Valorant's social media feeds may be filled with crazy "announcements" due to April Fool's Day, but this week's edition of News Almost Missed contains fully authentic news that occurred. Here's what you might have missed from this past week.

This week's edition covers news from March 26 - April 1.

• Read more: News Almost Missed March 25

Roster Changes

• CLG Red CLG Red Inactive itnothan Han Nguyen emluo mle Emily Peters athxna Mirna Noureldin dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo have rounded out their roster with itnothan .
• OXY has left Moon Raccoons Moon Raccoons Inactive icy Jacob Lange tech ZK Timothy Ly , citing issues with scheduling as his reason for departure.
• VersionX VersionX Inactive have completed their roster with former Polaris Polaris Inactive Shockah caydia Zoe Servais Katarina Starlight lunah members Katarina and Starlight .
• / Immortals Immortals Inactive have returned to North American Valorant by signing Game Changers team Light Up Sketchers Light Up Sketchers Inactive .
• / XSET XSET Inactive Bob Bob Tran katsumi Katja Pfahnl have revealed their full roster for Game Changers, featuring new additions Nicole "Noia" Tierce and Cecilie "Cille" Kallio Ahlquist Lauritsen from Rix.GG Lightning Rix.GG Lightning Inactive and G2 Gozen G2 Gozen Europe Unranked rezq Eda Naz Akçocuk amy Amy Lai Vania Aleyna Keskin Petra Petra Stoker mimi Michaela Lintrup respectively.
• / Daniel "mertz" Mertz has announced that he is in search of new opportunities outside of Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #1 MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius .
• / Alliance Alliance Inactive have benched Zik , leaving the team with three active players plus on-loan player Enzo "Enzo" Mestari.
• / Fletcher "Leare" Brigden-Knight has revealed that he is looking for new opportunities while still under contract with Team Queso Team Queso Inactive mezoky Boom Daniel Jiménez .
• / Harry "Gorilla" Mepham, a trial analyst for FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix Inactive SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin Zyppan Pontus Eek ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky ardiis Ardis Svarenieks , has announced that he is looking for new opportunities as a coach/analyst.
• / Rui "VTaguT" Ribeiro has departed the roster of Rebels Gaming Rebels Gaming Inactive
• / Former FTW Esports FTW Esports Inactive sww Diogo Lopes furyan Afonso de Sousa aztex Miguel Tavares Ptf0x João Coelho player Simão "KenzmPs" Azevedo has joined Team Vikings Team Vikings Inactive Veroneze Vinícius Ribeiro Ds Daniel Silva swag João Neto pollo Julio Silva . The move also reunites him with former teammate Daniel "Ds" Silva.
• Charles "CREA" Beauvois has announced that he is retiring from competitive play and will be shifting to a coaching position. His move to assistant coach from Mandatory Mandatory Europe Rank #27 CyvOph Clement Millard HyP Damien Souville thebigfiz Julien Auberton AKUMAAAAA Alex Lo Bello Goaster Tony Richard 's active roster leaves the team with two spots to be filled.
• / Armin "litshii" Pervan has revealed that he is in search of new opportunities while still under contract with Angry Titans Angry Titans Inactive ngiN Engin Kor HyDrO Lukas Brill .
• / Movistar Riders Movistar Riders Inactive Nixerino Nicolás Canellas Colocho YuNo Eloy García Burgueño Vorwenn Tomas Baldrich Blastinho Miquel llombart Pando have parted ways with René "Rias" Pitrun and Alejandro "RAYZZ" Montaner Roig.
• After over a year of absence from the Valorant scene, Enterprise Esports Enterprise Esports Inactive LUKYYY Cantzer Václav Jan Stezka SH0UTyy Michal Glacner Hasaa Radim Haša Enrik Michal Vejvoda patagod Patrik Bojkovský have returned by signing Podnik Podnik Inactive alexiiik Alex Hawlasek Elysium Michael Prošek Cantzer Václav Jan Stezka Minny Patrik Hušek MaFiN Martin Vrána .
• Felix "Felix" Gerling has revealed that he has been benched from PENTA PENTA Inactive .
• / Vladimir "PNUKH" Chervov and Aleksandr "alexR" Kondratovitš have joined XPLDZ XPLDZ Inactive as head coach and analyst respectively.
• Berra "Berrie" Özbek has announced that she is in search of new opportunities, leaving her former team — Fire Flux Fierce Fire Flux Fierce Inactive jduh Ceyda Kondu Lateu Hilal Yaşar rayka Zeynep Kalkan Liyan Jiex Şura Yıldırım — with two active players.
• Stars Horizon Stars Horizon Inactive flainzz Felipe Saldanha pollo Julio Silva have parted ways with three players — Matheus "drago" Matos, Hiago "delevingne" Baldi, and Lucas "LKSHOW" Soares — and coach Lucas "Kamino" Kamino.
• ODDIK ODDIK Inactive have added Dyamond "phonics" Pillon to their team as head coach.
• GODSENT IRIS GODSENT IRIS Inactive niciplesss Nikolett Keszeli Nessa Vanessa Ahlström Melzz Melinda BlomQvist are in search of a new fifth after Ivelina "HellRose" Danova revealed that she had stepped down from the team.
• Rise Gaming Rise Gaming Inactive luqz Lucas Dias Tak1 Vitor Tak Luskka Lucas Rentechen have parted ways with João "Biscoit1n" Victor Vieira, Guilherme "guuih" Mariano, and André "TxoziN" Saidel.
• MIBR have unveiled two official members of MIBR GC MIBR GC Game Changers Rank #4 srN Nicolas Niederauer sayuri Camila Obam Jelly Julia Iris Mel Melissa Souza jubs Juliana Oliveira , their Game Changers team. The members are Bruna "Bizinha" Marvila and Marcella "Cellax" Ferreira.
• Six Karma Six Karma Latin America North Rank #10 Mephisto KILLY rowancy Constantino Grijalva Peloncito Oscar Israel Palacios Martinez otaQ have parted ways with three players: Alexander "xander" Lopez, Luis "Mited" Gutierrez, and William "Clarenz" Blanco.
• Two stories from Movistar Optix: Diego "D1E" Contreras and Syuz have joined the team's main roster and Female roster respectively.
• Holbreak and EBRO Gaming EBRO Gaming Inactive Kardash Mateo Verni Liu Haitam pepzet CrayZ nachitt Juan Ignacio Palesi have parted ways, leaving the team with three active players.
• CNJ Esports CNJ Esports Korea Rank #9 Ziya Rain Seo Hong-seung (서홍승) have begun their roster rebuild by adding Yoo "Moothie" Seung-Woo (유승우) to their team.
• / Former SCARZ SCARZ Japan Rank #9 Yoshiii John Yoshiharu Kawakami player Ko "C1ndeR" Jae-hyuk (고재혁) has announced that he is looking for a new team.
• BLUE BEES.ESP BLUE BEES.ESP Japan Rank #11 Lafura hidry Zan 9Lair Satwoshi kenmohororo Kaito Yoshida have parted ways with Zennakukin and Yuto "million" Ueno.
• Xandrite has revealed that he is in search of new opportunities outside of NORTHEPTION NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #18 .
• FENNEL FENNEL Japan Rank #1 GON Kento Hara Aace Souta Itou Hals neth Yusuke Matsuda MrTenzouEz have parted ways with Derialy .
• Shoki "Pepper" Banjo has announced that he is in search of new team offers outside of IGZIST IGZIST Japan Rank #19 RIPablo Shuma Ikeda popogachi Souta Morita Frxeez Yamada oitaN Masayuki Takahashi .
• Joshua "JoshS" Miles Santos and Patrick "Derek" Lacson have both departed Bren Esports Bren Esports Inactive , with the latter announcing a return to competitive CS:GO.
• / Action PH Action PH Inactive SyKo Daddie Shunmar Bellita eugeneS Eugene Serrano Narpim Clark Karoll Landrito SecondLove Sovano Alvin Daniel L. Oronce Worship Ian Ga have welcomed Franc "ABATMAN" Lenard Meija and Mathanraj "theDoctorr" Munisparan to their team.
• Sirajul "Riza" Azrie Bin Sirajul Adly has announced that his contract with Kingsmen Kingsmen Inactive 1van Kok Mun Hong Justa Ooi Zhen Loong has ended, and that he is in search of a new team.
• BLEED BLEED Asia-Pacific Rank #21 have parted with three players: Lee "LEXY" Jun Hao Xavier, Darren "FirstLove" Mok Yong Xiang, and Henri "Flaring" Forichon. These departures leave BLEED one player short of a full five-man roster.
• Persija Esports Persija Esports Inactive Asteriskk Nanda Rizana Famouz Fikri Zaki Hamdani Eeyore Kevin Gunawan Flynch Vicky Rudyanto roseau Baskoro Dwi Putra , a team backed by professional Indonesian football club Persija Jakarta, have acquired the roster of BOY WITH LOVE BOY WITH LOVE Inactive Flynch Vicky Rudyanto roseau Baskoro Dwi Putra Asteriskk Nanda Rizana Eeyore Kevin Gunawan Famouz Fikri Zaki Hamdani .
• X10 Esports X10 Esports Inactive Vera Rodman Yap Tempz Pierre Heng RedKoh Danial Hakim wayne Wayne Chang Egoist Javier Chua have said goodbye to Thanachok "notxd" Rattanapranee.
• Sharper Esport Sharper Esport Asia-Pacific Rank #44 niffy Patcharapon Junman Kntz Krit Chaiprasit LBY Eisuke Kuraoka qq Phoomphat Phodjanat Siraww Siraphop Honghirun have added Thanadol "newgen" Kitautcharanukul as a sixth player.
• Fancy United Esports Fancy United Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #14 YESicaN Đinh Đình Đạt foxy Crus Lư Tiến Huy tok1o Nia twilight have welcomed Hoàng "f1cio" Ngọc Sơn to their team as a sixth player.
• / Former Soniqs Soniqs Inactive player Bob "Bob" Tran has announced that she is looking for a new team.
• Tyler "tucks" Reilly has transferred from ORDER ORDER Inactive WRONSKI Michael Wronski rDeeW Riley Wilkinson Texta Matthew O’Rourke disk0 Cameron Mac Maple Elvin Sun 's Valorant roster to their CS:GO squad.
• / Mindfreak Mindfreak Inactive tensai Benny Phan soju Jay Jeong Dutti Sudhish Dutt Chax Chax Stipanovic have parted ways with Michael "WRONSKI" Wronski.
• / SCYTES SCYTES Inactive hoveRR Yaser Akkad Foxy Blitz M7MD Peps Ali Marashi have acquired Yaser "hoveRR" Akkad from YaLLa Esports YaLLa Esports Inactive ShawateRR Mohammad Yousef Near Fahad Salem Kitkat Mohamed Alnuaimi B4HA Baha Mohamad Oqap ISSAA Issa Murad VIPP33R Omar Adwan .
• / MLC Esports MLC Esports Inactive MenT Nisuh have parted ways with Reda "SpawNy" Oulahyane and Taha "AntiBiotique" Handaoui.

Results & Standings

• / Cloud9 White Cloud9 White Inactive Bob Bob Tran alexis Alexis Guarrasi Jazzyk1ns Jasmine Manankil katsumi Katja Pfahnl meL Melanie Capone , Shopify Rebellion GC Shopify Rebellion GC Inactive , and Dignitas Dignitas Inactive rain Amanda Smith EMUHLEET Emmalee Garrido theia Melisa Mundorff Stefanie Stefanie Jones showliana Juliana Maransaldi currently stand atop the Swiss Stage of the NA Champions Tour Game Changers Series I, with all three teams sitting at 3-0 win/loss records.
• In the VRL East Relegation, WATAHA WATAHA Inactive nyczu Szymon Kulik Kamisseq Kamil Lepper NOKOCU Michał Michałów vilczek 999kvmil Kamil Szymanek and Enterprise Esports Enterprise Esports Inactive LUKYYY Cantzer Václav Jan Stezka SH0UTyy Michal Glacner Hasaa Radim Haša Enrik Michal Vejvoda patagod Patrik Bojkovský defeated Honvéd Esport Honvéd Esport Europe Rank #131 TRuve Peter Bozsó Targonca lcdFFF Zsolt Gabor Horvath KingLANDO and Finest Finest Inactive DESTRUCT1VEE Hakan Lekesizer Kicks Kimmie Laasner bonkar Malkolm Rench respectively to advance onto the second stage of VRL East competition.
• Real Betis Real Betis Inactive Vorwenn Tomas Baldrich Guardy Antonio Guardiola Rexs José Jaramago sit atop the first season of the Circuito Tormenta: Liga Radiante 2022 with a 5-1-1 record.
• The final qualifier of VCT Brazil Stage 2 Challengers 1 saw Galaxy Carrots Galaxy Carrots Inactive zakkv Vinicius Gonçales Tisora Kauã Estefanini Evilkyk Kayke Arrais DMT Vinicius Siebert Cryy Joao Vitor Ferreira , Los Grandes Los Grandes Inactive prince Lorran S. Ferreira CTC Caio Torres pleets Marcelo Leite , Tropinha do TIKTOK 2.0 Tropinha do TIKTOK 2.0 Inactive tockers Gabriel Claumann Tisora Kauã Estefanini fznnn Fernando Cerqueira bld Victor Junqueira fzkk Leonardo Puertas , and MIBR MIBR Brazil Rank #20 mazin Matheus Araújo artzin Arthur Araujo Palla Davi Alcides rich Gabriel Rosa liazzi Felipe Galiazzi qualify for the access stage, which begins next week.
• 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) and KONE eSports Club KONE eSports Club Inactive sword9 Li Wei (李卫) yosemite Wang Lei (王磊) Knight Liu Yuxiang (刘宇翔) Ninebody Ding Yi (丁毅) LuoK1ng Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏) currently sit atop the standings of the Spring Gauntlet Invitational group stage with undefeated 4-0 and 3-0 records respectively.
• / Team Snakes Team Snakes Asia-Pacific Rank #21 Bloody Zain Talha soulM8 Muhammad Usman KHG dem0n shanee gothchild reverse swept Enigma Gaming Enigma Gaming Inactive Divine Yeoh Chun Ting FREY Ingram Tan STYRON Tidus Goh Xan artn Ayrton Soh in the grand finals of the fourth season of The Esports Club Gauntlet to take first place in the event.

Matches to Watch

• Rebels Gaming Rebels Gaming Inactive and Surreal Esports Surreal Esports Inactive Rosé Eren Erzan VenTT Emre Bozkurt vittoria macRue Arda Yıldız Crewen Ali Eren Sargin will meet in the Group A winner's final of the Stage 1 EMEA promotion play-in, while FOKUS FOKUS Europe Rank #21 hoody Aaro Peltokangas YaBoiLewis Lewis Hughes Mistic James Orfila al0rante Felix Brandl xuss Tselmeg Tsolmon sit atop the Group B standings with a perfect 2-0 record.
• Team Liquid Brazil Team Liquid Brazil Brazil Rank #11 Bizerra Vitoria Vieira Joojina Letícia Paiva isaa Isabeli Esser daiki Natalia Vilela bstrdd Paula Naguil , Gamelanders Purple Gamelanders Purple Inactive , TropiCaos GC TropiCaos GC Inactive ANABALA maze Kécia Farias vene Nayla Youssef , and Before Before Inactive are the four teams left going into the semifinals of the second open qualifier of the Protocolo: Gêneses 2022. Matches will resume tomorrow, April 2.

Other News

• / According to a report from George Geddes, the sale of the Rise Rise Inactive roster to an unnamed buyer has fallen through. While all the names involved in the deal were not named, one of the parties interested was tournament host Rival Room. What ended up leading to the collapse of the deal was supposedly an unnamed group of investors who attempted to purchase the Rise roster, but failed to meet the deadline set by Rise.
• / A March 28 report from George Geddes has detailed interest by FaZe Clan FaZe Clan Inactive POISED Kevin Ngo mummAy Anthony DiPaolo TiGG Tanner Spanu BABYBAY Andrej Francisty supamen Phat Le to replace Andrew "ShoT_UP" Orlowski and Xavier "flyuh" Carlson with Phat "supamen" Le and bring in Kevin "POISED" Ngo on trial.
• / According to a report from Max "purest" Katz, TSM Academy TSM Academy Inactive player Carlo "Dcop" Delsol is set to join FUSION FUSION Latin America North Rank #9 prask Mike Cortbani Fresht Juan Pablo Preciado Winter Rei RAINMAKER Javier Cruz , who already have a full roster of five. It is unknown who dcop would replace on the active roster. Dcop has been inactive from competition from TSM Academy since late February, when the team took part in the February edition of the Knights Monthly Gauntlet.
• According to an Instagram post from Yoo "fiveK" Sung-min (유성민), the new roster of F4Q will feature himself, Hermes , Estrella , Kang "BeYN" Ha-bin (강하빈), and GOLD .