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Wolrd Cyber Games 2001. Credit: WCG

How the World Cyber Games pioneered national esports

From the WCG’s 2000 debut to the ENC, trace how national esports evolved into a global competition format

ENC
EWC
LoL
VALORANT
CS2

03.09.202610 min read

Lar0k after the loss against Fire Flux. Credit: Sasha Safronova/Riot Games

BBL Lar0k: "My dreams are broken now and that's it"

VALORANT
VCT EMEA
BBL
Interview

XLG, EDG, JDG and TYLOO players on VCT CN stage. Credit: Riot Games

TYLOO, JD Gaming, EDward Gaming and XLG Esports qualify for VALORANT Champions Shanghai

VALORANT
VCT CN
Champions

KRÜ heat. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

KRÜ heat: “We showed that we are a good team”

VALORANT
KRÜ
VCT Americas
Interview

SEN cortezia. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

SEN cortezia: “Regardless of what happens, I'm going to have fun”

VALORANT
VCT Americas
SEN
Interview

trexx against FUT Esports. Credit: Sasha Safronova/Riot Games

TL trexx: "I knew that if I came back I was still going to be better than a lot of teams or players, whoever I would join"

VALORANT
VCT EMEA
TL
Interview

G2 JoshRT. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

G2 JoshRT: “We are the best team when we are all firing on all cylinders”

VALORANT
VCT Americas
Interview
G2

BST phonics. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

BST phonics: “I was negatively surprised by the level of some Tier 1 teams”

VALORANT
Interview
VCT Americas

Team Vitality Neo. Credit: Vitality

VIT Neo about ZywOo and apEX: "I consider them as my brothers. We grew up together"

Interview
VIT
CS2
LoL

FUT s0pp during the game against Team Liquid. Credit: Sasha Safronova/Riot Games

FUT s0pp: "I'm not playing like on Stage 1. I feel like I'm not really focused on the game sometimes"

VALORANT
FUT
VCT EMEA
Interview

kozzy before the game against Team Vitality. Credit: Sasha Safronova/Riot Games

EP kozzy ahead of the match against KC: "We're going to win"

VALORANT
VCT EMEA
Interview

C9 OXY. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

C9 OXY: “This year was just an uphill battle for me”

VALORANT
Interview
C9
VCT Americas

Jamelinho213 after defeating Eternal Fire. Credit: Michał Konkol/Riot Games

SGE Jamelinho213: "We did expect the teams to be stronger, so we’re definitely surprised"

VALORANT
VCT EMEA
SGE
Interview

Lar0k after the loss against Fire Flux. Credit: Sasha Safronova/Riot Games

BBL Lar0k: "My dreams are broken now and that's it"

VALORANT
VCT EMEA
BBL
Interview

XLG, EDG, JDG and TYLOO players on VCT CN stage. Credit: Riot Games

TYLOO, JD Gaming, EDward Gaming and XLG Esports qualify for VALORANT Champions Shanghai

VALORANT
VCT CN
Champions

KRÜ heat. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

KRÜ heat: “We showed that we are a good team”

VALORANT
KRÜ
VCT Americas
Interview

SEN cortezia. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

SEN cortezia: “Regardless of what happens, I'm going to have fun”

VALORANT
VCT Americas
SEN
Interview

trexx against FUT Esports. Credit: Sasha Safronova/Riot Games

TL trexx: "I knew that if I came back I was still going to be better than a lot of teams or players, whoever I would join"

VALORANT
VCT EMEA
TL
Interview

G2 JoshRT. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

G2 JoshRT: “We are the best team when we are all firing on all cylinders”

VALORANT
VCT Americas
Interview
G2

BST phonics. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

BST phonics: “I was negatively surprised by the level of some Tier 1 teams”

VALORANT
Interview
VCT Americas

Team Vitality Neo. Credit: Vitality

VIT Neo about ZywOo and apEX: "I consider them as my brothers. We grew up together"

Interview
VIT
CS2
LoL

FUT s0pp during the game against Team Liquid. Credit: Sasha Safronova/Riot Games

FUT s0pp: "I'm not playing like on Stage 1. I feel like I'm not really focused on the game sometimes"

VALORANT
FUT
VCT EMEA
Interview

kozzy before the game against Team Vitality. Credit: Sasha Safronova/Riot Games

EP kozzy ahead of the match against KC: "We're going to win"

VALORANT
VCT EMEA
Interview

C9 OXY. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

C9 OXY: “This year was just an uphill battle for me”

VALORANT
Interview
C9
VCT Americas

Jamelinho213 after defeating Eternal Fire. Credit: Michał Konkol/Riot Games

SGE Jamelinho213: "We did expect the teams to be stronger, so we’re definitely surprised"

VALORANT
VCT EMEA
SGE
Interview