Team Falcons roster update

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cloudberry

The Team Falcons VALORANT roster that qualified to VCT EMEA Ascension this year has been acquired by The Ultimates, a Saudi Arabian esports org who dropped the majority of their previous roster after falling to Team Falcons 3-0 in the Grand Final of Major 2 of Saudi eLeague 2024. They will be playing in Ascension Berlin under The Ultimates' name and banner.

The team currently consists of SpYzera, Sand, KHaaLiD, and Moh from the old Team Falcons roster. As for Akai, he wasn't picked up, but instead Fighter, who is the only remaining player from The Ultimates' old roster, will be their duelist.

Roster announcement: https://x.com/TheUltimatesgg/status/1822309434338717912

Roster update: https://x.com/TheUltimatesgg/status/1823389246108921895

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Kirako

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ty for the information

#MVGA

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cloudberry

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No problemo

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kanyefan4238173

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W post, still crazy they dropped a team currently in ascension groups

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cloudberry

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Agreed. But then again, The Guard

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I just checked Fighter's career and there is no way they chose him over Akai that's just insane

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cloudberry

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Agreed, but we don't actually know why he's on the roster instead of Akai. Maybe Fighter's contract isn't up. Maybe Akai didn't want to join The Ultimates. Maybe there were complications with the legal stuff. Could be a bunch of different factors. That being said, though, I hate to see Akai not play in Ascension, especially when he's the sole representation for the Emirates.

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I think Fighter might have family in higher positions cause there is no way Akai gives up the chance to go to Tier1 no player would throw it away so I think Fighter might have family in upper positions

this is just my opinion tho

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cloudberry

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Definitely a possibility, but I'm not super inclined to agree. Fighter's name is Bassam Alzahrani, which doesn't match any of the names on Liquipedia. Either way, I don't think it's really fair to assume that kind of thing, because I'm sure Fighter's a great player as well

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cloudberry

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Update on Akai: he has mandatory military service so he's quitting esports, at least for now

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Aayan

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noooo 😭😭😭
there goes having MENA in tier 1 EMEA (at least for now)

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cloudberry

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Team Falcons/The Ultimates will still win Ascension, I have full faith in them

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Where did he announce that he is retiring?

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cloudberry

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He didn't say he was. But when you go into military service you're essentially quitting esports for at least a few years