Originally published in European Gaming.

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The leading esports odds and data provider introduces rounds markets for hit esports title Valorant

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Industry-leading esports data and odds provider PandaScore has increased its range of Valorant markets, following a rapid growth of interest in both the game and Valorant betting.

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The game has proven to be a huge success, quickly growing to become one of the biggest titles out there, as well as one of the biggest esports. Its most recent international tournament, Valorant Masters: Berlin, was the third most popular of Q3 2021 in terms of viewership. It also cemented the game’s popularity with punters – Valorant is now regularly a top 4 title for esports turnover amongst betting operators.

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Due to its huge popularity, the PandaScore team have expanded the markets available to customers, providing both Handicap and Totals rounds markets. This will allow PandaScore’s customers to offer bettors a deeper range of markets to choose from.

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The expansion comes right in time for Valorant Champions – the game’s very first World Championship level event, which will see 16 teams battle it out to decide the first Valorant World Champion, starting on December 1st.

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PandaScore also currently offer in-depth markets for many major esports titles, including League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Fifa, Overwatch, and others.

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Flavien Guillocheau, CEO at PandaScore, said: “We are very excited to be expanding our Valorant offering with rounds markets. It’s clear to see that there is massive interest in the game, and our customers and fans alike will finally be able to take advantage of a wider range of markets. We’re very happy that we are able to deliver these markets ahead of the game’s biggest event, Valorant Champions, and will continue supporting this game with a very bright future.