Irina "Zemlia" Sukhanova Valorant Champions 2023, Valorant's premier tournament of the year, is over. Evil Geniuses defeated Paper Rex in the grand finals by a score of 3:1 (13:10 on Split, 11:13 on Ascent, 13:5 on Bind, and 13:10 on Lotus). The tournament was held between August 6 and August 26. The winning team received a $1,000,000 prize with Paper Rex receiving $400,000.
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Evil Geniuses defeated Edward Gaming and DRX, and after losing to Paper Rex, defeated LOUD in the lower bracket. Paper Rex made it to the finals without a loss. A total of 20 teams participated, and the total prize pool was $2.25 million.
A special mention should be made of the magnificent opening ceremony of the championship. Riot invited artists who wrote the tournament anthem and then performed it. Along with the bright light show, graphics and dancing. The trophy was lowered from the ceiling of the arena on cables. It seemed to fall slowly to the center of the stage.
The community cast has been popular lately. Tarik is a top streamer on Valorant. He watches all the tournaments and gathers more viewers than the official broadcast. To make the stream more memorable, Riot brought Tarik to the stadium. The developers also announced a new Sunset map during the finals.
There were some famous guests at Valorant Champions 2023 as well. For example, Elon Musk, who attended the event with his son. Shooter fans spotted him, and they weren't happy with the businessman's presence at the show.
The camera briefly turned on during a match between Evil Geniuses and Paper Rex on the tournament broadcast. It was directed at Elon Musk. Afterward, fans began chanting "Bring back Twitter!"
Famous actor Ben Affleck was also spotted at the tournament.
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