Riot Games has terminated its partnership with TALON TALON Inactive Killua Tanate Teerasawad thyy Anupong Preamsak Crws Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut JitBoyS Jittana Nokngam primmie Papaphat Sriprapha , and has removed the team from VCT Pacific.

Riot cited TALON's consistent failure to provide payments to players on time as well as an "inability to demonstrate sufficient financial capacity" as the primary reason for their removal. TALON was given extensions, and chances to demonstrate improvement, but were ultimately deemed unable to meet the standards to continue as a VCT partner.

TALON released their own statement, corroborating their financial struggles as the reason for removal. As result of their removal, they will take a step back from Valorant esports for the time being.

The team that will replace TALON in VCT Pacific has not been decided yet, but Riot have selected a candidate teams from APAC to go through the competitive application process.

TALON's player roster, having been affected by their removal, have been allowed to explore other opportunities in VCT. These players include TALON's latest roster, which was:

  • Thanamethk "Crws" Mahatthananuyut
  • Tanate "Killua" Teerasawad
  • Anupong "thyy" Preamsak
  • Jittana "JitBoyS" Nokngam
  • Papaphat "primmie" Sriprapha
  • Thanachart "Surf" Rungapajaratkul