7 best Valorant pros in 2024
Valorant's 2024 season was an exciting one to witness as the year saw a new era in the game's Esports, with many new teams and players rising to the top of the competition. Due to this, the community saw multiple rivalries throughout the year.
In 2024, a total of four international Valorant events took place. These included two Masters, one Champions, and a Game Changers Championship event. All these events displayed some high-level gameplay from both old and new talent.
Here is a list of the top seven players of Valorant from the 2024 season.
Note: This list is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinions.
The best Valorant pros of 2024
1) benjyfishy
Benjamin "benjyfishy" Fish is an esports pro from England who plays for Team Heretics. He mainly fulfills the role of Sentinel for his team but has played as the Controller, Viper on certain maps.
2024 was benjyfishy's first time competing in Valorant's tier-one scene. He and his team were able to qualify for every international event and showcase strong performances. Out of those three, Team Heretics managed to finish second in two.
benjyfishy contributed hugely to his team's success. He was the most consistent player on his team and can easily be considered as the best Sentinel pro of the 2024 season. benjyfishy's best was seen during the VCT Masters Shanghai where he got a total ACS (Average Combat Score) of 196.0 while playing three different Agents.
2) Meteor
The South Korean esports player, Kim "Meteor" Tae-O currently plays for T1. He fulfills multiple roles for his team, ranging from the Duelists, Yoru and Jett, to Sentinels, Cypher and Killjoy.
Meteor's flexibility with multiple Agents allowed his teammates to try out many different compositions during Valorant's 2024 season. With Gen.G, Meteor was able to become one of the best pros in the world.
He always had a major impact playing as any Agent and could always deliver multi-kills in crucial situations. Meteor's best performance was during his team's incredible Masters Shanghai run where he had an ACS of 230.8.
3) zekken
Zachary "zekken" Patrone is an American esports player who currently plays for Sentinels. He is the primary Duelist for his team, but has also fulfilled the role of Initiators like Sova and KAY/O in the past.
Ever since the beginning of Valorant esports, zekken has been among the rising stars of NA but 2024 was truly his year. With the new iteration of the Sentinels' roster, zekken was shifted to the role of a Duelist and he absolutely obliterated his competition. His incredible movement and quick reflexes led to some of the biggest moments of the year.
zekken was a big reason for Sentinels' victory at Masters Madrid. He put up a total of 101 kills in the Grand Finals against Gen.G and secured an ACS of 259.5 by only playing Raze and Jett. This performance marked him as one of the best Duelists pros of 2024.
4) ZmjjKK
The Chinese esports player, Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang plays for EDward Gaming. He is the team's primary Duelist who sometimes takes up the role of an Initiator like KAY/O or a Sentinel like Chamber when required.
In 2023, ZmjjKK made waves on the international stage with his incredible Operator plays. However, 2024 started out a little difficult for his squad. While EDG was able to qualify for every single international event, the team was unable to make deep runs. That changed during Champions 2024.
During that tournament, EDward Gaming was able to make history as they won China its first international Valorant trophy. ZmjjKK showcased a monstrous performance and was able to break the kill record in the Grand Finals against Team Heretics with a total of 111 kills. This also led to him winning the first-ever MVP award of Valorant Esports.
5) florescent
Ava "florescent" Eugene is an esports player from Vietnam who plays for Shopify Rebellion. Here, she would mainly fulfill the role of a primary Duelist for the team. However, throughout her career, she has stepped into many other roles, including the Sentinel, Chamber and Initiator, KAY/O.
florescent mainly competes in the Game Changers circuit of Valorant esports. In 2023, she made her debut on the international stage and quickly dismantled her competition to win her first world championship. Her crisp aim and high fragging power made her quite the obstacle for her opponents.
2024 was a similar year with florescent and her teammates going on to have a flawless run in GCC 2024 to become the circuit's first back-to-back World Champions. florescent was unstoppable during the event and managed to get an ACS of 310.
This also got her GC's first MVP award. Now, florescent is most likely headed to make her debut in VCT's franchised league in 2025 and will be the first tier-one pro to come from the Game Changers circuit.
6) t3xture
The South Korean esports pro, Kim "t3xture" Na-ra plays for team Gen.G. He is the primary Duelist for the team but sometimes fulfils the role of Sentinels like Killjoy and Chamber.
Valorant's 2024 season finally saw the rise of t3xture. With the support of his talented teammates, he was able to go all out against opponents. t3xture would always win duels and find value in the scariest scenarios with the riskiest plays.
t3xture's best performance was in VCT Masters Shanghai where he secured an ACS of 241.2.
7) aspas
Erick "aspas" Santos is a Brazilian esports player who currently plays for MIBR. He is the Duelist for his team and plays Agents like Jett, Raze, and Neon. The only other role he has fulfilled is as a Sentinel by playing as Chamber.
aspas is considered to be one of the best and most consistent pros in Valorant's Esports scene. In 2024, he played with the newly revamped roster of Leviatán, which consisted of other experienced pros. While the team didn't perform well in the first half of the season, aspas continued to deliver on all fronts.
aspas was a scary opponent to face off against during every regional event, putting up an incredible amount of kills on the board. During Champions 2024, Leviatán showcased their best international performance, finishing in third place. In this tournament, aspas managed to secure an ACS of 220.5 while playing as three different Agents. Now, for VCT 2025, he has made his way to Brazil's MIBR.
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