Santeri "BONECOLD" Sassi has been benched from Acend Acend Inactive ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi pyrolll Artur Minin cullumx Nikolaj Cullum Andersen chiwa Egor Stepanyuk , marking the first roster change the team has made since mid-2021.

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As we evalute the next steps for our Valorant team, we will be moving @BonecoldVAL to the bench. We are grateful for the role he played in our success, and have no doubt he’ll find success in a new team!

Bonecold remains under contract but is free to explore new opportunities.

The winners of Valorant Champions 2021 couldn't find their footing in the group stage, only securing wins against G2 Esports G2 Esports Inactive and Papara SuperMassive Papara SuperMassive Europe Rank #32 skylen Asil Yalçın ip0TT Yiğit Karadeniz VenTT Emre Bozkurt Celasun Emir Celasun umu7 Umut Pekdoğan . Their two match wins saved them from having to play in the EMEA Promotion bracket late next week.

This announcement also marks the first player change the team has made since June 2021, when the team traded Jose "koldamenta" Luis Aranguren to G2 Esports for Aleksander "zeek" Zygmunt.

The playoffs of Stage 1 EMEA Challengers are still ongoing, and will conclude this Sunday, March 27.

The roster of Acend Acend Inactive ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi pyrolll Artur Minin cullumx Nikolaj Cullum Andersen chiwa Egor Stepanyuk is now:

  • Mehmet "cNed" Yağız İpek
  • Aleksander "zeek" Zygmunt
  • Patryk "starxo" Kopczynski
  • Vlad "Kiles" Shvets
  • Santeri "BONECOLD" Sassi (Inactive)
  • Mark "Krimson" Senior (Manager)
  • Laurynas "Nbs" Kisielius (Coach)
  • Milan "Milan" de Meij (Assistant coach)