Rex Regum Qeon Rex Regum Qeon Asia-Pacific Rank #4 Monyet Cahya Nugraha xffero David Monangin Jemkin Maksim Batorov Kushy Bryan Carlos Setiawan crazyguy Ngô Công Anh has announced the departure of head coach Marthinus "Ewok" Jacobus Van Der Walt.

"Today, we announce the difficult decision that Ewok will be taking a break from the 2026 season," a release from RRQ co-owner Nano read. "We, together with Ewok, have explored various ways for him to continue into the upcoming season, but ultimately reached the difficult conclusion that he will not be able to continue as a full-time coach... Though we wished for a different outcome, we fully respect Ewok's decision and on behalf of everyone in RRQ would like to sincerely thank him for his dedication, hard work, and invaluable contributions to RRQ Valorant."

Ewok joined RRQ ahead of the 2023 season, Valorant's first year of the partnership era, and has pulled them from one of the region's middling teams to one of the top contenders. Prior to RRQ, he held coaching positions at White Rabbit Gaming White Rabbit Gaming Inactive ZyCeps Zybrand Lombaard kengeleng Cloxe Juice syce and ONIC G ONIC G Inactive . In his first campaign with the team, Ewok and RRQ finished seventh in the Pacific League, just missing out on the regional playoffs, and then fourth at the Pacific LCQ. In 2024, RRQ again fell short of reaching the international stage, finishing 7th-8th with a fourth-place finish in their Stage 1 group. A stronger Stage 2 earned them a spot in the playoffs, but they fell in the opening knockout round to eventual winners Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #3 Ash Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) .

In 2025, RRQ looked to get overcome their past hurdles as a middling team in the region. While another early elimination befell them in Pacific Kickoff, resulting in a 7th-8th finish, a personnel change, bringing in crazyguy as a new in-game leader, appeared to spark a change. After finishing atop a four-way tie of 3-2 teams in their group, RRQ ended the Stage 1 playoffs victorious, defeating Gen.G to lift their first-ever VCT title and qualify for their first international LAN in Masters Toronto. While RRQ disappointed with an 0-2 showing in the playoffs at Toronto, they returned to regional play with a repeat on their minds. They finished second in their group to qualify for the Stage 2 playoffs, and this time forced to make a lower bracket run after being dealt an early defeat. After four straight victories, RRQ clinched their spot in the grand final, where they came up short against perennial powerhouse Paper Rex Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Rank #1 PatMen Patrick Mendoza Jinggg Wang Jing Jie f0rsakeN Jason Susanto d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov . RRQ qualified for their first-ever Champions event, but only went as far as the group stage in Paris.

"After 3 incredible years with RRQ, I've made the difficult decision that I'll be taking a temporary break from full time coaching," Ewok said. "Its been some of the most amazing years of my life and I would like to thank everyone involved from the bottom of my heart. I'll still be in and around Valorant in different ways. This won't be the end of my coaching career, but rather a break to focus on some other areas of my life."

Rex Regum Qeon Rex Regum Qeon Asia-Pacific Rank #4 Monyet Cahya Nugraha xffero David Monangin Jemkin Maksim Batorov Kushy Bryan Carlos Setiawan crazyguy Ngô Công Anh will be tasked with finding a new head coach this offseason, with their full roster now: