST THE AGE OF SIXTEEN.
5) XSET'S STAR PLAYER ELLIE IS A DUELIST WHO HAS SHOWN EXCELLENT SKILL PROWESS IN THE GAME RIGHT WHEN SHE JOINED THE ORGANIZATION.
4) BOB CAME AS A REPLACEMENT OF ANNIE IN CLOUD9 BUT OVER THE YEARS SHE HAS PROVEN THAT THE DECISION TO TAKE HER WASN'T WRONG. AS FOR AGENTS, SHE MOSTLY PLAYS WITH FADE AND SOVA.
3) MATHILDE 'NELO' BELTOISE IS A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER FROM FRANCE WHO CURRENTLY PLAYS UNDER TENSTARS. SHE HAS MAINTAINED A CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE IN THE TEAM AFTER SHE JOINED IN 2021.
2) MEL FROM CLOUD9 IS THE TEAM'S IGL AND ALSO A SHOWSTOPPER IN SEVERAL VALORANT TOURNAMENTS. HER IN-GAME SKILLS AND SHARP MIND HAS HELPED HER TEAM TO WIN VARIOUS MATCHES.
1) ODELLA 'ENERII' ABRAHAM IS THE #1 VALORANT PLAYER AMONG WOMEN THIS YEAR. SHE PLAYS FOR ALTER EGO CELESTE FROM THE APAC REGION AND HAS EXTRA ORDINARY SKILLS IN THE GAME.