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Category: Valorant

Vodafone Giants to remove Happy

Posted on by Nathan Bonello

According to a report by French Esports journalist NeLendirekt, Vodafone Giants will remove Vincent “Happy” Cervoni from their main VALORANT roster. Report linked below:

Vodafone Giants to remove Happy – Why?

In the report above, NeLendirekt addresses that the main reason for this change was due to poor performances by the team. That being said, Happy always delivered a solid individual performance, so it’s very weird to see that he’s the one being benched.

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The team was first formed on January 16th, with hopes of having a promising project for the VALORANT Champions Tour. Unfortunately, not even 2 months in they’re already opting for a swap just before Challengers 3 takes off.

NeL’s sub-tweet states that this decision was mainly made by the organisation and management, and not by the team members. Giants historically have Spanish roots, and are opting for a Spaniard as their next 5th. Dropping Happy was probably the most efficient move they could pull off.

Who will replace him?

The report states that Adolfo “Fit1nho” Gallego, former player for Vodafone Giants will return to the team. With them, Fit1nho won VALORANT Master Series Invitational #1, as well as LVP – Genesis Cup Visión.

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Alliance upset Team Liquid in VCT Challengers 2

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During yesterday’s VCT Challengers 2 Qualifier, Alliance managed to outplay, and upset Team Liquid. This is how they did it:

Alliance upset Team Liquid – What happened?

These 2 matched up in the Round of 16, where Team Liquid had just beaten Megakich, and Alliance, Cream Real Betis.

First map was Haven, which the Liquid boys won with a significant amount (13-7). Then came Icebox, which was an absolute dominant game by Alliance, finishing the match with a 13-1 scoreline. After that strong performance, Alliance kept the momentum and went on to win the 3rd and final map of the series, to advance to the next stage.

With this unfortunate loss, Team Liquid will be missing out on the top 8 spot in the VCT Challengers 2 event. On the other hand, this is a great victory for Alliance, especially because they have just recently announced their roster. Getting success this early is rare, but surely not impossible.

What’s next?

Team Alliance took on Dfuse team today, and got a clean 2-0 win. With this victory, Alliance have progressed to the main event, alongside Wave Esports, FPX, NiP and OG. The VCT Challengers 2 main event is commencing on the 20th of February, so be sure to join in and watch the action!

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Credits: Alliance

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New VALORANT game mode Escalation

Posted on by Nathan Bonello

Riot Games have announced a new VALORANT game mode, Escalation, coming to live servers when the game hits patch 2.03. Here is a brief rundown of what it is, and how to play it:

New VALORANT game mode Escalation – How to play?

This new game mode features a quick and fast-paced casual match between 10 players. Teams are split into 2 and have to work together in order to win. If you’ve played Arms Race on CS:GO, or Gun Game on COD, you know how the rules go.

There are a total of 12 escalation levels which consist of a specific weapon or ability. In order for a team to reach these escalation levels, a team must earn 7 points. If a player is using a weapon or ability from a previous level, he earns his team 0.5 points, whereas if he’s using a weapon or ability of the current level, he earns the team 1 whole point.

Here is how the Escalation loadout works:

  • Level 1: Always either Raze’s Showstopper or Vandal/Phantom
  • Level 2: Always Vandal or Phantom.
  • Levels 3–11: Assorted weapons and abilities
  • Level 12: Possible Shorty, Classic, Knife, Shock Dart…or even the Snowball Launcher 
  • Health: Every death drops a health pack that expires after 10 seconds

Each player will have to earn his weapon or ability individually, and you need to earn at least 1 kill to upgrade to the next level. Games run for 7 or 9 minutes approximately, meaning that it’s the perfect game mode to get into if you’re just looking to frag out!

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Credits: Riot Games

More information on Escalation

After each match, players will receive a total of 800XP for completing a match, and an additional 200XP if they win. With regards to the longevity of this game mode, Riot have mentioned that the game is currently listed as a limited time game mode, so be sure to play some before it’s gone!

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OG reveal VALORANT roster

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European organization OG has just opted to reveal its new VALORANT roster ahead of the VCT Stage 1 Challengers 2 event. Here is their announcement:

OG reveal VALORANT roster – Who did they get?

OG are one of the organizations that took a long time with regards to getting into the esport. The reasons vary, but most of all, they waited long enough to see which team has what it takes to make it in the big leagues. In the end they decided to pick up the Monkey business roster, consisting of Three Frenchmen, a Swede and a Serbian.

This is how their full lineup is looking like:

Players:

  • Dylan “aKm” Bignet
  • Benjamin “uNKOE” Chevasson
  • Kevin “TviQ” Lindström
  • Dragan “elllement” Milanović
  • Théo “OniBy” Tarlier 

Coach

  • Julien “daemoN” Ducros 

This is what Julien “daemoN” Ducros, coach and manager of the team had to say:

“We’re all extremely honored to join such a legendary esports organization. Their values and vision are something we highly looked up to when building our objectives and team roadmap.

Some of us have known JMR Luna for a while. Without his unbreakable trust, we wouldn’t be here today. On top of being grateful, we’re also extremely eager to make history ahead of this 2021 season and prove ourselves as true OGs.”

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What’s next?

OG have obviously decided to announce this team now, just before the VCT Stage 1 Challengers 2 event goes underway. Now this Monkey Business squad is tasked with getting the results necessary to qualify for the main event.

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Evil Geniuses signing LiN as VALORANT Head Coach

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American organization Evil Geniuses have announced that they are signing Jimmy Lin as their Head Coach for their VALORANT roster. Here is their announcement:

Evil Geniuses signing LiN as VALORANT Head Coach – Who is he?

Jimmy “LiN” Lin is a retired professional Counter-Strike player which has recently swapped over to VALORANT to compete with some of his old CS teammates. Ironically, Jimmy is mostly known for his time under Evil Geniuses back when he was representing them in the early days of Esports, back in CS 1.6.

Despite not being as young as most current professionals in the scene, LiN still got some solid results.

Best achievements

  • 2nd at Pittsburgh Knights Boomer Bowl – 11th October 2020 – $1,500
  • 3rd in Nerd Street Gamers – Monthly September – 27th September 2020 – $1,000
  • 1st at Nerd Street Gamers – Monthly November: Qualifier #2 – 8th November 2020 – $700

Moving forward?

The Evil Geniuses VALORANT squad has recently formed, and now with LiN’s experience and assistance, the team should be good to go for upcoming tournaments and events.

Evil Geniuses have huge potential to impact the VALORANT scene in a big wave, but we’ll just have to wait and see how they adapt and improve for the future.

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Excel expected to enter VALORANT

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According to a report by Esport Maniacos, British Esports organization Excel is expected to enter VALORANT. Here is the report:

Excel expected to enter VALORANT – Who are they picking up?

The report states that it will combine the British duo of Ozzy and DPS, alongside Frenchman B1GGY, Russian player Sunset, and Belgian DavidP as Captain. The squad has lots of potential, and can certainly shake things up in the European VALORANT scene.

The full Excel lineup should look like this:

  • David “DavidP” Prins
  • Oscar “ozzy” Scott
  • Morgan “B1GGY” Madour
  • Harry “DPS” MacGill
  • Danila “Sunset” Soloviov

DavidP had been looking for a solid team ever since he was dropped from the G2 VALORANT roster. Now with this new team he’s looking for a fresh start to reinvent himself and climb back to the top. There hasn’t been a clear indication as to when exactly the squad will be revealed. However DavidP is very eager for it.

VALORANT in Europe is growing with every event. Just recently, we’ve had orgs like Fnatic and Vitality join in, and they’re certainly putting on a great show. Despite taking 8 months prior to the game’s release, finally teams are realizing that VALORANT is going to be a big thing in the near future.

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eUnited signing Jmoh for VALORANT

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American organization eUnited has just announced that they are signing Jmoh for their VALORANT roster. Here is their announcement:

eUnited signing Jmoh for VALORANT – Who is he?

21-year-old Jason “Jmoh” Mohandessi kicked off his VALORANT career with Immortals, about 4 months ago. Unfortunately he didn’t land a permanent stay with the team, after a train of inconsistent results. Immortal’s best achievements with Jmoh were a 5th-8th place at First Strike North America, and a 2nd in the NSG x Renegades Invitational. A few weeks after First Strike, Immortals benched him from the team.

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On the other hand, 2 weeks after the new year kicked off, eUnited revealed their full VALORANT roster. Just 10 days later, they released a statement addressing that one of the players they acquired, Showtime, was kicked from the roster. This meant that eUnited were open to options and started trialing players. This is where Jmoh took the opportunity and just a few months later, he’s signed permanently.

VALORANT’s current state

Despite being over 8 months into release, VALORANT is still in its infancy. Rosters are still being formed, and organizations are still debating whether it’s worth getting into the esport. Best thing about it is that it’s interesting to see which teams manage to sort out the missing puzzle pieces in time.

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T1 parting ways with AZK and Brax

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Popular organization T1 have just announced that they are parting ways with two of their VALORANT players, AZK and Brax. Here is their video announcement:

T1 parting ways with AZK and Brax – Why?

In the announcement video T1 do not mention the exact details of why this is their next step moving forward. However, they do address the fact that they think that this is the best decision they could currently make within the lineup.

As Brax points out in the video, T1’s VALORANT squad didn’t live up to its full potential, and they could have certainly closed the deal with at least 3 or more events. Unfortunately that’s how esports work, and sometimes the dream rosters and teams are just unable to keep up with the other teams. 

Here are the teams best results with Brax and AZK:

With this announcement being a duo-departure statement, it will probably seem like AZK and Brax are sticking together, and representing another roster in VALORANT. There have been no details or subtle hints yet, but be sure to keep an eye out.

What’s next for T1?

The team has recently brought on Autimatic in an attempt to get the roster back in the top 4 of North America. They will probably be announcing their new 5th in the coming days, just before Challengers 2. So be sure to visit www.esportsguide.com for all your important news and updates about esports!

Sentinels win VCT Stage 1 Challengers 1 NA

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With the weekend coming to a close we saw Sentinels grabbing a win at the VCT (VALORANT Champions Tour) Stage 1 Challengers 1 in North America. This is how they did it:

Finals Standings + Winnings:

  • 1st – $20,000 – Sentinels
  • 2nd – $10,000 – Immortals
  • 3rd – $7,000 – Luminosity
  • 4th – $5,000 – XSET
  • 5th-6th – $3,000 – Team Envy
  • 5th-6th – $3,000 – Gen.G
  • 7th-8th – $1,000 – NRG
  • 7th-8th – $1,000 – Andbox

Sentinels win VCT Stage 1 Challengers 1 – How?

The Sentinels kicked off the event with a very disappointing loss in the upper bracket quarterfinals versus Luminosity. With this loss, the team was dropped down into the losers bracket, where they took on Andbox and won the series 2-0. Gen.G were up next, and the series eventually favoured the Sentinels side with a 2-1 scoreline.

In the 3rd round of the lower bracket, Sentinels were against XSET, one of the strongest up and coming teams. Unfortunately for them, the Sentinels were stronger, and ended up winning the series 2-0 to advance to the lower bracket final versus Luminosity. Here, the Sentinels rematched the team that dropped them down to the lower bracket, and got their revenge. After a long and close series, Sentinels won 2-1 and got a spot in the Grand Finals.

Grand Finals

In the Finals they took on Immortals, a team which wasn’t expected to even reach the semi finals. Nonetheless, they have proven everyone wrong to get into the Finals versus Sentinels. Although, getting into the finals was the best achievement they could get. This is because of their disappointing performance over the course of 3 maps. The Sentinels won the series with a clean 3-0 to win the VCT Stage 1 Challengers 1.

What’s next?

Sentinels have been one of North America’s top 4 teams, and this win only proves the fact that they just might be some of the most talented players in the world. Now what’s next is for them to triumph in the Stage 1 Challengers 2 event. The top 4 teams at the Challengers 1 event have all received a spot for Challengers 2, which will take place next week.

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OG expected to enter VALORANT

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European organization OG are expected to enter VALORANT as their next esports title. Here’s a link to Halo’s report:

OG expected to enter VALORANT – Which roster will they pick up?

According to the report, it is stated that OG are interested in poaching the Monkey Business squad. The team is made up of former overwatch professional players which have made the switch to VALORANT. If the deal goes through, OG will pick up:

Players:

  • Dylan “aKm” Bignet
  • Dragan” Ellement” Milanović
  • Theo “Oniby” Tarlie
  • Keven “Tviq” Lindström
  • Benjamin “Unkoe” Chevasson

Coach:

  • Julian “Daemon” Ducros
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Credits: Blizzard Entertainment

What results have they got so far?

So far they’ve only participated in a handful events, most notably, the Red Bull Home Ground event, and the VCT 2021 Stage 1 Challengers 1 in Europe. In the Home Ground event, the team only managed to place 5th-8th, due to matching up with SUMN FC. However now, in the Stage 1 Challengers 1, they managed to take out Team Vitality in the open qualifiers, and Guild Esports in the main event.

Success is inevitable for this team, and we cannot wait for their announcement. Until then, be sure to keep yourself notified on all the important esports news, here on www.esportsguide.com!