Valorant competition around the world is well underway for the 2023 calendar year. Nonetheless, teams all around the world continued to make new headlines. Here's what you might have missed this past week.

This week's edition covers news from Jan. 8 - Jan. 14.

• Read more: News Almost Missed Jan. 7

Roster Changes

• / Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #8 Xeppaa Erick Bach Rossy Daniel Abedrabbo v1c Victor Truong moose Kaleb Jayne OXY Francis Hoang said goodbye to assistant coach Erik "vapen" Sutton and coach Gaël "vexel" Attal.
• XSET XSET Inactive Bob Bob Tran katsumi Katja Pfahnl officially parted ways with Carolyn "artStar" Noquez.
• Popular content creator DisguisedToast officially revealed his Valorant roster after much anticipation. The roster consists of Joseph "clear" Allen, Joshua "steel" Nissan, Damion "XXiF" Cook, Drake "Exalt" Branly, Amgalan "Genghsta" Nemekhbayar, and coach Kyle "OCEAN" O'Brien.
• / CLG Red CLG Red Inactive itnothan Han Nguyen emluo mle Emily Peters athxna Mirna Noureldin dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo bid farewell to Melanie "rise" Tetreault.
• / Skwirel Warriers Skwirel Warriers Inactive Pa1nt Amarri Peak Nurfed James McFadden BearZ Peyton Miller ethos Alan Ruan ALEKSANDAR Aleksandar Hinojosa completed their roster with Peyton "BearZ" Miller, Matthew "wedid" Suchan, and James "Nurfed" McFadden.
• / M80 M80 Inactive announced Vincent "Happy" Schopenhauer as the team's new head coach.
• / bonk bonk Inactive juseu Elric Belland-Aysan welcomed Casper "Desmo" Rasmussen to their team as a coach.
• After being benched from Team BDS Team BDS Inactive bramz Bayram Ben Redjeb in September, Thomas "K4DAVRA" Johner has joined Mandatory Mandatory Europe Rank #27 CyvOph Clement Millard HyP Damien Souville thebigfiz Julien Auberton AKUMAAAAA Alex Lo Bello Goaster Tony Richard to round out the team's roster.
• / KOI KOI Europe Rank #45 grubinho Grzegorz Ryczko sheydos Bogdan Naumov Filu Dawid Czarnecki flyuh Xavier Carlson soulcas Dom Sulcas officially parted ways with Martin "MAGNUM" Penkov. He was originally benched from the starting roster in October.
• Apeks Apeks Europe Rank #3 hype Tautvydas Paldavicius MOLSI Michał Łącki AvovA Auni Chahade has formed a new roster for the first split of Polaris. The team features MAGNUM, Enzo "Enzo" Mestari, James "Mistic" Orfila, Georgio "Keiko" Sanassy, and Tobias "ShadoW" Flodström as the team's starting five. They are supported by Dimitar "Itopata" Staev, Danail "DANNYTO" Sofroniev, and Sam "Forrest" Forrest as head coach, assistant coach, and strategic coach respectively.
• Angry Titans Iris Angry Titans Iris Europe Rank #463 els mAri Sumi parted ways with jjeonda and Lenam0n .
• CGN Esports CGN Esports Europe Rank #5 elllement Dragan Milanović DaviH David Cruz BennY Benjamin Domgörgen Vince Vincent Kranz welcomed back Rene "Shazeon" Cappel to their main roster. He had been playing for the organization's academy team, CGN Youngstars CGN Youngstars Inactive , since May.
• / FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #2 Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu stand-in Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder added Maks "kamyk" Rychlewski and Aleksey "slk" Lynksov to their team as substitute player and assistant coach respectively.
• / In a full unveiling of the French Challengers League teams, HEET HEET Inactive Kinguyen Nguyen Thach memset Laurent Werly b2kk Sofian Delimi Monstrum Jake Byrne waddle Wadir Taraki 's final member has been revealed to be Laurent "memset" Werly.
• // B8 Esports B8 Esports Europe Rank #83 arch Vladyslav Svistov Nunmeister revealed their full roster for the first split of the Eastern European Challengers League.
• // Sector One Sector One Inactive Alyx Alex Morrow poegii Yenthe Segers q Liam Hoek dash MaximN Maxim Nonglaire has also had their full team revealed on the French Challengers League Twitter. The team will be comprised of Maxim "MaximN" Nonglaire, Yenthe "poegii" Segers, "dash" , Liam "q" Hoek, Alyx , and head coach Kicygo .
• / Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #9 trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Derke Nikita Sirmitev Kicks Kimmie Laasner Sayf Saif Jibraeel Less Felipe de Loyola Basso have welcomed former FNATIC performance coach Marcus Askildsen to their team.
• MOUZ MOUZ Europe Rank #6 Obnoks Nico Garczarczyk iluri Ilari Puranen Fizzy David Figueiredo starki Krzysztof Lewandrowski announced their full roster, featuring new members Dawid "Filu" Czarnecki, Ilari "iluri" Puranen, Nico "Obnoks" Garczarczyk, Murat "murii" Korkmaz, and coach Jiri "KUNDIKUNDI" Honkala.
• Acend Acend Inactive ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi pyrolll Artur Minin cullumx Nikolaj Cullum Andersen chiwa Egor Stepanyuk revealed their full roster for 2023. The roster is comprised of Ivan "B3ASTM0D3" Patrik Ledić, Kamil "baddyG" Graniczka, Gilad "ALIVE" Hakim, Jack "Br0die" Emmott, Alessio "musashi" Xhaferi, and Ondřej "MONSTEERR" Petrů, who returns to the active lineup after being inactive for Acend since September alongside coach Laurynas "Nbs" Kisielius.
• Cyber Wolves Esports Cyber Wolves Esports Inactive ALMO Albert Mościcki Freyy Krystian Konopka Hitch Martin Srp pyrolll Artur Minin tatzuki Jovan Milovanovic unveiled their full roster for the first split of the Eastern European Challengers League.
• TBK Esports TBK Esports Brazil Rank #15 vit9ine desire Leandro Araújo Needy Champzera Joaquim Alves Myssen Rodrigo Myssen revealed their full roster for 2023, featuring official members Matheus "deNaro" Hipólito and Davi "chase" Mello as well as coach Rodrigo "shoyu" Matheus. chase and deNaro were added as stand-ins in November, and shoyu was previously the analyst for TBK's Game Changers team, TBK Esports GC TBK Esports GC Inactive shyz Luisa Minarelli Daniops Daniela Cristini Bizerra Vitoria Vieira gabee .
• Before Before Inactive bid farewell to Taynah "tayhuhu" Yukimi.
• Team Liquid Brazil Team Liquid Brazil Brazil Rank #12 Bizerra Vitoria Vieira Joojina Letícia Paiva isaa Isabeli Esser daiki Natalia Vilela bstrdd Paula Naguil parted ways with Paola "drn" Caroline and Natalia "nat1" Meneses.
• SCARZ SCARZ Japan Rank #9 Yoshiii John Yoshiharu Kawakami rounded out their roster with Yoshiii .
• / FAV gaming FAV gaming Japan Rank #3 rui Hands BoM Alpha fukuken Phantom Hideaki Nakai welcomed JanOwO to their team as a player.
• / BOBO BOBO Oceania Rank #5 M1kE Michael Smith Exirst loubert Nozz Noah McClafferty Muzz coach Sion "VaZe" Eom revealed that he had parted ways with the team.
• / Former Team Secret Team Secret Asia-Pacific Rank #7 invy Adrian Jiggs Reyes JessieVash Jessie Cuyco Wild0reoo Brheyanne Christ Reyes 2ge James Goopio Jremy Jeremy Cabrera coach Chong "Fayde" Hoc Wah was announced as the new head coach of Griffin E-Sports Griffin E-Sports Inactive Fung3 SiuFatBB Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦) Uta LockM Xing Fuling (邢福凌) sora .
• Mammoth ESC Mammoth ESC Inactive Exirst reLOADED Nozz Noah McClafferty loubert Muzz kwon DARK signed the roster of afterhours afterhours Inactive azuliate loubert DARK Muzz kwon Blessed Arvin Latkaee .
• HellrangeR announced that his time with Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #39 patrickWHO Mark Musni UdoTan Go Kyung-won (고경원) Kr1stal Savva Fedorov kellyS Kelly Sedillo Papi Federico Evangelista had come to a close.
• KnightRider revealed that he was in search of new opportunities as a restricted free agent. He was previously a member of Gods Reign Gods Reign Inactive Ember Garvit Nehra .

Results & Standings

• Ludwig x Tarik Invitational remaining teams: The Guard The Guard Inactive JonahP Jonah Pulice trent Trent Cairns neT Michael Bernet valyn Jacob Batio tex Ian Botsch , Sentinels Sentinels North America Rank #3 N4RRATE Marshall Massey bang Sean Bezerra Zellsis Jordan Montemurro zekken Zachary Patrone johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid , TSM TSM North America Rank #7 seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond
• Nerd Street Valorant Lockdown finals remaining teams: where is fullerton where is fullerton Inactive Governor Peter No Harmful Mohammed C. , CAT MAID BOYS CAT MAID BOYS Inactive , Crownless Crownless Inactive Cohburg Flonson Matt Johnson MEDC Joshua Chumney cuz Kouf Andrew Koufogianis , BabyJ Esports BabyJ Esports Inactive , Evolution Gaming Evolution Gaming Inactive , Hyperactive Hyperactive Inactive dKim David Markus Neebz Gabriel Nguyen
• BEACON Open Split 2 Division 1 Finals winner: VAMONOS VAMONOS Europe Rank #120 | runner-up: Les Petits Bouffons Les Petits Bouffons Inactive vong Vong Nguyen Luzuh Joseph Loose KRAY Calum Knight Russ Russel Mendes L1NK Travis Mendoza
• Gaming Culture Girl Power #6 grand finals teams: 00Nation Fem 00Nation Fem Inactive srN Nicolas Niederauer nanah Nathalia Hammoud antG Antônia Garcia Mel Melissa Souza sayuri Camila Obam , ODDIK Bright ODDIK Bright Inactive gabee mindle Elaine Takahashi gabiTê Aninha Ana Luiza Martinho | consolation final teams: Black Dragons FEM Black Dragons FEM Inactive blu Victoriah Ceniz luiza Luiza Parron lule Luiza Meira mizi Mirella Gomes Bia Beatriz Terra , MOVE Gaming MOVE Gaming Inactive mandy Amanda Santiago covas Nathane Queiroz fly Jessica Pellegrini Ender Heloisa Israel fiufiu
• Valorant Vietnam Rising Stars Week 1 winner: Tim Tài Trơ Tim Tài Trơ Inactive Redneval Le Quốc Khánh viness Nguyễn Trung Tín Juu Trần Thái Vỹ Daicute Nguyễn Anh Minh Thông BOSS | runner-up: Rapid Lofi Rapid Lofi Asia-Pacific Rank #20 DaFt Huỳnh Tuấn Kiệt TRIPCIEW Vữ Minh Cường albus Trần Phúc Thiên Pr0digy Suka Nguyễn Văn Tiến gin Phan Văn Gin BánhMj
• Valorant Vietnam Rising Stars Week 2 remaining teams: Mekong Gaming Mekong Gaming Inactive Ko0 Nguyễn Công Minh Brownie Phan Kiều Xuân Phan Tuna Nguyễn Bá Anh Tuấn Mowff Trần Đức Minh Son Keke Vũ Thượng Toàn Tu KeKe Nguyễn Hoàng Anh Tú , Jolly Prodigies Jolly Prodigies Inactive Kaz v1c Ita sneakyy2k5 Noodie , TwoKay TwoKay Asia-Pacific Rank #143 vers4ce Lê Nguyễn Gia Bảo Kong Nguyễn Nguyên Đăng Juu Trần Thái Vỹ , MEOGANG MEOGANG Inactive Crus Lư Tiến Huy Bau n0va Lương Công Minh Nhật DaFt Huỳnh Tuấn Kiệt huygetsu
• Masters Pro League Season 3 Main Event winner: Onyx Ravens Onyx Ravens MENA Rank #8 Kheops Anis Mokrani ease Manuel López ACHRF Adjabi Cheraf zMART Amokrane Ahmed | runner-up: NASR Esports NASR Esports MENA Rank #5 sibeastw0w Anton Govorukhin xenon Vladimir Lobov vakk Vakaris Bebravičius

Other News & Rumors

• Riot Games have announced that they will be putting out "some cosmetics" for VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo in the Episode 6 Dev Stream Launch. What the cosmetics will be specifically has not yet been revealed.