Franchising News

NYFU, Akrew, most of T2 NA Val scene have pulled OUT of valorant
source: https://twitter.com/ShoT_UPcs/status/1549801256952250371, https://twitter.com/GeorgeCGed/status/1549794762483531777

Karmine Corp, Vitality VERY LIKELY to reach the goal of EMEA franchising
source: https://twitter.com/Coco_VLR/status/1549758459456983040

Teams are NOT TELLING their players whether they made or did not make franchising cuts
source: https://twitter.com/Bo_Hoogland/status/1549444010237956096

Global Esports are in the 3rd stage of Franchising

DRX VS make it to next stage of franchising according to Kyoto twitter (@KyotoVLR)

RUMORED 16 FINALIST FOR EMEA FRANCHISING: Giants, KOI, Heretics, G2, FNATIC, Liquid, Vitality, NAVI, Big, BBL, Rouge, Excel, FPX, Falcons, Karmine Corp, Heroic
Source:https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/w3m1yk/rumored_16_finalists_for_emea_spots/
some of the 16 teams may be false information and may be wrong according to spanish reporter
https://clips.twitch.tv/DelightfulLivelyMangetoutTF2John-nHGI8rsCG-RCluQD

NEW NA TEAMS IN NEXT STAGE: NRG, TSM, CLOUD9, TGUARD, others
https://twitter.com/GeorgeCGed/status/1549856719140016130?t=xfhQOcD9lVxb3ktp4elSIQ&s=19

KRU still in running for AMERICAS LEAGUE https://twitter.com/Lembo006/status/1549865315919708161

KNIGHTS ARE OUT https://twitter.com/GeorgeCGed/status/1549880352478486530
knights were the staple of the NA t2 scene, with a great team. they are looking to sell their main team and promote their academy team

SENTINELS, XSET, GenG make it to the next stage
https://mobile.twitter.com/GeorgeCGed/status/1550214669486497792

BIG NEWS, Darkzero LEAVE VALORANT
https://twitter.com/KOLER1337/status/1550310442890829824
i will update thread with news if you have any

Soniqs next hopefully

Howard [#2]

Soniqs next hopefully

soniqs will never get franchised unless they go back to tier 3 region oce, but even so its a tough chance

Ghost, V1, Knights, and DZ are next

Howard [#2]

Soniqs next hopefully

:(

T1 probably won't make the cuts also and will have to move to KR

A team can’t be very close making it, it goes by phases , and they just had the first cut last Friday, I guess that’s what they refer to. Now they have to go to Berlin physically and present the project to Riot. Also next phase is when a healthy economy and money starts counting

All this according to Lembo

Howard [#2]

Soniqs next hopefully

why so mean?

Flamephoenix [#3]

soniqs will never get franchised unless they go back to tier 3 region oce, but even so its a tough chance

OCE franchising will certainly go to Order even if Soniqs went back.

kbkdark [#8]

why so mean?

Players should know if they have no jobs, the org should not lie to them

Mortadelo [#7]

A team can’t be very close making it, it goes by phases , and they just had the first cut last Friday, I guess that’s what they refer to. Now they have to go to Berlin physically and present the project to Riot. Also next phase is when a healthy economy and money starts counting

All this according to Lembo

stage 3 is the final phase, so a team can be close to making it...

the guard, tsm, c9, nrg and v1 made it to next round

https://twitter.com/GeorgeCGed/status/1549856719140016130?t=xfhQOcD9lVxb3ktp4elSIQ&s=19

Nice megathread

Flamephoenix [#3]

soniqs will never get franchised unless they go back to tier 3 region oce, but even so its a tough chance

Hope you know Soniqs isnt an OCE org

DRX made third stage, very close to franchising per iKyoto's twitter

HackNaija [#15]

Hope you know Soniqs isnt an OCE org

Renegades might enter with BOBO roster and get the slot

NA T2 scene is pretty much dead then, those Knights/NSG monthly tourney will become more and more dead as more teams leave the scene

no one will pay salary team just to play in these tournament with no chance to go to the big stage, big oof

ACEND 😢😭😭😭😭😭😭

KRU are still in the running for Americas franchising https://twitter.com/Lembo006/status/1549865315919708161

AVE_TRUE_TO_CAESAR [#6]

T1 probably won't make the cuts also and will have to move to KR

T1 is one of the first to make the cut

SeulgiVLR [#20]

KRU are still in the running for Americas franchising https://twitter.com/Lembo006/status/1549865315919708161

I mean KRU will definitely make it , maybe 9z dont see any other latam team making it tho , if they wanna have a LAN team maybe Exolos

HackNaija [#11]

stage 3 is the final phase, so a team can be close to making it...

But not more than the others, they are all at the same point

Mortadelo [#23]

But not more than the others, they are all at the same point

technically they are all at the same point, but riot obviously has inner favorites on who they want to pick already

https://mobile.twitter.com/GeorgeCGed/status/1549880352478486530

Knights are out now

Sprouts [#25]

https://mobile.twitter.com/GeorgeCGed/status/1549880352478486530

Knights are out now

:( crazy

HackNaija [#26]

:( crazy

Fingers crossed that Ban and Skuba can find a franchised team

Shopify got rejected as well (look at bottom of dot esports report)

Edit: found source
https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/a-popularity-contest-shopify-rebellion-blasts-franchising-process-after-being-denied-2023-vct-partnership

Obligatory f... franchising comment

ChrisPewPew [#21]

T1 is one of the first to make the cut

How do you know that?

Kobel [#29]

Obligatory f... franchising comment

hopefully they have something in place for t2

In the clip I have attached, anonimutum who is a reporter who has already published several news about valorant says that a name of that list of 16 teams is wrong because he knew that someone was taking his information, it is a summary of what is said in the clip as it is in Spanish. Also the tweet that is on reddit has been deleted.
I think the wrong name might be heroic or rogue as they have never been on the valorant scene before.
https://clips.twitch.tv/DelightfulLivelyMangetoutTF2John-nHGI8rsCG-RCluQD

llauma [#32]

In the clip I have attached, anonimutum who is a reporter who has already published several news about valorant says that a name of that list of 16 teams is wrong because he knew that someone was taking his information, it is a summary of what is said in the clip as it is in Spanish. Also the tweet that is on reddit has been deleted.
I think the wrong name might be heroic or rogue as they have never been on the valorant scene before.
https://clips.twitch.tv/DelightfulLivelyMangetoutTF2John-nHGI8rsCG-RCluQD

thx

llauma [#32]

In the clip I have attached, anonimutum who is a reporter who has already published several news about valorant says that a name of that list of 16 teams is wrong because he knew that someone was taking his information, it is a summary of what is said in the clip as it is in Spanish. Also the tweet that is on reddit has been deleted.
I think the wrong name might be heroic or rogue as they have never been on the valorant scene before.
https://clips.twitch.tv/DelightfulLivelyMangetoutTF2John-nHGI8rsCG-RCluQD

Sayf also said in a clip that the list was incorrect because Guild are apparently still in the running, but you never know with organizations not informing their players properly

M0onD13 [#30]

How do you know that?

im not confirming it just tried to say that T1 is one of the teams with highest chances of making it in NA

giorno [#17]

Renegades might enter with BOBO roster and get the slot

hoping for ORDER though

not many people believed in the guard but i believe because they are run by a pretty big higher up org. hopefully they make it

Howard [#10]

Players should know if they have no jobs, the org should not lie to them

Solid point tho

NG1nS [#19]

ACEND 😢😭😭😭😭😭😭

not surprising
yes they have a great team, but the org has no history and only exists because poker money
with history i mean history in esports in general, not just valorant

why tf is giants in the running for emea lmfao get them out

crows [#39]

not surprising
yes they have a great team, but the org has no history and only exists because poker money
with history i mean history in esports in general, not just valorant

i know bro i know, sadge

update you lazy fuck

M0onD13 [#30]

How do you know that?

It’s T1… They made it. Riot x T1

broooo how did Knights not make it? They make so much for the T2 scene, wtf is Riot looking for?

Dolphin [#42]

update you lazy fuck

dang

some interesting teams for emea, it'll be cool to see where heroic and rogue fit in

Sprouts [#4]

Ghost, V1, Knights, and DZ are next

Bro predicted future'
Good bye DZ

Zeta division and Crazy Raccoon made it

SAMPV6 [#44]

broooo how did Knights not make it? They make so much for the T2 scene, wtf is Riot looking for?

Clout

darkzero gone wow

GENZAMAN1235 [#47]

Bro predicted future'
Good bye DZ

Sad times, I really like Drone :(