Nova Esports
Nova Esports
China
Rank #4
qiutiaN
Bijan Moeinzadeh (慕英毕强)
cb
Wang Qingchuan (王庆川)
Ezeir
Zhao Zejun (赵泽骏)
GuanG
Guang Honglin (光洪霖)
swagzor
Mikhail Vaniushin
's busy midseason break continues, with
OBONE
announcing his retirement and Ho "heybay"
Shun Hei departing.
OBONE retires from Valorant after competing since May of 2023. He moved into the title after spending a few years in CrossFire, where he competed for close to two years before retiring and entering Valorant. He's been with Nova for the entirety of his Valorant career, primarily playing the Controller role for the team while moving in and out of the team's starting lineup. Most recently, he played the Controller role for the team at China Kickoff earlier this year, finishing the event as the team's highest-rated player in an 0-3 finish to the event.
heybay leaves Nova after joining this past offseason. He joined after spending a long spell at
Trace Esports
Trace Esports
China
Rank #19
LuoK1ng
Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏)
Kai
Lu Zhinan (卢智楠)
FengF
Song Xuefeng (宋学锋)
FKEY
deLb
Delbert Tanoto
as part of a core built around three players who have been teammates since their days on
Totoro Gaming
Totoro Gaming
Inactive
FengF
Song Xuefeng (宋学锋)
ICEKING
Cheng Wanpeng (程万鹏)
Flex1n
Lo Rui (罗瑞)
YOU
Yip Man Ho
heybay
Ho Shun Hei
, which saw Trace reach the playoffs of Champions Seoul. heybay, after playing through the entirety of the offseason with Nova and competing through Kickoff, has been out of action since the beginning of Stage 1.
With both OBONE and heybay being absent from Nova's matches in Stage 1, EWC China Qualifier, and EVO Series, the main roster could continue with no changes from Stage 1. Since the end of Stage 1, the team has parted ways with newly-signed head coach alexRr , bringing back former head coach 24K to lead from the coaching booth.
Nova Esports
Nova Esports
China
Rank #4
qiutiaN
Bijan Moeinzadeh (慕英毕强)
cb
Wang Qingchuan (王庆川)
Ezeir
Zhao Zejun (赵泽骏)
GuanG
Guang Honglin (光洪霖)
swagzor
Mikhail Vaniushin
' full roster is now:
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