Welcome to the VCT Hackathon: Esports Manager Challenge, powered by AWS and Riot Games! You’ve been hired as a data scientist for a new VALORANT Esports team, tasked with supporting the scouting and recruitment process. Create a digital assistant powered by large language models (LLMs) to help build teams and answer questions about VALORANT Esports players.

**Opportunities:**
- **Amazon Bedrock** – Use native functionalities such as Agents, Knowledge Bases, and more to build a chat interface.
- **Esports Data** – Leverage data from Riot Games or approved community resources to support your assistant.
- **Hackathon Resources** – Check out the provided resources page for guidance.

**Reminders:**
- Focus on small, cost-effective models as LLMs can get expensive quickly.
- Do not use image or video assets to train models.
- Join the Devpost Discord for support and collaboration!

**Submission Requirements:**
1. **Code** – Provide a URL to your code repository and share it with the necessary contacts.
2. **Demo** – Include a 3-minute video demonstrating your submission, made public on YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook.
3. **Methodology Write-Up** – Explain how the model was trained, the data sources used, and your findings.
4. **Tooling** – Detail the AWS services used to build your project.
5. **Optional:** Provide a public URL to your working app and use AWS tags where applicable.

**Who Should Apply:**
Participants interested in VALORANT Esports, AI, and data science. Teams and individuals looking to explore LLMs, Amazon Bedrock, and AWS services to create a digital assistant for Esports.

**How to Connect:**
Submit your project on the Devpost platform and ensure you read through the **Official Rules** for full details.

**Don’t Miss Out!**
Compete for a chance to win a share of **$61,000 in prizes** including AWS credits, cash awards, virtual meetings with AWS and Riot technical leads, and tickets to **VALORANT Champions 2025**!

For more information, visit the **Resources Page** and the **Submission Specifics**.