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This year, the league's first split watch hours plummeted nearly fourfold with KOI, Heretics, and Giants' absence. KOI, notably, accounted for 58% of the league's viewership and were in every one of the five most-watched matches. Spain's viewership tanked with the absence of these three organizations. The fact these three didn't or couldn't establish academy teams in the region has been met with a downturn in investment for the country, with the league dropping from second to third in terms of viewership. Giants Gaming Giants Gaming Europe Rank #25 Fit1nho Adolfo Gallego nukkye Žygimantas Chmieliauskas hoody Aaro Peltokangas rhyme Emir Muminovic Cloud Kirill Nehozhin to the VCT. Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #7 Mixwell Oscar Cañellas AvovA Auni Chahade zeek Aleksander Zygmunt Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius keloqz Cista Wassim, and KOI KOI Europe Rank #146 starxo Patryk Kopczynski koldamenta Jose Luis Aranguren sheydos Bogdan Naumov trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Wolfen Berkant Joshkun , Rojo said that Spain was dealt a blow with the promotion of Not only does Valorant struggle with the overall issues esports faces currently, each European VCL region exhibits symptoms of a troubled system which has not seen great, if any, year-on-year growth when compared to the game's tier 1 competitions.Ĭase Esports Case Esports Europe Rank #20 MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Kiles Vlad Shvets ease Manuel López roxie Povilas Krivelis Toki Maria Perez Yurii Salvador Gasco coach Lucas " LRojo" Photo by Michal Konkol/Riot Games/Freaks 4U The first part addressed the region's excessive fragmentation and possible format solutions. This is the second of a two-part editorial that outlines several issues that plague Europe's Challenger Leagues in 2023 and possible solutions. In a fresh esport like Valorant, those same issues stick out like sore thumbs as operators readily cut back on costs. These problems are highlighted in Europe: a particularly tough-to-crack region due to its cultural and linguistic diversity. There is less marketing, investment, and fewer sponsors across the board.

Valorant's new VCL system calls for more investment at the same time as esports enters one of its most troublesome times, as the global economic crisis leaves no perfect end or solution in sight.

Esports, in particular, is going through a tough time as investment dries up and sustainability becomes a focus for agents in the scene. Riot launched itself - and its scene - into an entirely new and more expensive system in the middle of an economic winter.