LOCK/IN São Paulo has come to a close with
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Rank #1
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taking the crown as well as Challengers Leagues reaching their playoff brackets. Although there is plenty of action, teams all around the world continue to make new headlines. Here's what you might have missed this past week in Valorant news.
This week's edition covers news from Feb. 26 to Mar. 04
- Last Week: News Almost Missed February 25
Roster Changes
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Evil Geniuses GC
Evil Geniuses GC Inactive PowerPixele Nora Lorri Lorrian Elad StarBound theia Melisa Mundorff revealed "PowerPixele" as their fourth member.
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MAD Lions
MAD Lions Inactive BlackHeart Hasan Hammad bjor Joseph Bjorklund N4RRATE Marshall Massey Ange Adam Milian Trick Justin Sears welcomed Marshall "N4RRATE" Massey to the roster as William "Will" Cheng moves to an inactive role.
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parted ways with
Team Mystic Black
Team Mystic Black Inactive Hira dom Dominic Jalbert Shane Shane Daugherty Pain Mike Neis .
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BLX UTD
BLX UTD Europe Rank #198 ri4d Riad Smajilovic q Liam Hoek MaximN Maxim Nonglaire Slurpy Descroix Max split ways with Alex "Alyx" Morrow as he searches for new opportunities.
- / Elric "juseu"
Belland-Aysan announced he is searching for trials with the future of
bonk
bonk Inactive juseu Elric Belland-Aysan being uncertain.
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Angry Titans Iris
Angry Titans Iris Europe Rank #466 els mAri Sumi ellie parted with their coach Lucas "caZ" Fabian Bliewert.
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Natus Vincere Celestials
Natus Vincere Celestials Inactive Lateu Hilal Yaşar Anva Nehir Dinçer Miyori Eylül Sudem Sarıoğlu Sephia Reyhan Şimşek proxima Aslıhan Uslu moved Irmak "River" Peküz to the bench and welcomed Eylül "Miyori" Sudem Sarıoğlu.
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Regnum Carya Esports
Regnum Carya Esports Europe Rank #168 lauzen Serhat Koca jonx Enes Güngör announced the arrival of Serhat "lauzen" Koca, Yiğitcan "nAked" Keskin, Cihan "Unity" Seferoğlu, and Berkay "Ravanue" Donmez.
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Team Demiral Esports
Team Demiral Esports Inactive Kipperman Taylan Toprakçı YANKAS Yusuf Yankaş VPNCNP Kutluay Kutlu Bard0lf Emir Çinkılıç farewell Orçun Köroğlu Bia Haluk Demirci barni ThePrimerio Doğukan Meriç Karduz nekky Anıl Dağdeviren welcomed Emir "Bard0lf" Çinkılıç, Orçun "farewell" Köroğlu, and Haluk "Bia" Demirci as well as Coach Mustafa "CARRYSMOD" Dalkıran.
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Digital Athletics
Digital Athletics Europe Rank #191 DeepMans Yiğithan Kesici wezzy Arda Celbiş WerlasS Metin Ünal audaz Soner Ekiz cttpckwN Efekan Yorulmaz parted with Coach Alper "colbsoN" Başboğa and moved Göktuğ "XiSTOU" Canciğer to their bench.
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Acend Rising
Acend Rising Inactive schnellÆ Ayşe Ergül amy Amy Lai h6tedthemost Lada Kozhemyakina speedowka Weronika Dabrowska Joliinaa Tina Agéli welcomed both Ayşe "schnellÆ" Ergül and Hilal "Lateu" Yaşar to round out their starting five. The team also welcomed Antonio "Aska" Lozano as their coach.
- Sigurd "Zik"
Jensen announced his departure from
VAMONOS
VAMONOS Europe Rank #97 as the team rebuilds for split two of VRC NE Polaris.
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Rebels Gaming
Rebels Gaming Inactive 's coach, John "Papasmurf" Yoo has been moved to the inactive position as he searches for new opportunities
- / Alaa "Flynn"
Nasrallah parted with
Cyber Wolves Esports
Cyber Wolves Esports Inactive ALMO Albert Mościcki Freyy Krystian Konopka Hitch Martin Srp pyrolll Artur Minin tatzuki Jovan Milovanovic .
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RETA Esports
RETA Esports Latin America North Rank #1 suther Tomás Zurita delz1k Joaquin Espinoza NagZ Juan Pablo Lopez snw Miguel Marcondes murizzz Murillo Tuchtenhagen parted with Francisco "franzera" León Montañana.
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RRQ Kaguya
RRQ Kaguya Inactive bes Eisberg July Kusuma Alluka Tiara Bonilla Pleno Ayumiii Nurul Aini welcomed "bes" to their starting lineup as well as Daniel "Ducky" Duong as their coach.s
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IGZIST
IGZIST Japan Rank #32 RIPablo Shuma Ikeda Yamada oitaN Masayuki Takahashi allow Park Sang-wook (박상욱) moved Yuki "hNt" Ishikawa to the bench as Yumeki "poem" Shibasaki (柴﨑 夢輝) took the role of coach.
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Good 8 Squad
Good 8 Squad Inactive ryota- kenmohororo Kaito Yoshida C1ndeR Ko Jae-hyuk (고재혁) Bangnan Jung Min-u (정민우) PeroOwO parted with Shoya "Show" Mizobe as they welcomed Ko "C1ndeR" Jae-hyuk (고재혁), Jung "Bangnan" Min-u (정민우), and "PeroOwO" .
Results & Standings
- HER Galaxy $10K Valorant Open winner:
CLG Red
CLG Red Inactive itnothan Han Nguyen emluo mle Emily Peters athxna Mirna Noureldin dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo | runner-up: Misfits Black
Misfits Black Inactive panday Tastyy Carlee Carlee Gress edith Eden Bryce Cutlip Slandy Presley Anderson
- HyperX Arena: Spike Drop Operation V.E.G.A.S winner:
QoR
QoR North America Rank #16 snarly zeldris Elijah Hawkins XXiF Damion Cook tdawgg Travis Regan nerve Michael Yerrow | runner-up: Sovereigns
Sovereigns Inactive fiziq Lucas Blow epathy Ngawang Chonjor neptune Jason Tran Shawn12590 Shawn O'Riley
- Trinity Trials - Winter Trial winner:
K10
K10 Europe Rank #131 benzki Ben Price IllegaL Jacob Stringer merix Howl Connor Robinson Zuko | runner-up: Dragonslayerzzz
Dragonslayerzzz Europe Rank #69 Atila shakie
- Valorant East: United - Season 2 - Stage 1 - Monthly Cup #2 winner:
armani briefs
armani briefs Inactive dreAms Adel Smirnov krea6on Vilius Malinauskas Kajuks Kajus Skurvydas 1nput alain Ion Miscu | runner-up: ESC Gaming
ESC Gaming Europe Rank #190 Hitch Martin Srp
- Circuito Tormenta: TRIFORC3 winner:
Inactive | runner-up: ECORP
ECORP Inactive Frankyy TiTaN Diego Alcázar Jimenez SnaKee ErJeffra Gluta
- EPIC.LAN #38 - BEACON Split 1 winner:
Insight Gaming
Insight Gaming Inactive Peter Peter Ransome ianto Totts Deqadz Dro9 | runner-up: Next In Line
Next In Line Inactive
- VCL Turkey remaining teams:
S2G Esports
S2G Esports Europe Rank #109 Patrui Göktuğ Uyan AsLanM4shadoW Ali Osman Balta russ Batuhan Malgaç , İstanbul Wildcats
İstanbul Wildcats Europe Rank #152 baha Baha Gözmen dRKY Onur Bora Genç sh1va Arda Özkaya MERZ Emre Aktaş deminatiX Akın Tak , Papara SuperMassive
Papara SuperMassive Europe Rank #35 sterben Emre Demirci skylen Asil Yalçın SouhcNi Ibrahim Sağır lovers rock Umut Pekdoğan Izzy Baran Yılmaz , Galatasaray Esports
Galatasaray Esports Europe Rank #51 CyderX Caner Demir Padisah Onur Dönmez LewN Burak Alkan Docent Kadri Vatandaş Touven Can Eryıldız , Fire Flux Esports
Fire Flux Esports Europe Rank #18 lauress Toprak Kaynak sociablEE Volkan Yonal Ruxic Uğur Güç Turko Mehmet Özen w0zzip Zafer Gungor , Parla Esports
Parla Esports Inactive Jlerst Naci Enes Yıldırım sociablEE Volkan Yonal lauress Toprak Kaynak Ruxic Uğur Güç jeyj7y Soner Eren Kent
- VCL France remaining teams:
WYLDE
WYLDE Europe Rank #29 , VALIANT
VALIANT Europe Rank #29 d3ffo Nikita Sudakov Ambi Štěpán Beránek NeskaaS Sohan Bessassa Sacake Ladislav Sachr Jesse Adam Čtvrtníček , Zerance
Zerance Europe Rank #28 Babax Baptiste Bertrand Jady Yaroslav Nikolaev UNFAKE Bartosz Bernacki lux9 Lucas Danna Veqaj Sylvain Pattyn , Joblife
Joblife Europe Rank #17 MAGiK Calvin Spaaij jas Jasiek Nieliwodzki RobbieBk Robbie Boerkamp kamyk Maks Rychlewski mikee Michael Lim , SBG
SBG Inactive APO Tom Bonnion stand-in TakaS Jonathan Paupard logaN Logan Corti Wailers Wailers Locart beyAz Beyazit Körpe nataNk Nathan Bocqueho , Mandatory
Mandatory Europe Rank #30 CyvOph Clement Millard SoOn Terence Tarlier HyP Damien Souville thebigfiz Julien Auberton AKUMAAAAA Alex Lo Bello Goaster Tony Richard
- VCL Spain remaining teams:
Team Queso
Team Queso Inactive mezoky Boom Daniel Jiménez , UCAM Esports Club
UCAM Esports Club Europe Rank #15 Flickless Karel Maeckelbergh OLIZERA Diogo Oliveira azury Luca Sammer Quick Fabián Pereira , Case Esports
Case Esports Inactive , Falcons
Falcons Inactive synsi Jere Virtanen eXerZ Miguel Marín KILLDREAM João Ferreira Guardy Antonio Guardiola circu Fernando Puerta Jimenez
- VCL Portugal remaining teams:
SAW
SAW Europe Rank #9 Fragger Henrique Correia brk Bruno Ferreira GrTw Tiago Costa Addicted Eduardo Torres Cunha20 David Cunha , GTZ Esports
GTZ Esports Europe Rank #162 Cal Callum Burgoyne H4te Rodrigo Ribeiro Caim Hugo Fonseca , EGN Esports
EGN Esports Europe Rank #49
- VCL Italy remaining teams:
DSYRE
DSYRE Europe Rank #3 caydeN Yari Olmi Tag Alessandro Voci wackie Rikardo Birjukov waddle Wadir Taraki Filu Dawid Czarnecki , HMBLE
HMBLE Inactive KnightVoice Hubert Lorenc looM Luca Landolfo , GMT Esports
GMT Esports Inactive N A I S Alessandro Montanari AFoxx Fábio Veigas , Macko Esports
Macko Esports Inactive
- VCL DACH remaining teams:
Unicorns of Love
Unicorns of Love Inactive bleeshh Christopher Bledowski , CGN Esports
CGN Esports Europe Rank #10 elllement Dragan Milanović aNguiSt Ross Pendleton DaviH David Cruz BennY Benjamin Domgörgen Vince Vincent Kranz , Angry Titans
Angry Titans Inactive ngiN Engin Kor HyDrO Lukas Brill
- VCL Vietnam remaining teams:
Fancy United Esports
Fancy United Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #8 YESicaN Đinh Đình Đạt Kishi Ngô Trường Huy Crus Lư Tiến Huy f1cio Hoàng Ngọc Sơn twilight gin Phan Văn Gin , Team Big BAAM
Team Big BAAM Asia-Pacific Rank #76 Hyzee Võ Nhựt Huy P1nA Nguyễn Nam Nhatthong2k Nguyễn Nhất Thống Louboutin Vizzz Hoàng Việt , Tim Tài Trơ
Tim Tài Trơ Inactive Redneval Le Quốc Khánh viness Nguyễn Trung Tín Juu Trần Thái Vỹ Daicute Nguyễn Anh Minh Thông BOSS , LAZY
LAZY Asia-Pacific Rank #35 moefcute Dương Phúc Hiếu nTK Nguyễn Tuấn Kiệt Akashi Châu Hoàn Thiện Nhân ducT Hoàng Trung Đức Acerola
- / VCL Taiwan/Hong Kong remaining teams:
ONE Team Esports
ONE Team Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #11 YanLi Rainy Li Guo-Shuo (李國碩) ngk XyuS SecreT KiNo , LP33
LP33 Inactive SixTeen Ah Jia popoman4Q , AxX
AxX Inactive edw1N N11 Ezw1n W4DJJ Paxton , Griffin E-Sports
Griffin E-Sports Inactive Fung3 SiuFatBB Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦) Uta LockM Xing Fuling (邢福凌) sora , Anti Eco Eco Club
Anti Eco Eco Club Inactive MrCANI Chen Tingxun (陈廷训) FLoydQ Sing He Shengxi (何昇讳) trinity Leung Hing Yip (梁兴业) PPDBJ Qiu Zheng Yong (邱政咏) jkuro Yong Haochong (杨浩聪) , Oblivion Force
Oblivion Force Asia-Pacific Rank #6 riyabtw GGHuiii Hui Ying Hon (许英汉) Uta coconut CHIMEI Wong Chun Wai (王俊煒) Kiuuuu Yung Tsz Kiu (容子翘)
- VCL Thailand remaining teams:
Made in Thailand
Made in Thailand Asia-Pacific Rank #4 Kadoom Kantapong Kingthong Killua Taned Teerasawad Kntz Krit Chaiprasit cgrs Patiphan Porsi seph1roth Chinnakrit Phoojaroen , Attack All Around
Attack All Around Inactive xcool3 Nuttadet Wijit AloNeFillz Palapoom Thaikum kongared Nantapol Boonying niffy Patcharapon Junman b3ta Puwadon Jaisuekul SantaGolf Chanitpak Suwanaprateep , FULL SENSE
FULL SENSE Asia-Pacific Rank #2 JohnOlsen Chanawin Nakchain PTC Kititkawin Rattanasukol Leviathan Thanyathon Nakmee foxz Itthirit Ngamsaard Sushiboys Panyawat Subsiriroj , Sharper Esport
Sharper Esport Asia-Pacific Rank #25 Acetics Teerapat Jinyong PinOcchiOs Teerasak Kedaim niffy Patcharapon Junman xZe Tanawat Kannark
- VCL Indonesia remaining teams:
BOOM Esports
BOOM Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #5 ZesBeeW Sha Mohtar Famouz Fikri Zaki Hamdani Shiro Hildegard Arnaldo NcSlasher Sheldon Andersen Chandra BerserX Rizkie Adla Kusuma , Bigetron Arctic
Bigetron Arctic Asia-Pacific Rank #26 severiNe Michael Winata Lilo Ryan Betrand budimeisteR Oliver Budi Wangge frostmind Muhammad Rafi Diandra mika Michael Setiawan vascalizz Rey Sebastian Pardede , Alter Ego
Alter Ego Asia-Pacific Rank #14 Kush Bryan Carlos Setiawan Cud Thomas Alfiantino ray4c Rayvaldo Chandra ValdyN Rivaldy Nafian gotten Davin , ARF TEAM
ARF TEAM Asia-Pacific Rank #18 Nythan Kylee Muhammad Syafrizal woody SCar fausTao ,
Inactive , Dominatus
Dominatus Inactive sTizzy capeesha Mikhael Faisal Tarigan goldenblue Millen Chen tupai Yoga Ade Pratomo 6ixKey Muhammad Nabil Rudi
- / VCL Malaysia/Singapore remaining teams:
Enigma Gaming
Enigma Gaming Inactive Divine Yeoh Chun Ting FREY Ingram Tan STYRON Tidus Goh Xan artn Ayrton Soh , Todak
Todak Asia-Pacific Rank #87 fishball Muhammad Nabil Shazwan EJAY Eroll Jule Delfin FrostyZ Muhammad Adam kael Tarmizi Rusli WAT Lewis Watson , BLEED
BLEED Asia-Pacific Rank #24 sScary Nutchapon Matarat Zest Kim Ki-seok (김기석) Retla Jorell Teo Deryeon Derrick Yee crazyguy Ngô Công Anh , X10 Esports
X10 Esports Inactive Vera Rodman Yap Tempz Pierre Heng RedKoh Danial Hakim wayne Wayne Chang Egoist Javier Chua , Hey! Yakiniku
Hey! Yakiniku Inactive shiba Zhan Teng Toh Brxndon Brandon Goh dzii Daven Cheong benaf Benedict Tan Retla Jorell Teo Moosey Yeow Zhen Feng , Louvre
Louvre Inactive ExTreMisTz wisa Winston Ho kayle Ahmad Aqil dumin Du-Min Yeo Reverie Steven Kang Kai Lun
- VCL Philippines remaining teams:
Stream Raiders Nacague
Stream Raiders Nacague Asia-Pacific Rank #64 Yanagi Shintaro Mark Daryl Timbang Corpuz Worship Ian Ga Boogeyyy Khiloy Azucena ABATMAN Franc Lenard Meija , GameLab Alpha
GameLab Alpha Inactive Boogeyyy Khiloy Azucena LoyDreaM , Action PH
Action PH Inactive SyKo Daddie Shunmar Bellita eugeneS Eugene Serrano Narpim Clark Karoll Landrito SecondLove Sovano Alvin Daniel L. Oronce Worship Ian Ga , Abaddon Abyss
Abaddon Abyss Inactive HydraKid Matthew Lance M. Padios vblack Alfi Angelo O. Lua slathom999 Shawn Dale Bolondro Rababz Abdul Rafi P. Biyala Asta Kurt Stanley Laurido exotic John Danlee C. Mag-Aso , NAOS
NAOS Asia-Pacific Rank #3 JA John Timothy Arone PapiChulo Federico Evangelista Mojer Jerome Literal Emman Emmanuel Morales Nexi Nathaniel Cabero , Oasis Gaming
Oasis Gaming Asia-Pacific Rank #10 marky Mark Anthony Tuling Witz Riley Go DubsteP Jayvee Paguirigan xavi8k Xavier Juan kellyS Kelly Sedillo
- VCL Japan remaining teams:
Crazy Raccoon
Crazy Raccoon Inactive , SCARZ
SCARZ Japan Rank #5 MrTenzouEz Lumo Maxim Demianovskikh tixx Nick Quinn Yotaa Yota Kaouachi Yoshiii John Yoshiharu Kawakami , FENNEL
FENNEL Japan Rank #2 TENNN Tenta Asai GON CLZ SyouTa Xdll Yuto Mizomori
- VCL Oceania remaining teams:
Next Gen
Next Gen Inactive McKinley Brock Hudson FETA Cameron Gill BiggieCheese Aidan Gill Sinaway Norshin Yawanis MILKY Ryan Cornwell , BOBO
BOBO Oceania Rank #5 M1kE Michael Smith Exirst Crunchy Ethan Laker Nozz Noah McClafferty Zauqk , The Who?
The Who? Inactive Bonobo gloom Zauqk vizsla Will Davies , 95x Esports
95x Esports Inactive Dragon Nicholas Aleksandrovsky rDeeW Riley Wilkinson LEW Luis Hibbert Minimise Jackson White WAT Lewis Watson , HONEY BADGERS
HONEY BADGERS Inactive Noobster xue Jesse Tang MirzAA Kiyan M-Basari JELLYD Angelo Diaz Maple Elvin Sun , Funcrew
Funcrew Oceania Rank #10 skrawl Justin Lanzon YAKUZA Yifang Yifang Chen MirzAA Kiyan M-Basari
Other News & Rumours
- According to a report by Dot Esports,
Cloud9
Cloud9 North America Rank #12 Xeppaa Erick Bach runi Dylan Cade moose Kaleb Jayne vanity Anthony Malaspina OXY Francis Hoang continues to trial for a replacement for Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker. Some names that have practiced with the team are Michael "nerve" Yerrow, Dylan "runi" Cade, and Jacob "icy" Lange.