{"id":14680,"date":"2023-01-18T16:17:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T22:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/?p=14680"},"modified":"2023-01-19T12:07:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T18:07:03","slug":"texas-am-esports-team-takes-top-prize-in-valorant-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/18\/texas-am-esports-team-takes-top-prize-in-valorant-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&M Esports Team Takes Top Prize in Valorant Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Texas A&M Esports team<\/a> started the new year by taking the top prize in the Collegiate Valorant Hub Winter Warmup Invitational on Jan. 7, defeating the University of Waterloo (Canada) in the final round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The seven-person team, known as TAMU Maroon, defeated those from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Illinois Chicago, Toronto Metropolitan University, Florida International University and Fisher College en route to the title matchup. Thirty-two teams participated in the weekend event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team is advised by the School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts<\/a>. Team members practice and play remotely and put in more than 10 hours a week preparing for tournaments, said team member Nick Barrionuevo, a junior multidisciplinary engineering major. He joined the team in fall 2021 after transferring from Texas A&M University-Commerce, and said he found his way to Esports through his love of sports competition and video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBeing here at A&M, joining the Esports team has given me an opportunity to meet some great people and continue playing this game at the highest level I can,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TAMU Maroon moved up to No. 6 in the Valorant collegiate team rankings<\/a> with the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n