LOCK/IN São Paulo has come to a close with FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #2 Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu stand-in Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder taking the crown as well as Challengers Leagues reaching their playoff brackets. Although there is plenty of action, teams all around the world continue to make new headlines. Here's what you might have missed this past week in Valorant news.

This week's edition covers news from Feb. 26 to Mar. 04

• Last Week: News Almost Missed February 25

Roster Changes

• Evil Geniuses GC Evil Geniuses GC Inactive PowerPixele Nora Lorri Lorrian Elad StarBound theia Melisa Mundorff revealed "PowerPixele" as their fourth member.
• MAD Lions MAD Lions Inactive BlackHeart Hasan Hammad bjor Joseph Bjorklund N4RRATE Marshall Massey Ange Adam Milian Trick Justin Sears welcomed Marshall "N4RRATE" Massey to the roster as William "Will" Cheng moves to an inactive role.
• / "sirpfryer" parted ways with Team Mystic Black Team Mystic Black Inactive Hira dom Dominic Jalbert Shane Shane Daugherty Pain Mike Neis .
• / BLX UTD BLX UTD Europe Rank #245 q Liam Hoek Slurpy Descroix Max split ways with Alex "Alyx" Morrow as he searches for new opportunities.
• / Elric "juseu" Belland-Aysan announced he is searching for trials with the future of bonk bonk Inactive juseu Elric Belland-Aysan being uncertain.
• Angry Titans Iris Angry Titans Iris Europe Rank #463 els mAri Sumi parted with their coach Lucas "caZ" Fabian Bliewert.
• Natus Vincere Celestials Natus Vincere Celestials Inactive Lateu Hilal Yaşar Anva Nehir Dinçer Miyori Eylül Sudem Sarıoğlu Sephia Reyhan Şimşek proxima Aslıhan Uslu moved Irmak "River" Peküz to the bench and welcomed Eylül "Miyori" Sudem Sarıoğlu.
• Regnum Carya Esports Regnum Carya Esports Europe Rank #204 lauzen Serhat Koca jonx Enes Güngör announced the arrival of Serhat "lauzen" Koca, Yiğitcan "nAked" Keskin, Cihan "Unity" Seferoğlu, and Berkay "Ravanue" Donmez.
• Team Demiral Esports Team Demiral Esports Inactive Kipperman Taylan Toprakçı YANKAS Yusuf Yankaş VPNCNP Kutluay Kutlu Bard0lf Emir Çinkılıç farewell Orçun Köroğlu Bia Haluk Demirci barni ThePrimerio Doğukan Meriç Karduz nekky Anıl Dağdeviren welcomed Emir "Bard0lf" Çinkılıç, Orçun "farewell" Köroğlu, and Haluk "Bia" Demirci as well as Coach Mustafa "CARRYSMOD" Dalkıran.
• Digital Athletics Digital Athletics Europe Rank #76 s0pp Efe Tur wezzy Arda Celbiş WerlasS Metin Ünal audaz Soner Ekiz pckwN Efekan Yorulmaz MerSa Mert Saatcı parted with Coach Alper "colbsoN" Başboğa and moved Göktuğ "XiSTOU" Canciğer to their bench.
• / Acend Rising Acend Rising Inactive schnellÆ Ayşe Ergül amy Amy Lai h6tedthemost Lada Kozhemyakina speedowka Weronika Dabrowska Joliinaa Tina Agéli welcomed both Ayşe "schnellÆ" Ergül and Hilal "Lateu" Yaşar to round out their starting five. The team also welcomed Antonio "Aska" Lozano as their coach.
• Sigurd "Zik" Jensen announced his departure from VAMONOS VAMONOS Europe Rank #118 as the team rebuilds for split two of VRC NE Polaris.
• Rebels Gaming Rebels Gaming Inactive 's coach, John "Papasmurf" Yoo has been moved to the inactive position as he searches for new opportunities
• / Alaa "Flynn" Nasrallah parted with Cyber Wolves Esports Cyber Wolves Esports Inactive ALMO Albert Mościcki Freyy Krystian Konopka Hitch Martin Srp pyrolll Artur Minin tatzuki Jovan Milovanovic .
• / RETA Esports RETA Esports Latin America North Rank #4 Tacolilla Vicente Compagnon david David Olivares rubkkoide Facundo Chavez murizzz Murillo Tuchtenhagen suther Tomás Zurita parted with Francisco "franzera" León Montañana.
• / RRQ Kaguya RRQ Kaguya Inactive bes Eisberg July Kusuma Alluka Tiara Bonilla Pleno Ayumiii Nurul Aini welcomed "bes" to their starting lineup as well as Daniel "Ducky" Duong as their coach.s
• IGZIST IGZIST Japan Rank #19 RIPablo Shuma Ikeda popogachi Souta Morita Frxeez Yamada oitaN Masayuki Takahashi moved Yuki "hNt" Ishikawa to the bench as Yumeki "poem" Shibasaki (柴﨑 夢輝) took the role of coach.
• / Good 8 Squad Good 8 Squad Inactive ryota- Ryota Okayama kenmohororo Kaito Yoshida C1ndeR Ko Jae-hyuk (고재혁) Bangnan Jung Min-u (정민우) PeroOwO parted with Shoya "Show" Mizobe as they welcomed Ko "C1ndeR" Jae-hyuk (고재혁), Jung "Bangnan" Min-u (정민우), and "PeroOwO" .

Results & Standings

• HER Galaxy $10K Valorant Open winner: CLG Red CLG Red Inactive itnothan Han Nguyen emluo mle Emily Peters athxna Mirna Noureldin dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo | runner-up: Misfits Black Misfits Black Inactive panday Tastyy Carlee Carlee Gress edith Eden Bryce Cutlip Slandy Presley Anderson
• HyperX Arena: Spike Drop Operation V.E.G.A.S winner: QoR QoR North America Rank #28 ALEKSANDAR Aleksandar Hinojosa nerve Michael Yerrow snarly Boni Logan Logan Coffey | runner-up: Sovereigns Sovereigns Inactive fiziq Lucas Blow epathy Ngawang Chonjor neptune Jason Tran Shawn12590 Shawn O'Riley
• Trinity Trials - Winter Trial winner: K10 K10 Europe Rank #165 benzki Ben Price IllegaL Jacob Stringer howl9 Connor Robinson Zuko | runner-up: Dragonslayerzzz Dragonslayerzzz Europe Rank #79 Atila shakie
• Valorant East: United - Season 2 - Stage 1 - Monthly Cup #2 winner: armani briefs armani briefs Inactive dreAms Adel Smirnov krea6on Vilius Malinauskas Kajuks Kajus Skurvydas 1nput alain Ion Miscu | runner-up: ESC Gaming ESC Gaming Europe Rank #234 Hitch Martin Srp
• Circuito Tormenta: TRIFORC3 winner: Inactive | runner-up: ECORP ECORP Inactive Frankyy TiTaN Diego Alcázar Jimenez SnaKee ErJeffra Gluta
• EPIC.LAN #38 - BEACON Split 1 winner: Insight Gaming Insight Gaming Inactive Peter Peter Ransome ianto Totts Deqadz Dro9 | runner-up: Next In Line Next In Line Europe Rank #212 stevenn Steven Laurent Dro9
• VCL Turkey remaining teams: S2G Esports S2G Esports Europe Rank #134 pAura Melih Karaduran reazy Kaan Ürpek Turko Mehmet Özen DeepMans Yiğithan Kesici , İstanbul Wildcats İstanbul Wildcats Europe Rank #217 sturNN Eren Oduncular Gloomy Mercan Özalp baha Baha Gözmen dRKY Onur Bora Genç deminatiX Akın Tak , Papara SuperMassive Papara SuperMassive Europe Rank #14 skylen Asil Yalçın ip0TT Yiğit Karadeniz VenTT Emre Bozkurt Celasun Emir Celasun umu7 Umut Pekdoğan , Galatasaray Esports Galatasaray Esports Europe Rank #37 Padisah Onur Dönmez PhuRME Yagiz Efe Baygut Docent Kadri Vatandaş Touven Can Eryıldız JrayN Ferhat Yılmaz , Fire Flux Esports Fire Flux Esports Europe Rank #16 , Parla Esports Parla Esports Inactive Jlerst Naci Enes Yıldırım sociablEE Volkan Yonal lauress Toprak Kaynak Ruxic Uğur Güç jeyj7y Soner Eren Kent
• VCL France remaining teams: WYLDE WYLDE Europe Rank #29 , VALIANT VALIANT Europe Rank #17 , Zerance Zerance Europe Rank #25 Babax Baptiste Bertrand Jady Yaroslav Nikolaev UNFAKE Bartosz Bernacki lux9 Lucas Danna Veqaj Sylvain Pattyn , Joblife Joblife Europe Rank #11 , SBG SBG Inactive APO Tom Bonnion stand-in TakaS Jonathan Paupard logaN Logan Corti Wailers Wailers Locart beyAz Beyazit Körpe nataNk Nathan Bocqueho , Mandatory Mandatory Europe Rank #27 CyvOph Clement Millard HyP Damien Souville thebigfiz Julien Auberton AKUMAAAAA Alex Lo Bello Goaster Tony Richard
• VCL Spain remaining teams: Team Queso Team Queso Inactive mezoky Boom Daniel Jiménez , UCAM Esports Club UCAM Esports Club Europe Rank #15 Flickless Karel Maeckelbergh bucher Maximilian Bucher Quick Fabián Pereira YuNo Eloy García Burgueño , Case Esports Case Esports Inactive , Falcons Falcons Inactive synsi Jere Virtanen eXerZ Miguel Marín KILLDREAM João Ferreira Guardy Antonio Guardiola circu Fernando Puerta Jimenez
• VCL Portugal remaining teams: SAW SAW Inactive Fragger Henrique Correia brk Bruno Ferreira GrTw Tiago Costa Addicted Eduardo Torres Cunha20 David Cunha , GTZ Esports GTZ Esports Europe Rank #200 H4te Rodrigo Ribeiro Caim Hugo Fonseca , EGN Esports EGN Esports Europe Rank #49
• VCL Italy remaining teams: DSYRE DSYRE Europe Rank #4 caydeN Yari Olmi Tag Alessandro Voci wackie Rikardo Birjukov waddle Wadir Taraki , HMBLE HMBLE Inactive KnightVoice Hubert Lorenc looM Luca Landolfo , GMT Esports GMT Esports Inactive N A I S Alessandro Montanari AFoxx Fábio Veigas , Macko Esports Macko Esports Inactive
• VCL DACH remaining teams: Unicorns of Love Unicorns of Love Inactive bleeshh Christopher Bledowski , CGN Esports CGN Esports Europe Rank #5 elllement Dragan Milanović DaviH David Cruz BennY Benjamin Domgörgen Vince Vincent Kranz , Angry Titans Angry Titans Inactive ngiN Engin Kor HyDrO Lukas Brill
• VCL Vietnam remaining teams: Fancy United Esports Fancy United Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #14 YESicaN Đinh Đình Đạt foxy Crus Lư Tiến Huy tok1o Nia twilight , Team Big BAAM Team Big BAAM Asia-Pacific Rank #65 P1nA Nguyễn Nam nTK Nguyễn Tuấn Kiệt BMV Bùi Minh Vũ Nhatthong2k Nguyễn Nhất Thống Somethai Trần Lê Huy Khiêm LilHieu Lưu Chí Hiếu invisible , Tim Tài Trơ Tim Tài Trơ Inactive Redneval Le Quốc Khánh viness Nguyễn Trung Tín Juu Trần Thái Vỹ KeA Nguyễn Anh Minh Thông BOSS , LAZY LAZY Asia-Pacific Rank #66 moefcute Dương Phúc Hiếu Akashi Châu Hoàn Thiện Nhân Hyuse Louboutin Hyzee Võ Nhựt Huy
• / VCL Taiwan/Hong Kong remaining teams: ONE Team Esports ONE Team Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #8 YanLi Rainy Li Guo-Shuo (李國碩) ngk XyuS SecreT KiNo , LP33 LP33 Inactive SixTeen Ah Jia popoman4Q , AxX AxX Inactive edw1N N11 Ezw1n W4DJJ Paxton , Griffin E-Sports Griffin E-Sports Inactive Fung3 SiuFatBB Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦) Uta LockM Xing Fuling (邢福凌) sora , Anti Eco Eco Club Anti Eco Eco Club Inactive MrCANI Chen Tingxun (陈廷训) FLoydQ Sing He Shengxi (何昇讳) trinity Leung Hing Yip (梁兴业) PPDBJ Qiu Zheng Yong (邱政咏) jkuro Yong Haochong (杨浩聪) , Oblivion Force Oblivion Force Asia-Pacific Rank #13 riyabtw ckuma CHAK CHIMEI Wong Chun Wai (王俊煒) Kiuuuu Yung Tsz Kiu (容子翘)
• VCL Thailand remaining teams: Made in Thailand Made in Thailand Asia-Pacific Rank #2 Kadoom Kantapong Kingthong Killua Tanate Teerasawad cgrs Patiphan Porsi Laz Kittikawin Jirawatkakan seph1roth Chinnakrit Phoojaroen , Attack All Around Attack All Around Inactive xcool3 Nuttadet Wijit AloNeFillz Palapoom Thaikum kongared Nantapol Boonying niffy Patcharapon Junman b3ta Puwadon Jaisuekul SantaGolf Chanitpak Suwanaprateep , FULL SENSE FULL SENSE Asia-Pacific Rank #4 JohnOlsen Chanawin Nakchain Leviathan Thanyathon Nakmee aLerT Wattanachok Yingnakorn Potter Sutthichai Promsrikaew Sushiboys Panyawat Subsiriroj , Sharper Esport Sharper Esport Asia-Pacific Rank #44 niffy Patcharapon Junman Kntz Krit Chaiprasit LBY Eisuke Kuraoka qq Phoomphat Phodjanat Siraww Siraphop Honghirun
• VCL Indonesia remaining teams: BOOM Esports BOOM Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #3 dos9 Zhumagali Dastan Famouz Fikri Zaki Hamdani Shiro Hildegard Arnaldo NcSlasher Sheldon Andersen Chandra BerserX Rizkie Adla Kusuma , Bigetron Arctic Bigetron Arctic Asia-Pacific Rank #31 Madelyn Raven William k1ngkappa damaraa Damara Danuardi sayoo Willy Ivandra frostmind Muhammad Rafi Diandra , Alter Ego Alter Ego Asia-Pacific Rank #10 Nakya Alehandro Fabian Simanjorang Cud Thomas Alfiantino ray4c Rayvaldo Chandra ValdyN Rivaldy Nafian gotten Davin , ARF TEAM ARF TEAM Asia-Pacific Rank #27 Nythan Kylee Muhammad Syafrizal woody SCar fausTao , Inactive , Dominatus Dominatus Inactive sTizzy capeesha Mikhael Faisal Tarigan goldenblue Millen Chen tupai Yoga Ade Pratomo 6ixKey Muhammad Nabil Rudi
• / VCL Malaysia/Singapore remaining teams: Enigma Gaming Enigma Gaming Inactive Divine Yeoh Chun Ting FREY Ingram Tan STYRON Tidus Goh Xan artn Ayrton Soh , Todak Todak Asia-Pacific Rank #60 fishball Muhammad Nabil Shazwan toggle Darwish Hakim kye Hazim Salihuddin aduka Muhammad Arsyad Sazali kael Tarmizi Rusli , BLEED BLEED Asia-Pacific Rank #21 , X10 Esports X10 Esports Inactive Vera Rodman Yap Tempz Pierre Heng RedKoh Danial Hakim wayne Wayne Chang Egoist Javier Chua , Hey! Yakiniku Hey! Yakiniku Inactive shiba Zhan Teng Toh Brxndon Brandon Goh dzii Daven Cheong benaf Benedict Tan Retla Jorell Teo Moosey Yeow Zhen Feng , Louvre Louvre Inactive ExTreMisTz wisa Winston Ho kayle Ahmad Aqil dumin Du-Min Yeo Reverie Steven Kang Kai Lun
• VCL Philippines remaining teams: Stream Raiders Nacague Stream Raiders Nacague Asia-Pacific Rank #72 Shintaro Mark Daryl Timbang Corpuz Worship Ian Ga ABATMAN Franc Lenard Meija , GameLab Alpha GameLab Alpha Inactive Boogeyyy Khiloy Azucena LoyDreaM , Action PH Action PH Inactive SyKo Daddie Shunmar Bellita eugeneS Eugene Serrano Narpim Clark Karoll Landrito SecondLove Sovano Alvin Daniel L. Oronce Worship Ian Ga , Abaddon Abyss Abaddon Abyss Inactive HydraKid Matthew Lance M. Padios vblack Alfi Angelo O. Lua slathom999 Shawn Dale Bolondro Rababz Abdul Rafi P. Biyala Asta Kurt Stanley Laurido exotic John Danlee C. Mag-Aso , NAOS NAOS Asia-Pacific Rank #5 xavi8k Xavier Juan JA John Timothy Arone Mojer Jerome Literal Emman Emmanuel Morales Nexi Nathaniel Cabero , Oasis Gaming Oasis Gaming Asia-Pacific Rank #36 Zeus SecondLove slathom999 Shawn Dale Bolondro NDG Noel De Guia marky Mark Anthony Tuling
• VCL Japan remaining teams: Crazy Raccoon Crazy Raccoon Inactive , SCARZ SCARZ Japan Rank #9 Yoshiii John Yoshiharu Kawakami , FENNEL FENNEL Japan Rank #1 GON Kento Hara Aace Souta Itou Hals neth Yusuke Matsuda MrTenzouEz
• VCL Oceania remaining teams: Next Gen Next Gen Inactive McKinley Brock Hudson FETA Cameron Gill BiggieCheese Aidan Gill Sinaway Norshin Yawanis MILKY Ryan Cornwell , BOBO BOBO Oceania Rank #5 M1kE Michael Smith Exirst loubert Nozz Noah McClafferty Muzz , The Who? The Who? Inactive Bonobo gloom Zauqk vizsla Will Davies , 95x Esports 95x Esports Inactive Dragon Nicholas Aleksandrovsky rDeeW Riley Wilkinson LEW Luis Hibbert Minimise Jackson White WAT Lewis Watson , HONEY BADGERS HONEY BADGERS Inactive Noobster xue Jesse Tang MirzAA Kiyan M-Basari JELLYD Angelo Diaz Maple Elvin Sun , Funcrew Funcrew Oceania Rank #16 skrawl Justin Lanzon YAKUZA Yifang Yifang Chen MirzAA Kiyan M-Basari

Other News & Rumours

• According to a report by Dot Esports, Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #11 Xeppaa Erick Bach Rossy Daniel Abedrabbo v1c Victor Truong moose Kaleb Jayne OXY Francis Hoang continues to trial for a replacement for Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker. Some names that have practiced with the team are Michael "nerve" Yerrow, Dylan "runi" Cade, and Jacob "icy" Lange.