Kroenke Sports and Entertainment have announced Michael "neT"
Bernet, Harrison "psalm"
Chang, and Jacob "valyn"
Batio, as well as the branding of their Valorant roster,
The Guard
The Guard
Inactive
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
trent
Trent Cairns
neT
Michael Bernet
valyn
Jacob Batio
tex
Ian Botsch
.
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Welcome @psalm, @neT_valorant and @valyngod to our @ValorantEsports roster!
neT has made stand-in and trial appearances on teams like
Knights
Knights
Inactive
SlLO
Zeus
dáel
Madré
fox
and
Andbox
Andbox
Inactive
oderus
Chad Miller
mummAy
Anthony DiPaolo
Lear
Dayton Akau
Jonaaa6
Jonard Penaflor
vice
Daniel Kim
in monthly tournaments hosted by Nerd Street Gamers, Community Gaming, and Knights. According to George Geddes of Upcomer, neT was reportedly the first player to sign with the organization prior to the name and branding being revealed.
psalm, the second player in the announced trio, was most notably a part of the
Dignitas
Dignitas
Inactive
koalanoob
Gianfranco Potestio
trial
rara
Noah Giesbrecht
ryann
Ryan Welsh
dephh
Rory Jackson
MAKKA
Bryan Drouillard
squad that gave rise to many prominent names in the upper echelon of North American teams. A few months later in March, psalm was benched from Digitas and was officially released shortly after. He eventually found his way onto Squirtle Squad and has been a frequent attendee of Nerd Street Gamers and Knights Monthly Gauntlet tournaments. That team's most notable achievement was a first place finish in the August edition of the Knights Monthly Gauntlet.
Rounding out the team's roster is valyn, who joins The Guard from
Complexity
Complexity
Inactive
RetrQ
Alex Kadan
trial
Governor
Peter No
truo
Robert Pham
jcrueL
Joel Cruel
agM
Michael Abood
. valyn quietly joined Complexity in mid-April and has helped propel the team to a multitude of top finishes in monthly tournament series. With Complexity, valyn netted two top-four finishes, three second-place finishes, and two first-place finishes in various tournaments.
Kroenke Sports and Entertainment are the group behind the Los Angeles Gladiators in the Overwatch League and the Los Angeles Guerrillas in the Call of Duty League. The group also has subsidiaries in the NBA, NHL, MLS, and NFL, mostly based in Denver, Colorado.
The newest members of
The Guard
The Guard
Inactive
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
trent
Trent Cairns
neT
Michael Bernet
valyn
Jacob Batio
tex
Ian Botsch
are: