MIBR
MIBR
Brazil
Rank #3
artzin
Arthur Araujo
xenom
Eduardo Soeiro
cortezia
Gabriel Cortez
nzr
Agustin Ibarra
aspas
Erick Santos
has signed star Brazilian duelist Erick "aspas"
Santos, picking him up after a short stint with
LEVIATÁN
LEVIATÁN
Latin America South
Rank #1
Demon1
Max Mazanov
tex
Ian Botsch
kiNgg
Francisco Aravena
C0M
Corbin Lee
nataNk
Nathan Bocqueho
. He is the last signing after MIBR completed the acquisitions of Eduardo "xenom"
Soeiro, Gabriel "cortezia"
Cortez and Agustin "nzr"
Ibarra.
The move comes after MIBR reached an agreement with Leviatán to buy out the player's contract, as his deal with the Argentine side was believed to run until 2025. Since the end of their 2024 season, Leviatán also signed former
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #4
FiNESSE
Pujan Mehta
s0m
Sam Oh
Verno
Andrew Maust
mada
Adam Pampuch
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
and
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #21
Derrek
Derrek Ha
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
supamen
Phat Le
icy
Jacob Lange
yay
Jaccob Whiteaker
duelist Max "Demon1"
Mazanov, which expanded the team's active roster to six.
aspas will be on his third team in as many years, having spent just one season with Leviatán in 2024 after leaving Brazilian giants
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #1
dgzin
Douglas Silva
v1nny
Vínicius Gonçalves
pANcada
Bryan Luna
tuyz
Arthur Andrade
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
at the end of 2023. His 2024 season with Leviatán saw the team lift its first-ever trophy at Americas Stage 2 and reach its second-ever Champions event. They finished third at Champions 2024 following a upper final loss to eventual champions
EDward Gaming
EDward Gaming
China
Rank #1
S1Mon
Hsien Meng-Hsun (谢孟勋)
ZmjjKK
Zheng Yongkang (郑永康)
nobody
Wang Senxu (王森旭)
CHICHOO
Wan Shunzhi (万顺治)
Smoggy
Zhang Zhao (张钊)
.
While he is most known for his play on Jett and Raze, changes to the meta in 2024 also saw him pick up Neon.
Since joining LOUD in 2022, aspas has been surrounded by several world-class teammates, including Matias "saadhak" Delipetro, Gustavo "Sacy" Rossi, and Felipe "Less" de Loyola Basso. He joins an MIBR roster that has little to no international experience nor has a single player with experience lifting a trophy at Valorant's highest level.
After signing with LOUD, aspas immediately enjoyed a trophy-laden 2022 season with them. The team completed an unbeaten campaign at Brazil Stage 1 Challengers, qualifying for Masters Reykjavik, where they lost in the grand final to
OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming
Inactive
. They then continued their domestic dominance with an undefeated showing at Brazil Stage 2 Challengers, qualifying for Masters Copenhagen and Champions 2022 through circuit points. Following a disappointing showing at Masters, LOUD managed to lift the Champions trophy, exacting revenge on OpTic in back-to-back meetings to earn Brazil and the Americas region its first world championship.
With the signing of aspas,
MIBR
MIBR
Brazil
Rank #3
artzin
Arthur Araujo
xenom
Eduardo Soeiro
cortezia
Gabriel Cortez
nzr
Agustin Ibarra
aspas
Erick Santos
are now: