Another week has come and gone, and with it comes a new set of headlines from all around the world. Here's what you might have missed this past week.
This week's edition covers news from Aug. 21 - Aug. 27.
- Read more: News Almost Missed Aug. 20
Roster Changes
- /
Immortals
Immortals
Inactive
rounded out their roster with
rayse
. -
Complexity GX3
Complexity GX3
Inactive
clawdia
Claudia Che
Karra
Aara Lee
rayse
L4CE
Lacey Dilworth
Jazzyk1ns
Jasmine Manankil
bid farewell to Jennifer "refinnej"
Le and Madison "Maddie"
Mann. - David "Rocket"
Spencer announced that he had joined
City Boys
City Boys
Inactive
ZachaREEE
Zachary Lombardo
Rawkus
Shane Flaherty
— the former
Akrew
Akrew
Inactive
gucc107
Andrew Gutnichenko
Neon
Austin Hedge
Paincakes
Jake Hass
jovahnii
Jovanni Miramontes
ZachaREEE
Zachary Lombardo
roster — as a coach. - / Following the team's elimination from the playoffs of the third season of MCT Premiership,
Zero MarksMen Black
Zero MarksMen Black
Inactive
Tim
Timothy Braun
Blahst
Nathan Brand
yiinel
Elias Soto
Nanners
Anderson Lutkehus
has disbanded, with all members now in search of new teams. -
Cloud9
Cloud9
North America
Rank #4
Xeppaa
Erick Bach
v1c
Victor Truong
Zellsis
Jordan Montemurro
penny
Erik Penny
OXY
Francis Hoang
coach Joshua "m1cks"
Micks announced that he had left the organization, and was looking for new opportunities in CS:GO. - /
Dark Ratio
Dark Ratio
Inactive
Ange
Adam Milian
Trick
Justin Sears
ZexRow
Anthony Colandro
Drone
Taylor Johnson
Will
William Cheng
coach Neil "neilzinho"
Finlay announced that he had departed the team and was in search of new opportunities. - /
unsigned
unsigned
Europe
Rank #38
deyten
darkwinjett
appA
player Louis "Louitan"
Beresford revealed that he was in search of a new team as a free agent. - / Angela "ANGELKA"
Nikolovska announced that her contract with
GODSENT IRIS
GODSENT IRIS
Inactive
niciplesss
Nikolett Keszeli
Nessa
Vanessa Ahlström
Melzz
Melinda BlomQvist
had ended, and that she was in search of a new team as a free agent. -
BBL Queens
BBL Queens
Inactive
bid farewell to Minem "minemosynE"
Alkir. -
Fenerbahçe Esports
Fenerbahçe Esports
Inactive
ibonata
İbrahim Taha Güler
Slaughter
İrfancan Çakıl
mepeezy
Enes Öztürk
Yigox
Yiğit Arslan
wtex
Muhammet Emin Kılıç
welcomed Kılıçarslan "KILICARSLAN"
Atila to their team as a stand-in. -
Sangal Rebels
Sangal Rebels
Inactive
Anva
Nehir Dinçer
Miyori
Eylül Sudem Sarıoğlu
dociless
Sude Sancak
Narcius
Kamila EKİN
said goodbye to Esra "Cleopatra"
Çolak. -
Stars Horizon
Stars Horizon
Inactive
flainzz
Felipe Saldanha
pollo
Julio Silva
welcomed Lucas "glym"
Glym and Julio "pollo"
Silva to their team. -
CREST GAMING Zst
CREST GAMING Zst
Japan
Rank #9
bazz
KEN
yutaro
NOBITA
Rintaro Matsumoto
Flicker
Kim Tae-hee (김태희)
loan
bid farewell to Kazuki "SamuraiDeeper"
Nouno and "sakurai"
, with the former announcing his retirement from competition. -
Team NXL
Team NXL
Inactive
mas
Jefz
Jeffrey
carrace
ZneKai
Devin Valen
gilga
parted ways with
womGrath
,
mea
, and
LFrog
. -
Global Esports
Global Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #12
PatMen
Patrick Mendoza
UdoTan
Go Kyung-won (고경원)
Kr1stal
Savva Fedorov
xavi8k
Xavier Juan
Autumn
Kale Dunne
assistant coach Malav "Rexdreams"
Popat announced that he had departed the organization to head abroad to continue his education. -
Lemignon
revealed that he had departed
MLC Esports
MLC Esports
Inactive
MenT
Nisuh
and announced that he was looking for a new team.
Results & Standings
- NSG Summer Championship 2022 Finals playoffs winner:
Ghost Gaming
Ghost Gaming
Inactive
koalanoob
Gianfranco Potestio
NiSMO
Marc-Andre Tayar
aproto
Alex Protopapas
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
| runner-up:
TSM Academy
TSM Academy
Inactive
- Knights Monthly Gauntlet August playoffs winner:
The Ganaccis
The Ganaccis
Inactive
RetrQ
Alex Kadan
svL
Sam Laudando
Harmon
Nick Harmon
silenx
Jonathan Huntington
Moechilla
| runner-up:
Teal Seam
Teal Seam
Inactive
renz
Austin Dickman
furbsa
Jonaaa6
Jonard Penaflor
d1msumboi
Erik Almhjell
Cade3k
Cade Warren
- MCT Premiership Season 3 playoffs remaining teams:
TSM
TSM
Inactive
Timotino
Timothée Lavigne Dupont
stand-in
alvinboy
Alvin Hong
stand-in
seven
Johann Hernandez
gMd
Anthony Guimond
vora
Jordan Pulwer
,
City Boys
City Boys
Inactive
ZachaREEE
Zachary Lombardo
Rawkus
Shane Flaherty
,
Oxygen Academy
Oxygen Academy
Inactive
Rustun
Rustun Lusk
Verno
Andrew Maust
Welshy
Liam Newhouse
- Game Changers Academy 2022 August playoffs remaining teams:
Ariana Grande Perfume
Ariana Grande Perfume
Inactive
marceline
Jina Kim
Australis
m1yu
,
Team Mystic Venus
Team Mystic Venus
Inactive
Jessie
Jessica Tran
Brookelynn
babysoap
Miku
angel
,
dart monkeys
dart monkeys
Inactive
,
ARI's MONEY CREW
ARI's MONEY CREW
Inactive
- BoomTV Proving Grounds Unleashed playoffs remaining teams:
City Boys
City Boys
Inactive
ZachaREEE
Zachary Lombardo
Rawkus
Shane Flaherty
,
Dark Ratio
Dark Ratio
Inactive
Ange
Adam Milian
Trick
Justin Sears
ZexRow
Anthony Colandro
Drone
Taylor Johnson
Will
William Cheng
,
Soniqs
Soniqs
Inactive
- BEACON Division 1 Open Split 1 winner:
OnlyFins
OnlyFins
Inactive
Jesmu
Jesse Järvenpää
BODYCATCHER
| runner-up:
unsigned
unsigned
Europe
Rank #38
deyten
darkwinjett
appA
- Valorant Balkan League Season 2 playoffs winner:
Cyber Wolves Esports
Cyber Wolves Esports
Inactive
ALMO
Albert Mościcki
Freyy
Krystian Konopka
Hitch
Martin Srp
pyrolll
Artur Minin
tatzuki
Jovan Milovanovic
| runner-up:
VX300 Gaming
VX300 Gaming
Inactive
al1en
Alen Pašić
Ivan4ezz
Ivan Mikhailov
Anq
Ilya Matyash
- NOM Invitational #3 winner:
Rapid Ninjas
Rapid Ninjas
Inactive
ikke
Martin Erdei
Barcode
Kevin Bana
oli
Olivér Paksi
arbie
Kornel Holecz
| runner-up:
KATANA CLAN
KATANA CLAN
Inactive
CNKa
Can Kapucu
E5N
Enes Erdoğan
shapaz
İlyas Murat Altay
Wizard
Artu Köroğlu
- Red Bull Home Ground #3 Turkish qualifier remaining teams:
FUT Esports
FUT Esports
Europe
Rank #12
xeus
Doğan Gözgen
MrFaliN
Furkan Yeğen
yetujey
Eray Budak
KROSTALY
Okan Alaçam
qRaxs
Doğukan Balaban
,
Thunderbolts Gaming
Thunderbolts Gaming
Inactive
Antsy
Yağız Güngör
Yato
Cem Saat
re1sxd
İlyas Çalışkan
corr0
Mehmet Alp Vural
DubzWoW
Mustafa Doğan
ARGENT
Berk Deniz Özdamar
- VCT Game Changers Brazil Series 2 Qualifier #1 winner:
Team Liquid Brazil
Team Liquid Brazil
Brazil
Rank #11
Jelly
Julia Iris
Bizerra
Vitoria Vieira
Joojina
Letícia Paiva
isaa
Isabeli Esser
daiki
Natalia Vilela
| runner-up:
Gamelanders Purple
Gamelanders Purple
Inactive
- Gamers Club Elite Cup Radiant stage remaining teams:
Stars Horizon
Stars Horizon
Inactive
flainzz
Felipe Saldanha
pollo
Julio Silva
,
MIBR
MIBR
Brazil
Rank #8
zekken
Zachary Patrone
tex
Ian Botsch
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
Verno
Andrew Maust
aspas
Erick Santos
- / VCT Game Changers LATAM South finals winner:
KRÜ BLAZE
KRÜ BLAZE
Latin America South
Rank #4
antG
Antônia Garcia
ponix
Isidora Valentina Vásquez Muñoz
tok1o
Amaro Miranda
dods
Caue Fernandes
micaela
Micaela Ferreyra
| runner-up:
9z Team GC
9z Team GC
Inactive
Nadie
babzzz
Bárbara Moniz
tok1o
Amaro Miranda
- Ignis Invitational playoffs winner:
FiRePOWER
FiRePOWER
Inactive
frantastic
Francisca Valenzuela
Lendary
| runner-up:
FUSION X
FUSION X
Latin America North
Rank #320
Vefa
Buffala
GuterWoman
Atisca
Ximena Torres
yanbry
anadangel
xaan
- Skyesports Pro Invitational 2.0 playoffs remaining teams:
Enigma Gaming
Enigma Gaming
Inactive
Divine
Yeoh Chun Ting
FREY
Ingram Tan
STYRON
Tidus Goh
Xan
Xan Ng
artn
Ayrton Soh
,
Velocity Gaming
Velocity Gaming
Inactive
,
Reckoning Esports
Reckoning Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #23
Deadly10
Saksham Aurangabadkar
,
Medal Esports
Medal Esports
Inactive
Excali
Karan Mhaswadkar
kibojn
Jayesh Negi
psy
Simar Sethi
Lilboi
Vishwaratn Srivastav
tryst
Jit Choudhury
Other News & Rumors
- According to a report from Dexerto freelance writer Bo "BoDork"
Hoogland,
NOM Esports
NOM Esports
Inactive
nero
Eran Yosef
Razziss
Timur Taisaev
owe their former Valorant team almost $10,000 in salary payments. NOM Esports confirmed that they had in fact missed payments to the players, but argued that the amount owed is less than $9,000. The organization blamed its financial troubles on the fact that they hadn't received prize money from both stages of VRL East 2022. - Rumors of a return of the CIS VRL in 2023 have surfaced, according to Bo "BoDork" Hoogland. The CIS VRL was cancelled in March after two weeks of play due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- According to Seulgi, Australian esports organization Team PWR is looking to enter Valorant, despite not being accepted into the APAC franchised league coming in 2023.



