The Christmas holiday season is here, but that didn't stop the rest of the Valorant world from creating new headlines. Here's what you might have missed this past week.
This week's edition covers news from December 18 - December 24.
- Read more: News Almost Missed December 17
Roster Changes
- Alex "Lin"
Gariépy and Vincent "Apoth"
Le have joined
Renegades
Renegades
Inactive
following a nearly three-month trial period with the organization. - / Jose "Caz"
Hernandez has become a free agent from
E-Xolos LAZER
E-Xolos LAZER
Inactive
Cebando
Ezequiel Ramos
Mited
Luis Gutierrez
. This announcement leaves the team with no active players. - / Theodor "In0X"
Bjornsson has revealed that he has officially departed
Cosmic Divide
Cosmic Divide
Inactive
ChurmZ
Corey Koch
Tkaz
Tyler Kazmierczak
renz
Austin Dickman
tokyo
Sebastien Lima
syfi
Samir Karimov
after eight months with the team. - /
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #1
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
Veqaj
Sylvain Pattyn
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
have announced the departure of strategic coach Martin "Anderzz"
Schelasin. - / Earlier this week,
Vexed Gaming
Vexed Gaming
Inactive
Luca
Lukey
petals
Ben Colledge
Lew
Lewis Grant-Smith
kingHaS
Henry Simmons
announced that Fletcher "Leare"
Brigden-Knight and Calvin "MAGiK"
Spaaij would be allowed to seek opportunities outside of the organization as restricted free agents. Most recently, the organization announced the transfer of Leare to an undisclosed team. - / Norbert "Dext"
Paulovčák and Fabián "Quick"
Pereira are gone from
Movistar Riders
Movistar Riders
Inactive
Nixerino
Nicolás Canellas Colocho
YuNo
Eloy García
Vorwenn
Tomas Baldrich
Blastinho
Miquel llombart
Pando
. - Ayşe "schnellÆ"
Ergül has joined
Fire Flux Fierce
Fire Flux Fierce
Inactive
jduh
Ceyda Kondu
Lateu
Hilal Yaşar
rayka
Zeynep Kalkan
Liyan
Jiex
Şura Yıldırım
. -
Oxygen Esports
Oxygen Esports
Inactive
player Muhammed "m1tez"
Tezcan has revealed that he is allowed to explore options with other teams outside of Oxygen. -
Keyd Stars Athenas
Keyd Stars Athenas
Inactive
coach Fernando "zezao"
Lirola has revealed that he has officially departed the organization. - Jesus "jfoeN"
Taboada and Santiago "DaveeyS"
Galvis Ruiz have departed
INFINITY
INFINITY
Inactive
ligasa
Rodrigo Castillo
MatiS
Matias Salgado
bnj
Benjamin Rabinovich
. Additionally, the team has welcomed Jomer "joman"
Montoya as their new head coach. -
Desirena
has left
Six Karma Feminil
Six Karma Feminil
Inactive
Kikirucha
and announced her retirement from competitive play. - Lee "GODLIKE"
Seo-ha (이서하) has joined
World Game Star
World Game Star
Korea
Rank #25
Wenty
Yang Geon-mo (양건모)
YUNSEUNG
as their sixth player. -
DAMWON Gaming
DAMWON Gaming
Inactive
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
allow
Park Sang-wook (박상욱)
exy
Park Geun-cheol (박근철)
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
Esperanza
Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철)
have announced the departure of Kim "Secret"
Ha-jin (김하진). - /
DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
Japan
Rank #4
Meiy
Ibuki Seki
SSeeS
Tomonori Okimura
yatsuka
Caedye
Amon Mateus Okakura
Akame
Yu Gwang-hui (유광희)
have completed their roster with Kim "HSK"
Hae-seong (김해성) and
Killer
. -
Tonbo
has departed
FENNEL
FENNEL
Japan
Rank #1
Aace
Souta Itou
Hals
CLZ
Hikaru Mizutani
Anthem
Yoshitaka Enomoto
GangPin
Chae Jung-moo (채정무)
. He has not been seen in an official match since the Stage 2 Challengers Finals. - Prabhdeep "Ghost"
Bhatia has revealed that he is no longer a part of
Team XO
Team XO
Inactive
and is looking for a new team to play with in 2022. - / Emil "EmilShe1n"
Mamedov has been released from
Immortals
Immortals
Inactive
. The team now has only two active players.
Results
-
Radiance
Radiance
Inactive
Rebo
Christopher Heindel
FIEND
Zander Bates
venture
Anthony Ziade
sSef
Youssef Daghache
cheatcode
Shaun Quinto
defeated
TSM Academy
TSM Academy
Inactive
in the grand finals of the Nerd Street Gamers Winter Championship Open 10 without dropping a single map. - This past weekend, the bi-coastal Nerd Street Gamers Valorant LANs took place.
ex-Serenity Black
ex-Serenity Black
Inactive
sae
Bruce Nguyen
Aiko
James Sandberg
JoBa
Joseph Barker
Add3r
Jack Hayashi
Nick
Nicholas Sahawneh
took first place in the Fullerton Frag Valorant Major by defeating
Vietnamese Curry
Vietnamese Curry
Inactive
Shanks
Ryan Ngo
POISED
Kevin Ngo
Derrek
Derrek Ha
curry
Rahul Nemani
neptune
Jason Tran
. They did not drop a map the entire event. On the east coast, at the Philadelphia Frag Valorant Major,
On The Way
On The Way
Inactive
zander
Alexander Dituri
stellar
Brenden McGrath
jcrueL
Joel Cruel
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
bang
Sean Bezerra
claimed first place over
Booster Seat Gaming
Booster Seat Gaming
Inactive
v1c
Victor Truong
ChurmZ
Corey Koch
Virtyy
Leandro Moreno
jawgemo
Alexander Mor
Boltzy
Angel Garcia
by defeating them in the grand finals. -
Alter Ego
Alter Ego
Inactive
Nakya
Alehandro Fabian Simanjorang
sayoo
Willy Ivandra
gotten
Davin
took first place in The Esports Club Challenger Series 6 playoffs by defeating
Action PH
Action PH
Inactive
SouL
Daddie
Shunmar Bellita
eugeneS
Eugene Serrano
Narpim
Clark Karoll Landrito
SecondLove
Sovano
Alvin Daniel L. Oronce
Worship
Ian Ga
in the grand finals.
Matches to Watch
- Two matches remain in the Open Fire Legacy playoffs.
Surreal Esports
Surreal Esports
Inactive
Rosé
Eren Erzan
VenTT
Emre Bozkurt
vittoria
macRue
Arda Yıldız
Crewen
Ali Eren Sargin
have advanced to the grand finals off of a win over
Team Demiral Esports
Team Demiral Esports
Inactive
YANKAS
Yusuf Yankaş
VPNCNP
Kutluay Kutlu
Bard0lf
Emir Çinkılıç
farewell
Orçun Köroğlu
Bia
Haluk Demirci
barni
ThePrimerio
Doğukan Meriç Karduz
nekky
Anıl Dağdeviren
. They will play the winner of the
Fire Flux Young
Fire Flux Young
Inactive
Crewen
Ali Eren Sargin
VenTT
Emre Bozkurt
vittoria
macRue
Arda Yıldız
Rosé
Eren Erzan
/
Thunderbolts Gaming
Thunderbolts Gaming
Inactive
Antsy
Yağız Güngör
Yato
Cem Saat
re1sxd
İlyas Çalışkan
corr0
Mehmet Alp Vural
DubzWoW
Mustafa Doğan
ARGENT
Berk Deniz Özdamar
match taking place tomorrow. -
Global Esports
Global Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #25
PatMen
Patrick Mendoza
UdoTan
Go Kyung-won (고경원)
Kr1stal
Savva Fedorov
xavi8k
Xavier Juan
Autumn
Kale Dunne
and
Todak
Todak
Asia-Pacific
Rank #32
sayoo
Willy Ivandra
aduka
Muhammad Arsyad Sazali
ValdyN
Rivaldy Nafian
theDoctorr
Mathanraj Munisparan
aplycs
Aqil Azfar
are set to clash in the grand finals of the LogitechG x Loco Invitational on Sunday, December 26.
Other News
- Nerd Street have announced updates to their Winter Championship tournament series. Beginning in 2022, the qualifier for the Denver LAN will take place from January 22 - January 23. Additionally, the Last Chance Qualifier for the grand finals of the Winter circuit will be held on February 3, with the grand finals taking place in the days after, from February 4 - February 6.
- / According to a December 22 report from Upcomer's George Geddes, longtime
Immortals
Immortals
Inactive
member Amgalan "Genghsta"
Nemekhbayar is set to become an official member of
Knights
Knights
Inactive
. Should he depart Immortals, only Andrew "ShoT_UP"
Orlowski and coach Michael "packing10"
Szklanny Sr. would remain as official members of the team. - /
Movistar Riders
Movistar Riders
Inactive
Nixerino
Nicolás Canellas Colocho
YuNo
Eloy García
Vorwenn
Tomas Baldrich
Blastinho
Miquel llombart
Pando
are in discussion to sign former
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
Inactive
player Cista "keloqz"
Wassim, according to a report from Jakub Czapran of Cybersport.pl. - According to a report from ValorantZONE, MIBR are considering moving their female Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team over to Valorant.
- In another report regarding MIBR from Victor Porto of Mais Esports, MIBR's male roster will feature Gustavo "gtn" Moura, Rafael "mNdS" Mendes, Matheus "deNaro" Hipólito, Sergio "txddy" Francisco, and João "jzz" Pedro.
- Earlier this week,
BOOM Esports
BOOM Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #6
natz
Jonathan Adiputra
Shiro
Hildegard Arnaldo
NcSlasher
Sheldon Andersen Chandra
coach Ji "Meow"
Dong-jun (지동준) tweeted that teams that had participated in Stage 3 Challengers SEA had not been paid their prize money, nor had they been given an update as to when they were going to get their earnings. A day later, an update was made from Meow stating that the participating teams would be receiving their earnings in January.




