VALORANT Champions is the season finale, where the best from every region collide. Sustained attendance is one of the clearest signals of excellence. From 2021 to 2025, the table of Champions appearances shows which players have remained elite despite changes in patches, roles, and rosters. Earning a checkmark each year isn't just trivia, it's proof that a player maintained high enough form and that their team remained strong enough to survive a brutal qualification gauntlet five seasons in a row.

At the top sit the “ever-presents”: Jake "Boaster" Howlett (Fnatic), Yu "BuZz" Byeong-cheol (Vision Strikers/DRX/T1), and Kim "MaKo" Myeong-gwan (Vision Strikers/DRX), who have a perfect 5/5 record. These players have become the connective tissue of the Champions era, even if their stories differ. Boaster is a charismatic IGL who anchors Fnatic’s identity, BuZz has proven his value across organizations, and MaKo embodies DRX’s methodical consistency.

The Five-Year Club vs. the Four-Time Core

Right behind them is a strong group of players with four appearances under their belts, many of whom have built multi-year streaks. EDward Gaming’s core members: Wang "Nobody" Senxu, Zheng "Zmjjkk" Yongkang, Zhang "Smoggy" Zhao, and Wan "CHICHOO" Shunzh signal China’s rapid rise, having qualified year after year since their international debut in 2022. Meanwhile, Paper Rex mainstays Khalish "d4v41" Rusyaidee, Wang "Jinggg" Jing Jie, and Jason "f0rsakeN" Susanto maintain Pacific flair on the big stage, and DRX veteran Kim "Stax" Gu-taek remains a constant playoff presence. Fnatic’s modern trio Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev, Emir "Alfajer" Ali Beder, and Timofey "Chronicle" Khromov shows how the EMEA powerhouse refreshes talent yet sustains results.

Cross-region travelers add nuance to the list of four-time qualifiers: Austin "crashies" Roberts has played for Envy/OpTic Gaming, NRG, and now FNC, showing how elite players create winning conditions wherever they go. In the Americas, players like Erick "aspas" Santos (LOUD/Leviatán/MIBR) and Angelo "keznit" Mori (KRÜ Esports) demonstrate that exceptional talent can transcend systems and metas. While not every four-time path is perfectly consecutive, collectively, they map today’s EMEA, Pacific, Chinese, and American dynasties.

Attendance isn’t a trophy, but it is predictive. The five-year ever-presents prove their worth on the biggest stage and set the culture within championship contenders. The four-time cluster shows which organizations have built resilient cores. As new prospects emerge, these streaks become the benchmark for longevity. Expect Fnatic, DRX, EDG, and PRX to continue supplying names to this leaderboard while the next wave chases their own unbroken lines of checkmarks.