Challengers Leagues are starting to begin their second splits and the partnered leagues are approaching at rapid speeds. Although there is plenty of ongoing 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 March 19 to March 25.

• Last week: News Almost Missed March 18

Roster Changes

• / RETA Esports RETA Esports Latin America North Rank #4 Tacolilla Vicente Compagnon suther Tomás Zurita mutually parted ways with Abdo "c4Lypso" Agha.
• / Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #7 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong mitch Mitch Semago neT Michael Bernet OXY Francis Hoang parted ways with their substitute player Hasan "BlackHeart" Hammad.
• / Oxygen Esports Oxygen Esports Inactive skuba Logan Jenkins mitch Mitch Semago Verno Andrew Maust Reduxx Yassin Aboulalazm dapr Michael Gulino welcomed a new head coach in Malkolm "bonkar" Rench.
• QoR QoR North America Rank #26 ALEKSANDAR Aleksandar Hinojosa nerve Michael Yerrow snarly Boni Logan Logan Coffey announced the arrival of CurryShotTV as their head coach.
• Team Fish Taco Team Fish Taco Inactive sogo Davide Hoxha welcomed Jack "fraggleton" Kedzior as their IGL.
• / Kitten Shelter Kitten Shelter Inactive ROY Roy Ahad Cohburg has disbanded leaving all members as free agents.
• FOKUS FOKUS Europe Rank #48 hoody Aaro Peltokangas YaBoiLewis Lewis Hughes Mistic James Orfila al0rante Felix Brandl xuss Tselmeg Tsolmon moved Semyon "purp0" Borchev to the bench and parted ways with head coach Lasse "maeVe" Loft Elgaard. With the absense, Sjonnie "Johnny Lobster" Kreeft was promoted to head coach and Wadir "waddle" Taraki joins the roster.
• HSDIRR HSDIRR Inactive Ale Alend Khalaf vicious Benjamin Guilotte lyNxi Felix Björklund Meddo Johan Renbjörk Lundborg freddan parted ways with Fletcher "Leare" Brigden-Knight. The team also announced a new head coach in Euan "euanval" Would and player in Johan "Meddo" Renbjörk Lundborg.
• NOM Esports NOM Esports Europe Rank #91 Chadi Farsang Balázs welcomed three new players in Sigurd "Zik" Jensen, Niels "luckeRRR" Jasiek, and Piotr "YouBreak" Chodoła.
• Fire Flux Esports Fire Flux Esports Europe Rank #15 announced the signing of Parla Esports Parla Esports Inactive Jlerst Naci Enes Yıldırım sociablEE Volkan Yonal lauress Toprak Kaynak Ruxic Uğur Güç jeyj7y Soner Eren Kent ' roster.
• BBL Esports BBL Esports Europe Rank #34 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen sociablEE Volkan Yonal chiwa Egor Stepanyuk PROFEK Dawid Święć LewN Burak Alkan moved Hüseyin "aimDLL" Kabişteke to their bench.
• Galatasaray Esports Galatasaray Esports Europe Rank #37 Padisah Onur Dönmez PhuRME Yagiz Efe Baygut Touven Can Eryıldız JrayN Ferhat Yılmaz announced the transfer of Onur "Padisah" Dönmez from Fenerbahçe Esports Fenerbahçe Esports Europe Rank #196 DeadInk Utku Onur Aydin Yigox cacan Mert Çaçan .
• / B8 Esports B8 Esports Europe Rank #83 arch Vladyslav Svistov Nunmeister released Aurimas "Dreamas" Zablockis citing vision differences as the reason for their split.
• / 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 announced the departure of head coach Leandro "Leazo" Liset.
• Orangutan Orangutan Asia-Pacific Rank #18 Makaveli Nikhil Chettri Venka Venkatesh Sharma deecee Daivik Chauhan Techno Shravana Kumar Sahoo hellff Sagnik Roy Hoax Aman Yadav revealed the arrival of Rajiv "LeVi" Satpute.
• SCARZ SCARZ Japan Rank #11 Medusa An Min-cheol (안민철) Anthem Yoshitaka Enomoto LOB Lim Byung-gun (임병건) Satwoshi Yoshiii John Yoshiharu Kawakami welcomed "Allen" from REJECT REJECT Japan Rank #18 muto BNN take BRIAN IceBear .
• 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) parted ways with Kim "HANN" Dong-ho (김동호) in favor of Kim "Secret" Ha-jin (김하진).
• Gwangju Shadow Gwangju Shadow Inactive Ivy Park Sung-hyeon (박성현) Distinct Francis Kim Mu-bin (김무빈) Dambi Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규) welcomed Go "UdoTan" Kyung-won (고경원) as well as two new coaching staff in analyst Ma "ValAnalysis" Hyun-sung (마현성) and head coach Kim "KDG" Dong Gun (김동건).
• OP.GG SPORTS OP.GG SPORTS Inactive M1nu Rap1d B1ngSu Seolho ExiA Jung Yeong-woo (정영우) released their roster following a third-place exit in the VCL Korea - Advance Stage.
• Fancy United Esports Fancy United Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #14 YESicaN Đinh Đình Đạt foxy Crus Lư Tiến Huy Hyuse tok1o Nia twilight announced the arrival of Võ "Hyzee" Nhựt Huy from 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 .
• XERXIA Esports XERXIA Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #27 announced the arrival of two new players in Tanawat "xZe" Kannark and Siraphop "Siraww" Honghirun.

Results & Standings

• Knights Monthly Gauntlet 2023: March winner: Son of 4 Dogs Son of 4 Dogs Inactive | runner-up: 99 Strength 99 Strength Inactive tyfoon sharky Mike Gariti
• IGLeague Open Division #1 winner: Team Fish Taco Team Fish Taco Inactive sogo Davide Hoxha | runner-up: Handsome Jit Handsome Jit North America Rank #117
• MissHarvey Invitational #2 winner: CLG Red CLG Red Inactive itnothan Han Nguyen emluo mle Emily Peters athxna Mirna Noureldin dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo | runner-up: Evil Geniuses GC Evil Geniuses GC Inactive PowerPixele Nora Lorri Lorrian Elad StarBound theia Melisa Mundorff
• CECC Regionals - Canada Qualifier winner: St. Clair Saints St. Clair Saints North America Unranked Instxnct Isaac Walton Truth Jase Parks Kyu Mirel Braco Hrustemovic smiley Steven Fisher Fair | runner-up: SFU Pink SFU Pink North America Unranked S1ay3rr Paul Hodaly glo Granton Lo kaho Albert Hong Cain Nathan Lee stew Noah Norton
• Kabum! Super Stars winner: MIBR GC MIBR GC Game Changers Rank #4 srN Nicolas Niederauer sayuri Camila Obam Jelly Julia Iris Mel Melissa Souza jubs Juliana Oliveira | runner-up: MERAKI MERAKI Inactive dods Caue Fernandes misty Patrícia Fonseca Fer Fernanda Coito Kaah Rapunzelzinha
• Gamer.no Norway Minor - BEACON Split 1 winner: valozone 2.0 valozone 2.0 Inactive Martux Markus Søreng ralle Rasmus Berggren Spolen Alexander Spolén Demiurge Lukas Larsson Cintyx Christopher Heiland | runner-up: Simple Minecraft Players Simple Minecraft Players Europe Rank #207 Nastyiwnl ruyter Jonatan Ruyter envi Genesis Crisostomo Reyes mikki PHRZERque
• RÍSÍ Iceland Minor - BEACON Split 1 winner: DUSTY DUSTY Inactive Loggii scara Archi KEIK Midgard | runner-up: Breiðablik Breiðablik Inactive
• Esports Scotland Minor - BEACON Split 1 winner: FLX FLX Europe Rank #81 PMC tickso Warp oacees Average Fudge | runner-up: BRAVE Esports BRAVE Esports Inactive Kevo nyte BohKai Sm1le Heni
• Circuito Tormenta: Liga Radiante 23 S1 remaining teams: Team Aku Aku Team Aku Aku Europe Rank #220 Abde Aleanto Alejandro Blanco Liguori FranKiiTM Francisco Tormos Martínez , Team Galaga Team Galaga Europe Rank #79 Neiker Iker Martin Camacho pika Niklas Holze hastack Sergio Fernández Martínez Amore adm1k Adam Siemieniec , FIVE Media Clan FIVE Media Clan Europe Rank #77 , Wygers Wygers Europe Rank #213 Cobra Xpiryy t1tan Pedro Gómez García Dubstep BujaXD , Serpes Gaming Serpes Gaming Inactive Erizillo Eric Olle Lluch PowerRanger Rojo Iván Hoya Falo Gorli Alejandro Arjona Stiwiii Marc Perez Guziova spliitzzy Adam Tellez Gourinda , Melilla Titans Melilla Titans Europe Rank #147 mochi Sergio Cano Aqua Adriá Borgmann Skygi Joel Vives Akira Rui Barbosa
• Return of The Titans - ICE winner: 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 | runner-up: KÖSTEBEKGİLLER KÖSTEBEKGİLLER Inactive Clory Xérox LewN Burak Alkan morti TZX Mesut Cengiz
• Game Changers 2023 Asia Pacific: Open 1 winner: Team SMG GC Team SMG GC Inactive enerii Odella Abraham Alexy Alexy Francisco shirazi Kelly Jaudian Kamiyu Camille Enriquez | runner-up: Orangutan X Orangutan X Inactive Japips Erumaa Elmarian Haessel CaspeR Neha Sottany Twirly Sway
• Valorant University Championship Season 2 winner: Instalock X Instalock X Inactive Josave JﾑM3Y zyphon Misterbox Apisit Rattanapunjak icream JuJuu | runner-up: 4546 4546 Inactive pain nethan Piyapat Asanasavest blue Csyth F A L L E N ixzy
• Challengers League Japan: Split 1 winner: FENNEL FENNEL Japan Rank #1 GON Kento Hara Aace Souta Itou Hals neth Yusuke Matsuda MrTenzouEz | runner-up: Crazy Raccoon Crazy Raccoon Inactive
• UNICEF x 95X Charity Tournament winner: NerdPunt NerdPunt Inactive BigE Aidan Gill Sinaway Norshin Yawanis | runner-up: ex-HEHE ex-HEHE Inactive Mazuong Howie Hao-Quang Nguyen MKII Blessed Arvin Latkaee Myth Matthew Tarnawskyj Blessed Arvin Latkaee

Other News & Rumours

• In a report by BLIX.GG, Joblife Joblife Europe Rank #11 is set to sign Nayte to their VCL France - Split 2 roster.
• A report by Eclypsia has detailed that Sector One Sector One Inactive Alyx Alex Morrow poegii Yenthe Segers q Liam Hoek dash MaximN Maxim Nonglaire , HEET HEET Inactive Kinguyen Nguyen Thach memset Laurent Werly b2kk Sofian Delimi Monstrum Jake Byrne waddle Wadir Taraki , and beGenius beGenius Inactive have departed VCL France ahead of split 2. The report cites nearly €50,000 in unpaid players to be the reason for the departure.
• According to a report by George Geddes, S2G Esports S2G Esports Europe Rank #133 pAura Melih Karaduran reazy Kaan Ürpek Turko Mehmet Özen DeepMans Yiğithan Kesici is set to part with Ceyhun "AslaN" Aslan as he prepares for surgery. If the move goes through, Thunderbolts Gaming Thunderbolts Gaming Inactive Antsy Yağız Güngör Yato Cem Saat re1sxd İlyas Çalışkan corr0 Mehmet Alp Vural DubzWoW Mustafa Doğan ARGENT Berk Deniz Özdamar 's Ibrahim "lurzy0y0" Sandıkcı will fill the missing spot.