The end of February is on the horizon, but that didn't stop the rest of the Valorant world from creating new headlines. Here's what you might have missed from this past week.

This week's edition covers news from February 19 - February 25.

• Read more: News Almost Missed February 18

Roster Changes

• Mike "instinct" McGinniss has revealed that he is in search of new opportunities outside of Cloud9 Academy Cloud9 Academy Inactive geeza Tanner McGhee nillyaz Chase Linder .
• / Blake "miniature" Gittins has announced that he is in search of a new team following a trial period with Soniqs Soniqs Inactive .
• Moon Raccoons Moon Raccoons Inactive icy Jacob Lange tech ZK Timothy Ly are down to three players following the departure of "Soto" .
• The roster of Human Tripwires Human Tripwires Inactive Dev0 Corey Brame MaximN Maxim Nonglaire ReQz Hieu Moss chanformer Joshua Chan Bully Francisco Betancourt have been acquired by London Esports London Esports Inactive Radski Conrad Micheal Raduchowski Dev0 Corey Brame RobbieBk Robbie Boerkamp Kicks Kimmie Laasner .
• / Cullan "PirateFlag" Smith has become the coach of who cars? who cars? Europe Rank #210 fexayy mishu Julius Thorslund Kyhl Klusia Jonas Colkær Thomsen Nille Nichlas Busk sunshine Benjamin Hornshøj Nielsen .
• / Dustin "banx" Yeboah has joined MOUZ MOUZ Europe Rank #6 Obnoks Nico Garczarczyk iluri Ilari Puranen Fizzy David Figueiredo starki Krzysztof Lewandrowski as a substitute player.
• / Danish CS:GO talent Jakob "JUGi" Hansen has joined FOKUS FOKUS Europe Rank #21 hoody Aaro Peltokangas YaBoiLewis Lewis Hughes Mistic James Orfila al0rante Felix Brandl xuss Tselmeg Tsolmon .
• / UNtapped UNtapped Inactive mediKa Annika Lambertz Nariel Yaren Cirit Sylva Anna Bruce-Doig Lil Bob and Anja "aNNja" Vasalic have mutually parted ways.
• BBL Esports BBL Esports Europe Rank #42 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen sociablEE Volkan Yonal chiwa Egor Stepanyuk PROFEK Dawid Święć LewN Burak Alkan have benched Serhat "Muj" Yüksel and allowed him to explore offers outside the organization.
• TBK Esports have signed Rebanho Rebanho Inactive giacomiN Maria Eduarda Giacomin Bia Beatriz Terra Daniops Daniela Cristini isafx Isadora Freitas Bizerra Vitoria Vieira as their Game Changers roster. They will compete as TBK Esports GC TBK Esports GC Inactive shyz Luisa Minarelli Daniops Daniela Cristini Bizerra Vitoria Vieira gabee .
• ODDIK have revealed their Game Changers roster, ODDIK Bright ODDIK Bright Inactive gabee mindle Elaine Takahashi gabiTê Aninha Ana Luiza Martinho .
• / Cristobal "l4cerr" Chaparro has revealed that he has been benched from Rise Gaming Rise Gaming Inactive luqz Lucas Dias Tak1 Vitor Tak Luskka Lucas Rentechen .
• / Meta Gaming have announced their Game Changers team, Meta Gaming Fem Meta Gaming Fem Inactive covas Nathane Queiroz Damiaton Damián Gutiérrez Anqh micaela Micaela Ferreyra Nanu reshi .
• / Pass Gaming Pass Gaming Inactive Krmz POTTER Mateo Cardona Uribe Danger Daniel Fernando Amador LooNey have lost three players: Krmz , Daniel "Danger" Fernando Amador, and Gabriel "GabZ" Andrade
• / E-Xolos LAZER E-Xolos LAZER Latin America North Rank #1 Mited Luis Gutierrez Jow Juan Camilo Preciado Ordoñez Feniz Thomas Molina Virtyy Leandro Moreno Darker Sebastián Castro Cicuamia have added Gabriel "GabZ" Andrade as a sixth player.
• Maru Gaming Maru Gaming Korea Rank #19 ANNYEON An Seo-jin (안서진) Dipa Yoon Ha-jun (윤하준) Xenus Lee Kyung-ho (이경호) mir Hwang Mir (황미르) GANGAZI Choi Min-yong (최민용) have rounded out their roster with Delta .
• / Lee "bail" Sung-jae (이성재) has become the new head coach of NORTHEPTION NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #18 .
• X10 Esports X10 Esports Inactive Vera Rodman Yap Tempz Pierre Heng RedKoh Danial Hakim wayne Wayne Chang Egoist Javier Chua have suspended coach 0bi following the team's suspension from VCT Thailand Stage 1 due to unauthorized communication during their match against XERXIA Esports XERXIA Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #29 b3ta Puwadon Jaisuekul Siraww Siraphop Honghirun bnwgiggs .

Results

• TSM TSM North America Rank #10 seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter tdawgg Travis Regan XXiF Damion Cook won the YFP Winter Classic by defeating Boba Boys Boba Boys Inactive Aiko James Sandberg Kaoticcc Korsonix Korey Anderson wraith Johnny Gagnon in the grand finals.
• In the February edition of the Knights Monthly Gauntlet, TSM TSM North America Rank #10 seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter tdawgg Travis Regan XXiF Damion Cook prevailed over 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Rank #7 zander Alexander Dituri Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Boostio Kelden Pupello Asuna Peter Mazuryk to win the event, with multiple maps in the grand finals going into overtime.
• TENSTAR Nova TENSTAR Nova Inactive Cla Clara Rossi Sliicyy Lucy Tran Kim Sophia Benfakir Nelo Mathilde Beltoise had an undefeated run in the February edition of the Huntress Trials, which culminated in a victory over Papara SuperMassive Female Papara SuperMassive Female Inactive Julis Açelya Özgen schnellÆ Ayşe Ergül in the grand finals.
• Gamelanders Purple Gamelanders Purple Inactive reverse swept Before Before Inactive in the grand finals of the Esportsmaker Spike Series #2 to take first place.

Matches to Watch

• Four teams remain in the first qualifier of the Protocolo: Genêses 2022: Before Before Inactive , TBK Esports GC TBK Esports GC Inactive shyz Luisa Minarelli Daniops Daniela Cristini Bizerra Vitoria Vieira gabee , Team Liquid Brazil Team Liquid Brazil Brazil Rank #6 Bizerra Vitoria Vieira Joojina Letícia Paiva isaa Isabeli Esser daiki Natalia Vilela bstrdd Paula Naguil , and ODDIK Bright ODDIK Bright Inactive gabee mindle Elaine Takahashi gabiTê Aninha Ana Luiza Martinho . The final three matches of the bracket will be played out this weekend.
• 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 and Velocity Gaming Velocity Gaming Asia-Pacific Rank #17 Hotsauz Yousef Imad El-Yousef tesseract Jon Michael Piga Yukxx Yukee Lampa choosie Matthew Lorenzo Te Dignified will clash in the grand finals of the Valorant Conquerors Championship on Sunday, February 27.

Other News

• According to a February 21 report from George Geddes and Max "purest" Katz, Akrew Akrew Inactive gucc107 Andrew Gutnichenko Neon Austin Hedge Paincakes Jake Hass jovahnii Jovanni Miramontes ZachaREEE Zachary Lombardo head coach Preston "Juv3nile" Dornon is in discussions to join TSM TSM North America Rank #10 seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter tdawgg Travis Regan XXiF Damion Cook .
• / In another report about TSM from February 22 by Dot Esports, TSM Academy TSM Academy Inactive are set to add Mohammed "Harmful" C. and Theodor "In0X" Bjornsson to their roster as a starting player and coach respectively.
• According to a February 22 report from Dot Esports, Ghost Gaming Ghost Gaming Inactive koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio NiSMO Marc-Andre Tayar aproto Alex Protopapas brawk Brock Somerhalder johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid are exploring replacements for in-game leader Ryan "ryann" Welsh. Among the candidates being eyed by the organization are Corbin "C0M" Lee, Brenden "stellar" McGrath, and Christopher "Rebo" Heindel.
• DAMWON Gaming DAMWON Gaming Inactive Lakia Kim Jong-min (김종민) allow Park Sang-wook (박상욱) exy Park Geun-cheol (박근철) Estrella Park Gun (박건) Esperanza Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철) have benched Yoon "hyeoni" Hyun-seok (윤현석), according to a February 20 report from Bo "BoDork" Hoogland.