Sean "seangares"
Gares has stepped down as head coach of
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #2
bang
Sean Bezerra
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
. Former assistant coach Michael "Mikes"
Hockom will replace him.
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Mike has worked tirelessly as Assistant Coach to refine our roster, and we hold no doubt that he'll shine even brighter in this role.
The torch will be carried into a new era of 100T VALORANT.
Both seangares and Mikes, alongside Daniel "ddk" Kapadia, joined the 100 Thieves in March as part of a coaching and management overhaul. The change followed a lackluster Stage 1 showing that saw the team exit 1-4 in the group stage.
Under their guidance, the organization quickly made changes, releasing Spencer "Hiko" Martin and signing Derrek "Derrek" Ha, William "Will" Cheng, Brenden "stellar" McGrath, and Sean "bang" Bezerra, leaving Peter "Asuna" Mazuryk as the sole remaining member of the 100T old guard.
The new lineup debuted in Stage 2, where they initially stumbled. The team was unable to qualify for the main event in the first open qualifier, gatekept by
TSM
TSM
North America
Rank #11
seven
Johann Hernandez
gMd
Anthony Guimond
sym
Tyler Porter
POISED
Kevin Ngo
aproto
Alex Protopapas
, but managed to do so in the second, albeit against lesser competition. A middle-of-the-pack performance in groups let 100T pass through to playoffs, where they exited in the top six after a lost rematch against
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan
Inactive
POISED
Kevin Ngo
mummAy
Anthony DiPaolo
TiGG
Tanner Spanu
BABYBAY
Andrej Francisty
supamen
Phat Le
in the lower bracket.
But mediocrity was not the team's ultimate fate. Having accrued circuit points through adequate-enough placements, 100T was able to participate in the NA LCQ. A loss to FaZe forced the team into the lower bracket, where they began their meteoric run. After eliminating
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
Rank #3
TenZ
Tyson Ngo
Zellsis
Jordan Montemurro
zekken
Zachary Patrone
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
Sacy
Gustavo Rossi
, 100T went on to sweep
Cloud9
Cloud9
North America
Rank #9
Xeppaa
Erick Bach
runi
Dylan Cade
moose
Kaleb Jayne
vanity
Anthony Malaspina
OXY
Francis Hoang
,
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan
Inactive
POISED
Kevin Ngo
mummAy
Anthony DiPaolo
TiGG
Tanner Spanu
BABYBAY
Andrej Francisty
supamen
Phat Le
, and finally
The Guard
The Guard
Inactive
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
trent
Trent Cairns
neT
Michael Bernet
valyn
Jacob Batio
tex
Ian Botsch
, qualifying them for Champions.
At Champions, the team dispatched
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #2
Leo
Leo Jannesson
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Boaster
Jake Howlett
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
in their first taste of international competition. However, a loss to
DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #2
Flashback
Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁)
BuZz
Yu Byung-chul (유병철)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
BeYN
Kang Ha-bin (강하빈)
and then
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #2
Leo
Leo Jannesson
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Boaster
Jake Howlett
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
in a rematch ended their Champions run in the group stage.
The organization most recently released Will and signed
XSET
XSET
Inactive
superstar Matthew "Cryocells"
Panganiban, whose organization was not chosen for the VCT 2023 partnership league.
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #2
bang
Sean Bezerra
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
is now: