The latest outing of Valorant Champions 2023 was indeed a surprising one. In terms of the stellar performances by the players. But more so by the presence of celebrities who came in to grace the event hosted at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles, California.
Gamers and esports fans were startled to see Hollywood A-lister Ben Affleck unexpectedly show up at Valorant Champions 2023. Another surprise dropped when he said that he is an avid Valorant player and even revealed his Valorant mains.
Apart from Afflect, SpaceX founder Elon Musk was also seen at the esports event. The former chairman of Tesla showed up at the Valorant Championship with one of his kids.
At the Valorant Championship 2023 event the Batman actor was seen posing and clicking pictures with Valorant’s voice cast, including Carolina Ravassa (Raze), Gabe Kunda (KAY/O), Miranda O’Hare (Skye), and Shannon Williams (Jett). He even pointed out to Williams that Jett is getting nerfed, which is making her less effective as a duelist agent.
Apart from the arena, Affleck was also spotted exploring the halls of the KIA Forum. Affleck was found walking around the sectioned-off portion of the venue accompanied by the Riot Games staff. During his tour, he visited the media room and was shown how the VCT works behind the scenes.
The actor was also filmed by FaZe Clan pro player Andrej “babybay” Francisty while he was purchasing Champions 2023 merch. Surprisingly, the actor renowned for roles in movies like Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Argo, Gone Girl, and his portrayal of Batman in the DC cinematic universe’s Justice League film is an avid Valorant player himself.
Who does Ben Affleck main?
During an interview, a reporter asked Affleck about which Valorant agent he plays the most, to which he revealed that currently he is maining KAY/O, who is an initiator agent. He also expressed his liking for Raze.
He said, “I’m a Kay/o main right now. And Raze too, I think… I’m a little promiscuous with who I main, you know what I mean? I move around a little bit.”
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In the game, although KAY/O and Raze are two distinct agents, they share some similarities which explains why Affleck likes them both. Both the agents have grenades that can potentially force enemies out from even the best positions and a decent amount of area denial. Initiator KAY/O can flash a throw in an arc similar to that of duelist Raze.
The Valorant Championship 2023 event witnessed a sold out crowd of 11,500 at the KIA Forum. Simultaneously, over 1.3 million people online watched the game. Finally it was Evil Geniuses who emerged champions after defeating Paper Rex 3-1 in the best-of-five Champions grand final.
At the Rematch of the upper final, Paper Rex had gotten the better of Evil Geniuses, 2-1, however, Evil Geniuses managed to bounce back stronger. Prior to claiming the ultimate victory the champions beat fellow VALORANT Champions Tour America’s team and reigning world champs LOUD on Friday in the lower final bracket. Post that they got a chance at the rematch against the VCT Pacific champions.