Valorant Champions Tour

From 2021 to 2024, I traveled internationally with the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) almost every other month. From Istanbul to Iceland, China, and many places in between, I served as the sole Live Editor for VCT.

Working alongside the EVS replay team, I edited in Premiere Pro, putting together highly polished highlight packages as the games were happening. The second a match ended, I’d put the final touches on the video, export it, and ingest it into the replay system so it could air immediately before commercial break. Usually, I’d have less than 3 minutes between the end of a game and the broadcast slot—pressure-testing both the system and my brain. I had to stay three steps ahead at all times, because in live broadcast, there’s no room for error.

To the uninitiated, these highlights might look like pure chaos—which, honestly, they kind of are. But I always strive to tell the story of the match through key plays, player reactions, and caster calls, all within a very tight window.