August is gone, and September is here. Regardless of the changing of the months, the Valorant world continued to produce new headlines. Here's what you might have missed this past week.
This week's edition covers news from Aug. 28 - Sept. 3.
- Read more: News Almost Missed Aug. 27
Roster Changes
- Elena "Ellie"
Garland revealed that she had been benched from
XSET
XSET
Inactive
Bob
Bob Tran
katsumi
Katja Pfahnl
. - Multiple members of
Lenny Time
Lenny Time
Inactive
renz
Austin Dickman
MOCKING
furbsa
Hunter Mcmillan
Shawn12590
Shawn O'Riley
curry
Rahul Nemani
announced that they were in search of new opportunities as free agents. -
dart monkeys
dart monkeys
Inactive
announced that the roster had disbanded, and all players would be looking for new opportunities as individuals rather than as a team. Additionally, Evelyn "eskay"
Hollis revealed that she would be returning to competitive Overwatch ahead of the release of Overwatch 2. - / Kolby "Torrify"
Bruzzo revealed that his contract with
FUSION
FUSION
Latin America North
Rank #7
prask
Mike Cortbani
Ju4nn
Juan Aranaga
vandals
had ended, and that he was in search of a new team as an unrestricted free agent. -
VersionX
VersionX
Inactive
bid farewell to Naomi "Naomi"
Sauvola and Rachel "rushhh"
Lynn Hang. -
Native Gaming
Native Gaming
Inactive
reltuC
Stephen Cutler
welcomed
Rileyjay
as their new head coach. Additionally, the team moved Alex "Fr0m"
Cunard to an assistant coach and analyst role within the team. - / Former
The Guard
The Guard
Inactive
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
trent
Trent Cairns
neT
Michael Bernet
valyn
Jacob Batio
tex
Ian Botsch
assistant coach Mateja "qpert"
Mijovic announced that his time with the team had come to a close, and that he was looking for new opportunities in Europe as a player. - / Povilas "roxie"
Krivelis revealed that he was no longer a part of
Case Esports
Case Esports
Inactive
, and that he was in search of a new team as a free agent. - /
Alliance Coven
Alliance Coven
Inactive
fluxxy
Lola Ainslie
6sonya
Maria Istrate
B3AUTIFUL
Laureta Hajra
Melzz
Melinda BlomQvist
welcomed former
ZETA Gaming
ZETA Gaming
Europe
Rank #273
loll9
fraNdina
Ezio Frandina
player Alejandro "RAYZZ"
Montaner Roig as their new head coach. - / Ahead of the team's matches at Valorant Champions,
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Inactive
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
added Emir "rhyme"
Muminovic and Neil "neilzinho"
Finlay to their team as substitute player and analyst respectively. -
Los Grandes
Los Grandes
Inactive
mwzera
Leonardo Serrati
ambitioN
Gabriel Lima
mazin
Matheus Araújo
jzz
João Pedro
GuhRVN
Gustavo Ferreira
benched
RND
and
gustt1nha
and said goodbye to
Eysk
. -
Optix
Optix
Inactive
ganter
Bastian Eduardo Reinoso
Fross
Fernando Gallagher
D1E
Diego Contreras
Tio
Carlos Swing
gio
Giovani Cristobal Lainati Ruz
rounded out their roster with Cristóbal "alca"
Cancino. -
FENNEL GC
FENNEL GC
Japan
Unranked
Moco
Sarina Kawashima
suzu
Suzu Sasaki
YuRinChi
said goodbye to
A1ka
and coach Lastic and acquired
suzu
on loan from
ZETA DIVISION GC
ZETA DIVISION GC
Inactive
. - Jo "Wavy"
Jun-hwan (조준환) announced that he had departed the roster of
CNJ Esports
CNJ Esports
Korea
Rank #10
Ziya
and was in search of a new team as a free agent. - /
Reckoning Esports
Reckoning Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #24
Deadly10
Saksham Aurangabadkar
coach Woo "m4hogany"
Sang-hoo (우상후) revealed that his contract with the organization had been terminated, and that he was looking for new opportunities as a coach. - /
CERBERUS Esports
CERBERUS Esports
Inactive
viness
Nguyễn Trung Tín
Layla
Hoàng Đức Hùng
ting2k5
Dường Mạnh Thắng
coach Yoon "Malix"
Kyung-ho (윤경호) announced that he had departed the team and was in search of new opportunities as a coach. -
Sharper Esport
Sharper Esport
Asia-Pacific
Rank #11
niffy
Patcharapon Junman
LoRangeZ
Phanthaphat Yaowasakunmat
LBY
Eisuke Kuraoka
siraphop
Siraphop Honghirun
bid farewell to Teerapat "Acetics"
Jinyong. - / W Streak Esports owner DoGoBoT announced that both of the organization's male rosters in South Asia and Southeast Asia would be disbanding.
-
Team RA'AD
Team RA'AD
MENA
Rank #2
Shalaby
Mohamed Shalaby
Shniider
Yousef Osama
Kero
Kerolos Talaat
Depyro
Nour Sherif
SkaNoodles
Yousef Mohamed
Yassien
Yassien Ahmed
bolstered their roster with Omar "chrollo"
Hussein.
Results & Standings
- MCT Premiership Season 3 playoffs winner:
TSM
TSM
Inactive
Timotino
Timothée Lavigne Dupont
stand-in
alvinboy
Alvin Hong
stand-in
seven
Johann Hernandez
gMd
Anthony Guimond
vora
Jordan Pulwer
| runner-up:
City Boys
City Boys
Inactive
ZachaREEE
Zachary Lombardo
Rawkus
Shane Flaherty
- August Game Changers Academy 2022 winner:
Ariana Grande Perfume
Ariana Grande Perfume
Inactive
marceline
Jina Kim
Australis
m1yu
| runner-up:
dart monkeys
dart monkeys
Inactive
- BoomTV Proving Grounds Unleashed playoffs winner:
Dark Ratio
Dark Ratio
Inactive
Ange
Adam Milian
Trick
Justin Sears
ZexRow
Anthony Colandro
Drone
Taylor Johnson
Will
William Cheng
| runner-up:
City Boys
City Boys
Inactive
ZachaREEE
Zachary Lombardo
Rawkus
Shane Flaherty
- Contenders Legion: Athena series remaining teams:
Into The Breach Prime
Into The Breach Prime
Inactive
,
TENSTAR Nova
TENSTAR Nova
Inactive
Cla
Clara Rossi
Sliicyy
Lucy Tran
Kim
Sophia Benfakir
Nelo
Mathilde Beltoise
- / Red Bull Home Ground #3 Turkish Qualifier winner:
FUT Esports
FUT Esports
Europe
Rank #10
xeus
Doğan Gözgen
MrFaliN
Furkan Yeğen
yetujey
Eray Budak
KROSTALY
Okan Alaçam
baha
Baha Gözmen
AtaKaptan
Ata Tan
qRaxs
Doğukan Balaban
- Gamers Club Elite Cup radiant winner:
Stars Horizon
Stars Horizon
Inactive
flainzz
Felipe Saldanha
pollo
Julio Silva
| runner-up:
MIBR
MIBR
Brazil
Rank #1
xenom
Eduardo Soeiro
Verno
Andrew Maust
aspas
Erick Santos
- Gaming Culture Girl Power #5 winner:
Gamelanders Purple
Gamelanders Purple
Inactive
| runner-up:
Before
Before
Inactive
- UTAGE Season 5 winner:
Team Medusa
Team Medusa
Inactive
| runner-up:
DRX Academy
DRX Academy
Korea
Rank #13
Kyra
apeX
yong
Athan
Na Ha-jun (나하준)
Exy0
- FPSThailand August 2022 winner:
Made in Thailand
Made in Thailand
Inactive
Kadoom
Kantapong Kingthong
Killua
Tanate Teerasawad
cgrs
Patiphan Porsi
Laz
Kittikawin Jirawatkakan
seph1roth
Chinnakrit Phoojaroen
| runner-up:
Team NKT
Team NKT
Asia-Pacific
Rank #14
ZRIP
Monica
PoomOneLove
Rujipoom Changkrut
D4rf
Wayu Phantakerngamorn
harddora
- Skyesports Pro Invitational 2.0 playoffs winner:
Velocity Gaming
Velocity Gaming
Asia-Pacific
Rank #5
| runner-up:
Enigma Gaming
Enigma Gaming
Inactive
Divine
Yeoh Chun Ting
FREY
Ingram Tan
STYRON
Tidus Goh
Xan
artn
Ayrton Soh
Other News & Rumors
- According to a report from Dot Esports,
Cloud9 White
Cloud9 White
Inactive
Bob
Bob Tran
alexis
Alexis Guarrasi
Jazzyk1ns
Jasmine Manankil
katsumi
Katja Pfahnl
meL
Melanie Capone
is set to part ways with coach Reid "x0tek"
Johnson. The team is reported to have
Cloud9
Cloud9
North America
Rank #8
Xeppaa
Erick Bach
v1c
Victor Truong
Zellsis
Jordan Montemurro
penny
Erik Penny
OXY
Francis Hoang
coaches Gaël "vexel"
Attal and Erik "vapen"
Sutton coach C9 White until a permanent coach is found for the team. - According to a report from Alejandro "anonimotum" Gomis on Blix.gg, the teams that are accepted into the 2023 franchised league will not be allowed to field academy rosters in any regional league, further confirming rumors initially reported by Bo "BoDork" Hoogland. Furthermore, Solary — an esports organization that previously hosted a Valorant tournament early in the game's esports scene — has shown interest in entering the French scene. Additionally, FC Barcelona has shown interest in entering the Spanish scene, according to the report.
- / According to a report from Bade,
FOKUS
FOKUS
Europe
Rank #35
are set to bench Maximilian "bucher"
Bucher.
DSYRE
DSYRE
Inactive
caydeN
Yari Olmi
Tag
Alessandro Voci
wackie
Rikardo Birjukov
waddle
Wadir Taraki
player Murat "murii"
Korkmaz was noted as a possible replacement. - Jake Sin of Riot Games Korea announced that the first official Korean Game Changers competitions will be held later this month.
- Dexerto and Snowball esports reporter Andrew "Ducky" Amos provided an update on the
ORDER
ORDER
Inactive
WRONSKI
Michael Wronski
rDeeW
Riley Wilkinson
Texta
Matthew O’Rourke
disk0
Cameron Mac
Maple
Elvin Sun
story that was broken by The Australian on August 16. ORDER has reportedly failed to find a buyer, and the organization's staff contracts have been terminated. While 17 parties were reportedly interested in the purchase of ORDER, only a couple of parties 'seriously considered a purchase.' According to the article, should the company be liquidated, the affected employees and contractors with ORDER will have their dues paid first before any other outstanding debts. The total number is reportedly a six-figure number.





