VALORANT Professional Tier 2 Accused of Negativity
Throughout the history of professional Esports, there has always been a hierarchy, with the highest tier consisting of players from teams competing in major domestic and international tournaments. This is the level that receives the most investment and has the highest prestige, the dream of every Esports player. However, reaching this level is not easy, and many players may only compete in lower tiers before leaving the Esports scene entirely. Because of this, lower tiers often see negative phenomena, such as the match-fixing scandals in LDL. Recently, the lower tiers of VALORANT have been heavily accused of negativity.
Specifically, a former coach of the VALORANT team 100 Thieves – Sean Gares stated that match-fixing is rampant in the tier 2-3 tournaments of the professional VALORANT system. In fact, this situation is so blatant and public that no one is handling it. Sean’s information was supported by MrFunhaver (Founder of the tournament organizing platform in North America).
According to Sean Gares, the issue is not just a few teams being negative, but almost the entire league is involved in manipulating match results and fixing scores. Riot employees have also been accused of accepting “benefits” to overlook these actions. The former coach of 100T further stated that many players are suspected of using hacks/cheats. Additionally, some teams currently competing in these tier 2-3 tournaments are looking for ways to “withdraw” due to insufficient operational funding.
The reason, according to Sean, is that lower-tier tournaments do not receive support from Riot for teams to survive. While the community is debating the matter, the issue of costs is not unfamiliar. Other game titles also lack proper investment in youth tournaments or tier 2 tournaments, such as League of Legends – Riot’s “favorite child.”
The Esports community is buzzing about the VALORANT incident, but Riot remains silent
In light of these accusations, the Esports community is in turmoil. However, for now, this is merely one-sided information from the former coach of 100T. Riot has not yet commented, and Sean Gares has not provided any further information that serves as effective evidence. Therefore, any hasty conclusions could heavily impact the current professional VALORANT scene.