News Almost Missed returns for yet another week. Here are some headlines that you might have missed from around the world, all bundled together in one place.

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Roster Changes

• After being absent from the team's lineup in the NSG Winter Championship Open 3, Riley "ohai" Nguyen has revealed that he has become a restricted free agent from Complexity Complexity Inactive RetrQ Alex Kadan trial Governor Peter No truo Robert Pham jcrueL Joel Cruel agM Michael Abood until his contract has expired.
• Former Gen.G coach Matthew "mCe" Elmore has joined The Guard The Guard Inactive JonahP Jonah Pulice trent Trent Cairns neT Michael Bernet valyn Jacob Batio tex Ian Botsch as the team's head coach.
• Preston "Juv3nile" Dornon has been announced as the head coach of Akrew Akrew Inactive gucc107 Andrew Gutnichenko Neon Austin Hedge Paincakes Jake Hass jovahnii Jovanni Miramontes ZachaREEE Zachary Lombardo .
• Rebels Gaming Rebels Gaming Inactive have signed four players and coach John "Papasmurf" Yoo of Reject$ Reject$ Inactive Fizzy David Figueiredo musashi Alessio Xhaferi Amilwa Amine Saidi stand-in jannyXD João Daniel stand-in lyNxi Felix Björklund . Additionally, Alberto "Tinder" Rodriguez has joined the team from La7zag Esports La7zag Esports Inactive Nerf Saif Ahmad Alsayed Maaatrix Aymen Bouzgarou Rexus Aymen Jabrane PANDA1 .
• / G2 Esports G2 Esports Inactive have parted ways with analyst Lucas "Rojo" Rojo. Additionally, coach Neil "neilzinho" Finlay has revealed that he is looking for new opportunities in 2022.
• G2 Gozen G2 Gozen Europe Rank #249 amy Amy Lai Vania Aleyna Keskin Nelo Mathilde Beltoise Petra Petra Stoker mimi Michaela Lintrup have welcomed Cecilie "Cille" Kallio Ahlquist Lauritsen as a stand-in and coach Robertas "Carcass" Mikuckis as their newest members. Additionally, Anja "aNNja" Vasalic has been benched from the team.
• The IVY IVY Inactive WorldEdit Georgi Yaskin wayLander Jan Rahkonen rAsk Roberts Ribakovs Feeqn Okko Pajari players have revealed that their contracts with the organization have ended and are in search of new offers as a team.
• / Finest Finest Inactive DESTRUCT1VEE Hakan Lekesizer Kicks Kimmie Laasner bonkar Malkolm Rench have announced the departures of Tyler "Foxie" Lowton and Joona "H1ber" Parviainen.
• All members of Team Queso Team Queso Inactive mezoky Boom Daniel Jiménez have announced that they are looking for new opportunities.
• Mustafa "MACHINERIS" Sürer has revealed that he will be taking a step back from the FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #8 xeus Doğan Gözgen MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak AtaKaptan Ata Tan qRaxs Doğukan Balaban roster and is in search of new offers.
• Team Exploit Team Exploit Inactive coach Abdul "Khaushi" Moiz has left the team.
• / Nigma Galaxy Female Nigma Galaxy Female Inactive have announced a new roster comprised of four players from Galaxy Racer Female Galaxy Racer Female Inactive Yeya Mikkasie Alluka Tiara Bonilla Pleno Ivory Regina Lopez Ayaaa Shara Koshikawa Tr1cks Kyung-In Lee . Chloe "Chloettw" Wong of Renatus White Renatus White Inactive Mochiyx Tan Yee Xuan and Hanuh of Dynasty Arise Dynasty Arise Inactive Alexy Alexy Francisco Tweeya Tria Mae Manabat Manos NicoleG Nicole Hanuh Aly calypSo have joined the team in place of Mikkasie and Yeya .
• Trident Esports Trident Esports Inactive Howie Hao-Quang Nguyen Blessed Arvin Latkaee MKII Myth Matthew Tarnawskyj MaiShiu Matthew Wu Bonobo have bid farewell to their Valorant roster.

Results

• Version1 Version1 Inactive defeated TSM Academy TSM Academy Inactive in the grand finals of the NSG Winter Championship Open 4 and now sit in the top four of the Winter championship standings with 800 points.
• Alliance Alliance Inactive took first place in the Finest invitational by defeating Natus Vincere Natus Vincere Europe Rank #16 ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky Ruxic Uğur Güç hiro Emirhan Kat koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio in the grand finals 2-0. Throughout the tournament, Alliance only dropped a single map, which was on Ascent in their match against Finest Finest Inactive DESTRUCT1VEE Hakan Lekesizer Kicks Kimmie Laasner bonkar Malkolm Rench .
• The Mineski VxV 2021 Invitational has concluded, and South Built Esports South Built Esports Inactive azys Azis Nandang Pro Chris Martir flippy Philip Marique have taken first place by defeating Team Secret Team Secret Asia-Pacific Rank #9 invy Adrian Jiggs Reyes JessieVash Jessie Cuyco Wild0reoo Brheyanne Christ Reyes 2GE James Goopio Jremy Jeremy Cabrera in the grand finals 3-0.

Matches to Watch

• Acend Acend Inactive ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi pyrolll Artur Minin cullumx Nikolaj Cullum Andersen chiwa Egor Stepanyuk and Movistar Riders Movistar Riders Inactive Nixerino Nicolás Canellas Colocho YuNo Eloy García Vorwenn Tomas Baldrich Blastinho Miquel llombart Pando are set to meet in Barcelona for the grand finals of the LVP Rising Series Finale.
• The playoffs of the ICEBOX Northern Classic are set to begin late next week. The first match will feature AXIBYTE ESPORTS AXIBYTE ESPORTS Inactive mishu Julius Thorslund Kyhl Davud David Alexander Vig AKIMB0 Benjamin Kronborg Masked Mikkel Fuglsang taking on UCAM Esports Club UCAM Esports Club Europe Rank #12 Flickless Karel Maeckelbergh Polvi Niko Polvinen bucher Maximilian Bucher Quick Fabián Pereira YuNo Eloy García . Following that match, KOVA KOVA Inactive Supmah Hampus Svensson JESMUND Jesse Terävä Ale Alend Khalaf vicious Benjamin Guilotte shéd Jani Marjanen will face off against Rix.GG Thunder Rix.GG Thunder Inactive Mickebwoy Mikołaj Chojnacki memset Laurent Werly LATEKS Oliwer Fahlander frei Aaron Frei Luzuh Joseph Loose in the final match of the day.
• Three matches remain in the Protocolo Evolução main event. Gamelanders Purple Gamelanders Purple Inactive have secured their spot in the grand final, and await the outcome of the remaining two lower bracket matches. The remaining teams include Stars Horizon Vênus Stars Horizon Vênus Inactive , Before Before Inactive , Breakout Breakout Inactive ANABALA Hikari Hanna Moya fiufiu , and Liberty Female Liberty Female Inactive .

Other News

• Former professional Overwatch player Jiri "LiNKzr" Masalin has announced his retirement from competing and has expressed interest in competing in the North American Valorant scene.
• Sean "Gratisfaction" Kaiwai has announced that he has been benched from EXTREMUM's CS:GO roster and is open to offers in both CS:GO and Valorant.
• This past week, multiple teams have begun travelling to various locations around Europe to prepare for Valorant Champions. The teams that are in Europe bootcamping include FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #6 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder , Acend Acend Inactive ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi pyrolll Artur Minin cullumx Nikolaj Cullum Andersen chiwa Egor Stepanyuk , Gambit Esports Gambit Esports Inactive Redgar Igor Vlasov Chronicle Timofey Khromov d3ffo Nikita Sudakov sheydos Bogdan Naumov nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin , Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #24 paTiTek Patryk Fabrowski kamyk Maks Rychlewski nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin Keiko Georgio Sanassy kamo Kamil Frąckowiak , Vision Strikers Vision Strikers Inactive stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Rb Goo Sang-min (구상민) Zest Kim Ki-seok (김기석) BuZz Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) , Keyd Stars Keyd Stars Inactive , FURIA FURIA Brazil Rank #4 heat Olavo Marcelo raafa Rafael Lima mwzera Leonardo Serrati havoc Ilan Eloy Khalil Khalil Schmidt , and Team Vikings Team Vikings Inactive Veroneze Vinícius Ribeiro Ds Daniel Silva swag João Neto pollo Julio Silva .