Articles by tamagao

Nova, JD survive elimination in VCT China Kickoff

TYLOO and All Gamers are eliminated.

• February 24, 2024 • by tamagao

Final day before Champions 2023 closing weekend to be played without live audience

Riot currently plans to play the pair of lower quarterfinals matches Aug. 20 as scheduled as Hurricane Hilary is anticipated to strike the Los Angeles area.

• August 20, 2023 • by tamagao

Marathon Americas Super Week separate LOUD and C9 from the field

LOUD and Cloud9 are now 5-0 and 4-1 respectively.

• April 26, 2023 • by tamagao

FaZe add mummAy, TiGG in place of Rossy, dicey

FaZe is adding a group of players from rival VCL team Turtle Troop.

• April 19, 2023 • by tamagao

SEIDER to be FPX's lone sub, filling for SUYGETSU

SEIDER will play in SUYGETSU's stead for at least the group stage. Shao and ANGE1 will play the entire tournament.

• July 9, 2022 • by tamagao

XSET win first VCT title in NA grand finals

XSET will get a bye into the playoffs at Copenhagen.

• June 26, 2022 • by tamagao

OpTic win two maps in OT to take Reykjavik grand final 3-0

The Masters Reykjavik grand final is a rematch of Friday's closely contested upper final.

• April 24, 2022 • by tamagao

Evil Geniuses add C0M and Apoth

C0M and Apoth complete the Evil Geniuses roster.

• April 21, 2022 • by tamagao

OpTic and LOUD win to set up an all-green upper final

DRX and G2 Esports will continue their tournament runs tomorrow with lower bracket matches.

• April 17, 2022 • by tamagao

The Guard are leading a youth revolution

Reykjavik will be The Guard's first LAN, and the average age of the team isn't even 20.

• April 4, 2022 • by tamagao

100 Thieves drop ec1s and BabyJ, loan bang and jcStani

100 Thieves' two newest additions, ec1s and BabyJ, have been released by the organization. The team is bringing in bang and jcStani on loan.

• February 21, 2022 • by tamagao

Last four teams qualify for Challengers NA groups

Evil Geniuses, Knights, Luminosity, and Rise round out the field of 12 for Challengers NA's group stage.

• February 6, 2022 • by tamagao

Keyd Stars make mwzera permanent addition

mwzera, who played for Keyd Stars in Champions on loan, will not be a permanent part of the Keyd Stars roster.

• February 2, 2022 • by tamagao

NRG and The Guard next two to qualify for Challengers NA

Both teams swept their opponents to make it into the 12-team Challengers pool.

• January 30, 2022 • by tamagao

Version1 and XSET qualify for Stage 1 Challengers

Version1 and XSET are the first of four teams who will advance into Stage 1's group stage this weekend.

• January 29, 2022 • by tamagao

LG splits with aproto, YaBoiDre

The two players represented Luminosity for the entirety of the 2021 VCT season.

• January 11, 2022 • by tamagao

100 Thieves split with substitute player seven

seven joined the team as a substitute, but never got the opportunity to see playtime in an official match.

• January 9, 2022 • by tamagao

Acend become Valorant's first ever world champions

Acend triumphed over Gambit in a tight five-map match in which Gambit held championship point on the fourth map.

• December 12, 2021 • by tamagao

Gambit secures return to grand finals

It took 34 rounds for Gambit to come out on top of the match's third map and win the match.

• December 11, 2021 • by tamagao

First three teams eliminated from Champions

Crazy Raccoon, FURIA, and FULL SENSE are out at Champions.

• December 5, 2021 • by tamagao

Europe reigns supreme in tight bouts on Day 4 of Champions

European teams are now 3-for-3 on winning their groups at Champions.

• December 4, 2021 • by tamagao

Riot gives Acend victory over Keyd Stars for Cypher cam exploit

Keyd Stars forfeited six rounds on Breeze for using an exploit, and Acend were awarded an additional round "to account for the economic impact of the six (6) forfeited rounds."

• December 3, 2021 • by tamagao

Team Vikings have waited a long time for redemption like this

Team Vikings haven't played for well over three months. They've kept themselves up to speed during their break.

• November 30, 2021 • by tamagao

Third time's the charm for KRÜ

By now one of the most LAN-seasoned teams in Valorant, KRÜ look to continue their pattern of steady improvement.

• November 30, 2021 • by tamagao

FURIA's opportunity at LAN finally comes

After a year of narrow misses, FURIA have finally made it to LAN after a resurgent performance in the South American LCQ.

• November 30, 2021 • by tamagao

Keyd Stars is returning to Berlin with new firepower

A team already known for its star duelists is returning to the international stage with the addition of one of Brazil's best players.

• November 28, 2021 • by tamagao

Stats Review: Xeppaa's rise over the course of NA LCQ

By the end of the NA LCQ, Xeppaa was the star of the tournament.

• November 17, 2021 • by tamagao

Editorial: The VCT feels tedious when it should feel fun

Riot needs to move away from a series of monotonous events on a choppy schedule.

• October 6, 2021 • by tamagao

New NA LCQ bracket set

The tournament will now be fully double-elimination.

• October 5, 2021 • by tamagao

Gambit sweep Berlin grand finals despite being only "about 60%" of peak

Gambit narrowly edged out Envy in each of the first two maps, allowing them to coast through a third and final map in Berlin.

• September 19, 2021 • by tamagao

"Today we fought a monster" — yay shines in Envy win

Envy barely comfortably swept 100 Thieves to head into the grand finals.

• September 18, 2021 • by tamagao

Comebacks, upsets, and tight matches define quarterfinals

Reykjavik's champions were among the four teams to fall in the quarterfinals.

• September 18, 2021 • by tamagao

"The sickest stage I've ever been on" — Berlin's stage dazzles with visuals

Riot set out to make Masters: Berlin as visually stunning as possible.

• September 16, 2021 • by tamagao

"Like a hurricane in my ears" — troubles with player audio in Berlin

One of the few sour notes for Masters: Berlin has been audio issues Riot has steadily tried to improve upon over the first few days.

• September 14, 2021 • by tamagao

Gambit dominance defines Berlin's second day

Vision Strikers and Envy survived closer matches than the score suggests, but Gambit cruised to victory.

• September 11, 2021 • by tamagao

KRÜ come to Berlin as LAN veterans

KRÜ is just one of three teams with Reykjavik experience to qualify for Berlin.

• September 9, 2021 • by tamagao

Vivo Keyd head to Berlin as champions built from scratch

None of Vivo Keyd's players had shared a Valorant team together before June. Now they're champions.

• September 6, 2021 • by tamagao

Havan Liberty's long-term vision has brought them to Berlin

Havan Liberty are ready to prove to the world a long-term vision wins out over short-term gains.

• September 5, 2021 • by tamagao

Sentinels close out another NA title in Stage 3

Sentinels beat 100 Thieves 3-1 in a match that had an unknown impact on their LAN seeding.

• August 15, 2021 • by tamagao

Envy swipe third North American slot in Masters: Berlin

Envy defeated XSET 2-0, breaking its fourth-place curse, to qualify for the Masters: Berlin LAN.

• August 13, 2021 • by tamagao

ShahZaM: "I don't want to lose to anyone."

Sentinels defeated 100 Thieves in the upper bracket final 2-0.

• August 13, 2021 • by tamagao

Envy and XSET to play for NA's final spot in Berlin

Four teams were eliminated on the second day of NA's Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs, leaving just four teams remaining.

• August 13, 2021 • by tamagao

Sentinels and 100 Thieves lock in spots at Masters: Berlin

In a day where favorites reigned supreme, Sentinels and 100 Thieves were the most favored of all.

• August 11, 2021 • by tamagao

TSM moves on in Stage 3 with first Challengers title

TSM had yet to finish in the top four of a Challengers main event prior to this weekend.

• August 2, 2021 • by tamagao

North America's final Challengers lineup of 2021 set

FaZe Clan, TSM, T1, and Luminosity survived the final qualifier of the year.

• July 26, 2021 • by tamagao

Sentinels continue VCT dominance with Stage 3 Challengers 1 title

Sentinels continued their dominance of VCT main events with a 3-1 victory over XSET.

• July 11, 2021 • by tamagao

XSET and Sentinels to meet in NA S3 Challengers 1 grand final

The grand finals will be a rematch of a Friday series in which XSET sent Sentinels to the lower bracket.

• July 10, 2021 • by tamagao

Eight teams qualify for first Challengers NA of Stage 3

While most of North America's top eight are familiar faces, a couple of teams are appearing in their first ever Challengers main event.

• July 4, 2021 • by tamagao

NA's Stage 3 starts heavy on the upsets

There were four matches that ended in upsets and seven matches in which the favorites lost the first map over the course of 16 matches on the day.

• July 2, 2021 • by tamagao

News Almost Missed: July 2 weekly recap

This week's news was dominated by the start of Stage 3 — roster moves and tournaments alike reflected that.

• July 2, 2021 • by tamagao

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