June is gone, and July is here. Nonetheless, the Valorant world continued to produce new headlines. Here's what you might have missed this past week.
This week's edition covers news from July 25 - July 1.
- Read more: News Almost Missed July 24
Roster Changes
- TSM Academy TSM Academy Inactive introduced Christopher "Rebo" Heindel as the newest member of their team. The squad is still one player short of a full five-man roster.
- Sky "scourge" Kages recently became the newest official member of Native Gaming White Native Gaming White Inactive scourge Sky Kages Apidaez Shelby Gervais slaze Sophia Ramirez LunaFox Luna Ryan ARIANARCHIST Ariane Lafrenière .
- Jack "Add3r" Hayashi revealed that he had been released from Knights Academy Knights Academy Inactive and is in search of new opportunities as an unrestricted free agent.
- Complexity GX3 Complexity GX3 Inactive clawdia Claudia Che Karra Aara Lee rayse L4CE Lacey Dilworth Jazzyk1ns Jasmine Manankil moved Annie "Aniemal" Lee and Alice "alimonstr" Lew off the team's active roster, with the former moving to a content creator position with the team, and the latter moving to a management role. To fill in their vacancies, the team added Claudia "clawdia" Che and Vannesa "panini" Emory to round out their roster.
- Samir "syfi" Karimov announced that he is in search of a new team. His departure from Cosmic Divide Cosmic Divide Inactive ChurmZ Corey Koch Tkaz Tyler Kazmierczak renz Austin Dickman tokyo Sebastien Lima syfi Samir Karimov leave the squad with four active members.
- CLG Red CLG Red Inactive itnothan Han Nguyen emluo mle Emily Peters athxna Mirna Noureldin dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo revealed their all-new roster, featuring new members Ciao "ciao" Li and Kelly "ksama" Luong.
- / Zero MarksMen Black Zero MarksMen Black North America Rank #19 kumi Tim Timothy Braun Blahst Nathan Brand yiinel Elias Soto Nanners Anderson Lutkehus acquired the core of Valkyrae Gaming Valkyrae Gaming Inactive bjor Joseph Bjorklund pho Mike Panza Shawn12590 Shawn O'Riley snirot Edmon Ghanem and Tristan "Critical" Trinacty, who recently played with YFP Gaming YFP Gaming North America Rank #25 penny Erik Penny thief Brady Dever fiziq Lucas Blow . The announcement also means that Jonard "Jonaaa6" Penaflor, Kevin "mina" Nguyen, Dayton "Lear" Akau, Antonio "Enjoy" Billen, and coach Derek "sloth" Diaz have departed the organization and entered free agency.
- / Misfits Black Misfits Black Inactive panday Tastyy Carlee Carlee Gress edith Eden Bryce Cutlip Slandy Presley Anderson unveiled their new roster, featuring new additions Zoe "Zoe" Servais, kxtieoh , florescent , and coach Gregory "Grego" McAllen. However, florescent is still not eligible to play in Game Changers, so the team also announced that korosu would be filling in until Game Changers Series III North America. The announcement also marks the end of Madelynn "Mady" Saye and Chloe "chloe" Wong's time with the organization.
- Arctic Arctic Inactive parted ways with Rui "VTaguT" Ribeiro, Jere "synsi" Virtanen, and Norbert "Dext" Paulovčák.
- / Former OG LDN UTD OG LDN UTD Inactive head coach Tommaso "joYnt" Gavioli was released from the organization. His departure leaves Tyler "Bambino" Jay as the team's only remaining coach.
- who cars? who cars? Europe Rank #188 fexayy mishu Julius Thorslund Kyhl Klusia Jonas Colkær Thomsen Nille Nichlas Busk sunshine Benjamin Hornshøj Nielsen added Simon "Falkun" Jakobsen to their team as a coach. His addition shifts NFist 's role in the team back to an analyst position.
- / Emil "Remoy" Schlichter recently revealed that he had been released from HEET HEET Inactive Kinguyen Nguyen Thach memset Laurent Werly b2kk Sofian Delimi Monstrum Jake Byrne waddle Wadir Taraki and is looking for a new team to compete with.
- / Into The Breach Prime Into The Breach Prime Inactive reinforced their roster with Kaitlyn "Puffy" Naughton and coach Soufiane "MaskiHooks" Maski.
- TENSTAR Nova TENSTAR Nova Inactive Cla Clara Rossi Sliicyy Lucy Tran Kim Sophia Benfakir Nelo Mathilde Beltoise parted ways with Nouhara "Ninou" Marcos and rounded out their roster with Siana "sia" Yoldez Matri and Sophia "Kim" Benfakir.
- / Anorthosis Famagusta Esports Anorthosis Famagusta Esports Inactive coach Mo "Leo" Samir announced that he had mutually parted ways with the roster, and that he is in search of a new team.
- Entropiq Entropiq Inactive ROUSIK Hasaa Radim Haša parted ways with their roster.
- / Daniela "Jupi" Gradl announced that after being inactive from competition for a short while, she is ready to explore new options in professional play. Her official exit from Rix.GG Lightning Rix.GG Lightning Inactive leaves the team with three active players.
- After competing with the team as an unofficial player since late March, Lara "Larischz" Gilardoni officially became a member of Stars Horizon Venus Stars Horizon Venus Inactive Larischz Lara Gilardoni Mel Melissa Souza isa1 Isabele Glym sayuri Camila Obam mittens Diana Trevisan .
- Former Stars Horizon Stars Horizon Inactive flainzz Felipe Saldanha pollo Julio Silva head coach Lucas "Kamino" Kamino joined Team Liquid Brazil Team Liquid Brazil Brazil Rank #15 Bizerra Vitoria Vieira Joojina Letícia Paiva isaa Isabeli Esser daiki Natalia Vilela bstrdd Paula Naguil as the team's analyst.
- / Skull Cracker Quartz Skull Cracker Quartz Inactive Lied Andrehs Rage Eliana Avila player "laskat" announced that she was stepping down from the team and retiring from competition.
- Leviatán Leviatán Latin America South Rank #1 tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena Mazino Roberto Rivas aspas Erick Santos C0M Corbin Lee substitute player Matías "vaiZ" Barría revealed that he is in search of new opportunities as a free agent.
- DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #5 Medusa An Min-cheol (안민철) neth Yusuke Matsuda Meiy Ibuki Seki SSeeS Tomonori Okimura Anthem Yoshitaka Enomoto parted ways with Killer .
- NORTHEPTION NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #7 thiefy Masato Tsujita Pepper Shoki Banjo Esperanza Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철) Wolverine Cho Hyun-tae (조현태) officially bid farewell to Xandrite .
- / BLEED BLEED Asia-Pacific Rank #10 sScary Nutchapon Matarat Zest Kim Ki-seok (김기석) Retla Jorell Teo Deryeon Derrick Yee yay Jaccob Whiteaker bid farewell to Lee "LEXY" Jun Hao Xavier and coach Aaron "Eno" Cheah. In light of the announcement, manager Charnjit "s3rius" Singh Mudhar revealed that he was going to fill in as assistant coach for the team.
- Sharper Esport Sharper Esport Asia-Pacific Rank #28 KRX Jirayu Samnual PinOcchiOs Teerasak Kedaim Acetics Teerapat Jinyong niffy Patcharapon Junman Pr said goodbye to Puwadon "b3ta" Jaisuekul, who left the team to join Made in Thailand Made in Thailand Asia-Pacific Rank #3 Kadoom Kantapong Kingthong Killua Taned Teerasawad Kntz Krit Chaiprasit cgrs Patiphan Porsi seph1roth Chinnakrit Phoojaroen . In b3ta's place, the team added former Sainuahualouis Sainuahualouis Inactive Leviathan Thanyathon Nakmee MERjie CHADO Flashii Bruno player jaycon to their roster as their fifth.
- Fancy United Esports Fancy United Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #7 YESicaN Đinh Đình Đạt Kishi Ngô Trường Huy Crus Lư Tiến Huy f1cio Hoàng Ngọc Sơn gin Phan Văn Gin increased their player count to eight following the addition of former CERBERUS Esports CERBERUS Esports Inactive viness Nguyễn Trung Tín alyaL Hoàng Đức Hùng ting2k5 Dường Mạnh Thắng player Nguyễn "Suka" Văn Tiến.
- / REIGN REIGN Inactive MaiShiu Matthew Wu xsus Raymond Wang Minimise Jackson White WAT Lewis Watson M1kE Michael Smith revealed their new roster, featuring new members Jackson "Minimise" White, Raymond "xsus" Wang, and coach Ayesha "Mythica" Samman. This announcement also marks the end of ESUH , Tyson "pan1K" Missak, and Jurkey64 's time with the team.
- / MLC Esports MLC Esports Inactive MenT Nisuh welcomed back Jalal "kelevra" Mohammed Ghazi to their team as a coach, and rounded out their roster with MenT .
Results & Standings
- NSG Summer Championship Bakersfield LAN winner: Resonate Resonate North America Rank #15 contii Norman Yeung Cain Nathan Lee velis Joe Velis andrew Andrew Bautista KHS | runner-up: LEET SQUAD LANNERS LEET SQUAD LANNERS Inactive
- Knights Circuit Championship winner: DarkZero Esports DarkZero Esports Inactive ScrewFace Kyle Jensen Ange Adam Milian Trick Justin Sears ZexRow Anthony Colandro Drone Taylor Johnson | runner-up: together we are terrific together we are terrific Inactive c4Lypso Abdo Agha mummAy Anthony DiPaolo LeviathanAG Aleko Gabuniya PureR Bryce Lovell Andersin Andy Collins
- / NorQuest Esports Series Grand Finale winner: H34DHUNT3RZ H34DHUNT3RZ Inactive sacred Tanay Dammoju Sugarfree Kamden Hijada GLYPH Conner Garcia | runner-up: Teal Seam Teal Seam Inactive renz Austin Dickman furbsa Hunter Mcmillan Jonaaa6 Jonard Penaflor d1msumboi Erik Almhjell Cade3k Cade Warren
- Campeonato de Elite Stage 1 playoffs remaining teams: Arroz Arroz Inactive Zino Paulo Figueiredo Bati Miguel Batista DaviH David Cruz tomaszy Tomás Machado VTaguT Rui Ribeiro , RESET RESET Inactive Akira Rui Barbosa k0mpa Carlos Nunes furyan Afonso de Sousa nasK Diogo Barros silenttt Nuno Rodrigues , Heracles Gaming Heracles Gaming Inactive LionClaw Tiago Moreira Dizayn Ozan Yagiz
- French Regional League playoffs remaining teams: Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #21 trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Kicks Kimmie Laasner runneR Emil Trajkovski ceNder Jokūbas Labutis Sayf Saif Jibraeel , Karmine Corp Karmine Corp Europe Rank #14 MAGNUM Martin Penkov tomaszy Tomás Machado N4RRATE Marshall Massey marteen Martin Pátek sh1n Ryad Ensaad , MAD Lions MAD Lions Inactive KRAY Calum Knight
- East Regional League Stage 2 monthly cup #2 winner: Finest Overwolf Origin Finest Overwolf Origin Inactive doNinja Shay Mandil dips1 David Artenyan Ooriime Paul Gouin Xivi Yarin Gartzi Anq Ilya Matyash | runner-up: Rapid Ninjas Rapid Ninjas Inactive ikke Martin Erdei Barcode Kevin Bana oli Olivér Paksi arbie Kornel Holecz
- LEAGUES.GG BEACON Split #1 playoffs winner: unsigned unsigned Inactive siJk Arseniy Nikolaev eleo Leonard Kulish pat | runner-up: OnlyFins OnlyFins Europe Rank #33 Feeqn Okko Pajari nixoon Niko Pasonen Jesmu Jesse Järvenpää Snowi Otto Rautiainen
- Turkish Regional League Stage 2 playoffs remaining teams: FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #3 MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak AtaKaptan Ata Tan cNed Mehmet Yağız İpek qRaxs Doğukan Balaban , Fire Flux Esports Fire Flux Esports Europe Rank #10 sociablEE Volkan Yonal qw1 Konuralp Şahin Ruxic Uğur Güç Turko Mehmet Özen w0zzip Zafer Gungor
- Ultimasters AOC #3 main event winner: DELIRA DELIRA Inactive sw Jadisson Rayan MATTyx Matheus Almice cidZzZ Mateus Piber / DIRETORIA DIRETORIA Inactive GuhRVN Gustavo Ferreira havoc Ilan Eloy pancc Fillipe Martins jnt gobera Vitor Gobo | runner-up: DELIRA DELIRA Inactive sw Jadisson Rayan MATTyx Matheus Almice cidZzZ Mateus Piber / DIRETORIA DIRETORIA Inactive GuhRVN Gustavo Ferreira havoc Ilan Eloy pancc Fillipe Martins jnt gobera Vitor Gobo
- / VCT Stage 2 LATAM/BR LCQ winner: KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports Latin America South Rank #3 keznit Angelo Mori Klaus Nicolas Ferrari Shyy Fabian Usnayo Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro heat Olavo Marcelo | runner-up: Ninjas In Pyjamas Ninjas In Pyjamas Inactive
- / Game Changers LATAM South Open 3 remaining teams: KRÜ BLAZE KRÜ BLAZE Latin America South Rank #5 dods conir Constanza Reyes romily Romina Alvarez micaela Micaela Ferreyra biazik Beatriz Begnossi , Undead Gaming Fem Undead Gaming Fem Inactive Morita Dae jeyjey sumi minuty , 9z Team GC 9z Team GC Latin America South Rank #43 ponix Isidora Valentina Vásquez Muñoz Adenina Mikaela Univaso babzzz Bárbara Moniz none nicky
- / Game Changers LATAM North Open 3 winner: FiRePOWER FiRePOWER Latin America South Rank #31 frantastic Francisca Valenzuela azul Lynn reshi Flossie | runner-up: Skull Cracker Quartz Skull Cracker Quartz Inactive Lied Andrehs Rage Eliana Avila
- VCT Stage 2 Japan Challengers Playoffs winner: NORTHEPTION NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #7 thiefy Masato Tsujita Pepper Shoki Banjo Esperanza Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철) Wolverine Cho Hyun-tae (조현태) | runner-up: ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #8 Laz Ushida Koji yuran Yushin Hato hiroronn Hiroki Yanai Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe
- VCT Stage 2 Challengers Korea playoffs winner: DRX DRX Korea Rank #1 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) BuZz Yu Byung-chul (유병철) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) BeYN Kang Ha-bin (강하빈) | runner-up: Maru Gaming Maru Gaming Korea Rank #24 Arduino ANNYEON Ssun Kim Sun-rae (김선래) JaEU pr0xy Lee Do-kyeong (이도경) oonzmlp
- Game Changers APAC Open Overtime 1st-2nd place teams: Orangutan X Orangutan X Inactive Japips Erumaa Elmarian Haessel CaspeR Neha Sottany Twirly Sway , ZOL Meraki ZOL Meraki Inactive Lucidity mandu
- Game Changers APAC Open Overtime lower bracket remaining teams: X10 Sapphire X10 Sapphire Inactive Poly Patcharapron Sanitchai JinNy Sarindhorn Wanothayarnchai Muffyn Chalita Buathong Babytz Pornlapat Wittayanan alyssa Annitta Peerwantanagul , Nigma Galaxy Female Nigma Galaxy Female Inactive , W Streak Esports Female W Streak Esports Female Inactive Dolph Kanittha Aungsuwanpanich Noxy Ornsiripim Intuwan rosey Natchanan Marksup mimii Kanyanat Khosuriya Newky Kewalin Maneerat cuppycake Pimpat Tanyong , BIGG SCYTHE BIGG SCYTHE Inactive yaamorii Anatasya Aura oreopheliaa Risalma Agnia crescents Daltha Amellia skyelyse Milka marche Meidy Safira Permata
- The Esports Club Community Cup main event winner: Revenant Esports Revenant Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #12 SkRossi Ganesh Gangadhar severiNe Michael Winata dos9 Zhumagali Dastan skillZ Jayanth Ramesh tricky Prish Valvani Paradox Kasif Sayyed | runner-up: Lethal Esports Lethal Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #108 khelthuzad Shahul Hameed LuciA Anil Kumar sh1vy Shivam Ajmani Rossi Kiran Rossi
Other News & Rumors
- Multiple reports from Dot Esports and Dexerto have detailed happenings around FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix Inactive SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin Zyppan Pontus Eek ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky ardiis Ardis Svarenieks and their troubles getting Andrey "Shao" Kiprsky, Kyrylo "ANGE1" Karasov, and Dmitry "SUYGETSU" Ilyushin to Masters: Copenhagen due to travel restrictions for Russian and Ukranian citizens, which affect the aforementioned trio. While it was revealed that FPX are confident that ANGE1 will be able to attend the event despite Ukranian adult males being required to remain in the county due to the Russian invasion of the country, SUYGETSU and Shao's chances of attending the event were reported as "50/50" according to Dot Esports. According to Dexerto, FPX are eyeing who cars? who cars? Europe Rank #188 fexayy mishu Julius Thorslund Kyhl Klusia Jonas Colkær Thomsen Nille Nichlas Busk sunshine Benjamin Hornshøj Nielsen player Mikkel "Masked" Fuglsang, Alliance Alliance Inactive player SEIDER , and former Incognito Incognito Europe Rank #185 krejzzs tweethy kacpi Kacper Wolski adm1k Adam Siemieniec darkosek Adrian Janus player Przemek "KEREME" Bogdanowicz as stand-ins
- Ticket sales for Masters: Copenhagen have officially gone live on tixr.
- NORTHEPTION announced that they will be fielding a Game Changers roster, and have opened an application for potential applicants to begin the trial process for the team.