The Game Changers Championship is rapidly approaching and VRC events are coming to a close. Here's what you may have missed this week in Valorant news.
This week's edition covers news from Nov. 6 - Nov. 12
- Last Week: News Almost Missed Nov. 5
Roster Changes
- /
Evil Geniuses GC
Evil Geniuses GC
Inactive
PowerPixele
Nora
Lorri
Lorrian Elad
StarBound
theia
Melisa Mundorff
released Emmalee "EMUHLEET"
Garrido and Amanda "rain"
Smith just three months after acquiring the
Dignitas
Dignitas
Inactive
rain
Amanda Smith
EMUHLEET
Emmalee Garrido
theia
Melisa Mundorff
Stefanie
Stefanie Jones
showliana
Juliana Maransaldi
roster. - /
YFP
YFP
North America
Rank #59
Dark3st
furbsa
Jackk
stallion
nabil
welcomed a new roster consisting of the core from
Country BoyZ
Country BoyZ
Inactive
gucc107
Andrew Gutnichenko
syfi
Samir Karimov
HUYNH
Danny Huynh
Critical
Tristan Trinacty
venture
Anthony Ziade
and Anthony "venture"
Ziade from
TSM Academy
TSM Academy
Inactive
. They recently played under the YFP title in the BoomTV Valorant Select Main Event. -
VIRTUOSO
VIRTUOSO
Inactive
King
Aiden King
Eley
Zach Stauffer
DBK
Dylan Bazic-Kulangiev
Blahst
Nathan Brand
snxper
Louis Lama
added Jason "jmoh"
Mohandessi to their roster. He recently competed with the team in the Mystic Singularity Series #2 -
Native Gaming
Native Gaming
Inactive
reltuC
Stephen Cutler
decided to cease their operations within Valorant. The team and its coaches are now free agents. -
Soniqs
Soniqs
Inactive
welcomed a new team manager in
StyxOnly
. -
Movistar Riders
Movistar Riders
Inactive
Nixerino
Nicolás Canellas Colocho
YuNo
Eloy García
Vorwenn
Tomas Baldrich
Blastinho
Miquel llombart
Pando
said goodbye to Raúl "Morthe"
Luis Diaz -
Enterprise Esports
Enterprise Esports
Europe
Rank #13
MAGNUM
Martin Penkov
iluri
Ilari Puranen
Lime
Jacob Foster
Proxh
Yusuf Emre Tunc
swagzor
Mikhail Vaniushin
stand-in
terminated Michal "SH0UTyy"
Glacner's contract on mutual terms, due to differing views. The org also moved Michael "Elysium"
Prošek to the bench while waiting for his contract to expire. -
FUT Esports
FUT Esports
Europe
Rank #19
xeus
Doğan Gözgen
MrFaliN
Furkan Yeğen
yetujey
Eray Budak
KROSTALY
Okan Alaçam
baha
Baha Gözmen
AtaKaptan
Ata Tan
announced their academy team, FUT Academy. -
Papara SuperMassive
Papara SuperMassive
Europe
Rank #66
signed Burak "Burzzy"
Özveren to their roster as a Stand-In -
Parla Esports
Parla Esports
Inactive
Jlerst
Naci Enes Yıldırım
sociablEE
Volkan Yonal
lauress
Toprak Kaynak
Ruxic
Uğur Güç
jeyj7y
Soner Eren Kent
added another member to their coaching staff in Analyst/Assistant Coach Hazım "casteLL0"
Orhun Dalbeyler -
Galakticos
Galakticos
Europe
Rank #307
Whiteslow
Enes Erdem
Shalz
Serkan Erdoğan
glovee
Burak Yıldırım
moved Ufuk "SasuKe"
Göktaş and Burak "glovee"
Yıldırım to the bench following elimination in the ESA Open Fire All Stars 2022 Qualifiers. -
BBL Esports
BBL Esports
Europe
Rank #2
Crewen
Ali Eren Sargin
Lar0k
Yusuf Kaan Kanber
Loita
Utku Kart
Rosé
Eren Erzan
lovers rock
Umut Pekdoğan
parted ways with their Head Coach Sezgin "fabre"
Kalaycı ahead of the 2023 EMEA League. -
Stars Horizon
Stars Horizon
Inactive
flainzz
Felipe Saldanha
pollo
Julio Silva
said goodbye to Arthur "artzin"
Araujo. - /
FiRePOWER
FiRePOWER
Inactive
frantastic
Francisca Valenzuela
Lendary
moved Heather "LiNLiN"
Aileen Aguilar to the bench. -
Team SMG GC
Team SMG GC
Inactive
enerii
Odella Abraham
Alexy
Alexy Francisco
shirazi
Kelly Jaudian
Kamiyu
Camille Enriquez
have released four of their players. Jularat "YOKY"
Buaphan, Kellyn "Kaephrodite"
Sim, Ting "Envious"
Jia Yu and Elyse "elyse"
Lim all depart the org after their top six finish at the GC APAC: Elite tournament. - /
Reckoning Esports
Reckoning Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #24
Deadly10
Saksham Aurangabadkar
has strengthened their coaching staff with Thanawat "olifant"
Prathumta as head coach and Kinjal "Kilobyte"
Biswas as assistant coach/analyst.
Results & Standings
- FaZe Smeag All Star Weekend winner:
Team tarik
Team tarik
Inactive
neT
Michael Bernet
jawgemo
Alexander Mor
bang
Sean Bezerra
zander
Alexander Dituri
tarik
Tarik Celik
| runner-up:
Team Brax
Team Brax
Inactive
brax
Braxton Pierce
Derrek
Derrek Ha
AYRIN
Jordan He
stellar
Brenden McGrath
leaf
Nathan Orf
- Mystic Singularity Series #2 winner:
STEALING LUNCH MONEY
STEALING LUNCH MONEY
Inactive
Jonaaa6
Jonard Penaflor
Lear
Dayton Akau
zeldris
Elijah Hawkins
PureVNS
Vincent Nguyen
nillyaz
Chase Linder
| runner-up:
Team Reckaroo
Team Reckaroo
Inactive
Blahst
Nathan Brand
Tim
Timothy Braun
kev
Kevin Pham
Nanners
Anderson Lutkehus
yiinel
Elias Soto
- BoomTV VALORANT Select remaining teams:
Shopify Rebellion Black
Shopify Rebellion Black
North America
Rank #17
zander
Alexander Dituri
satellite
exa
Kim Lee-hwan (김이환)
ion
Ayan Rastogi
loan
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
,
Dark Ratio
Dark Ratio
Inactive
Ange
Adam Milian
Trick
Justin Sears
ZexRow
Anthony Colandro
Drone
Taylor Johnson
Will
William Cheng
,
sqn 2.0
sqn 2.0
Inactive
Demon1
Max Mazanov
zero cap
Phil Pham
tie
Tai Diep
lazylion
Nathan Hoang
,
City Boys
City Boys
Inactive
ZachaREEE
Zachary Lombardo
Rawkus
Shane Flaherty
- Esportsmaker Spike Series Invitational winner:
Los Grandes
Los Grandes
Inactive
mwzera
Leonardo Serrati
ambitioN
Gabriel Lima
mazin
Matheus Araújo
jzz
João Pedro
GuhRVN
Gustavo Ferreira
| runner-up:
DELIRA
DELIRA
Brazil
Rank #16
landzin
artru
-
The Barbers
The Barbers
Inactive
Kryptix
James Affleck
Meddo
Johan Renbjörk Lundborg
luckeRRR
Niels Jasiek
and
Team Divinity
Team Divinity
Inactive
kENZ
Andrey Efimov
ALLIN
Ivan Yukin
Tian
Vadim Filkin
Edelweiss
Dmitrii Koblov
Optimist
George Kazmin
have qualified for the G-Loot Clash Main Event after placing top two in the Wildcard bracket. -
8Pancakes
8Pancakes
Inactive
frontside
Kamil Moroń
tatzuki
Jovan Milovanovic
Skayuf
Gustavs Auders
Nitro
Karol Przedpełski
Belyaks1
Raio Dansbergs
and
Diamant Esports
Diamant Esports
Inactive
have qualified for the VEU - S3 Season Finals after finishing top two in the VEU - S3 Last Chance Qualifier. - VEU - S3 Season Finals remaining teams:
Anonymo Esports
Anonymo Esports
Inactive
belmonte
Kacper Mordak
xuss
Tselmeg Tsolmon
Stix
Wojciech Chamielec
grubinho
Grzegorz Ryczko
Katu
Kacper Twórz
,
Diamant Esports
Diamant Esports
Inactive
,
Zero Tenacity
Zero Tenacity
Inactive
pyrolll
Artur Minin
Prti
Ivan Erak
Grmekista
Tilen Grmek
msh
Miłosz Szubański
TajReX
Patryk Hojoł
- Aim Lab Frostbite Series winner:
Alliance Coven
Alliance Coven
Inactive
fluxxy
Lola Ainslie
6sonya
Maria Istrate
B3AUTIFUL
Melzz
Melinda BlomQvist
| runner-up:
Acend Rising
Acend Rising
Inactive
schnellÆ
Ayşe Ergül
amy
Amy Lai
htm
Lada Kozhemyakina
speedowka
Weronika Dabrowska
Joliinaa
Tina Agélii
- The ESA Open Fire All Stars 2022 kicked off its group stage.
- Campeonato de Elite - Stage 2 remaining teams:
Arroz
Arroz
Inactive
Zino
Paulo Figueiredo
Bati
Miguel Batista
DaviH
David Cruz
tomaszy
Tomás Machado
VTaguT
Rui Ribeiro
,
GTZ Esports
GTZ Esports
Inactive
H4te
Rodrigo Ribeiro
Caim
Hugo Fonseca
- Project V: Split 3 Finals began its playoffs.
- Crossfire Cup winner:
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #4
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjamin David Fish
ComeBack
Berkcan Şentürk
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
| runner-up:
Rebels Gaming
Rebels Gaming
Inactive
- NSG YUDDHA: All India Championship remaining teams:
Gods Reign
Gods Reign
Inactive
Ember
Garvit Nehra
,
Reckoning Esports
Reckoning Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #24
Deadly10
Saksham Aurangabadkar
- Dreamhack Showdown remaining teams:
Bonkers
Bonkers
Inactive
Minimise
Jackson White
tixx
Nick Quinn
Maple
Elvin Sun
Dragon
Nicholas Aleksandrovsky
LEW
Luis Hibbert
,
BOBO
BOBO
Oceania
Rank #3
MIKE
Michael Smith
Nozz
Noah McClafferty
rDeeW
Riley Wilkinson
Crunchy
Ethan Laker
punda
Lachlan Bamford
,
The Who?
The Who?
Inactive
Bonobo
Jason Jia
gloom
Zauqk
vizsla
Will Davies
,
Funcrew
Funcrew
Inactive
skrawl
Justin Lanzon
YAKUZA
Yifang
Yifang Chen
MirzAA
Kiyan M-Basari
Other News & Rumours
- A report by BLIX.GG has detailed that
Case Esports
Case Esports
Inactive
have reached a verbal agreement with their 2023 roster. The team will compete in the Spanish Valorant league and will consist of Povilas "roxie"
Krivelis, Vlad "Kiles"
Shvets, Salvador "Yurii"
Gasco, Dominykas "MiniBoo"
Lukaševičius and Manuel "ease"
López. - Another report by BLIX.GG has detailed that
MAD Lions
MAD Lions
Inactive
KRAY
Calum Knight
will not be pursuing Valorant for the 2023 season. Initially, the roster was set to play in Spain's Challenger League, but with a disappointing exit in Superliga, they are set to focus on the 2023 LEC season. - / G-Loot, the organizer for the OFF//SEASON event "G-Loot VALORANT Clash" has announced the disqualification of Alexander "Kleimon"
Gushin. Kleimon played with
Team hz
Team hz
Inactive
Drags
Kleimon
Alexander Gushin
alain
Ion Miscu
through the EU open qualifer and Showdown before his disqualification due to eligiblity rules. - / A report by Bo Hoogland has announced that
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #3
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
vora
Jordan Pulwer
Timotino
Timothée Lavigne Dupont
bang
Sean Bezerra
would be one of the North American teams set to participate at the EMEA Red Bull Home Ground event. The event will be the debut of Matthew "Cryocells"
Panganiban under the 100T banner. - In another report by Bo Hoogland, it was revealed that
Fisker
's contract with
FAV gaming
FAV gaming
Inactive
had been terminated after an altercation involving a member of FAV's staff.



