Stage 1 Challengers competition is coming to a close soon, and the rest of the Valorant world is gearing up for what's to come in the future. Here's what you might have missed this past week.

This week's edition covers news from March 5 - March 11.

Roster Changes

Results

Matches to Watch

Other News

  • / According to Dot Esports, Sentinels Sentinels North America Rank #1 TenZ Tyson Ngo Zellsis Jordan Montemurro zekken Zachary Patrone johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid Sacy Gustavo Rossi have trialed multiple candidates to fill in the vacancy created by the departure of Shane "Rawkus" Flaherty. Among the candidates named in the report include former Overwatch League player Luis “iRemiix” Galarza Figueroa.
  • / After past reports stated that Iyengaran "iyen" Raju would be benched from Soniqs Soniqs Inactive , the team has now backtracked on that decision, according to Dot Esports As a result, Jason "JSUNG" Sung has requested to be benched. Reid "x0tek" Johnson has left the team, while Ethan "Crunchy" Laker has played for DarkZero in BoomTV Proving Grounds $20k - Spring 2022 and trialed for other teams. However, a recent update from Max “purest” Katz on the shuffle has revealed that Crunchy has returned from the team's bench.
  • / Jesper "TENZKI" Mikalski and William "draken" Sundin have both made a return to CS:GO, now playing under the orgless roster of Savage.
  • Reports have come out stating that TENSTAR TENSTAR Inactive Br0die Jack Emmott KRAY Calum Knight Polvi Niko Polvinen xms Alexandre Forté doma Domagoj Fancev players and staff have not been paid. According to an in-depth article from Esports News UK's Dom Sacco, a total of £300,00 GBP are owed to the more than 50 laid-off staff, with the majority of the blame being put on Adamo Gaming, TENSTAR's parent company.
  • On March 10, Dot Esports revealed FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix Inactive SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin Zyppan Pontus Eek ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky ardiis Ardis Svarenieks would be withholding Kyrylo "ANGE1" Karasov's salary from March 15 if he remained unable to play due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After Prodigy Agency founder Jérôme Coupez contacted FPX, he revealed the situation had been resolved and ANGE1's salary will be payed in full after a private apology from Chun Li, FPX's CEO.
  • Korea Stage 1: Challengers playoffs will host a live audience. The event will be held at Sangam Colosseum in Seoul, South Korea, featuring on-site events, goodies and more. Tickets are available for purchase online, starting at ₩8,000 KRW (~$6 USD).

Eutalyx contributed to this recap.