Blinn College Valorant esports team moves to 2-0 on the season

Blinn defeats East Central University, 26-4

October 15, 2020

The Blinn College Valorant esports team got its second win Wednesday with a win over East Central University.

Coach Aaron Kapiko said his team, now 2-0 on the season, was dominant in the 26-4 victory. In Valorant, teams are either attackers or defenders. An attacking team wins if it eliminates the entire enemy team or is able to detonate a spike placed on an objective. The defending team wins if it can prevent the spike from being detonated or eliminates the attacking team.

Team members are Jacob Humphrey (Smithville), Justin Barry (Houston), Irie Ybarra (College Station), Cameron Forde (Copperas Cove), John Hedrick (Kingwood), and Michael Pope (College Station).

Blinn’s Overwatch team is looking to stay undefeated tonight against Kaiser University-Sarasota, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate takes on the University of Texas at Dallas on Friday.

Blinn, one of only a few community colleges in the region offering esports scholarships, is in its inaugural season. It competes in the National Association of College Esports against two-year colleges and four-year universities.

For more information, visit www.blinn.edu/esports.