tamagao Emery Winter
An Overwatch writer since 2017 and a Valorant writer since 2020. Followed both games since their launches. On top of writing for over.gg and VLR.gg, Emery has written OWL features for Blizzard and writes fact-checks for a national network of local TV news stations. Based in Charlotte, NC. Pronouns are they/them.
Country: United States
Registered: April 25, 2020
Last post: July 15, 2023 at 1:29 PM
Posts: 41
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100 Thieves officially sign FrosT as head coach
FrosT previously served as their analyst, helping the team win First Strike: North America.
• January 21, 2021 • by tamagao
CGN enter Valorant by signing Lunaris roster
The organization is most well-known for its role in the Super Smash Bros scene.
• January 17, 2021 • by tamagao
eUnited sign ex-Serenity roster
The roster is one of the top performers in North America's Tier 2 scene.
• January 11, 2021 • by tamagao
pr0phie officially signed by Spacestation Gaming
pr0phie's role on Spacestation Gaming becomes official after filling in for the team the past few weeks.
• January 10, 2021 • by tamagao
KOLER becomes free agent
KOLER is now officially a free agent after first being benched in December.
• January 10, 2021 • by tamagao
Details released for VCT Hong Kong/Taiwan
Riot has released information on the schedule of Valorant Challengers for Hong Kong and Taiwan.
• January 10, 2021 • by tamagao
HSDIRR split up
HSDIRR have been without a fifth for nearly a month.
• January 3, 2021 • by tamagao
Mamba Mode Gaming disband, CEO absent
Players and staff are leaving the Mamba Mode Gaming organization after being unable to contact the team's CEO for two weeks.
• January 3, 2021 • by tamagao
"He's the epitome of [a professional]" — How Spyder fits into T1
Many were surprised when T1 signed Spyder in October. But the South Korean Overwatch League pro appears to be gelling with the North American CS:GO veterans nicely.
• December 30, 2020 • by tamagao
GeT_RiGhT teases Valorant entrance
One of the best players to ever play Counter-Strike is shifting to Valorant.
• December 26, 2020 • by tamagao
PLAYER1 benched by Gen.G, looking for new offers
Gen.G is splitting with one of their original members.
• December 26, 2020 • by tamagao
"It's not harder, but it is more complicated" — IGLing from CS to Valorant
In-game leaders for the best teams in North America talked about what it's like to be an IGL in Valorant.
• December 20, 2020 • by tamagao
NRG signs Shanks
Shanks is the fifth player to be signed to the NRG roster, although they may not be done making roster additions after recently benching KOLER.
• December 17, 2020 • by tamagao
Report: Vitality sign bramz and Fragon as coach
The French-based organization is reportedly entering the Valorant scene, with the additions of bramz and fragon currently on the table.
• December 10, 2020 • by tamagao
Vitality co-founder Neo says org has signed coach, players in Valorant
The team's executive president has indicated the French organization is entering Valorant.
• December 9, 2020 • by tamagao
Gamelanders and mwzera continue dominance in First Strike: Brazil
The tournament title was Gamelander's seventh, by far the most in Brazil.
• December 7, 2020 • by tamagao
forZe powers through First Strike: CIS
The final series went to all five maps.
• December 7, 2020 • by tamagao
BBL takes the prize in First Strike: Turkey
BBL Esports emerged unscathed in a tournament defined by Turkey's top three teams.
• December 7, 2020 • by tamagao
100 Thieves crowned First Strike: NA champions
100 Thieves beat TSM in the grand final 3-1 with strong performances across the team and outstanding clutches from Hiko in particular.
• December 7, 2020 • by tamagao
Team Heretics win First Strike: Europe
Team Heretics beat Team Liquid and G2 Esports before beating SUMN FC in the grand finals 3-1.
• December 6, 2020 • by tamagao
TSM and 100 Thieves advance to grand finals
TSM advanced off a dominant performance over Envy and 100 Thieves outlasted Sentinels in a close match.
• December 6, 2020 • by tamagao
Final four for First Strike: NA set
Envy, TSM, 100 Thieves, and Sentinels advanced to play today in the semifinals.
• December 5, 2020 • by tamagao
Luminosity parts with Ksiaze
Luminosity has already split with both of the organization's September additions.
• November 24, 2020 • by tamagao
The making of FPX with Meddo and Shadow
The roster that became FunPlus Phoenix might never have formed without a comradery forged in just a few months of Counter-Strike competition.
• November 23, 2020 • by tamagao
Into the minds of Packing10 and Gunba, the brains behind Immortals
The pair has entered Valorant with their Overwatch experience shaping their philosophies behind roster-building and coaching.
• November 10, 2020 • by tamagao
Envy come out on top in first qualifier for First Strike NA
Envy, 100 Thieves, Renegades, and Sentinels are the first four teams to punch their tickets to the First Strike: North America main event.
• November 8, 2020 • by tamagao
Team Singularity sign FishkaVTom
The Danish organization has signed the FishkaVTom roster.
• October 30, 2020 • by tamagao
DXN and cutefatboy seek new heights with Equinox's stability
Despite coming from totally different competitive backgrounds when entering Valorant, DXN and cutefatboy quickly became friends and have remained together on their first signed team.
• October 27, 2020 • by tamagao
Top all-women's team MAJKL signed as Cloud9 White
Cloud9 sign their third Valorant roster, this time bringing on the FTW Summer Showdown champions MAJKL.
• October 25, 2020 • by tamagao
beastcoast part with Vegas, add YaBoiDre
beastcoast has parted with one Highgrounds alum and replaced him with another.
• October 17, 2020 • by tamagao
T1 finish roster with former OWL pro Sayaplayer
Spyder, formerly Sayaplayer, is the first South Korean player to join a major North American or European Valorant roster.
• October 14, 2020 • by tamagao
NRG expand to four by signing eeiu
He is the second player on the team who has previous experience in Valorant competitions.
• October 14, 2020 • by tamagao
China Nguyen sign with Equinox Esports
North America's top unsponsored team will join the newly-established esports organization.
• October 14, 2020 • by tamagao
DaZeD joins T1
DaZeD is reuniting with his old teammates from iBUYPOWER in CSGO.
• October 12, 2020 • by tamagao
NRG add s0m to roster
NRG confirm the signing of s0m, former teammate of daps on Gen.G CS:GO.
• October 7, 2020 • by tamagao
FishkaVTom return with familiar faces
The Russian squad has reformed and settled on players after a trial period that followed their initial disbandment.
• October 5, 2020 • by tamagao
Cloud9 add coaches Chu, JamezIRL
Cloud9 bring in experienced coaches Chu and JamezIRL in for their Valorant roster.
• September 21, 2020 • by tamagao
FishkaVTom disband
One of the best CIS teams in Valorant has disbanded.
• September 13, 2020 • by tamagao
Luminosity sign standouts Venerated and Ksiaze
The pair of players, both stars on their previous teams, are replacing fiziq and Hoppin in this weekend's Pulse Series.
• September 10, 2020 • by tamagao
FTW Summer Showdown now $50,000 Ignition Series Event
The all-women's tournament has been upgraded to an Ignition Series event and received a huge prize pool increase to boot.
• September 10, 2020 • by tamagao
Gamers Club announces second Brazilian Ignition Series event
Gamers Club, who hosted Brazil's first Ignition Series event, will also host the country's second.
• September 8, 2020 • by tamagao
Highground reform with new faces joining former 100 Thieves players
The new Highground roster consists of three players who were on the original version of the team, including two that briefly played for 100 Thieves.
• September 8, 2020 • by tamagao
Pop Flash ends North American Ignition Series in style
A tournament favorite took the title over an unexpected runner-up, with a bouquet of upsets shocking fans and top teams alike.
• August 30, 2020 • by tamagao
Introducing the match page update
We've overhauled out match pages, now featuring economy and performance stats of teams and individual players! Check it out!
• August 27, 2020 • by tamagao
Former OWL players headline formation of Team Event Horizon
ShaDowBurn and Taimou will play alongside Forsak3n, roxie, and Feeqn.
• August 26, 2020 • by tamagao
Storylines of Pop Flash
The final North American Ignition Series event of 2020 will see the continuation and culmination of a number of exciting narratives.
• August 25, 2020 • by tamagao
Skadoodle benched for Pop Flash
Skadoodle will not play for T1 this weekend, but he said he will return to the team at a later date.
• August 24, 2020 • by tamagao
Cloud9 unveils Korean roster
Cloud9 unveil their second Valorant roster, this time fielding a Korean team to take on the fledgling Asian scene.
• August 19, 2020 • by tamagao
100 Thieves parts with roster minus Hiko, adds Nitr0
The organization has released all former PUBG players, leaving only Hiko and the new addition of nitr0.
• August 14, 2020 • by tamagao
Rise Nation sign former roster of Charlotte Phoenix
The North American organization has built their roster off the core of four players previously with the Charlotte Phoenix.
• August 12, 2020 • by tamagao
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