Heretics and NiP edge out challengers in Group A

Every map was close during the opening day of Europe's first Masters tournament.

Keiti joins Cloud9 White

The star Jett super sub for the team has officially signed with Cloud9.

Envy and FaZe move forward in first day of NA Masters

Gen.G and XSET will play each other on Saturday, while Envy and FaZe will face off on Sunday.

VLR.gg coverage of the VCT NA Stage 1 Masters

VLR.gg will be featuring live coverage of the VCT NA Stage 1 Masters, with exclusive interviews and features coming soon.

TenZ to stand in for Sentinels for VCT Stage 1 Masters

The famed Jett player, formerly of Cloud9 Blue, will be entering the Champions Tour to replace sinatraa, who is currently suspended from play.

FaZe officially makes Trippy head coach

Trippy was working as FaZe's coach during Challengers 3 and has been the team's unofficial analyst off and on for months.

Raise Your Edge lineup transfers to Acend

Acend have acquired Raise Your Edge's roster ahead of the first VCT EU Masters event

xms joins Alliance on trial

The former Team Finest member will be joining Alliance on a three month trial basis.

Riot and Sentinels suspend sinatraa

The 20-year-old Sentinels player has been suspended following allegations of sexual misconduct.

Assembling the Pretty Boyz: the building of XSET with thwifo

Coming over from a professional Fortnite career, thwifo shines as captain of XSET, one of the underdog teams going into the VCT Masters.

EXCEL debut Davidp

EXCEL are the newest European organization to enter Valorant, fielding David "Davidp" Prins as their captain.

Underdogs reign supreme as Europe locks in Masters lineup

Many of Europe's favorites will be left out of Masters 1 after Guild Esports, DfuseTeam, Ballista, and Raise Your Edge secured their places in the event.

Dfuse release players

In a statement, DfuseTeam have allowed their players to search for offers after a plague of administrative issues swarmed the French organization.

Last four NA teams to make Masters finalized

Luminosity, FaZe Clan, 100 Thieves, and Gen.G join the four who qualified from Challengers 2.

Equinox release Valorant roster*

The organization have parted ways with their roster, after five months in the game.

Valorant patch notes 2.04

Valorant Episode 2: Act II begins with the addition of Astra, alongside other minor quality-of-life and competitive changes.

Masters 2 to be held in Reykjavík, Iceland

The Masters event in Stage 2 of the Valorant Champions Tour will be held on LAN in Reykjavík, Iceland on May 24-30.

Ethan joins 100 Thieves, dicey dropped

The CS:GO pro, formerly of Evil Geniuses, has announced his new chapter in Valorant under 100 Thieves.

Giants see return of Fit1nho, Happy benched

Giants Gaming brings back Fit1nho and benches Happy just before the next Challengers qualifiers in Europe and for a chance to make it to Masters.

Alliance split with krea6on

The announcement comes a week after the team secured a spot in VCT EU Masters.

Dignitas sign ryann and rara

After a complete month of trialing, the two have officially signed with Dignitas.

Liquid add Jamppi

Jamppi will play the Jett/Operator role for Team Liquid. He is taking the place of ec1s, who was the team's IGL and played supportive agents.

YaBoiDre and moose join Luminosity

After trialing the duo for over a month and a half, Luminosity have made YaBoiDre Bond and moose part of their starting roster.

T1 unveil curry

The Dallas-based player has officially signed with the North American team after a multi-year career in CS:GO.

ec1s moved to Liquid bench ahead of Challengers 3

Liquid have moved ec1s to the bench with Challengers 3 over the horizon.

Wave benches xTribune

This is the first change to the Wave Esports lineup since October.

Riot announces VCT Game Changers

Teams competing in these tournaments will still be eligible to compete in Valorant Champions Tour events.

xms joins Finest

The former Envy, Team LDLC, and Team Heretics CS:GO player confirms his transition to Valorant by joining the Israeli organisation.

NRG acquires ANDROID from Andbox

The star Canadian duelist has departed Andbox, now taking on the mantle under NRG Esports.