With Champions Tour competition concluded in multiple regions, there's plenty of news that you might have missed this week. Here are some headlines from around the world, all bundled together in one place.

• Read more: August 20 recap

Roster Changes

• / Valentin "bishop" Canepa has chosen to not renew his contract with BIG BIG Inactive , leaving the team with three active members. He is the second player to not renew with the organization, with Alexander "alexRr" Frisch announcing that he would also not be renewing his contract with BIG late last month.
• Daniel "fRoD" Montaner has officially been named the head coach of the Pioneers Pioneers Inactive jmoh Jason Mohandessi wedid Matthew Suchan thief Brady Dever Critical Tristan Trinacty . He was not included in the team's announcement of their starting five, and has been coaching them since the team was known as FPL-C FPL-C Inactive skuba Logan Jenkins jmoh Jason Mohandessi scourge Sky Kages fiziq Lucas Blow oderus Chad Miller , even going as far to assist the team members with being signed by the Pioneers, according to a report by George Geddes of Upcomer.
• / Ninjas in Pyjamas Ninjas in Pyjamas Inactive dimasick Dmitriy Matvienko chiwa Egor Stepanyuk Jady Yaroslav Nikolaev rhyme Emir Muminovic player Charles "CREA" Beauvois has been benched after over a year with the organization, leaving the team with only four active players.
• / Movistar Riders Movistar Riders Inactive Nixerino Nicolás Canellas Colocho YuNo Eloy García Vorwenn Tomas Baldrich Blastinho Miquel llombart Pando have announced the addition of Fabián "Quick" Pereira to their roster for their matches in LVP Rising Series #3. Additionally, René "Rias" Pitrun has joined the team as a stand-in.
• TNL Esports TNL Esports Inactive TS Yu Tae-seok (유태석) exy Park Geun-cheol (박근철) Jinboong Kim Jin-won (김진원) Meteor Kim Tae-oh (김태오) coach Cho "fAwn" Duck-keun (조덕근) has left the team and is looking for new opportunities as a coach and analyst. This announcement comes after TNL missed out on qualifying for Masters: Berlin after a semifinals loss to Vision Strikers.
• / Australs Australs Latin America South Rank #5 TAFG nx1 Kramz Haitam mrtn have said goodbye to Daniel "Closer" Ataco, marking the end of one of the original members of Australs' Valorant team.
• / 19esports 19esports Inactive have announced a new roster consisting of Miguel "eXerZ" Marín, Jon "jonba" Baraiazarra, Álvaro "kyrrz" Reyes, Michal "EMENK" Belej, and Peter "shhhack" Belej. Over the past few weeks, the team has announced the departures of many of their former players. The new roster is set to play Fnatic in the Group D opening stage of LVP Rising Series #3 next week.
• / 9z Team 9z Team Inactive deigara Gonzalo Funes Tuli Giulliano Pozo Massone rubkkoide Facundo Chavez mizu Gabriel Gonzalez david David Olivares have added Tomás "suther" Zurita and Diego "byrf" Cazanga to their team, filling in spots after the team parted ways with three members two weeks ago.
• / Former VIRTUOSO VIRTUOSO Inactive King Aiden King Eley Zach Stauffer DBK Dylan Bazic-Kulangiev Blahst Nathan Brand snxper Louis Lama coach Martin "Anderzz" Schelasin has joined FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #3 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder as their strategic coach, becoming the team's second coach alongside Jacob "Mini" Harris.
• Case Esports Case Esports Inactive have announced the signing of Morumbi Morumbi Inactive Bromas Jose-Antonio Ramos Gonzalez XeoN Carles Garcia neptuNo Alberto González PoPiFresH Mario González Yurii Salvador Gasco , a roster consisting of the former Cream Real Betis Cream Real Betis Inactive Prisi0n3r0 Ramón Mateu Bromas Jose-Antonio Ramos Gonzalez XeoN Carles Garcia core, alongside Salvador "Yurii" Gasco and former OWL player for the Philadelphia Fusion Alberto "neptuNo" González.

Results

• Shopify Rebellion GC Shopify Rebellion GC Inactive won the fourth edition of the Sakura Cup, only dropping one map the entire playoffs in their semifinals match against Gen.G Black Gen.G Black Inactive Kazler Calvrix IssaNina kasumu kazz Kassandra Shire heist rose . With this win, they have surpassed Cloud9 White Cloud9 White Inactive Bob Bob Tran alexis Alexis Guarrasi Jazzyk1ns Jasmine Manankil katsumi Katja Pfahnl meL Melanie Capone in the Game Changers rankings, edging them out by a single point.
• Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #7 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong mitch Mitch Semago neT Michael Bernet OXY Francis Hoang took first place in the Nerd Street Gamers Summer Championship by defeating NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Rank #1 FiNESSE Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh Verno Andrew Maust mada Adam Pampuch Ethan Ethan Arnold in the grand finals 3-1. The only maps they dropped in the playoffs were one map each against Evil Geniuses and the aforementioned NRG Esports.

Matches to Watch

• The final three matches of the Valorant Conquerors Championship playoffs are set to begin soon. Team Exploit Team Exploit Inactive and Velocity Gaming Velocity Gaming Asia-Pacific Rank #19 Hotsauz Yousef Imad El-Yousef tesseract Jon Michael Piga Yukxx Yukee Lampa choosie Matthew Lorenzo Te Dignified will clash in the upper finals, while Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #38 patrickWHO Mark Musni UdoTan Go Kyung-won (고경원) Kr1stal Savva Fedorov kellyS Kelly Sedillo Papi Federico Evangelista await the outcome of the match in the lower final. The first place team will be guaranteed a spot in the APAC Last Chance qualifier for a chance to qualify for Valorant Champions, the last major event of the year.
• The group stages of LVP Rising Series #3 will begin this weekend, featuring top talent from around Europe. The first match will feature Acend Acend Inactive ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi pyrolll Artur Minin cullumx Nikolaj Cullum Andersen chiwa Egor Stepanyuk taking on Angry Titans Angry Titans Inactive ngiN Engin Kor HyDrO Lukas Brill . That match will be followed by SAW SAW Inactive Fragger Henrique Correia brk Bruno Ferreira GrTw Tiago Costa Addicted Eduardo Torres Cunha20 David Cunha versus Team Queso Team Queso Inactive mezoky Boom Daniel Jiménez .
• In Southeast Asia, six teams remain in the Game Changers SEA: FSL Open #6 playoffs. Currently, Alter Ego Celeste Alter Ego Celeste Inactive Alluka Tiara Bonilla Pleno Eisberg July Kusuma enerii Odella Abraham Ayumiii Nurul Aini nabbsky Nabila Sulthana and Galaxy Racer Female Galaxy Racer Female Inactive Yeya Mikkasie Alluka Tiara Bonilla Pleno Ivory Regina Lopez Ayaaa Shara Koshikawa Tr1cks Kyung-In Lee are set to clash in the upper final, with the winner guaranteed at least nine circuit points. Prior to that match, two lower bracket matches will be played out. Oasis Gaming GC Oasis Gaming GC Asia-Pacific Rank #338 CutieFai Shirkey j3j3m0n Krisrey Ling2X ClavdeMonet will take on Wildfire Sphinx Wildfire Sphinx Inactive mirko svndme Xerrith Eugenia Lee Cherzinga Cheryl Allison Chrysania Ian Chin Yu Zhe bKc , while Renatus White Renatus White Inactive Mochiyx Tan Yee Xuan will face off against Aricat.Aresta Aricat.Aresta Inactive rosey Natchanan Marksup Rudys Yanisa Hingkanond Noxy Ornsiripim Intuwan kitkatwc Wanlapa Charoensuk Newky Kewalin Maneerat .

Other news

• Former Sentinels Apex Legends player Nathan "retzi" Telen has announced that he is retiring from competitive Apex to pursue a career in Valorant. In the past, he has made appearances on Inactive as a stand-in during various tournaments, such as the CLG Blitz Cups, Nerd Street Gamers Open tournaments, and the Pulse Invitational.
• Riot Games have announced Riot Mobile, an upgraded version of League+. The app will include player profiles, cross-game and cross-region chat, and a conversation hub for users to search for friends and have conversations. The included Riot Games titles will include VALORANT alongside League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and Teamfight Tactics.