All eyes might be on the VCT playoffs around the world, but the Valorant world still continued to produce new headlines nonetheless. Here's what you might have missed this past week.
This week's edition covers news from June 11 - June 17.
- Read more: News Almost Missed June 10
Roster Changes
- Daniel "Danimal" Booth stepped down from the head coaching position at Soniqs Soniqs Inactive earlier this week. Just yesterday, he was announced as the new head coach of XSET XSET Inactive Bob Bob Tran katsumi Katja Pfahnl , who saw the departure of former head coach Daniel "Ducky" Duong the day prior, on the 15th.
- Acend signed the roster of UNtapped UNtapped Inactive mediKa Annika Lambertz Nariel Yaren Cirit Sylva Anna Bruce-Doig Lil Bob as their Game Changers team. The squad will compete in Game Changers EMEA as Acend Rising Acend Rising Inactive schnellÆ Ayşe Ergül amy Amy Lai h6tedthemost Lada Kozhemyakina speedowka Weronika Dabrowska Joliinaa Tina Agéli .
- Rebels Gaming Rebels Gaming Europe Rank #200 added former Arroz Arroz Inactive Zino Paulo Figueiredo Bati Miguel Batista DaviH David Cruz tomaszy Tomás Machado VTaguT Rui Ribeiro member tomaszy to their team.
- / Alliance Coven Alliance Coven Inactive fluxxy Lola Ainslie 6sonya Maria Istrate B3AUTIFUL Laureta Hajra Melzz Melinda BlomQvist rounded out their roster with Tina "Joliinaa" Agéli and Ece "Kuripuuya" Selin Balıkdere.
- Caner "CyderX" Demir recently revealed that he had terminated his contract with Papara SuperMassive Papara SuperMassive Europe Rank #23 sterben Emre Demirci skylen Asil Yalçın hiro Emirhan Kat CyderX Caner Demir MOJJ Buğra Kiraz Celasun Emir Celasun SouhcNi Ibrahim Sağır Izzy Baran Yılmaz , and that he is now in search of new opportunities as a free agent.
- // 9z Team signed the roster of SUBANSE A LA CHAMBETA SUBANSE A LA CHAMBETA Inactive Nanu micaela Micaela Ferreyra reshi Anqh covas Nathane Queiroz . The squad will compete in Game Changers LATAM as 9z Team GC 9z Team GC Latin America South Rank #36 ponix Isidora Valentina Vásquez Muñoz Adenina Mikaela Univaso babzzz Bárbara Moniz none nicky .
- Ivy joined FiRePOWER FiRePOWER Latin America North Unranked , increasing the team's player count to six.
- Felipe "skye" Skye Lim revealed that he has departed No Namers No Namers Inactive bryce Bryce Lee shiba Zhan Teng Toh after being with the roster's core since February, when they competed under the Galaxy Esports Galaxy Esports Inactive banner.
- / Chloe "Chloettw" Wong departed Nigma Galaxy Female Nigma Galaxy Female Inactive and joined Orangutan X Orangutan X Inactive Japips Erumaa Elmarian Haessel CaspeR Neha Sottany Twirly Sway to round out their roster.
- Kiran "Rossi" Rossi announced his retirement from competition earlier this week. He was previously a member of Medal Esports Medal Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #48 LeVi Rajiv Satpute Excali Karan Mhaswadkar Kibojn Jayesh Negi Deadly10 Saksham Aurangabadkar vibhoRR Vibhor Vaid psy Simar Sethi .
- Revenant Esports Revenant Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #23 SkRossi Ganesh Gangadhar severiNe Michael Winata dos9 Zhumagali Dastan skillZ Jayanth Ramesh tricky Prish Valvani Paradox Kasif Sayyed welcomed Shailesh "blackhawk" Dalvi and Kasif "Paradox" Sayyed to their team.
- / CrYsTaL revealed that he had benched himself from the active roster of MLC Esports MLC Esports Inactive MenT Nisuh .
- / Jalal "kelevra" Mohammed Ghazi revealed that he had terminated his contract with NASR Esports NASR Esports MENA Rank #2 sibeastw0w Anton Govorukhin 7ssk7 Artur Kurshin Avez Hazem Khaled xenon Vladimir Lobov vakk Vakaris Bebravičius . The day after, he announced that he would be pausing his activities as a player and transitioning to a coach/analyst role, and that he would be looking for a new team to join.
- / Mikhail "Willow" Ryabov announced that he is in search of a new team. He was previously the coach of Piercer Esports Piercer Esports Inactive Nartzie Elyes Zoghlami .
- Former Team RA'AD Team RA'AD MENA Rank #6 Shniider Yousef Osama Sand Mark Emad phaze Karim Fouad Yassien Yassien Ahmed player Zyad "zyad" Mohamed announced that he is looking for new opportunities as a free agent.
Results & Standings
- NSG Summer Championship Open 10 winner: Built By Gamers Academy Built By Gamers Academy Inactive BlackHeart Hasan Hammad monSi Ludovic Lefebvre khanartist Nabil Khan FireBallOps Cameron Tomaselli | runner-up: YFP Gaming YFP Gaming North America Rank #14 penny Erik Penny thief Brady Dever bones Ethan Le Jonaaa6 Jonard Penaflor fiziq Lucas Blow
- Sakura Cup #7 winner: Native Gaming White Native Gaming White Inactive scourge Sky Kages Apidaez Shelby Gervais slaze Sophia Ramirez LunaFox Luna Ryan ARIANARCHIST Ariane Lafrenière | runner-up: Misfits Black Misfits Black Inactive panday Tastyy Carlee Carlee Gress edith Eden Bryce Cutlip Slandy Presley Anderson
- Jack Link's Wild Side Rumble winner: Steam Tseal Steam Tseal Inactive | runner-up:
- NSG Summer Championship Georgetown LAN winner: TAMU Maroon TAMU Maroon North America Rank #7 Bing Chilling Anthony Huang JoBa Joseph Barker austifrosti Nabber Nicholas Barrionuevo NXBLE Joe Maldonado | runner-up: we live here btw we live here btw Inactive
- VRL Spain Playoffs qualified teams: Arctic Arctic Inactive , UCAM Esports Club UCAM Esports Club Europe Rank #28 Flickless Karel Maeckelbergh Famsii Ramses Valentino Erasmus Koivukangas L1NK Travis Mendoza OLIZERA Diogo Oliveira Quick Fabián Pereira , Rebels Gaming Rebels Gaming Europe Rank #200 , Movistar Riders Movistar Riders Inactive Nixerino Nicolás Canellas Colocho YuNo Eloy García Burgueño Vorwenn Tomas Baldrich Blastinho Miquel llombart Pando , Case Esports Case Esports Europe Rank #171 GatsH Guillaume Kalka H1ber Joona Parviainen Kiles Vlad Shvets Wolfen Berkant Joshkun Lime Jacob Foster , Giants Gaming Giants Gaming Inactive Redgar Igor Vlasov Fit1nho Adolfo Gallego nukkye Žygimantas Chmieliauskas hoody Aaro Peltokangas Cloud Kirill Nehozhin
- Circuito Tormenta Season 2 playoffs qualified teams: KPI Gaming KPI Gaming Europe Rank #6 zeddy Nikolai Lapko dimaxx Dmytro Paliy B1SK Vitaliy Emelyanov Insider Artem Puzanov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu desire Artem Kolisnyk , BISONS ECLUB BISONS ECLUB Inactive krysyS Tomás Molina meisoN Juan Carlos Chacón xikii Victor Garcia , ZETA Gaming ZETA Gaming Europe Rank #205 saiko Kacper Kucharski JKG Jan Kohl falltw Alexandr Chernukhin Leare Fletcher Brigden-Knight roxie Povilas Krivelis , Team Galaga Team Galaga Europe Rank #144 xKyjote Iñaki Cuesta Martinez Skygi Joel Vives APEX flabben Daniil Merzlyakov FacePalm Tereshchenko Artyom
- Agents Series 2022 Split 1 playoffs winner: Yutoru Yutoru Inactive Lando Limp Alessandro Ferri | runner-up: Mkers Mkers Inactive forgetw0w Ibragim Dalsaev wackie Rikardo Birjukov mass3R Umberto Artuso N A I S Alessandro Montanari caydeN Yari Olmi
- Rebels #3 remaining teams: FUT Female FUT Female Inactive Lyda İlayda Güzeldere rezq Eda Naz Akçocuk , Papara SuperMassive Female Papara SuperMassive Female Inactive Julis Açelya Özgen schnellÆ Ayşe Ergül , Sangal Rebels Sangal Rebels Inactive Anva Nehir Dinçer Miyori Eylül Sudem Sarıoğlu dociless Sude Sancak Narcius Kamila EKİN
- Stage 2 Challengers Brazil playoffs qualified teams: MIBR MIBR Brazil Rank #3 jzz João Pedro mazin Matheus Araújo artzin Arthur Araujo RgLMeister Matheus Rodigoli frz Leandro Gomes , Los Grandes Los Grandes Inactive prince Lorran S. Ferreira CTC Caio Torres pleets Marcelo Leite , FURIA FURIA Brazil Rank #6 kon4n Vitor Hugo mwzera Leonardo Serrati havoc Ilan Eloy Khalil Khalil Schmidt nzr Agustin Ibarra , Keyd Stars Keyd Stars Inactive , LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #1 Quick Gabriel Lima saadhak Matias Delipetro Less Felipe de Loyola tuyz Arthur Andrade cauanzin Cauan Pereira , Ninjas In Pyjamas Ninjas In Pyjamas Inactive
- / Stage 2 Challengers LATAM Playoffs qualified teams (LATAM South): KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports Latin America South Rank #4 keznit Angelo Mori Klaus Nicolas Ferrari Shyy Fabian Usnayo Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro heat Olavo Marcelo , Leviatán Leviatán Latin America South Rank #1 tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena Mazino Roberto Rivas aspas Erick Santos C0M Corbin Lee
- Game Changers LATAM North Open 3 remaining teams: FiRePOWER FiRePOWER Latin America North Unranked , Skull Cracker Quartz Skull Cracker Quartz Inactive Lied Andrehs Rage Eliana Avila , Akave Esports GC Akave Esports GC Latin America North Rank #28 mmonch JuW Ivy Andrehs LiNLiN Heather Aileen Aguilar , Deportivo Cali Esports Deportivo Cali Esports Inactive Kikirucha pulpony s4int Buñuelita
- Stage 2 Challengers Korea playoffs qualified teams: World Game Star World Game Star Korea Rank #24 Wenty Yang Geon-mo (양건모) YUNSEUNG Xander Felix Park Hyeon-ho (박현호) apeX , Maru Gaming Maru Gaming Korea Rank #24 Arduino ANNYEON Ssun Kim Sun-rae (김선래) JaEU pr0xy Lee Do-kyeong (이도경) oonzmlp , DAMWON Gaming DAMWON Gaming Inactive Lakia Kim Jong-min (김종민) allow Park Sang-wook (박상욱) exy Park Geun-cheol (박근철) Estrella Park Gun (박건) Esperanza Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철) , SPEAR GAMING SPEAR GAMING Inactive , DRX DRX Korea Rank #2 Flashback Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁) stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) BuZz Yu Byung-chul (유병철) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) BeYN Kang Ha-bin (강하빈) , Incheon On Sla2ers Incheon On Sla2ers Korea Rank #25 delas Blueming Lee Ji-ho (이지호) empty IDG Lee Dong-gi (이동기) Cloy
- Stage 2 Challengers Japan playoffs remaining teams: NORTHEPTION NORTHEPTION Japan Rank #6 YoWamu thiefy Masato Tsujita Pepper Shoki Banjo Esperanza Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철) Wolverine Cho Hyun-tae (조현태) , ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #10 Laz Ushida Koji yuran Yushin Hato hiroronn Hiroki Yanai Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe , Crazy Raccoon Crazy Raccoon Inactive
- Pizza Hut Champions Cup remaining teams: Team Falcons Team Falcons MENA Rank #1 Akai OuTLaW Abdullah Sulaiman Al-Salem SpYzera Abed Doughan Moh Mohammad Bin Oti KHaaLiD Khalid Al Talib , Team Rapid Team Rapid Inactive , vSlash Esports vSlash Esports Inactive Ebeeee DVDOV Abdulrahman Alawadhi Carlito vAgue Saif Al Ameri , YaLLa Esports YaLLa Esports Inactive ShawateRR Mohammad Yousef Near Fahad Salem Kitkat Mohamed Alnuaimi B4HA Baha Mohamad Oqap ISSAA Issa Murad VIPP33R Omar Adwan
Other News & Rumors
- According to a report from Dot Esports reporter George Geddes, CLG are looking to field a male roster in the upcoming months. They have also reportedly applied for partnership in the franchised league, coming in 2023. The organization currently fields a North American Game Changers team in Valorant.
- A recent report from 1pv reporter neL has revealed that G2 Esports are looking to leave the European Valorant scene and join the fray in North America. This news comes after the organization applied for spots in the 2023 franchised league in both North America and Europe, with the team likely to remain in Europe should they be rejected from the North American league. Should G2 be confirmed for the North American league, they would have to drop a majority of their current squad, as a maximum of two players from outside the region will be allowed on a roster.
- ZETA Division have announced that they are looking to field a Japanese Game Changers roster for Game Changers APAC.