Valorant esports News

Sinatraa handed six month suspension by Riot

Following an investigation into sexual abuse allegations and initial suspension in March, sinatraa has been suspended for a period of six months due to violation of Rule 8.1 of the Valorant Global Competition Policy.

• May 17, 2021 • by teja

Vision Strikers veteran glow retires from Valorant

The Vision Strikers captain is retiring at 33.

• May 17, 2021 • by tamagao

Rix.GG Thunder move rCk to the bench

The English organization Rix.GG has benched rCk.

• May 16, 2021 • by Mandeep

Masters Reykjavik bracket, prize money revealed

The bracket has been set for the Icelandic Masters event, with the LAN event set to kick off on May 24.

• May 15, 2021 • by bleghfarec

MOLSI joins Giants as pipsoN switches to coach

Giants have revealed the addition of MOLSI, as pipsoN switches to a coaching role.

• May 15, 2021 • by ds_santos_

Imperial disband

Imperial Esports announced its Valorant squad has disbanded.

• May 15, 2021 • by ds_santos_

Andbox release b0i

Andbox have released one of its first players, b0i.

• May 15, 2021 • by ds_santos_

Gen.G add NaturE

This addition completes Gen.G's active roster.

• May 14, 2021 • by Hudsen

Heretics sign Johnta

"Well, this one was fast." The Ukranian returns to the coach slot in the server after being released by FunPlus Phoenix earlier in the week.

• May 13, 2021 • by bleghfarec

Version1 sub in jammyz, wippie unable to acquire visa

Version1 will Masters Reykjavik with jammyz, as wippie was unable to acquire the required visa.

• May 13, 2021 • by ds_santos_

TSM add Chet

Only two days after parting with tailored, TSM have found their new head coach in Chet, formerly of NRG.

• May 13, 2021 • by bleghfarec

Heretics and Tanizhq part

Team Heretics and Tanizhq, the team's coach since October 2020, have parted ways.

• May 13, 2021 • by ds_santos_

Teams finalized for Masters: Reykjavík

The stage is set, and the 10 teams competing at Valorant's first international competition have been decided.

• May 13, 2021 • by Hudsen

NRG announce JoshRT as head coach

He will be replacing Chet, who stepped down from the team in early April.

• May 12, 2021 • by Hudsen

Report: G2 and Acend to swap zeek and koldamenta

G2 Esports are set to trade zeek for koldamenta from Acend, as reported by neL of 1pv.fr.

• May 12, 2021 • by ds_santos_

XSET move WeDid to bench

One of XSET's original members has been moved to the bench for the remainder of VCT 2021.

• May 11, 2021 • by Hudsen

TSM release tailored

The North American organization, struggling to gain a foothold in the top 5 in NA, have parted ways with their original coach.

• May 11, 2021 • by bleghfarec

SLICK say goodbye to ntk

SLICK and ntk have parted ways following an early exit at the Brazilian Stage 2: Challengers Finals.

• May 11, 2021 • by ds_santos_

Valorant patch notes 2.09

Riot has released patch notes for the 2.09 update. Major changes include the addition of tactical timeouts and a tweak to Viper.

• May 11, 2021 • by teja

FunPlus Phoenix promote d00mbr0s, part with Johnta

FunPlus Phoenix have promoted their analyst d00mbr0s to the coaching position where he will be taking over the duties of Johnta.

• May 11, 2021 • by Mandeep

Team Liquid release ec1s

After being on the Team Liquid bench since February, ec1s has been released and is now a free agent.

• May 10, 2021 • by Hudsen

Team Vikings and Sharks Esports take Brazil's two Masters spots

Team Vikings capped off an undefeated Brazil Challengers Final run with a 3-1 grand final victory over Sharks Esports.

• May 9, 2021 • by tamagao

Vitality recruit pm as coach, part with Fragon

Team Vitality has announced its separation with Fragon and the recruitment of his replacement, pm.

• May 7, 2021 • by CocoJD

Game Changers Series 2 announced

Dignitas has announced VCT Game Changers Series 2, a $50,000 female-only tournament to be held on June 24 through June 27.

• May 5, 2021 • by teja

Masters 3 to be held in Berlin

Riot has announced that Masters 3 of the Valorant Champions Tour will be held in Berlin, Germany from September 9 to 19.

• May 5, 2021 • by teja

RUBINO on Heretics bench

RUBINO is looking for new opportunities following disappointing Stage 2.

• May 4, 2021 • by CocoJD

Breeze removed from Reykjavík map pool

Introduced in patch 2.08, Breeze had been the first new map addition in more than six months after the release of Icebox in October 2020.

• May 4, 2021 • by teja

jcStani becomes free agent from Immortals

With his contract with Immortals now expired, jcStani has moved to becoming a free agent going forward.

• May 3, 2021 • by Hudsen

TSM bench reltuC

In only the second roster change since the addition of brax, TSM have officially benched reltuC.

• May 3, 2021 • by Hudsen

Team Liquid and Fnatic to represent EMEA at Iceland

The dust has settled, and the two representatives for EMEA have been decided.

• May 2, 2021 • by Hudsen