The Game Changers Championship: Berlin has begun and the VCT 2023 Qualifiers are coming in hot. This doesn't stop the Valorant world from creating more news. Here's what you may have missed this past week in Valorant news.

This week's edition covers news from Nov. 13 - Nov. 19

• Last Week: News Almost Missed Nov. 12

Roster Changes

• TSM TSM North America Unranked seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter POISED Kevin Ngo aproto Alex Protopapas has announced the departure of their female team, TSM X TSM X Inactive athxna Mirna Noureldin mle Emily Peters dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo bungee April Haight Ellie Elena Garland . TSM will announce their plans for a 2023 Game Changers roster within the coming months.
• / TSM TSM North America Unranked seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter POISED Kevin Ngo aproto Alex Protopapas have also announced the departure of TSM Academy TSM Academy Inactive .
• / Team Reckaroo Team Reckaroo Inactive Blahst Nathan Brand Tim Timothy Braun kev Kevin Pham Nanners Anderson Lutkehus yiinel Elias Soto have welcomed ex- Knights Academy Knights Academy Inactive Head Coach Keith "Seaside" LaFortune to the roster to lead their coaching staff.
• / XSET XSET Inactive Bob Bob Tran katsumi Katja Pfahnl have moved Cecilie "Cille" Kallio Ahlquist Lauritsen to the bench as she begins to explore her options.
• CLG Red CLG Red Inactive itnothan Han Nguyen emluo mle Emily Peters athxna Mirna Noureldin dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo have said goodbye to Kelly "ksama" Luong and Anyssa "amnesia" Rios.
• Ninjas In Pyjamas Ninjas In Pyjamas Inactive have released Gabriel "bezn1" Luiz da Costa, Walney "Jonn" Reis and Coach Jonathan "JhoW" Glória. The three ex-NIP players are set to sign with RED Canids RED Canids Brazil Unranked Zanatsu Carlos Eduardo cortezia Gabriel Cortez v1nny Vínicius Gonçalves CTC Caio Torres gaabxx Gabriel Carli for the 2023 season according to a report by FlyNN.
• FURIA FURIA Brazil Unranked kon4n Vitor Hugo mwzera Leonardo Serrati havoc Ilan Eloy Khalil Khalil Schmidt nzr Agustin Ibarra said goodbye to ableJ after close to a year with the team.
• Los Grandes Los Grandes Inactive prince Lorran S. Ferreira CTC Caio Torres pleets Marcelo Leite have said goodbye to all of their players and coaching staff.
• TBK Esports GC TBK Esports GC Inactive shyz Luisa Minarelli Daniops Daniela Cristini Bizerra Vitoria Vieira gabee player, Maria "giacomiN" Eduarda Giacomin, is seeking new opportunities for the 2023 season as she was moved to the team's bench.
• Fabricio "fx" Yokoyama, the coach of Stars Horizon Stars Horizon Inactive flainzz Felipe Saldanha pollo Julio Silva , has parted with the organization ahead of the 2023 VCT season.
• / DELIRA Female DELIRA Female Inactive have benched four players ahead of 2023. Beatriz "Bia" Terra, Marcella "Cellax" Ferreira, Isabele "isa1" Glym and Lara "Larischz" Gilardoni are exploring their options while still under contract with the organiation.
• ODDIK Bright ODDIK Bright Inactive gabee mindle Elaine Takahashi gabiTê Aninha Ana Luiza Martinho have parted with Larissa "isla" Rodrigues and Anny "nAny" Torres as their contracts have expired.
• In more Game Changers news, Gamelanders Purple Gamelanders Purple Inactive have benched their whole roster as they seek new 2023 opportunities.
• Before Before Inactive have moved Taynah "tayhuhu" Yukimi to the bench close to a month after their runner-up finish at the Game Changers Brazil - Series 2 Main Event.
• FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Unranked MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak AtaKaptan Ata Tan cNed Mehmet Yağız İpek qRaxs Doğukan Balaban has made Serhat "Muj" Yüksel a full-time member of the team after being on loan from BBL Esports BBL Esports Europe Unranked Elite Efe Teber pAura Melih Karaduran Brave Eren Kasırga reazy Kaan Ürpek QutionerX Doğukan Dural for the past VCT season.
• / Alliance Coven Alliance Coven Inactive fluxxy Lola Ainslie 6sonya Maria Istrate B3AUTIFUL Laureta Hajra Melzz Melinda BlomQvist said goodbye to Ece "Kuripuuya" Selin Balıkdere.
• With the conclusion of the Crossfire Cup just days ago, Rebels Gaming Rebels Gaming Europe Unranked have said goodbye to Eduardo "Addicted" Torres and David "Fizzy" Figueiredo.
• / Jose "koldamenta" Luis Aranguren has announced he will not be continuing with Guild Esports Guild Esports Inactive for the 2023 season.
• / Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Unranked MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjy David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius have said goodbye to Christian "lowel" García Antorán.
• / Domagoj "doma" Fancev has announced his departure from MAD Lions MAD Lions Inactive KRAY Calum Knight . He is now an unrestricted free agent for the 2023 season.
• Rix.GG Lightning Rix.GG Lightning Inactive parted ways with their whole roster as they are set to pause any and all involvement within the Valorant scene.
• Optix Optix Inactive ganter Bastian Eduardo Reinoso Fross Fernando Gallagher D1E Diego Contreras Tio Carlos Swing gio Giovani Cristobal Lainati Ruz parted with Victor "vickt0r" Rodriguez.
• Heather "LiNLiN" Aileen Aguilar has announced her retirement from competitive Valorant. She states her mental health to be a reason for her retirement.
• vaLentina announced her benching on FiRePOWER FiRePOWER Latin America South Unranked frantastic Francisca Valenzuela azul Lynn reshi Flossie while she waits for her contract to expire at the months end.
• CNJ Esports CNJ Esports Korea Unranked Ziya AcMe Rain Seo Hong-seung (서홍승) DaeGi Jang Yoon-cheol (장윤철) have made Pay official after a month of trialing for the organization.
• / Revenant Esports Revenant Esports Asia-Pacific Unranked SkRossi Ganesh Gangadhar severiNe Michael Winata dos9 Zhumagali Dastan skillZ Jayanth Ramesh tricky Prish Valvani Paradox Kasif Sayyed welcomed two new players in Enrico "Ching" Perez and Joshua "JoshS" Miles Santos.
• Bigetron Arctic Bigetron Arctic Asia-Pacific Unranked Lilo Ryan Betrand budimeisteR Oliver Budi Wangge frostmind Muhammad Rafi Diandra mika Michael Setiawan vascalizz Rey Sebastian Pardede welcomed a core of four to their roster consisting of Muhammad "frostmind" Rafi Diandra, Oliver "budimeisteR" Budi Wangge, Sha "ZesBeeW" Mohtar and Sheldon "NcSlasher" Andersen Chandra.
• The Ultimates The Ultimates MENA Unranked LIQUID Elixllo Avvix str1keR Sulltan Alshreef Fighter announced their roster for the Saudi eLeagues 2022: Season 2. The roster fields Tyler "Foxie" Lowton, Patryk "paTiTek" Fabrowski, Mohammed "Dazlly" Abushal, Sulltan "str1keR" Alshreef and Naif "iFly" Ahmed.
• BOBO BOBO Oceania Unranked Crunchy Ethan Laker Nozz Noah McClafferty Muzz Zauqk Chax Chax Stipanovic parted ways with Nick "tixx" Quinn and Dale "signed" Tang. They have brought in Christopher "pl1xx" Li and Ethan "Crunchy" Laker in their place.

Results & Standings

• BoomTV Valorant Select winner: Shopify Rebellion Shopify Rebellion Inactive v1c Victor Truong mada Adam Pampuch | runner-up: Dark Ratio Dark Ratio Inactive Ange Adam Milian Trick Justin Sears ZexRow Anthony Colandro Drone Taylor Johnson Will William Cheng
• VEU - S3 Season Finals winner: Zero Tenacity Zero Tenacity Europe Unranked Krizz Krzysztof Łukaszkiewicz snikk Sebastian Kamiński kenobi Szymon Łabędzki ALMO Albert Moscicki Freyy Krystian Konopka | runner-up: Diamant Esports Diamant Esports Europe Unranked xiTsha Arkadiusz Nowak westside Thander Andrej Živanović Grmekista Tilen Grmek Prti Ivan Erak Pa1ze
• Lyon e-Sport 2022 winner: Mandatory Mandatory Europe Unranked CyvOph Clement Millard SoOn Terence Tarlier HyP Damien Souville thebigfiz Julien Auberton AKUMAAAAA Alex Lo Bello Goaster Tony Richard | runner-up: CGN Esports CGN Esports Europe Unranked elllement Dragan Milanović aNguiSt Ross Pendleton DaviH David Cruz BennY Benjamin Domgörgen Vince Vincent Kranz
• Agents Series 2022 - Split 2 remaining teams: Axolotl Axolotl Europe Unranked Pax xad Kacper Brzuchnalski , DSYRE Elevate DSYRE Elevate Europe Unranked sassolino ViperZ FinganJode Filippo Bonanni loll9 maxeeh
• Project Queens League winner: Wave Splash Wave Splash Inactive Chrissy Christina Kras | runner-up: Angry Titans Iris Angry Titans Iris Europe Unranked els mirai mAri Sumi ellie
• Project V: Split 3 Finals winner: Unicorns of Love Unicorns of Love Inactive bleeshh Christopher Bledowski | runner-up: CGN Youngstars CGN Youngstars Inactive
• RÍSÍ Iceland Minor - BEACON Split 2 winner: DUSTY DUSTY Inactive Loggii scara Archi KEIK Midgard | runner-up: EX Icelandic Champs EX Icelandic Champs Inactive
• AVG UK Minor - BEACON Split 2 winner: Gigahub Gigahub Inactive aNguiSt Ross Pendleton Mangolorian Jamie Jamie Dalby Ego truk Kurt Hodgson | runner-up: EverSoWavyGang EverSoWavyGang Inactive mts Mats Revetal Sortland Bully Francisco Betancourt Stokesy John9 Johnny Lin Dutchie Joshua Holland
• GameGune 2022 playoff teams: GTZ Esports GTZ Esports Europe Unranked Cal Callum Burgoyne nanotekkk Hryhorii Antoniuk H4te Rodrigo Ribeiro Kayn Tiago Teixeira Dos Santos Hiiro Eric Brassac , BSO EX0TIK BSO EX0TIK Inactive Aqua Adriá Borgmann BazooM Adius Diaconu eNe Enebiel Sanchez Batman Abdul Salis mochi Sergio Cano , Arroz Arroz Inactive Zino Paulo Figueiredo Bati Miguel Batista DaviH David Cruz tomaszy Tomás Machado VTaguT Rui Ribeiro , FIVE Media Clan FIVE Media Clan Europe Unranked YuNo Eloy García Burgueño humanz Jose Luis Cebrian krysyS Tomás Molina krejzzs mober
• ESA Open Fire All Stars 2022 playoff teams: Parla Esports Parla Esports Inactive Jlerst Naci Enes Yıldırım sociablEE Volkan Yonal lauress Toprak Kaynak Ruxic Uğur Güç jeyj7y Soner Eren Kent , Fire Flux Esports Fire Flux Esports Europe Unranked sociablEE Volkan Yonal qw1 Konuralp Şahin Ruxic Uğur Güç Turko Mehmet Özen w0zzip Zafer Gungor , Galatasaray Esports Galatasaray Esports Europe Unranked Padisah Onur Dönmez MerSa Mert Saatcı ibonata İbrahim Taha Güler LewN Burak Alkan Docent Kadri Vatandaş Touven Can Eryıldız , FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Unranked MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak AtaKaptan Ata Tan cNed Mehmet Yağız İpek qRaxs Doğukan Balaban , Papara SuperMassive Papara SuperMassive Europe Unranked sterben Emre Demirci skylen Asil Yalçın hiro Emirhan Kat CyderX Caner Demir Celasun Emir Celasun SouhcNi Ibrahim Sağır Izzy Baran Yılmaz , Regnum Carya Esports Regnum Carya Esports Europe Unranked lauzen Serhat Koca jonx Enes Güngör WerlasS Metin Ünal
• Skyesports SEA Championship playoff teams: Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Unranked blaZek1ng Gary Dastin Lightningfast Abhirup Choudhury Polvi Niko Polvinen Benkai Benedict Tan Russ Russel Mendes , BLEED BLEED Asia-Pacific Unranked sScary Nutchapon Matarat Zest Kim Ki-seok (김기석) Retla Jorell Teo Deryeon Derrick Yee , Made in Thailand Made in Thailand Asia-Pacific Unranked Kadoom Kantapong Kingthong Killua Taned Teerasawad Kntz Krit Chaiprasit cgrs Patiphan Porsi seph1roth Chinnakrit Phoojaroen , Velocity Gaming Velocity Gaming Asia-Pacific Unranked
• Valorant India Invitational remaining teams: Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Unranked MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjy David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius , Paper Rex Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Unranked mindfreak Aaron Leonhart Jinggg Wang Jing Jie f0rsakeN Jason Susanto d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov
• NSG YUDDHA Phase 2 winner: Gods Reign Gods Reign Inactive Ember Garvit Nehra | runner-up: Reckoning Esports Reckoning Esports Asia-Pacific Unranked RvK Rishi Vijayakumar DOXZ3R Soumyadeep Dey LBY Eisuke Kuraoka Anq Ilya Matyash karam1l Norbu Tsering
• Dreamhack Showdown winner: BOBO BOBO Oceania Unranked Crunchy Ethan Laker Nozz Noah McClafferty Muzz Zauqk Chax Chax Stipanovic | runner-up: Bonkers Bonkers Inactive Minimise Jackson White tixx Nick Quinn Maple Elvin Sun Dragon Nicholas Aleksandrovsky LEW Luis Hibbert

Other News & Rumours

• TSM TSM North America Unranked seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter POISED Kevin Ngo aproto Alex Protopapas have announced the immediate suspension of their partnership with cryptocurrency company FTX. Recently FTX filed for bankruptcy after it was revealed they were feeding into a side company Alameda Research. Since FTX's bankruptcy, TSM have declared they they are a "strong, profitable and stable organization" and that they forecast profitability within the current and future years.
• According to the VCT Global Contract Database, James "JamezIRL" Macaulay has joined 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Unranked bang Sean Bezerra Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Boostio Kelden Pupello Asuna Peter Mazuryk . While he is currently listed as a player for the team, he will likely take a similar role to Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Unranked Xeppaa Erick Bach runi Dylan Cade moose Kaleb Jayne vanity Anthony Malaspina OXY Francis Hoang 's Mateja "qpert" Mijovic as a sixth man/assistant coach.
• According to a report by Dot Esports, former XSET XSET Inactive owner and founder Marco Mereu is set to make a new organization to compete in VCT 2023 Challengers. The roster of the rumored org will be Daniel "eeiu" Vucenovic, Alexander "zander" Dituri, Marc-Andre "NiSMO" Tayar, Gianfranco "koalanoob" Potestio and Mohamed "johnqt" Amine Ouarid.
• / A report by Bo Hoogland has reveled that FunPlus Phoenix plans to keep their Chinese roster FunPlus Phoenix ZHUQUE FunPlus Phoenix ZHUQUE Inactive AAAAY Zhang Yang (张杨) suyjing Wang Sicheng (王斯澄) BerLIN Zhang Bolin (張柏霖) YuChEn He Cai (何财) Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) nizhaoTZH Tang Zehao (唐哲昊) for the 2023 season. The team plans on developing the roster to play in the FGC, China's Challenger League to eventually qualify for the VCT Pacific League. This news comes to light after rumours of FPX being interested in a Challengers East team, which has now fallen through.
• Another report by Bo Hoogland details that with the uncertainty around the Asia-Pacific Overwatch League, players and staff have explored their options with teams from the VCT Pacific League. As of the time of writing, Kim "Fleta" Byung-sun (김병선) is the only player who is closing on a deal with a pacific team.