There has been speculation for a long time, but now the SGE is putting its money where its mouth is! Eintracht Frankfurt is the first Bundesliga club to enter the world of first-person shooters with Valorant, breaking completely new ground in eSports
What would have been an unthinkable step ten years ago is now the logical consequence: Eintracht Frankfurt is the first soccer club in Germany to enter Valorant. The club is thus once again taking on a pioneering role in the world of eSports. In addition to EA SPORTS FC 24, the traditional club runs its own League of Legends team, which will once again be competing in the highest German-speaking league, the Prime League, from this evening.
With this decision, Eintracht is also one step ahead of former Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04. The Royal Blues were previously regarded as the pioneers in eSports, as they were the first Bundesliga club to set up a League of Legends team. With Valorant, however, the SGE has so far been alone in the field.
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After League of Legends comes Valorant
Another extremely popular eSports title is coming in the form of the shooter from Riot Games. A few weeks ago, there were rumors online that Frankfurt would be involved here. However, when asked by GlobalESportNews , those responsible did not want to comment on any rumors. This has now vanished into thin air in the past week, when the official announcement was made via various social media channels
Eintracht Frankfurt will compete with its in-house Valorant roster in the DACH League Evolution environment in the future. The players include Leonardo “Leosen” Hennricht, Niels “Luckerrr” Jasiek and Maximilian “Bucher” Bucher. The team celebrated its official debut last Monday when it was invited to the big launch party in Frankfurt.
