Riot Games undoubtedly hit the nail on the head with the release of VALORANT. Initially, Riot gained fame as the creator of the MOBA-sensation League of Legends. Valorant continues to rise in popularity. The team shooter enticed players to come out of retirement, and players from other games to migrate towards Valorant. The game has caught the attention of multiple pros and organizations. Fenerbahçe is the most recent organization to boldly enter the budding Valorant scene.
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@meanlol1 @deadinkval@colbsonval @valoranttr pic.twitter.com/1LVMmlKnDX— Fenerbahçe Espor (@FBespor) January 31, 2021
1907 Fenerbahçe Esports established a name for itself in several esports leagues such as League of Legends, CS: GO, PUBG, and Dota 2. However, the organization started out as a professional soccer club in Turkey. Professional sports teams branching out or endorsing esports teams is not uncommon in the industry. However, the organization's brave expedition into Valorant undoubtedly shows its commitment to esports.
The brand new 1907 Fenerbahçe Esports Valorant team features a full Turkish roster complete with its own head coach. The team may be inexperienced but it's completely fitting since the Valorant esports scene is still being established as we speak. It's hardly a top FPS game a this moment but its popularity suggests that it will have no issues gaining fans and supporters in the future. 1907 Fenerbahçe Esports hopped onto the Valorant wagon a little later than other established organizations but the decision to build the team was undoubtedly the right move. Valorant could potentially overtake Counter-strike: Global Offensive as the world's top team shooter.
If you told League players in 2016 that Riot would be responsible for one of the most successful FPS games in 2021, no one would've believed you. However, that's precisely the world we live in right now. Riot intends to take the world by storm with its collection of games across vastly different genres.