How to Become a Pro Valorant Player | Ft. 100T Derrek

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What does it take to become a pro Valorant player? In this video DerrekOW from 100 Thieves breaks down his experience going from a tier 3 to tier 1 player, and what he learned along the way!
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0:00 - The Guide to Becoming a Pro Gamer
2:37 - How to Reach a High Rank
6:28 - Getting onto a Tier 3 Team
9:47 - Joining a Tier 2 Team
11:59 - Getting onto a Tier 1 Team
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[@eathletelabs]

Congrats Derrek on making it onto 100 thieves! Check out his streams here: twitch.tv/derrekow 66-day course for players who want to play like pros: eathletelabs.com/esports-elite/ The full interview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5WuaadpgcR_r9k Join the Discord to hang out with other like-minded players: discord.gg/bFSuFXa P.S. If you click the like button and subscribe you'll win your next rank match

[@joao.pereira]

*making it into 100 thieves... not 10 thieves LOL -.-

[@Viltzu-hk5wh]

Are some people just born with natural talented aim or is it something everyone needs to create?

[@quoteartist2048]

im so hyped to see derrek on 100T now

[@eathletelabs]

Me too!

[@georgebaker6101]

:/

[@snuffy4992]

My silver ass watching this instead of working

[@vashusharma8916]

👽💀☠

[@kuhaku._.0904]

Your rank now?

[@snuffy4992]

i quit playing a few months later at plat 😅​@@kuhaku._.0904

[@Shkully]

yoo what rank are you now

[@SixPathz]

Derrek absolutely popped off during LCQ and now look… Man is scary right now. Definitely a video to learn from

[@darkt3a798]

This video helped me a lot because the game I want to follow to go pro is valorant and thanks for all this video you make because you help us a lot

[@seyyshin1867]

thx i can play well right now the tips so gud!

[@streetwaxtv]

I love these videos .

[@JDragon272]

What about a case of “What To Do When… like when a Game’s (like Overwatch or Splatoon) Community has gone Toxic and it gets to you, and interferes with your Goals.”? And also - “What to do when… you have to Deal with Smurfs?” And tell Derek - that is one sick piece of Iron Man Pixel Art on his wall.

[@Lucas-yt8ib]

Shut up

[@eathletelabs]

Solid ideas!!

[@VulgrDisplay]

If people being toxic is enough to stop your forward progress you don't possess the required abilities to ever make it.

[@APerson-tk8cw]

@@VulgrDisplay Any agent suggestions to play just so to not depend on team? Other than reyna/jett, coz i am not able to instalock all the time.

[@kurushimee]

If smurfs are a problem for you, it is definitely too early to go pro

[@SageDaYoungGod]

Is this gonna become a series for other esports as well interviewing other pros?

[@eathletelabs]

Would love that if the opportunities present themself

[@JCHammer]

@@eathletelabswould love to talk with you about making it in the rocket league scene as a coach

[@uzla]

I was literally searching for a video like this

[@eathletelabs]

Glad to bring it to you!

[@EnzoVALofc2]

Well time to start my journey…

[@Zalco1]

Can you upload the full interview on your Coach B channel?

[@eathletelabs]

Coming verrry soon dw

[@thicckrabs9942]

I am practicing because my college called MCD is having a esport team and I want to get in the valorant team. I barley play it due to Wi-Fi but I’m getting new Faster Wi-Fi and I am going to grind and work on my gameplay. I am a competitive player on console and since I was small I always wanted to be in an esport team. This is my time to shine and I don’t wanna lose it. I got 2 weeks and I am going to Work hard and show them I am worth to have in the team. I am going to do anything get my dreams in motion.

[@zeroxshiobi]

Well?

[@thicckrabs9942]

@@zeroxshiobi lol well I got in my boi🤣But I still got to practice because My classmate are damn good too🤣

[@evixtis]

What’s your Val rank?

[@Chrsxtianall]

@@thicckrabs9942Yo how did it work out?

[@skeletor2947]

ty

[@calvaryVAL]

Does anybody know why liquipedia doesn’t show many tier c tournaments and weeklies anymore

[@CharlieAhlm]

ty for vid

[@eathletelabs]

You’re welcome!

[@briteclanofficial6638]

how do you find these weekly's and teams

[@keithwong7581]

I want to go pro on val but I am at a point I don’t know what to work on I peak immortal 2

[@HamikO1224]

I still have one question, how can i found or join tier 3 teams, i am rly trying to find but theres is nothing about joining tier 3 teams, can someone help me? I will be happy❤

[@exoticonapexm2164]

Do one for Apex please?

[@27peace87]

Ill do it one day

[@hermanbarnes1983]

I’m only level 18 and I’m watching this video 😭😭😭😭

[@Necronoxicon261]

Level 10 here lol

[@alexbozanich6477]

@@Necronoxicon261 I think he means like literally, his account is new and it’s level 18, ppl don’t do faceit in valorant

[@legendderp397]

I would want to go pro, i dont care if lags come in along the way.

[@akasaka9190]

The best in esports

[@eathletelabs]

Thanks for the love!

[@Wiser00]

I’ve been playing for 3 years played for multiple small teams and played in little tournaments I was imm1 and dimaond 2 but after not getting anywhere I stopped and lost most of my skill and game iq I’m plat 1 now 😂

[@bioshadown1788]

Nice....This can help my friends :D ..Can you make "How To Become A Pro Player In PUBG" for my suggestion

[@eathletelabs]

Any recommendations for the interview?

[@bioshadown1788]

@@eathletelabs This is for my suggestion...WackyJacky(PUBG battleground KZbinr) and Zendex(PUBG Mobile KZbinr) PUBG Battleground pro player that I suggest is 1.Shroud 2.ibiza 3.TGLTN 4.Fuzzface PUBG Mobile Pro player that I will suggest 1.Paraboy(PMGC Pro Chinese player) 2.BTR Ryzen(PMGC Pro Indonesian Player) 3.Jonathan(Pro Indian Player) 4.Tacaz(Pro vietnam Player) That's all for my suggestion :)

[@JTD023]

I’m already in the top 100%. That’s good, right?😂

[@BeastyJohnson69420]

2:23 who left their child on that table?????

[@nedgii]

I just turned 16 and got into VLC and then this video comes out....

[@eathletelabs]

Hope you love it!

[@nedgii]

@@eathletelabs Yea ofcourse

[@theradgamingclan610]

8:58

[@rs-uz7tq]

Boys ranked is honestly easy when you practice everyday the hard part is knowing what to improve and he's right about playing in different spots and trying to play off of your team it does help you get better in the last week ive got my second account from ascendant 2 to immo2

[@kensuppressor6937]

How long did it take for you to get immortal (from when you began playing)? Do you have any honest tips to getting there ?

[@rs-uz7tq]

@@kensuppressor6937 it took me 2 acts so the first one i got to diamond 2 the next act immo 2 and then didn't play for a couple months and now im Immo 3. I've got alot of experience in cs so that probably helped but the best advice I can give is to practice a little every day to make sure your mechanics are good, don't tilt or be toxic even if your team are toxic and after every game you play try to name 2 things you could of done better and if you lose and you play bad don't rage q just relax before going next

[@APerson-tk8cw]

Which agent do you suggest to play..? I play Omen/Brim for smokes or kayo/breach as inititator. I just fill usually, just so that my team will feel confident, , even if there's 4 duelists on my team I entry for team, even as smokes, but if i just get baited , i feel useless, And if i play passive, i can't expect anything from my team, even when setting up the site execution for them. I even buy them rifles even when i have 3500 credits, just so that maybe they can do something, and workaround with ghost/stinger. Idk what to play though.. but i just want to reduce teammate impact factors, including throwers, and have some solo impact more on winrate. I can't instalock, due to game lag, so mostly i can't play reyna/jett.,, and even if i pick jett, i need to practice the agent a lot, to master movement. I can continue omen on maps like haven/ascent/split, due to easy mobility, but other maps, its just luck factor mostly

[@rs-uz7tq]

@@APerson-tk8cw Seems to me you are letting the wind blow you around you need to assert dominance and play with confidence

[@APerson-tk8cw]

@@rs-uz7tq I can try my best holding a site solo, but lets say i have 4 teamamtes who simply could not hold opposite site, even when i run to other site immediately on scanning site, i have to play 1v5 retake, which sucks.. And on attack, idk how should i play.. enemies just seem to have some sort of well-coordinated strategy. Maybe i should just assume my teammates won't help and play like CSGO i assume. coz 80% of my games are just teamates i can't rely on, while forced to play support.

[@DmcPrince]

I'd love a "how to become a pro gamer in Call of Duty or Warzone (for actual demand 🤗)"

[@eathletelabs]

Would be fun to make. Any recommendations for the interview?

[@DmcPrince]

@@eathletelabs Apathy BZ TeeP Icemanisaac Joewo Exzachtt

[@Teenjungle87]

Ik this video is older and no one might see this comment but i as of 2 days ago no longer play console and I used to get top rank in every competitive game I played in r6 by itself when it originally came out I used to play what I considered semi pro because In the beginning they had pro league for console and I was invited to play in a team but at the time I was younger and wasn’t able to join them I would end up watching that team play and I felt sadness but also hope for the future I then played overwatch where it took a bit for me to get used to a slightly different environment but then after some time I achieved top 500 for many seasons and was the rank 1 Ana controller player on console for 3 seasons I say controller because at the time everyone ranked higher than me were confirmed xim players anyways now that I’m on pc I’m hoping that with an actual pro scene available I can go from zero to hero playing valorant ik it’s a long shot considering I was just a controller player but my game sense is high enough that I can work on everything else as I play I don’t know how to stream on pc but I’ll probably figure it out and start streaming valorant and call it zero to hero or something like that ik it’s a long shot considering my years of inexperience with pc and the game over other players but it’s a dream I’m gonna achieve their is no backup plan I hope I succeed I do wanna add that I’ve been given a few months to get used to pc then I’ll be doing this on the side with a job but hopefully it’ll only take a few months to get to a decent spot of understanding of this game then it’s only up

[@sethwillett5887]

Me who literaly cant because im stuck in gold 2 with a computer that runs 30-60 fps computer

[@leviackreman1515]

Does that really matter? I have a shitty computer as well, 60 fps. And still, i am Immortal 3. peak radiant 178. In APAC as well

[@shananguyen]

derrek the goat

[@eathletelabs]

Agreed!

[@dante_n0tfound]

Look it seems cringe for a terrible player like me Its been a year Ive played Valo I was hardstuck Bronze for a year back then and Im really passionate about trying to go pro in Valorant and after seeing someone I know actually playing lan vct I want to work my ass off to get there but as I said a hardtuck bronze with the dreams of going pro is kinda cringe thats kinda why I dont share this with anyone much its kinda weird that sometimes I literally wanna cry that Im not able to do anything than see my dreams getting further away every second

[@lopss-nx4xd]

keep trying dude, just keep trying, imagine if the latam pros stopped playing just becouse ppl tell them that games are cringe or whtever, keep going dude, unless you find another dream or smh else to pursue, you should keep trying!!!

[@ansidengaming8123]

Can you make a video on how to become a pro codm player

[@eathletelabs]

Would be an interesting one to make!

[@ansidengaming8123]

@@eathletelabs looking forward to it!

[@blueblueplays6864]

pro

[@reddbendd]

I wanna do esports but the games I play aren’t super popular and I don’t like the mainstream games

[@sorenputnam4295]

what games do you play

[@reddbendd]

@@sorenputnam4295 mostly paladins, I used to play Krunker. I have over 5,000 hours in watch_dogs and I also like playing AirMech but it’s not super popular

[@reddbendd]

@@sorenputnam4295 paladins esport was a thing unfortunately I didn’t get to participate & it’s been discontinued

[@djollegaming]

would a diamond player be ready for tier 3 teams in 2023

[@Medem76]

No, atleast be low immortal

[@sunziii_]

Me in plat watching this:

[@eathletelabs]

Making progress, keep pushing

[@rustycrusty00]

I just need an opportunity I'm from Slovenia And I would really love if somebody would give me a chance

[@dyn0x807]

My dream is to become a professional valorant player but my parents dont want me to

[@riko6831]

im sorry lil bro

[@feroy1394]

You can get over it if you really want. Because I just saw your comment and want to inspire you a bit from my own small story, is that I also want to become Pro in Val. Before it was different games. I can not play currently at home due of conflicts with my esport goals. I study in university and we have a gaming room where students can play there for free. I am a full time student and looking for a part time job to move out so I can play again without living with my parents. I planned my classes schedule such a way that I have one morning class at 8am, and other classes are asynchronous online, so I don’t need to be present anywhere besides my first class. After that class I play my all day till 10pm 3 days a week at university gaming pc’s so I can be keep improving. And doing my homeworks at other days when I stay at home. Now it’s 6:15am, and I barely had a sleep. It’s bad not having a good sleep, as diet and sleep and workouts helps you with your lifestyle and game potential, but just that night I was watching Valorant vods and vids instead of sleeping. Today is my classes day, so in 15 minutes I will have to wake up and starting getting ready for a study. I also came to US 4 years ago. Back then in Ukraine where I am from, I had to wake up sometimes around 5am to work on my aim and mechanics in Csgo. There is no shame if one day you decide to do something else and pursuit it instead, but deeply inside I know no matter how much rich I can get with some soon programming job, and getting all life wins, getting girls, good body (even if I did some sport and actually have a body), and still I know I wouldn’t become happy with only those goals above. That is why if you deeply want it keep going and keep trying. Keep crying and failing but never quit it. Everyone’s path is a bit different, so adapt that knowledge for your own life and find ways. Keep maturing and getting life experience, and implement it and your stronger mindset, stronger you into a game. And vice versa learn about yourself by playing and reflecting on your weaknesses and strengths. Do what you love and I wish you all the best and good luck 👍.

[@dyn0x807]

@@feroy1394 thank you bro, just wanna inform you that big improvement has happened. I have my first tournament tomorrow

[@TL_Mydas]

Bro i can feel you 😢

[@feroy1394]

@@dyn0x807 Yo! I just saw your message sry rarely looking at notifications in youtube. How it went?

[@tyronex2416]

😥 ρгό𝔪σŞｍ

[@p1xke729]

Too bad he just got cut :(

[@derbestimmer1148]

You take off the face mask so you can breath.

[@5h4d0wD1c3]

its not your mom's panties dont tell him what to do he can wear whatever he wants...