UPDATE: BONECOLD has also been released from Acend. The article has been updated to reflect this change.
After over four weeks on the sidelines, Vlad "Kiles"
Shvets and Santeri "BONECOLD"
Sassi have been released from
Acend
Acend
Inactive
ALIVE
Gilad Hakim
musashi
Alessio Xhaferi
pyrolll
Artur Minin
cullumx
Nikolaj Cullum Andersen
chiwa
Egor Stepanyuk
.
He was with us from the very beginning and took us all the way to champions. We thank him for everything that he has done, and wish him nothing but the best in his next adventure🤝
Buena Suerte, Kilesito
We had the great pleasure to see you grow from a nutty player to a true leader, and we are superexcited to follow the next steps in your journey.
Thanks for everything and best of luck! 🦴🥶
Kiles is the first player to be released from Acend since the team dropped Jose "koldamenta" Luis Aranguren in 2021. He was benched nearly two weeks after Acend's IGL BONECOLD, as both players exited following a disappointing start to the 2022 VCT season.
Acend are in talks to replace Kiles and BONECOLD with Ondřej "MONSTEERR"
Petrů and Vakaris "vakk"
Bebravičius, according to Dexerto. Kiles has also been seen practicing with
Giants Gaming
Giants Gaming
Inactive
Redgar
Igor Vlasov
Fit1nho
Adolfo Gallego
nukkye
Žygimantas Chmieliauskas
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
Cloud
Kirill Nehozhin
.
The two were one of the four members of the original
Acend
Acend
Inactive
ALIVE
Gilad Hakim
musashi
Alessio Xhaferi
pyrolll
Artur Minin
cullumx
Nikolaj Cullum Andersen
chiwa
Egor Stepanyuk
roster who went on to win the Stage 1: Masters in 2021. The team had a lackluster Stage 2 but, after welcoming Aleksander "zeek"
Zygmunt, flipped their form and reached the quarterfinals of Stage 3: Masters Berlin. They peaked in Champions of last year, where they won a nailbiter grand final to become the first-ever Valorant World Champions.
Acend's Stage 1: EMEA Challengers performance left them fifth in their group's standings. Losses to
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #6
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
,
Guild Esports
Guild Esports
Inactive
, and
BBL Esports
BBL Esports
Europe
Rank #17
Jamppi
Elias Olkkonen
sociablEE
Volkan Yonal
PROFEK
Dawid Święć
vakk
Vakaris Bebravičius
stand-in
LewN
Burak Alkan
placed the team outside playoffs contention, bringing an early end to their run.
Acend
Acend
Inactive
ALIVE
Gilad Hakim
musashi
Alessio Xhaferi
pyrolll
Artur Minin
cullumx
Nikolaj Cullum Andersen
chiwa
Egor Stepanyuk
are still:
Discord