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 Inactive 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 #13 jakee Jake Anderson stellar Brenden McGrath 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 "caydia" 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 #210 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 #11 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 Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena 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 #7 Meiy Ibuki Seki Art Jinboong Kim Jin-won (김진원) Akame Yu Gwang-hui (유광희) gyen parted ways with Killer .
- NORTHEPTION NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #18 officially bid farewell to Xandrite .
- / BLEED BLEED Asia-Pacific Rank #22 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 #43 niffy Patcharapon Junman Kntz Krit Chaiprasit LBY Eisuke Kuraoka qq Phoomphat Phodjanat Siraww Siraphop Honghirun said goodbye to Puwadon "b3ta" Jaisuekul, who left the team to join Made in Thailand Made in Thailand Asia-Pacific Rank #1 Kadoom Kantapong Kingthong Killua Tanate Teerasawad cgrs Patiphan Porsi Laz Kittikawin Jirawatkakan seph1roth Chinnakrit Phoojaroen . In b3ta's place, the team added former Sainuahualouis Sainuahualouis Inactive Leviathan Thanyathon Nakmee MERjie CHADO Flashii Bruno player jazper to their roster as their fifth.
- Fancy United Esports Fancy United Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #14 YESicaN Đinh Đình Đạt foxy Crus Lư Tiến Huy tok1o Nia twilight 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 "Skel" 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 Inactive nabil velis Joe Velis andrew Andrew Bautista contii Norman Yeung KHS | runner-up: LEET SQUAD LANNERS LEET SQUAD LANNERS Inactive
- Knights Circuit Championship winner: DarkZero Esports DarkZero Esports Inactive | runner-up: together we are terrific together we are terrific Inactive c4Lypso Abdo Agha mummAy Anthony DiPaolo LeviathanAG Aleko Gabuniya PureR Bryce Lovell LenX 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 #8 trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Derke Nikita Sirmitev Kicks Kimmie Laasner Sayf Saif Jibraeel Less Felipe de Loyola Basso , Karmine Corp Karmine Corp Europe Rank #31 saadhak Matias Delipetro Avez Hazem Khaled Elite Efe Teber SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin marteen Martin Pátek , 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 #57 nixoon Niko Pasonen Jesmu Jesse Järvenpää Kalkkuna LEVITTELIJÄ Paulus Paulus Paakki
- Turkish Regional League Stage 2 playoffs remaining teams: FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #7 xeus Doğan Gözgen MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak AtaKaptan Ata Tan cNed Mehmet Yağız İpek qRaxs Doğukan Balaban , Fire Flux Esports Fire Flux Esports Europe Rank #16
- Ultimasters AOC #3 main event winner: DELIRA DELIRA Brazil Rank #12 Zanatsu Carlos Eduardo cidZzZ Mateus Piber / DIRETORIA DIRETORIA Inactive GuhRVN Gustavo Ferreira havoc Ilan Eloy pancc Fillipe Martins jnt gobera Vitor Gobo | runner-up: DELIRA DELIRA Brazil Rank #12 Zanatsu Carlos Eduardo 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 Mazino Roberto Rivas adverso Benjamín Poblete mta Nicolás González Shyy Fabian Usnayo Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro | 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 #3 dods Caue Fernandes 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 Unranked ponix Isidora Valentina Vásquez Muñoz Adenina Mikaela Univaso Nadie babzzz Bárbara Moniz none nicky tok1o
- / Game Changers LATAM North Open 3 winner: FiRePOWER FiRePOWER Latin America South Rank #9 frantastic Francisca Valenzuela azul Flossie Lendary | 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 #18 | runner-up: ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #2 Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe CLZ Hikaru Mizutani SyouTa Shota Aoki Xdll Yuto Mizomori
- VCT Stage 2 Challengers Korea playoffs winner: DRX DRX Korea Rank #5 Flashback Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) Athan Na Ha-jun (나하준) freeing No Ha-jun (노하준) HYUNMIN Song Hyun-min (송현민) | runner-up: 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)
- 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 opel 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 #10 SkRossi Ganesh Gangadhar skillZ Jayanth Ramesh tricky Prish Valvani Paradox Kasif Sayyed | runner-up: Lethal Esports Lethal Esports Inactive 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 #210 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 #239 Stix Wojciech Chamielec demek msh 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.