LOCK/IN São Paulo has come to a close with FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #1 Leo Leo Jannesson Derke Nikita Sirmitev Boaster Jake Howlett Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder taking the crown as well as Challengers Leagues reaching their playoff brackets. Although there is plenty of action, teams all around the world continue to make new headlines. Here's what you might have missed this past week in Valorant news.
This week's edition covers news from Feb. 26 to Mar. 04
- Last Week: News Almost Missed February 25
Roster Changes
- Evil Geniuses GC Evil Geniuses GC Inactive PowerPixele Nora Lorri Lorrian Elad StarBound theia Melisa Mundorff revealed "PowerPixele" as their fourth member.
- MAD Lions MAD Lions Inactive BlackHeart Hasan Hammad bjor Joseph Bjorklund N4RRATE Marshall Massey Ange Adam Milian Trick Justin Sears welcomed Marshall "N4RRATE" Massey to the roster as William "Will" Cheng moves to an inactive role.
- / "sirpfryer" parted ways with Team Mystic Black Team Mystic Black Inactive Hira dom Dominic Jalbert Shane Shane Daugherty Pain Mike Neis .
- / BLX UTD BLX UTD Europe Rank #206 ri4d Riad Smajilovic q Liam Hoek MaximN Maxim Nonglaire Slurpy Descroix Max split ways with Alex "Alyx" Morrow as he searches for new opportunities.
- / Elric "juseu" Belland-Aysan announced he is searching for trials with the future of bonk bonk Inactive juseu Elric Belland-Aysan being uncertain.
- Angry Titans Iris Angry Titans Iris Europe Rank #458 els mirai mAri Sumi ellie parted with their coach Lucas "caZ" Fabian Bliewert.
- Natus Vincere Celestials Natus Vincere Celestials Inactive Lateu Hilal Yaşar Anva Nehir Dinçer Miyori Eylül Sudem Sarıoğlu Sephia Reyhan Şimşek proxima Aslıhan Uslu moved Irmak "River" Peküz to the bench and welcomed Eylül "Miyori" Sudem Sarıoğlu.
- Regnum Carya Esports Regnum Carya Esports Europe Rank #180 lauzen Serhat Koca jonx Enes Güngör WerlasS Metin Ünal announced the arrival of Serhat "lauzen" Koca, Yiğitcan "nAked" Keskin, Cihan "Unity" Seferoğlu, and Berkay "Ravanue" Donmez.
- Team Demiral Esports Team Demiral Esports Inactive Kipperman Taylan Toprakçı YANKAS Yusuf Yankaş VPNCNP Kutluay Kutlu Bard0lf Emir Çinkılıç farewell Orçun Köroğlu Bia Haluk Demirci barni ThePrimerio Doğukan Meriç Karduz nekky Anıl Dağdeviren welcomed Emir "Bard0lf" Çinkılıç, Orçun "farewell" Köroğlu, and Haluk "Bia" Demirci as well as Coach Mustafa "CARRYSMOD" Dalkıran.
- Digital Athletics Digital Athletics Europe Rank #189 qpert Mateja Mijovic doma Domagoj Fancev Masic Sermet Demirer DeepMans Yiğithan Kesici DeadInk Utku Onur Aydin mini Muhammed Salman parted with Coach Alper "colbsoN" Başboğa and moved Göktuğ "XiSTOU" Canciğer to their bench.
- / Acend Rising Acend Rising Inactive schnellÆ Ayşe Ergül amy Amy Lai h6tedthemost Lada Kozhemyakina speedowka Weronika Dabrowska Joliinaa Tina Agéli welcomed both Ayşe "schnellÆ" Ergül and Hilal "Lateu" Yaşar to round out their starting five. The team also welcomed Antonio "Aska" Lozano as their coach.
- Sigurd "Zik" Jensen announced his departure from VAMONOS VAMONOS Europe Rank #107 as the team rebuilds for split two of VRC NE Polaris.
- Rebels Gaming Rebels Gaming Europe Rank #200 's coach, John "Papasmurf" Yoo has been moved to the inactive position as he searches for new opportunities
- / Alaa "Flynn" Nasrallah parted with Cyber Wolves Esports Cyber Wolves Esports Inactive ALMO Albert Moscicki Freyy Krystian Konopka Hitch Martin Srp pyrolll Artur Minin tatzuki Jovan Milovanovic .
- / RETA Esports RETA Esports Latin America North Rank #2 suther Tomás Zurita delz1k Joaquin Espinoza NagZ Juan Pablo Lopez snw Miguel Marcondes murizzz Murillo Tuchtenhagen parted with Francisco "franzera" León Montañana.
- / RRQ Kaguya RRQ Kaguya Inactive bes Eisberg July Kusuma Alluka Tiara Bonilla Pleno Ayumiii Nurul Aini welcomed "bes" to their starting lineup as well as Daniel "Ducky" Duong as their coach.s
- IGZIST IGZIST Japan Rank #30 Yamada oitaN Masayuki Takahashi kobra Ha Su-hyun HaReeee allow Park Sang-wook (박상욱) moved Yuki "hNt" Ishikawa to the bench as Yumeki "poem" Shibasaki (柴﨑 夢輝) took the role of coach.
- / Good 8 Squad Good 8 Squad Inactive ryota- kenmohororo Kaito Yoshida C1ndeR Ko Jae-hyuk (고재혁) Bangnan Jung Min-u (정민우) PeroOwO parted with Shoya "Show" Mizobe as they welcomed Ko "C1ndeR" Jae-hyuk (고재혁), Jung "Bangnan" Min-u (정민우), and "PeroOwO" .
Results & Standings
- HER Galaxy $10K Valorant Open winner: CLG Red CLG Red Inactive itnothan Han Nguyen emluo mle Emily Peters athxna Mirna Noureldin dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo | runner-up: Misfits Black Misfits Black Inactive panday Tastyy Carlee Carlee Gress edith Eden Bryce Cutlip Slandy Presley Anderson
- HyperX Arena: Spike Drop Operation V.E.G.A.S winner: QoR QoR North America Rank #13 snarly zeldris Elijah Hawkins XXiF Damion Cook tdawgg Travis Regan nerve Michael Yerrow | runner-up: Sovereigns Sovereigns Inactive fiziq Lucas Blow epathy Ngawang Chonjor neptune Jason Tran Shawn12590 Shawn O'Riley
- Trinity Trials - Winter Trial winner: K10 K10 Europe Rank #43 IllegaL Jacob Stringer benzki Ben Price thooOOM Thom Slaghekke NoMan James Man | runner-up: Dragonslayerzzz Dragonslayerzzz Europe Rank #69 Atila shakie
- Valorant East: United - Season 2 - Stage 1 - Monthly Cup #2 winner: armani briefs armani briefs Inactive dreAms Adel Smirnov krea6on Vilius Malinauskas Kajuks Kajus Skurvydas 1nput alain Ion Miscu | runner-up: ESC Gaming ESC Gaming Europe Rank #79 Hitch Martin Srp shy Kwixy Patrik Liesinger Chadi Farsang Balázs
- Circuito Tormenta: TRIFORC3 winner: Inactive | runner-up: ECORP ECORP Inactive Frankyy TiTaN Diego Alcázar Jimenez SnaKee ErJeffra Gluta
- EPIC.LAN #38 - BEACON Split 1 winner: Insight Gaming Insight Gaming Europe Rank #68 Peter Peter Ransome ianto Totts Deqadz Dro9 | runner-up: Next In Line Next In Line Europe Rank #76 Tempo Rudi Rudi Mcken pika Niklas Holze
- VCL Turkey remaining teams: S2G Esports S2G Esports Europe Rank #88 Muj Serhat Yüksel AsLanM4shadoW Ali Osman Balta jeyj7y Soner Eren Kent aimDLL Hüseyin Kabişteke russ Batuhan Malgaç , İstanbul Wildcats İstanbul Wildcats Europe Rank #86 baha Baha Gözmen dRKY Onur Bora Genç sh1va Arda Özkaya MERZ Emre Aktaş deminatiX Akın Tak , 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 , Galatasaray Esports Galatasaray Esports Europe Rank #45 Padisah Onur Dönmez MerSa Mert Saatcı ibonata İbrahim Taha Güler LewN Burak Alkan Docent Kadri Vatandaş Touven Can Eryıldız , Fire Flux Esports Fire Flux Esports Europe Rank #17 sociablEE Volkan Yonal qw1 Konuralp Şahin Ruxic Uğur Güç Turko Mehmet Özen w0zzip Zafer Gungor , Parla Esports Parla Esports Inactive Jlerst Naci Enes Yıldırım sociablEE Volkan Yonal lauress Toprak Kaynak Ruxic Uğur Güç jeyj7y Soner Eren Kent
- VCL France remaining teams: WYLDE WYLDE Europe Rank #29 , VALIANT VALIANT Europe Rank #30 d3ffo Nikita Sudakov Ambi Štěpán Beránek NeskaaS Sohan Bessassa Sacake Ladislav Sachr Jesse Adam Čtvrtníček , Zerance Zerance Europe Rank #143 Babax Baptiste Bertrand Jady Yaroslav Nikolaev UNFAKE Bartosz Bernacki lux9 Lucas Danna , Joblife Joblife Europe Rank #41 MAGiK Calvin Spaaij jas Jasiek Nieliwodzki RobbieBk Robbie Boerkamp kamyk Maks Rychlewski mikee Michael Lim , SBG SBG Inactive APO Tom Bonnion stand-in TakaS Jonathan Paupard logaN Logan Corti Wailers Wailers Locart beyAz Beyazit Körpe nataNk Nathan Bocqueho , Mandatory Mandatory Europe Rank #25 CyvOph Clement Millard SoOn Terence Tarlier HyP Damien Souville thebigfiz Julien Auberton AKUMAAAAA Alex Lo Bello Goaster Tony Richard
- VCL Spain remaining teams: Team Queso Team Queso Inactive mezoky Boom Daniel Jiménez , 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 , Case Esports Case Esports Europe Rank #171 GatsH Guillaume Kalka H1ber Joona Parviainen Kiles Vlad Shvets Wolfen Berkant Joshkun Lime Jacob Foster , Falcons Falcons Inactive synsi Jere Virtanen eXerZ Miguel Marín KILLDREAM João Ferreira Guardy Antonio Guardiola circu Fernando Puerta Jimenez
- VCL Portugal remaining teams: SAW SAW Europe Rank #12 Fragger Henrique Correia brk Bruno Ferreira k1zpawn Ian Rebelo Addicted Eduardo Torres Cunha20 David Cunha , GTZ Esports GTZ Esports Europe Rank #201 Cal Callum Burgoyne nanotekkk H4te Rodrigo Ribeiro Kayn Tiago Teixeira Dos Santos Hiiro Eric Brassac , EGN Esports EGN Esports Europe Rank #50
- VCL Italy remaining teams: DSYRE DSYRE Europe Rank #3 caydeN Yari Olmi Tag Alessandro Voci wackie Rikardo Birjukov waddle Wadir Taraki Filu Dawid Czarnecki , HMBLE HMBLE Inactive KnightVoice Hubert Lorenc looM Luca Landolfo , GMT Esports GMT Esports Inactive N A I S Alessandro Montanari AFoxx Fábio Veigas , Macko Esports Macko Esports Europe Rank #58
- VCL DACH remaining teams: Unicorns of Love Unicorns of Love Europe Rank #207 stev0rr Stevie Brindley Patix Patrik Rozman Leon Leon Roesberg bleeshh Christopher Bledowski Luc1d Kenny Gauthier Kühlmann , CGN Esports CGN Esports Europe Rank #16 elllement Dragan Milanović aNguiSt Ross Pendleton DaviH David Cruz BennY Benjamin Domgörgen Vince Vincent Kranz , Angry Titans Angry Titans Inactive ngiN Engin Kor HyDrO Lukas Brill
- VCL Vietnam remaining teams: Fancy United Esports Fancy United Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #9 YESicaN Đinh Đình Đạt Kishi Ngô Trường Huy Crus Lư Tiến Huy f1cio Hoàng Ngọc Sơn gin Phan Văn Gin , Team Big BAAM Team Big BAAM Inactive Nhatthong2k Nguyễn Nhất Thống BMV Bùi Minh Vũ alyaL Hoàng Đức Hùng P1nA Nguyễn Nam d0rf Phạm Huỳnh Toàn Quốc ViV Hoàng Việt , Tim Tài Trơ Tim Tài Trơ Inactive Redneval Le Quốc Khánh viness Nguyễn Trung Tín Juu Trần Thái Vỹ Daicute Nguyễn Anh Minh Thông BOSS , LAZY LAZY Asia-Pacific Rank #29 moefcute Dương Phúc Hiếu nTK Nguyễn Tuấn Kiệt Akashi Châu Hoàn Thiện Nhân ducT Hoàng Trung Đức Vico Nguyễn Nam Sơn Vantage Acerola Real8 Vũ Ngọc Đức Hiếu
- / VCL Taiwan/Hong Kong remaining teams: ONE Team Esports ONE Team Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #8 YanLi W1nner Tsai Hong-wei (蔡宏偉) ChiaWei Rainy Li Guo-Shuo (李國碩) XyuS , LP33 LP33 Asia-Pacific Rank #106 SixTeen Ah Jia popoman4Q , AxX AxX Inactive edw1N N11 Ezw1n W4DJJ Paxton , Griffin E-Sports Griffin E-Sports Inactive Fung3 SiuFatBB YRSelect LockM Xing Fuling (邢福凌) sora , Anti Eco Eco Club Anti Eco Eco Club Inactive MrCANI Chen Tingxun (陈廷训) FLoydQ Sing He Shengxi (何昇讳) trinity Leung Hing Yip (梁兴业) PPDBJ Qiu Zheng Yong (邱政咏) jkuro Yong Haochong (杨浩聪) , Oblivion Force Oblivion Force Asia-Pacific Rank #11 riyabtw GGHuiii Hui Ying Hon (许英汉) VRI coconut CHIMEI Wong Chun Wai (王俊煒) hypathor Kiuuuu Yung Tsz Kiu (容子翘)
- VCL Thailand remaining teams: Made in Thailand Made in Thailand Asia-Pacific Rank #6 Kadoom Kantapong Kingthong Killua Taned Teerasawad Kntz Krit Chaiprasit cgrs Patiphan Porsi seph1roth Chinnakrit Phoojaroen , Attack All Around Attack All Around Asia-Pacific Rank #30 XC3 Nuttadet Wijit AloNeFillz Palapoom Thaikum kongared Nantapol Boonying niffy Patcharapon Junman b3ta Puwadon Jaisuekul ChAlalala Chanitpak Suwanaprateep , FULL SENSE FULL SENSE Asia-Pacific Rank #3 JohnOlsen Chanawin Nakchain PTC Kititkawin Rattanasukol Leviathan Thanyathon Nakmee foxz Itthirit Ngamsaard Sushiboys Panyawat Subsiriroj , Sharper Esport Sharper Esport Asia-Pacific Rank #25 BossShi KRX Jirayu Samnual Jele Pr Acetics Teerapat Jinyong PinOcchiOs Teerasak Kedaim
- VCL Indonesia remaining teams: BOOM Esports BOOM Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #4 Famouz Fikri Zaki Hamdani Shiro Hildegard Arnaldo budimeisteR Oliver Budi Wangge NcSlasher Sheldon Andersen Chandra BerserX Rizkie Adla Kusuma , Bigetron Arctic Bigetron Arctic Inactive frostmind Muhammad Rafi Diandra budimeisteR Oliver Budi Wangge ZesBeeW Sha Mohtar NcSlasher Sheldon Andersen Chandra sayoo Willy Ivandra , Alter Ego Alter Ego Asia-Pacific Rank #28 Kush Bryan Carlos Setiawan Cud Thomas Alfiantino ray4c Rayvaldo Chandra ValdyN Rivaldy Nafian gotten Davin , ARF TEAM ARF TEAM Asia-Pacific Rank #26 Nythan Kylee Muhammad Syafrizal woody SCar fausTao , Inactive , Dominatus Dominatus Inactive sTizzy capeesha Mikhael Faisal Tarigan goldenblue Millen Chen tupai Yoga Ade Pratomo 6ixKey Muhammad Nabil Rudi
- / VCL Malaysia/Singapore remaining teams: Enigma Gaming Enigma Gaming Inactive Divine Yeoh Chun Ting FREY Ingram Tan STYRON Tidus Goh Xan artn Ayrton Soh , Todak Todak Asia-Pacific Rank #88 fishball Muhammad Nabil Shazwan FrostyZ Muhammad Adam D4N Muhammad Danial Haiqal kael Tarmizi Rusli , BLEED BLEED Asia-Pacific Rank #2 sScary Nutchapon Matarat Zest Kim Ki-seok (김기석) Retla Jorell Teo Deryeon Derrick Yee yay Jaccob Whiteaker , X10 Esports X10 Esports Inactive Vera Rodman Yap Tempz Pierre Heng RedKoh Danial Hakim wayne Wayne Chang Egoist Javier Chua , Hey! Yakiniku Hey! Yakiniku Inactive shiba Zhan Teng Toh Brxndon Brandon Goh dzii Daven Cheong benaf Benedict Tan Retla Jorell Teo Moosey Yeow Zhen Feng , Louvre Louvre Inactive ExTreMisTz wisa Winston Ho kayle Ahmad Aqil dumin Du-Min Yeo Reverie
- VCL Philippines remaining teams: Stream Raiders Nacague Stream Raiders Nacague Asia-Pacific Rank #63 Yanagi Shintaro Mark Daryl Timbang Corpuz Worship Ian Ga Boogeyyy Khiloy Azucena ABATMAN Franc Lenard Meija , GameLab Alpha GameLab Alpha Inactive Boogeyyy Khiloy Azucena LoyDreaM , Action PH Action PH Inactive SyKo Daddie Shunmar Bellita eugeneS Eugene Serrano Narpim Clark Karoll Landrito SecondLove Sovano Alvin Daniel L. Oronce Worship Ian Ga , Abaddon Abyss Abaddon Abyss Inactive HydraKid Matthew Lance M. Padios vblack Alfi Angelo O. Lua slathom999 Shawn Dale Bolondro Rababz Abdul Rafi P. Biyala Asta Kurt Stanley Laurido exotic John Danlee C. Mag-Aso , NAOS NAOS Asia-Pacific Rank #5 JA John Timothy Arone PapiChulo Federico Evangelista Mojer Jerome Literal Emman Emmanuel Morales Nexi Nathaniel Cabero , Oasis Gaming Oasis Gaming Asia-Pacific Rank #14 marky Mark Anthony Tuling DubsteP Jayvee Paguirigan xavi8k Xavier Juan Wild0reoo Bhreyanne Christ Reyes kellyS Kelly Sedillo
- VCL Japan remaining teams: Crazy Raccoon Crazy Raccoon Inactive , SCARZ SCARZ Japan Rank #18 MrTenzouEz Lumo Maxim Demianovskikh Allen Yoshiii John Yoshiharu Kawakami Only1 , FENNEL FENNEL Japan Rank #1 GON CLZ RIA SyouTa Xdll Yuto Mizomori Derialy Daichi Doi
- VCL Oceania remaining teams: Next Gen Next Gen Inactive McKinley Brock Hudson FETA Cameron Gill BiggieCheese Aidan Gill Sinaway Norshin Yawanis MILKY Ryan Cornwell , BOBO BOBO Inactive Nozz Noah McClafferty Dragon Nicholas Aleksandrovsky Yifang Yifang Chen Crunchy Ethan Laker pl1xx Christopher Li , The Who? The Who? Inactive Bonobo gloom Zauqk vizsla Will Davies , 95x Esports 95x Esports Inactive Dragon Nicholas Aleksandrovsky rDeeW Riley Wilkinson LEW Luis Hibbert Minimise Jackson White WAT Lewis Watson , HONEY BADGERS HONEY BADGERS Inactive Noobster xue Jesse Tang MirzAA Kiyan M-Basari JELLYD Angelo Diaz Maple Elvin Sun , Funcrew Funcrew Oceania Rank #19 YAKUZA norsin Norsin Yawanis Fweshest Christian Bartolillo MirzAA Kiyan M-Basari JELLYD Angelo Diaz Yudi
Other News & Rumours
- According to a report by Dot Esports, Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #8 Xeppaa Erick Bach vanity Anthony Malaspina OXY Francis Hoang continues to trial for a replacement for Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker. Some names that have practiced with the team are Michael "nerve" Yerrow, Dylan "runi" Cade, and Jacob "icy" Lange.