
HyperX and Riot Video games introduced a multi-year partnership extension for the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT). First established as a VCT founding associate in 2021, HyperX stays the official associate for gaming keyboard, mice, and mouse pads for one of many world’s fastest-growing esports.
“HyperX is happy to proceed our Founding Associate function with the VALORANT gaming franchise in bringing higher gaming experiences, collectively,” stated HyperX. “Gaming is one thing we expertise at house, with buddies, and through particular gaming occasions like VALORANT tournaments, and HyperX is proud to be a part of this enthusiastic neighborhood.”
As a part of the partnership, Riot will proceed to supply HyperX award-winning gaming merchandise for all VCT international occasions together with:
The inaugural VCT LOCK//IN event, which simply concluded with FNATIC taking the title and securing an additional slot for the VCT EMEA area at Champions 2023
VCT Masters, coming in June to Tokyo, Japan, house to one of many sport’s most passionate and fastest-growing communities
VCT Champions, the culminating occasion of the season the place the primary world champion of the brand new VCT will probably be topped
VALORANT Recreation Changers Championship, the top occasion for Riot’s groundbreaking initiative celebrating the highest girls’s professional groups all over the world
2023 marks a brand new period for VCT as the game debuts a brand new league mannequin and aggressive ecosystem consisting of three worldwide leagues – VCT Americas, VCT EMEA, and VCT Pacific – which can be house to 30 groups, plus 20+ Challenger leagues with lots of of groups all all over the world.
Since its 2020 launch, VALORANT has remained one of many quickest rising video games on this planet with the 2022 VCT Champions Grand Closing attracting a record-setting 1.5 million peak viewers and a mean minute viewers of 1.25 million, +34% development over the earlier yr.