With Champions Tour competition concluded in multiple regions, there's plenty of news that you might have missed this week. Here are some headlines from around the world, all bundled together in one place.

• Read more: August 20 recap

Roster Changes

• / Valentin "bishop" Canepa has chosen to not renew his contract with BIG BIG Inactive , leaving the team with three active members. He is the second player to not renew with the organization, with Alexander "alexRr" Frisch announcing that he would also not be renewing his contract with BIG late last month.
• Daniel "fRoD" Montaner has officially been named the head coach of the Pioneers Pioneers Inactive jmoh Jason Mohandessi WeDid Matthew Suchan thief Brady Dever Critical Tristan Trinacty . He was not included in the team's announcement of their starting five, and has been coaching them since the team was known as FPL-C FPL-C Inactive skuba Logan Jenkins jmoh Jason Mohandessi scourge Sky Kages fiziq Lucas Blow Oderus Chad Miller , even going as far to assist the team members with being signed by the Pioneers, according to a report by George Geddes of Upcomer.
• / Ninjas in Pyjamas Ninjas in Pyjamas Inactive dimasick Dmitriy Matvienko chiwawa Egor Stepanyuk Jady Yaroslav Nikolaev rhyme Emir Muminovic player Charles "CREA" Beauvois has been benched after over a year with the organization, leaving the team with only four active players.
• / Movistar Riders Movistar Riders Europe Rank #85 Navarrete Andreu Navarro Blasco Nixerino Nicolás Canellas Colocho dimaxx Dmytro Paliy saiko Kacper Kucharski Pando have announced the addition of Fabián "Quick" Pereira to their roster for their matches in LVP Rising Series #3. Additionally, René "Rias" Pitrun has joined the team as a stand-in.
• TNL Esports TNL Esports Inactive TS Yu Tae-seok (유태석) exy Park Geun-cheol (박근철) JinboongE Kim Jin-won (김진원) Meteor Kim Tae-O (김태오) coach Cho "fAwn" Duck-keun (조덕근) has left the team and is looking for new opportunities as a coach and analyst. This announcement comes after TNL missed out on qualifying for Masters: Berlin after a semifinals loss to Vision Strikers.
• / Australs Australs Inactive Capi Ignacio del Rio adverso Benjamín Poblete Tacolilla Vicente Compagnon Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro kiNgg Francisco Aravena have said goodbye to Daniel "Closer" Ataco, marking the end of one of the original members of Australs' Valorant team.
• / 19esports 19esports Inactive have announced a new roster consisting of Miguel "eXerZ" Marín, Jon "jonba" Baraiazarra, Álvaro "kyrrz" Reyes, Michal "EMENK" Belej, and Peter "shhhack" Belej. Over the past few weeks, the team has announced the departures of many of their former players. The new roster is set to play Fnatic in the Group D opening stage of LVP Rising Series #3 next week.
• / 9z Team 9z Team Latin America South Rank #3 deigara Gonzalo Funes Tuli Giulliano Pozo Massone rubkkoide Facundo Chavez mizu Gabriel Gonzalez david David Olivares have added Tomás "suther" Zurita and Diego "byrf" Cazanga to their team, filling in spots after the team parted ways with three members two weeks ago.
• / Former VIRTUOSO VIRTUOSO Inactive King Aiden King Eley Zach Stauffer DBK Dylan Bazic-Kulangiev Blahst Nathan Brand snxper Louis Lama coach Martin "Anderzz" Schelasin has joined FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #2 Leo Leo Jannesson Derke Nikita Sirmitev Boaster Jake Howlett Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder as their strategic coach, becoming the team's second coach alongside Jacob "Mini" Harris.
• Case Esports Case Esports Europe Rank #16 MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Kiles Vlad Shvets ease Manuel López roxie Povilas Krivelis Toki Maria Perez Yurii Salvador Gasco have announced the signing of Morumbi Morumbi Inactive Bromas Jose-Antonio Ramos Gonzalez XeoN Carles Garcia neptuNo Alberto González PoPiFresH Mario González Yurii Salvador Gasco , a roster consisting of the former Cream Real Betis Cream Real Betis Inactive Prisi0n3r0 Ramón Mateu Bromas Jose-Antonio Ramos Gonzalez XeoN Carles Garcia core, alongside Salvador "Yurii" Gasco and former OWL player for the Philadelphia Fusion Alberto "neptuNo" González.

Results

• Shopify Rebellion GC Shopify Rebellion GC North America Rank #2 flowerful Kayla Horton KP Erika Lytle sonder Diana Zhang Lorri Lorrian Elad won the fourth edition of the Sakura Cup, only dropping one map the entire playoffs in their semifinals match against Gen.G Black Gen.G Black North America Rank #418 Kazler Calvrix IssaNina kasumu kazz heist rose . With this win, they have surpassed Cloud9 White Cloud9 White Inactive Bob Bob Tran alexis Alexis Guarrasi Jazzyk1ns Jasmine Manankil katsumi Katja Pfahnl meL Melanie Capone in the Game Changers rankings, edging them out by a single point.
• Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #2 Xeppaa Erick Bach leaf Nathan Orf Zellsis Jordan Montemurro runi Dylan Cade jakee Jake Anderson took first place in the Nerd Street Gamers Summer Championship by defeating NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Rank #3 FiNESSE Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh crashies Austin Roberts ethos Alan Ruan ardiis Ardis Svarenieks Victor Victor Wong in the grand finals 3-1. The only maps they dropped in the playoffs were one map each against Evil Geniuses and the aforementioned NRG Esports.

Matches to Watch

• The final three matches of the Valorant Conquerors Championship playoffs are set to begin soon. Team Exploit Team Exploit Inactive and Velocity Gaming Velocity Gaming Inactive hellff Sagnik Roy DEATHMAKER Debanjan Das Excali Karan Mhaswadkar will clash in the upper finals, while Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #43 Bazzi Park Jun-ki (박준기) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) SkRossi Ganesh Gangadhar WRONSKI Michael Wronski Lightningfast Abhirup Choudhury Monyet Cahya Nugraha AYRIN Jordan He await the outcome of the match in the lower final. The first place team will be guaranteed a spot in the APAC Last Chance qualifier for a chance to qualify for Valorant Champions, the last major event of the year.
• The group stages of LVP Rising Series #3 will begin this weekend, featuring top talent from around Europe. The first match will feature Acend Acend Europe Rank #11 ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi Br0die Jack Emmott baddyG Kamil Graniczka B3ASTM0D3 Ivan Ledić MONSTEERR Ondřej Petrů taking on Angry Titans Angry Titans Europe Rank #197 eNes Enes Bulut jurca Jurca Andreas Louitan Louis Beresford ngiN Engin Kor HyDrO Lukas Brill . That match will be followed by SAW SAW Europe Rank #6 Addicted Eduardo Torres DaviH David Cruz tomaszy Tomás Machado Fizzy David Figueiredo Bati Miguel Batista versus Team Queso Team Queso Europe Rank #28 UNFAKE Bartosz Bernacki neptuNo Alberto González H1ber Joona Parviainen PoPiFresH Mario González lowel Christian García Antorán .
• In Southeast Asia, six teams remain in the Game Changers SEA: FSL Open #6 playoffs. Currently, Alter Ego Celeste Alter Ego Celeste Inactive Alluka Tiara Bonilla Pleno Eisberg July Kusuma enerii Odella Abraham Ayumiii Nurul Aini Latera Nabila Sulthana and Galaxy Racer Female Galaxy Racer Female Inactive Yeya Mikkasie Alluka Tiara Bonilla Pleno Ivory Regina Lopez Ayaaa Shara Koshikawa Tr1cks Kyung-In Lee are set to clash in the upper final, with the winner guaranteed at least nine circuit points. Prior to that match, two lower bracket matches will be played out. Oasis Gaming GC Oasis Gaming GC Asia-Pacific Rank #22 will take on Wildfire Sphinx Wildfire Sphinx Inactive onigiri svndme Xerrith Eugenia Lee Cherzinga Chrysania Ian Chin Yu Zhe erina , while Renatus White Renatus White Inactive Mochiyx Tan Yee Xuan will face off against Aricat.Aresta Aricat.Aresta Inactive rosey Natchanan Marksup Rudys Noxy Kewalee Intuwan kitkatwc Newky Kewalin Maneerat .

Other news

• Former Sentinels Apex Legends player Nathan "retzi" Telen has announced that he is retiring from competitive Apex to pursue a career in Valorant. In the past, he has made appearances on Inactive as a stand-in during various tournaments, such as the CLG Blitz Cups, Nerd Street Gamers Open tournaments, and the Pulse Invitational.
• Riot Games have announced Riot Mobile, an upgraded version of League+. The app will include player profiles, cross-game and cross-region chat, and a conversation hub for users to search for friends and have conversations. The included Riot Games titles will include VALORANT alongside League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and Teamfight Tactics.