At the end of Valorant Masters 2, the professional qualifications among areas have been somewhat allocated. North America with the impressive performance of Sentinels and Version1 is being considered the number one area of Valorant. Right after it is Europe with the appearance of Team Liquid and Fnatic. In the number 3, no one else is Korean boys Nuturn Gaming or Vision Strikers, Damwon.
In the latest development, Riot Games has officially announced that South Asia has its own area with the participation of teams from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives and even Bhutan's case. Specifically, South Asia will not participate in Valorant Masters but will instead seek opportunities to come to Worlds thanks to the Asia Last Chance Qualifiers.
True to its name, it will be the last chance for the teams to win tickets to Worlds when there is no score of accumulation. And so far, the question is raised that Vietnam has another formidable opponent in Valorant? In contrast to the past, where the representatives of Vietnam underwent a horrific tournament in VCT: Sea Stage 2 Challengers Finals in late April 2021.
Receiving a lot of expectations, but the Cerberus Esports and Fearus have shown a clear weakness compared to Boom Esports, Brian Esports, NXL team or the case of 6045pirates from the Philippines. In other words, in Southeast Asia, Vietnamese teams have not been considered a big man, if they do not want to identify Vietnam is just a good average team.
Now, with the appearance of South Asia, Vietnam will have an additional concern besides rivals in the same Southeast Asian region. Talking about eSports, the audience may not even know too much about countries like Maldives, Bhutan or Bangladesh. However, India can be considered a heavy opponent for Vietnam in particular and Southeast Asia in general.
The PUBG Mobile game in India has received a lot of attention from gamers, and there are teams like Orange Rock to participate in PUBG Mobile World League 2020 and even finish in second place. This proves that the strength of India is the FPS and Valorant games are probably no exception.
On the other hand, both Pakistan and Afghanistan have also been exposed to eSports, especially League of Legends. The fact that South Asia has established a private area of Valorant is enough to see that the number of players in this area is not inferior to Southeast Asia. The final decision of Riot Games has been made and wait, how the South Asia will show in the upcoming tournaments.
