{"id":24999,"date":"2025-09-12T15:39:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=24999"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:39:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:39:53","slug":"valorant-champions-2025-takes-off-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-09-12\/valorant-champions-2025-takes-off-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Valorant Champions 2025 Takes Off in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">Valorant Champions 2025 Takes Off in Paris<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/valorant-champion-paris.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280x854 size-1280x854\" alt=\"Valorant Champions 2025 Takes Off in Paris\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1600px) 565px, (min-width: 1280px) calc(25vw + 172px), (min-width: 900px) 800px, (min-width: 380px) 91.8vw, calc(40vw + 178px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=412,height=275,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/valorant-champion-paris.jpg 412w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=768,height=512,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/valorant-champion-paris.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=792,height=528,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/valorant-champion-paris.jpg 792w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/valorant-champion-paris.jpg 1280w\" \/><figcaption>VALORANT Champions 2025. 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