Shopify Rebellion Black Shopify Rebellion Black North America Rank #5 Smoke zander Alexander Dituri Kyu Mirel Braco Hrustemovic NiSMO Marc-Andre Tayar Boni has unveiled its full roster for the 2027 VCT Americas Open Qualifier, headlined by the former M80 M80 Inactive core of Marc-Andre "NiSMO" Tayar, Mirel "Kyu" Braco Hrustemovic, and Boni . M80 and 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Rank #1 Cryocells Matthew Panganiban Asuna Peter Mazuryk vora Jordan Pulwer Timotino Timothée Lavigne Dupont bang Sean Bezerra veteran Alexander "zander" Dituri and Smoke also return to round out SRB's roster. In the coaching booth, Loic "effys" Sauvageau and oderus remain at the helm as the team looks to qualify for Americas Kickoff.

During North American Challengers Stage 3, the five future teammates faced each other twice. M80 defeated SRB 2-1 in the Swiss Stage. Later in Stage 3, M80 defeated SRB again, this time 3-1 in the grand final to win the championship. On the losing side, zander and Smoke will now compete alongside their former rivals.

M80 came close to qualifying for the VCT Americas Stage 2 playoffs after their Stage 3 win, but 0-2 Play-In losses against ENVY ENVY North America Rank #9 Eggsterr Evan Grady and G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #4 trent Trent Cairns leaf Nathan Orf shut the door on their 2026 season.

Shopify Rebellion Black also enjoyed a successful 2026 Challengers campaign, finishing runner-up in all three stages. The organization came close to qualifying for VCT Americas Stage 2 through the LCQ, advancing to the grand final before falling 3-2 to 2Game Esports 2Game Esports Brazil Rank #4 gobera Vitor Gobo xenom Eduardo Soeiro frz Leandro Gomes .

After the 2026 campaign, both zander and Smoke were moved to inactive status for SRB, but returned after the departures of NaturE , satellite , and exa were announced. with the three vacancies filled by the former M80 core.

Following the 2026 campaign, NaturE , satellite , and exa departed Shopify Rebellion as the organization prepared for the 2027 season and announced the new roster. Shopify Rebellion Black also received a direct invitation to the North America Qualifier Playoffs, bypassing the two opening Open Qualifiers. The team will begin its qualification campaign in the Swiss Stage on November 20, competing for a spot at VCT Americas Kickoff 2027.

Shopify Rebellion Black is now:

  • "Smoke"
  • Alexander "zander" Dituri
  • Mirel "Kyu" Braco Hrustemovic
  • Marc-Andre "NiSMO" Tayar
  • "Boni"
  • Angelika "lyka" Alda (Manager)
  • Loic "effys" Sauvageau (Head coach)
  • Chad "oderus" Miller (Assistant coach)