The World Championship in Valorant, called the Champions, started in Berlin without any big surprises. The British e-sports organization Fnatic has competed in the top duel with Cloud9 with 2:1 (13:11; 11:13; 14:12) enforced.

Next opponent of Fnatic is the South Korean team of Vision Strikers, which started with a clear 2:0 victory (13:5; 13:5) against Full Sence from Thailand.

Not an easy task, but one that Fnatic professional Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev is definitely looking forward to: "They are individually good and have good strategies. They are a bit like us. It's going to be exciting," he said on the livestream of the tournament.

Positive Corona test at the Valorant World Championships

The Brazilian team Vikings started the tournament with a 2:0 success (13:9; 13:8) against the Japanese Valorant team of Crazy Raccoon. A total of 16 teams from all over the world are participating in the first official world championship in the shooter from Riot Games.

During the corona pandemic, the Champions tournament will take place in Berlin without spectators. In a statement via Twitter, the organizers confirmed that a member of Team Envy tested positive with a PCR test. The team's matches will be played on a separate network within the quarantine facility.