Kroenke Sports and Entertainment have announced Michael "neT" Bernet, Harrison "psalm" Chang, and Jacob "valyn" Batio, as well as the branding of their Valorant roster, The Guard The Guard Inactive JonahP Jonah Pulice trent Trent Cairns neT Michael Bernet valyn Jacob Batio tex Ian Botsch .

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The first three to #StandGuard.

Welcome @psalm, @neT_valorant and @valyngod to our @ValorantEsports roster!

neT has made stand-in and trial appearances on teams like Knights Knights Inactive SlLO Zeus dáel Madré fox and Andbox Andbox Inactive Oderus Chad Miller mummAy Anthony DiPaolo Lear Dayton Akau Jonaaa6 Jonard Penaflor vice Daniel Kim in monthly tournaments hosted by Nerd Street Gamers, Community Gaming, and Knights. According to George Geddes of Upcomer, neT was reportedly the first player to sign with the organization prior to the name and branding being revealed.

psalm, the second player in the announced trio, was most notably a part of the Dignitas Dignitas Inactive koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio trial rara Noah Giesbrecht ryann Ryan Welsh dephh Rory Jackson MAKKA Bryan Drouillard squad that gave rise to many prominent names in the upper echelon of North American teams. A few months later in March, psalm was benched from Digitas and was officially released shortly after. He eventually found his way onto Squirtle Squad and has been a frequent attendee of Nerd Street Gamers and Knights Monthly Gauntlet tournaments. That team's most notable achievement was a first place finish in the August edition of the Knights Monthly Gauntlet.

Rounding out the team's roster is valyn, who joins The Guard from Complexity Complexity Inactive RetrQ Alex Kadan trial Governor Peter No truo Robert Pham jcrueL Joel Cruel agM Michael Abood . valyn quietly joined Complexity in mid-April and has helped propel the team to a multitude of top finishes in monthly tournament series. With Complexity, valyn netted two top-four finishes, three second-place finishes, and two first-place finishes in various tournaments.

Kroenke Sports and Entertainment are the group behind the Los Angeles Gladiators in the Overwatch League and the Los Angeles Guerrillas in the Call of Duty League. The group also has subsidiaries in the NBA, NHL, MLS, and NFL, mostly based in Denver, Colorado.

The newest members of The Guard The Guard Inactive JonahP Jonah Pulice trent Trent Cairns neT Michael Bernet valyn Jacob Batio tex Ian Botsch are:

  • Jacob "valyn" Batio
  • Michael "neT" Bernet
  • Harrison "psalm" Chang