VeraEsports to Host Exclusive Content of Upcoming VALORANT Tournament
Verasity’s VeraEsports and VALORANT have announced an official eSports partnership centered around the VALORANT Champions Tour APAC, Challengers 2022, which is a part of League of Legends developer Riot Games. With this partnership, VeraEsports users will be able to stream exclusive content, such as special features, match highlights, and more, from the Champions Tour APAC.
The partnership comes at a time when the Asian eSports market is growing at a rapid pace. The Asian eSports market was valued at over $540 million in 2020, which was 54% of the one billion dollar global eSports market. As for the recent market research reports, they indicate that the industry will grow at a record rate of 22.08% between 2022 to 2030.
How Will This Partnership Benefit VeraEsports Viewers?
Highlighting what this partnership means for VeraEsports viewers, RJ Mark of VeraEsports, said:
“We are proud to renew and enhance our partnership with Riot Games and the VCT. Enabling new and breakthrough community experiences is our goal, and this year we bring even more value through an exclusive VCT content hub on VeraEsports. The community will now be able to Watch and Earn across both VOD-based content and live broadcasts.”
All You Should Know About VALORANT Championship Tour APAC
The VALORANT Championship APAC is a year-long 5vs5 character-based game. The game is divided into three levels, depending on its difficulty. These levels are Challengers, Masters, and Champions.
Launched in 2021, it has been only a year since the VALORANT Championship Tour APAC was first held. In its inaugural year, a total of 1200 players from the Asia-Pacific region took part in the championship. The average viewership throughout the tournament was around 500,000, with the highest viewership numbers crossing one million. The successful first season has helped the VALORANT Championship APAC amass 46 million gameplay views globally.
What Will Riot Games Gain From This Partnership?
Chris Tran, Riot Games’ Head of Esports for Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, believes that this partnership will make the VCT brand even stronger with unique content.
He says:
“This partnership reflects the great strength and growth potential of the VCT in the region. Despite VALORANT Esports being launched only about a year ago, we’ve had an amazing level of engagement and passion from our community. We look forward to working with VeraEsports on making VCT APAC even better this year by bringing the very best VCT content to our players and fans across the region.”
