Valorant Masters Toronto e-sports tournament ‘surreal’ experience for fans | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Dayne Patterson
Publication Date: June 22, 2025 - 22:05

Valorant Masters Toronto e-sports tournament ‘surreal’ experience for fans

June 22, 2025
For traditional sports fans, the Valorant Masters Toronto e-sports tournament could be a culture shock. At Sunday’s final, there was no field, rink or court. Instead, at game time, two groups of mostly 20-somethings sat behind computer monitors at a long desk atop a platform, trying to virtually eliminate their opponents as fans watched on a jumbotron above. Occasionally, strobe lights punctuated big moments.


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