Valorant's social media feeds may be filled with crazy "announcements" due to April Fool's Day, but this week's edition of News Almost Missed contains fully authentic news that occurred. Here's what you might have missed from this past week.
This week's edition covers news from March 26 - April 1.
- Read more: News Almost Missed March 25
Roster Changes
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CLG Red
CLG Red North America Rank #7 itnothan Han Nguyen emluo mle Emily Peters athxna Mirna Noureldin dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo have rounded out their roster with itnothan .
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OXY
has left
Moon Raccoons
Moon Raccoons Inactive icy Jacob Lange tech ZK Timothy Ly , citing issues with scheduling as his reason for departure.
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VersionX
VersionX Inactive have completed their roster with former Polaris
Polaris Inactive Shockah Zoe Zoe Servais Katarina Starlight lunah members Katarina and Starlight .
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Immortals
Immortals Inactive have returned to North American Valorant by signing Game Changers team Light Up Sketchers
Light Up Sketchers Inactive .
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XSET Purple
XSET Purple North America Rank #25 bunnybee have revealed their full roster for Game Changers, featuring new additions Nicole "Noia" Tierce and Cecilie "Cille" Kallio Ahlquist Lauritsen from Rix.GG Lightning
Rix.GG Lightning Inactive and G2 Gozen
G2 Gozen Europe Rank #1 roxi Vivian Schilling Mary Maryam Maher Petra Petra Stoker mimi Michaela Lintrup Glance Anastasia Anisimova respectively.
- / Daniel "mertz"
Mertz has announced that he is in search of new opportunities outside of
Team Heretics
Team Heretics Europe Rank #6 Mixwell Oscar Cañellas AvovA Auni Chahade zeek Aleksander Zygmunt Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius keloqz Cista Wassim .
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Alliance
Alliance Inactive have benched Zik , leaving the team with three active players plus on-loan player Enzo "Enzo" Mestari.
- / Fletcher "Leare"
Brigden-Knight has revealed that he is looking for new opportunities while still under contract with
Team Queso
Team Queso Europe Rank #28 UNFAKE Bartosz Bernacki neptuNo Alberto González H1ber Joona Parviainen PoPiFresH Mario González lowel Christian García Antorán .
- / Harry "Gorilla"
Mepham, a trial analyst for
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix Inactive SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin Zyppan Pontus Eek ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky ardiis Ardis Svarenieks , has announced that he is looking for new opportunities as a coach/analyst.
- / Rui "VTaguT"
Ribeiro has departed the roster of
Rebels Gaming
Rebels Gaming Europe Rank #37 GatsH Guillaume Kalka hastack Sergio Fernández Martínez vo0kashu Ilya Ushakov humanz Jose Luis Cebrian DRK Gabriel Lorenzo
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FTW Esports
FTW Esports Europe Rank #250 sww Diogo Lopes furyan Afonso de Sousa Dolfo Rodrigo Oliveira SHADOWMIGLITO Nuno Pereira aztex Miguel Tavares player Simão "KenzmPs" Azevedo has joined Team Vikings
Team Vikings Inactive Veroneze Vinícius Ribeiro Ds Daniel Silva swag João Neto pollo Julio Silva . The move also reunites him with former teammate Daniel "Ds" Silva.
- Charles "CREA"
Beauvois has announced that he is retiring from competitive play and will be shifting to a coaching position. His move to assistant coach from
Mandatory
Mandatory Europe Rank #12 HyP Damien Souville thebigfiz Julien Auberton kAdavra Thomas Johner AKUMAAAAA Alex Lo Bello Goaster Tony Richard 's active roster leaves the team with two spots to be filled.
- / Armin "litshii"
Pervan has revealed that he is in search of new opportunities while still under contract with
Angry Titans
Angry Titans Europe Rank #68 eNes Enes Bulut jurca Jurca Andreas Louitan Louis Beresford ngiN Engin Kor HyDrO Lukas Brill .
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Movistar Riders
Movistar Riders Europe Rank #114 Navarrete Andreu Navarro Blasco Vinice Adinseg Rodríguez Suárez Nixerino Nicolás Canellas Colocho dimaxx Dmytro Paliy saiko Kacper Kucharski have parted ways with René "Rias" Pitrun and Alejandro "RAYZZ" Montaner Roig.
- After over a year of absence from the Valorant scene,
Enterprise Esports
Enterprise Esports Europe Rank #19 Minny Patrik Hušek alexiiik Alex Hawlasek MaFiN Martin Vrána Cantzer Václav Jan Stezka benjyfishy Benjy David Fish have returned by signing Podnik
Podnik Inactive alexiiik Alex Hawlasek Elysium Michael Prošek Cantzer Václav Jan Stezka Minny Patrik Hušek MaFiN Martin Vrána .
- Felix "Felix"
Gerling has revealed that he has been benched from
PENTA
PENTA Inactive .
- / Vladimir "PNUKH"
Chervov and Aleksandr "alexR"
Kondratovitš have joined
XPLDZ
XPLDZ Inactive as head coach and analyst respectively.
- Berra "Berrie"
Özbek has announced that she is in search of new opportunities, leaving her former team —
Fire Flux Fierce
Fire Flux Fierce Inactive jduh Ceyda Kondu Lateu Hilal Yaşar rayka Zeynep Kalkan Liyan Jiex Şura Yıldırım — with two active players.
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Stars Horizon
Stars Horizon Inactive flainzz Felipe Saldanha pollo Julio Silva have parted ways with three players — Matheus "drago" Matos, Hiago "delevingne" Baldi, and Lucas "LKSHOW" Soares — and coach Lucas "Kamino" Kamino.
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ODDIK
ODDIK Brazil Rank #9 bld Victor Junqueira Tisora Kauã Estefanini fzkk Leonardo Puertas fznnn Fernando Cerqueira jacobin Guilherme Jacob have added Dyamond "phonics" Pillon to their team as head coach.
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GODSENT IRIS
GODSENT IRIS Inactive niciplesss Nikolett Keszeli Nessa Vanessa Ahlström Melzz Melinda BlomQvist are in search of a new fifth after Ivelina "HellRose" Danova revealed that she had stepped down from the team.
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Rise Gaming
Rise Gaming Inactive luqz Lucas Dias Tak1 Vitor Tak Luskka Lucas Rentechen have parted ways with João "Biscoit1n" Victor Vieira, Guilherme "guuih" Mariano, and André "TxoziN" Saidel.
- MIBR have unveiled two official members of
MIBR Female
MIBR Female Brazil Rank #43 biazik Beatriz Begnossi Daniops Daniela Cristini drn Paola Caroline isa1 Isabele Glym nat1 Natalia Meneses , their Game Changers team. The members are Bruna "Bizinha" Marvila and Marcella "Cellax" Ferreira.
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Six Karma
Six Karma Latin America North Rank #3 Jow Juan Camilo Preciado Ordoñez FreshT Juan Pablo Preciado BandiCoot Michael Mancipe jfoeN Jesus Taboada Feniz Thomas Molina Danger Daniel Fernando Amador have parted ways with three players: Alexander "xander" Lopez, Luis "Mited" Gutierrez, and William "Clarenz" Blanco.
- Two stories from Movistar Optix: Diego "D1E" Contreras and Syuz have joined the team's main roster and Female roster respectively.
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Holbreak
and
EBRO Gaming
EBRO Gaming Latin America South Rank #11 Kardash Mateo Verni Liu Haitam pepzet CrayZ nachitt Juan Ignacio Palesi have parted ways, leaving the team with three active players.
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CNJ esports
CNJ esports Korea Rank #17 BENECIA Kim Jin-han (김진한) Wavy Jo Jun-hwan (조준환) AcMe Rain Seo Hong-seung (서홍승) Pay have begun their roster rebuild by adding Yoo "Moothie" Seung-Woo (유승우) to their team.
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SCARZ
SCARZ Japan Rank #4 Allen Zennakukin Daichi Igarashi TORANECO Jusei Saito Jemkin Maksim Batorov Kr1stal Savva Fedorov Yoshiii player Ko "C1nder" Jae-hyuk (고재혁) has announced that he is looking for a new team.
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BLUE BEES.ESP
BLUE BEES.ESP Japan Rank #9 YAYA SID Rico DenO DAVINCI have parted ways with Zennakukin and Yuto "million" Ueno.
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Xandrite
has revealed that he is in search of new opportunities outside of
NORTHEPTION
NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #7 BlackWiz Kohei Mikami TenTen Derialy Daichi Doi Moothie Yoo Seung-Woo (유승우) .
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FENNEL
FENNEL Japan Rank #3 CLZ JoXJo Cho Byung-yeon (조병연) SyouTa Xdll Yuto Mizomori hiroronn Hiroki Yanai have parted ways with Derialy .
- Shoki "Pepper"
Banjo has announced that he is in search of new team offers outside of
IGZIST
IGZIST Japan Rank #25 Norisen Yusuke Shima GangPin Chae Jung-moo thiefy Masato Tsujita oitaN Masayuki Takahashi RIPablo Shuma Ikeda .
- Joshua "JoshS"
Miles Santos and Patrick "Derek"
Lacson have both departed
Bren Esports
Bren Esports Inactive , with the latter announcing a return to competitive CS:GO.
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Action PH
Action PH Asia-Pacific Rank #63 blurred Shaun Matthew Maglasang Derek Patrick Lacson Kevzii Franz Kevin Dingal micr0 Elmer Coloma have welcomed Franc "ABATMAN" Lenard Meija and Mathanraj "theDoctorr" Munisparan to their team.
- Sirajul "Riza"
Azrie Bin Sirajul Adly has announced that his contract with
Kingsmen
Kingsmen Inactive 1van Kok Mun Hong Justa Ooi Zhen Loong has ended, and that he is in search of a new team.
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BLEED
BLEED Asia-Pacific Rank #2 sScary Nutchapon Matarat Deryeon Derrick Yee Juicy Tyler James Aeria nephh Marcus Tan crazyguy Ngô Công Anh have parted with three players: Lee "LEXY" Jun Hao Xavier, Darren "FirstLove" Mok Yong Xiang, and Henri "Flaring" Forichon. These departures leave BLEED one player short of a full five-man roster.
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Persija Esports
Persija Esports Inactive Asteriskk Nanda Rizana Famouz Fikri Zaki Hamdani Eeyore Kevin Gunawan Flynch Vicky Rudyanto roseau Baskoro Dwi Putra , a team backed by professional Indonesian football club Persija Jakarta, have acquired the roster of BOY WITH LOVE
BOY WITH LOVE Inactive Flynch Vicky Rudyanto roseau Baskoro Dwi Putra Asteriskk Nanda Rizana Eeyore Kevin Gunawan Famouz Fikri Zaki Hamdani .
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X10 Esports
X10 Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #17 Chrysania Ian Chin Yu Zhe FANE Donovan Chia Vera Rodman Yap Tempz Pierre Heng Egoist Javier Chua have said goodbye to Thanachok "notxd" Rattanapranee.
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Sharper Esport
Sharper Esport Asia-Pacific Rank #13 Leviathan Thanyathon Nakmee Changee Nong Chang Chainyyy Pornchai Panyawong Acetics Teerapat Jinyong PinOcchiOs Teerasak Kedaim have added Thanadol "newgen" Kitautcharanukul as a sixth player.
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Fancy United Esports
Fancy United Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #5 YESicaN Đinh Đình Đạt n1zzy Nguyễn Tấn Thành WUKONG Nguyễn Văn Thiện f1cio Hoàng Ngọc Sơn gin Phan Văn Gin have welcomed Hoàng "f1cio" Ngọc Sơn to their team as a sixth player.
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Soniqs
Soniqs Inactive player Bob "Bob" Tran has announced that she is looking for a new team.
- Tyler "tucks"
Reilly has transferred from
ORDER
ORDER Inactive WRONSKI Michael Wronski rDeeW Riley Wilkinson Texta Matthew O’Rourke disk0 Cameron Mac Maple Elvin Sun 's Valorant roster to their CS:GO squad.
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Mindfreak
Mindfreak Inactive tensai Benny Phan soju Jay Jeong Dutti Sudhish Dutt Chax Chax Stipanovic have parted ways with Michael "WRONSKI" Wronski.
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SCYTES
SCYTES MENA Rank #20 hoveRR Yaser Akkad Foxy Blitz M7MD Peps Ali Marashi have acquired Yaser "hoveRR" Akkad from YaLLa Esports
YaLLa Esports Inactive ShawateRR Mohammad Yousef Near Fahad Salem Kitkat Mohamed Alnuaimi B4HA Baha Mohamad Oqap ISSAA Issa Murad VIPP33R Omar Adwan .
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MLC Esports
MLC Esports Inactive MenT Nisuh have parted ways with Reda "SpawNy" Oulahyane and Taha "AntiBiotique" Handaoui.
Results & Standings
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Cloud9 White
Cloud9 White Inactive Bob Bob Tran alexis Alexis Guarrasi Jazzyk1ns Jasmine Manankil katsumi Katja Pfahnl meL Melanie Capone , Shopify Rebellion GC
Shopify Rebellion GC North America Rank #2 flowerful Kayla Horton KP Erika Lytle sonder Diana Zhang Lorri Lorrian Elad bENITA Benita Novshadian , and Dignitas
Dignitas Inactive rain Amanda Smith EMUHLEET Emmalee Garrido theia Melisa Mundorff Stefanie Stefanie Jones showliana Juliana Maransaldi currently stand atop the Swiss Stage of the NA Champions Tour Game Changers Series I, with all three teams sitting at 3-0 win/loss records.
- In the VRL East Relegation,
WATAHA
WATAHA Inactive nyczu Szymon Kulik Kamisseq Kamil Lepper NOKOCU Michał Michałów vilczek 999kvmil Kamil Szymanek and Enterprise Esports
Enterprise Esports Europe Rank #19 Minny Patrik Hušek alexiiik Alex Hawlasek MaFiN Martin Vrána Cantzer Václav Jan Stezka benjyfishy Benjy David Fish defeated Honvéd Esport
Honvéd Esport Europe Rank #87 WAKUZ Bence Kondás shinnok specimen Dávid Erdősi bzt Renátó Bárányos tigene Norbert Pásztor and Finest
Finest Inactive dESTRUCTIVEE Hakan Lekesizer Kicks Kimmie Laasner bonkar Malkolm Rench respectively to advance onto the second stage of VRL East competition.
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Real Betis
Real Betis Inactive Vorwenn Tomas Baldrich Guardy Antonio Guardiola Rexs José Jaramago sit atop the first season of the Circuito Tormenta: Liga Radiante 2022 with a 5-1-1 record.
- The final qualifier of VCT Brazil Stage 2 Challengers 1 saw
Galaxy Carrots
Galaxy Carrots Inactive zakkv Vinicius Gonçales Tisora Kauã Estefanini Evilkyk Kayke Arrais DMT Vinicius Siebert Cryy Joao Vitor Ferreira , Los Grandes
Los Grandes Inactive prince Lorran S. Ferreira CTC Caio Torres pleets Marcelo Leite , Tropinha do TIKTOK 2.0
Tropinha do TIKTOK 2.0 Inactive tockers Gabriel Claumann Tisora Kauã Estefanini fznnn Fernando Cerqueira bld Victor Junqueira fzkk Leonardo Puertas , and MIBR
MIBR Brazil Rank #6 jzz João Pedro heat Olavo Marcelo murizzz Murillo Tuchtenhagen RgLMeister Matheus Rodigoli frz Leandro Gomes qualify for the access stage, which begins next week.
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EDward Gaming
EDward Gaming China Rank #1 ZmjjKK Yongkang Zheng (郑永康) nobody Sen Xu Wang (王森旭) CHICHOO Shun Zhi Wan (万顺治) Smoggy Zhao Zheng (张钊) Haodong Hao Dong Guo (郭浩东) and KONE eSC
KONE eSC China Rank #2 sword9 Li Wei (李卫) Yosemite Lei Wang Knight Yuxiang Liu Ninebody Yi Ding LuoK1ng Zhang Zhan Peng (张展鹏) currently sit atop the standings of the Spring Gauntlet Invitational group stage with undefeated 4-0 and 3-0 records respectively.
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Team Snakes
Team Snakes Asia-Pacific Rank #18 k1Ng Abdul Sami Khero Abdur Abdur Rehman shooterR Mustafa Kamal Storax Areeb Rehman MUSAB reverse swept Enigma Gaming
Enigma Gaming Asia-Pacific Rank #21 Divine Yeoh Chun Ting FREY Ingram Tan STYRON Tidus Goh Xan in the grand finals of the fourth season of The Esports Club Gauntlet to take first place in the event.
Matches to Watch
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Rebels Gaming
Rebels Gaming Europe Rank #37 GatsH Guillaume Kalka hastack Sergio Fernández Martínez vo0kashu Ilya Ushakov humanz Jose Luis Cebrian DRK Gabriel Lorenzo and Surreal Esports
Surreal Esports Inactive Rosé Eren Erzan VenTT vittoria macRue Arda Yıldız Crewen Ali Eren Sargin will meet in the Group A winner's final of the Stage 1 EMEA promotion play-in, while FOKUS
FOKUS Europe Rank #8 waddle Wadir Taraki KPZET Victor Steensgaard Lime Jacob Foster JUGi Jakob Hansen YaBoiLewis Lewis Hughes sit atop the Group B standings with a perfect 2-0 record.
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Team Liquid Brazil
Team Liquid Brazil Brazil Rank #13 Bizerra Vitoria Vieira Joojina Letícia Paiva isaa Isabeli Esser daiki Natalia Vilela bstrdd Paula Naguil , Gamelanders Purple
Gamelanders Purple Inactive , TropiCaos GC
TropiCaos GC Brazil Rank #150 ANABALA maze Kécia Farias vene Nayla Youssef , and Before
Before Brazil Rank #335 giacomiN Maria Eduarda Giacomin jubs Natyzinha Jenniffer are the four teams left going into the semifinals of the second open qualifier of the Protocolo: Gêneses 2022. Matches will resume tomorrow, April 2.
Other News
- / According to a report from George Geddes, the sale of the
Rise
Rise Inactive roster to an unnamed buyer has fallen through. While all the names involved in the deal were not named, one of the parties interested was tournament host Rival Room. What ended up leading to the collapse of the deal was supposedly an unnamed group of investors who attempted to purchase the Rise roster, but failed to meet the deadline set by Rise.
- / A March 28 report from George Geddes has detailed interest by
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan North America Rank #10 POISED Kevin Ngo BABYBAY Andrej Francisty dicey Quan Tran Rossy Daniel Abedrabbo supamen Phat Le to replace Andrew "ShoT_UP" Orlowski and Xavier "flyuh" Carlson with Phat "supamen" Le and bring in Kevin "POISED" Ngo on trial.
- / According to a report from Max "purest" Katz,
TSM Academy
TSM Academy Inactive player Carlo "Dcop" Delsol is set to join FUSION
FUSION Latin America North Rank #1 theory Daniel Esteban Albadan Cardozo Virtyy Leandro Moreno Mited Luis Gutierrez edu Darker Sebastián Castro Cicuamia Dcop Carlo Delsol , who already have a full roster of five. It is unknown who dcop would replace on the active roster. Dcop has been inactive from competition from TSM Academy since late February, when the team took part in the February edition of the Knights Monthly Gauntlet.
- According to an Instagram post from Yoo "fiveK" Sung-min (유성민), the new roster of F4Q will feature himself, Hermes , Estrella , Kang "BeYN" Ha-bin (강하빈), and GOLD .