Riot has announced that Pacific Ascension winners
SLT Seongnam
SLT Seongnam
Korea
Rank #5
will be competing in VCT Pacific under the
VARREL
VARREL
Japan
Rank #11
C1ndeR
Ko Jae-hyuk (고재혁)
Klaus
Kim Min-hyuk (김민혁)
XuNa
Kim Tae-geon (김태건)
oonzmlp
Shin Sang-beom (신상범)
Zexy
Jang Suk-hyun (장석현)
(VL) banner.
The organization has signed all five SLT players as well as their head coach.
VARREL, a Japanese org, last competed in the Japanese Challengers circuit in 2024, and had been inactive since then. As an organization, they have fielded teams in multiple Esports titles, including Overwatch, Apex Legends, Rainbow Six Seige, and League of Legends.
“With their extensive history in esports, and experience managing cross-regional rosters, we are confident that VARREL will be an exciting addition to VCT Pacific,” Riot said in a statement. “We are also happy for the players and coaches who will now have access to more resources and support as they prepare to compete at the highest level of VALORANT Esports.”
After entering Valorant in 2024 as
Rio Company
Rio Company
Inactive
SungJin
Ko Sung-jin (고성진)
Sunday
Kim Min-soo (김민수)
kanade
Um Hyun-sung (엄현성)
LuZ
Lim Ui-jun (임의준)
Jinboong
Kim Jin-won (김진원)
, SLT now exits Valorant. As SLT Seongnam, the team had financial backing from Korean investment company SLT and from the city of Seongnam. With VARREL, the team will enter its first year in Valorant in a move similar to the one that
Sin Prisa Gaming
Sin Prisa Gaming
Inactive
Persia
Yang Zi-on (양지온)
margaret
Kim Ji-woo (김지우)
Dambi
Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
went through when acquired by
Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
Korea
Rank #1
Xross
Jeonghwan (정환)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Dambi
Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
last year.
VARREL
VARREL
Japan
Rank #11
C1ndeR
Ko Jae-hyuk (고재혁)
Klaus
Kim Min-hyuk (김민혁)
XuNa
Kim Tae-geon (김태건)
oonzmlp
Shin Sang-beom (신상범)
Zexy
Jang Suk-hyun (장석현)
's full roster is now:
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