With the offseason underway for most of the world, there's been a lot of news that may have flown under your radar. Here are some stories that you might have missed from this past week.
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Roster Changes
- Akrew Akrew Inactive gucc107 Andrew Gutnichenko Neon Austin Hedge Paincakes Jake Hass jovahnii Jovanni Miramontes ZachaREEE Zachary Lombardo has announced that Austin "Neon" Hedge has joined their team as their fourth player.
- Logan "skuba" Jenkins has left Pioneers Pioneers Inactive jmoh Jason Mohandessi wedid Matthew Suchan thief Brady Dever Critical Tristan Trinacty . As of late, he has been playing with the Knights Academy Knights Academy Inactive roster in recent NSG Winter Championship Open tournaments and the BoomTV Proving Grounds Season 3 Semi-Pro Division.
- Nolan "Temperature" Pepper's loan to Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #1 Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) yoman Chae Young-moon (채영문) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태) from Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses North America Rank #22 Derrek Derrek Ha NaturE Nicholas Garrison supamen Phat Le icy Jacob Lange yay Jaccob Whiteaker has officially ended following the team's 5th-6th place finish in the NA LCQ.
- T1 Academy T1 Academy Inactive has announced that Alexander "jawgemo" Mor has become the newest member of their roster.
- / TENSTAR TENSTAR Inactive Br0die Jack Emmott KRAY Calum Knight Polvi Niko Polvinen xms Alexandre Forté doma Domagoj Fancev analyst Milan "Milan" de Meij has revealed that he has left the organization in search of new opportunities in North America and Europe.
- Cristian "Future" Duarte has become the new head coach of 19esports 19esports Inactive .
- Movistar Riders Movistar Riders Inactive Nixerino Nicolás Canellas Colocho YuNo Eloy García Vorwenn Tomas Baldrich Blastinho Miquel llombart Pando coach Pablo "Darkzero" Ramos Alonso has departed the organization.
- SAW SAW Inactive Fragger Henrique Correia brk Bruno Ferreira GrTw Tiago Costa Addicted Eduardo Torres Cunha20 David Cunha have announced that Pedro "f3n1x" Grave has become the newest member of their roster. He will be replacing Rui "VTaguT" Ribeiro, who will be moving to a content creation position for the organization.
- HEET HEET Inactive Kinguyen Nguyen Thach memset Laurent Werly b2kk Sofian Delimi Monstrum Jake Byrne waddle Wadir Taraki have made a number of changes to their roster. Kevin "Barcode" Bana has returned to the active roster, Eemi "Embo" Luomi has joined as an official member, and Gábor "crazyd33R" Német has become a member of iPon Esport iPon Esport Inactive Kwixy Patrik Liesinger WAKUZ Bence Kondás TRuve Peter Bozsó .
- Emre "JN3v1cE" Bekçe has joined Fire Flux Esports Fire Flux Esports Europe Rank #14 from Kafalar eSports Kafalar eSports Inactive ip0TT Yiğit Karadeniz Wizard Artu Köroğlu fred Barış Özdemir mAz Duhan Ovalı HEPSEV Hasan Yağızhan Hepsev . Additionally, Ibrahim "lurzy0y0" Sandıkcı has departed the team.
- Australs has announced that the entire organization will be ceasing operations. However, the team's Valorant roster intends to remain together, and will compete under the name ex-Australs ex-Australs Inactive Tacolilla Vicente Compagnon Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro kiNgg Francisco Aravena Capi Ignacio del Rio adverso Benjamín Poblete .
- REJECT REJECT Japan Rank #17 muto BRIAN IceBear have announced that Kaminari 's contract with the team has expired. Additionally, Kazuki "SamuraiDeeper" Nouno has announced he is looking for a new team after a trial period with the organization.
Results
- The Mafia The Mafia Inactive Jerk Justin Milani dynamic d1msumboi Erik Almhjell claimed first place in the most recent NSG Winter Championship Open without dropping a single map. Among the teams they defeated on their road to first place included Knights Knights Inactive SlLO Zeus dáel Madré fox , YFP Gaming YFP Gaming North America Rank #13 jakee Jake Anderson stellar Brenden McGrath penny Erik Penny thief Brady Dever fiziq Lucas Blow , DarkZero Esports DarkZero Esports Inactive , and Renegades Renegades Inactive .
- BIG BIG Inactive reverse swept CGN Esports CGN Esports Europe Rank #4 elllement Dragan Milanović DaviH David Cruz BennY Benjamin Domgörgen Vince Vincent Kranz in the grand finals of the A1 eSports VALORANT Cup #2 to claim first place in the event.
- Oxxgen Esports Oxxgen Esports Inactive Gia Süreyya Bayel rainssa Yağmur Şahin Ritha Zeynep Sualp ness Neslişah Demir finished in first place in the ESA Open Fire Rebels playoffs without dropping a map. In the grand finals, they defeated Papara SuperMassive Female Papara SuperMassive Female Inactive Julis Açelya Özgen schnellÆ Ayşe Ergül , with Neslişah "ness" Demir finishing the series with 71 frags.
Matches to Watch
- Group B of the ICEBOX Northern Classic group stage will begin next week. The first match will feature KOVA KOVA Inactive Supmah Hampus Svensson JESMUND Jesse Terävä Ale Alend Khalaf vicious Benjamin Guilotte shéd Jani Marjanen taking on unsigned unsigned Inactive m1sfit Geoff Woodward Monstrum Jake Byrne waddle Wadir Taraki , which will be followed by NOM Esports NOM Esports Europe Rank #91 Chadi Farsang Balázs facing off against UCAM Esports Club UCAM Esports Club Europe Rank #15 Flickless Karel Maeckelbergh Polvi Niko Polvinen bucher Maximilian Bucher Quick Fabián Pereira YuNo Eloy García .
- Beginning next week on November 9, the Finest Invitational will begin. Movistar Riders Movistar Riders Inactive Nixerino Nicolás Canellas Colocho YuNo Eloy García Vorwenn Tomas Baldrich Blastinho Miquel llombart Pando , Natus Vincere Natus Vincere Europe Rank #19 ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky Ruxic Uğur Güç hiro Emirhan Kat koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio , Alliance Alliance Inactive , and Finest Finest Inactive DESTRUCT1VEE Hakan Lekesizer Kicks Kimmie Laasner bonkar Malkolm Rench will compete in a four-team, double elimination bracket for $5,000.
Other News
- In addition to a relocation from California to the Great Lakes Region, Immortals Immortals Inactive have revealed their intentions to field a female Valorant roster.
- According to Arran "Halo" Spake, X10 Esports X10 Esports Inactive Vera Rodman Yap Tempz Pierre Heng RedKoh Danial Hakim wayne Wayne Chang Egoist Javier Chua player Patiphan "Patiphan" Chaiwong will be joining the Los Angeles Gladiators in the next season of the Overwatch League after Valorant Champions has concluded.