Acend Acend Inactive ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi pyrolll Artur Minin cullumx Nikolaj Cullum Andersen chiwa Egor Stepanyuk have announced Ondřej "MONSTEERR" Petrů and Vakaris "vakk" Bebravičius, confirming earlier reports.
This announcement comes just a day after Vlad "Kiles" Shvets and Santeri "BONECOLD" Sassi were released from their contracts with Acend, following four weeks on the bench.
MONSTEERR has been a mainstay of Tier 2 European Valorant, prominently playing for the likes of LDN UTD LDN UTD Inactive feqew Lukas Petrauskas Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius Destrian Tomas Linikas MOLSI Michał Łącki and Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #1 MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius . Most recently, after linking up with Giants Gaming Giants Gaming Inactive Redgar Igor Vlasov Fit1nho Adolfo Gallego nukkye Žygimantas Chmieliauskas hoody Aaro Peltokangas Cloud Kirill Nehozhin in January and failing to qualify for the VCT, Giants dedicated themselves to the Spanish Regional League. Giants finished the regular season in first with just two losses in nine games, but were unable to make it past the semifinals, where they suffered a 3-0 defeat to Case Esports Case Esports Inactive .
After leaving nolpenki nolpenki Inactive vakk Vakaris Bebravičius cNed Mehmet Yağız İpek JESMUND Jesse Terävä Aron Aron Fredriksson zeek Aleksander Zygmunt in December 2020, vakk has since spent all of his time representing Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #8 trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Derke Nikita Sirmitev Kicks Kimmie Laasner Sayf Saif Jibraeel Less Felipe de Loyola Basso 's colors. In his 14-month tenure with the French organization, vakk boasted several 2021 VCT appearances and the Open Tour France: Main Event trophy. Vitality had a rough start to 2022, failing to make the top four in the French Regional League's playoffs. On April 23, Vitality dropped the majority of their roster, vakk included.
With the departure of IGL BONECOLD, vakk will now take up the leadership role in the server.
In Stage 1's EMEA Challengers, Acend finished fifth of their group, just outside the relegation area. As such, the team has been invited to take part in Stage 2's group stage alongside nine other European teams. EMEA Challengers' group stage is slated to begin May 13.
Acend Acend Inactive ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi pyrolll Artur Minin cullumx Nikolaj Cullum Andersen chiwa Egor Stepanyuk are now: