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The team, owned by soccer player Casemiro, beat Team Queso 3-1 in front of more than 166,000 unique viewers online, becoming the most watched final of the competition to date
13.03.2023
Local fans, who filled the Municipal Theater of Torrevieja, were able to enjoy an outdoor fan zone with free activities
The VALORANT Challengers Spain: Rising Mediamarkt and Intel, the official competition in Spain of the Riot Games game organized by LVP (GRUP MEDIAPRO), has a new spring champion: CASE Esports. The team founded by the soccer player Casemiro beat Team Queso 3-1 in the grand final held at the Torrevieja Municipal Theater. The final was followed online by more than 166,000 accumulated unique users, taking into account the LVP Twitch channel and those of the co-streamings (“Mixwell”, “Blackespañolito” and “Hitbox”), becoming the most watched final of the competition. till the date.
The confrontation between 1st and 2nd of the regular season ended up opting for CASE Esports, who did not start as favorites. CASE started hitting, and managed to close the Icebox map in his favor despite his rival's comeback attempt (13-5). Far from sinking due to this first setback, Team Queso responded with a Haven in which they made it clear why they had opted for that map, signing the score 1-1 draw. The match was decided on the maps of Ascent and the brand new Lotus, where CASE Esports players were far superior with stellar performances from the likes of Povilas "Roxie" Krivelis or Dominykas "MiniBoo" Lukaševičius, with the latter taking the MVP of the meeting.
CASE Esports thus revalidated its champion title of the VALORANT Challengers Spain: Rising Mediamarkt and Intel that it obtained in the 2022 summer season, in the final played at Ubeat Live (Barcelona).
The final was played at the Torrevieja Municipal Theater, where more than 600 fans vibrated with the intense match. In addition, LVP opened an outdoor fan zone at this event where the public could enjoy, several hours before the final, free activities for the teams and brands that support the competition, in addition to the already classic meet&greets with the casters of the competition and with the players after the game.
“The Torrevieja final has been spectacular. The two best teams of the season fought for victory in front of a dedicated audience that was able to debut the fan zone concept, which we will replicate in future events. We want to thank Torrevieja, the public, Riot Games, the clubs and our sponsors for this magnificent season”, highlighted Jordi Soler, CEO of LVP.
The competition is sponsored this season by MediaMarkt, Intel, Domino's and OMEN, as well as the Torrevieja City Council.
About LVP: LVP (Professional Video Game League) is one of the largest video game competition operators in the world and the largest Spanish-language eSports organization. Through its offices in Barcelona, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Bogotá and Mexico, LVP is present in more than 30 countries. It organizes the most prestigious national competitions (such as the Super League in Spain or the Master Flow League in Argentina) and major international tournaments, has online competition platforms (ArenaGG), manages events for third parties (such as the eLaLiga Santander for LaLiga and Electronic Arts). and distributes world events such as the League of Legends European Championship (c) in Spanish. Part of the MEDIAPRO GRUP, LVP also provides event production, advertising and audiovisual production services, covering all aspects of the eSports ecosystem.