All Pre-Stage One VALORANT Roster Moves (Post-VCT Kickoff 2025)

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In the top-tier of competitive VALORANT, numerous team roster adjustments have taken place. The experimental phase during the kickoff has ended, as we’re now on the brink of starting Stage One of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2025.

After a period of trying out different players and strategies in competitive VALORANT, teams are making their final moves before we begin the first stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2025.

The squads who secured their spots for Masters Bangkok already hold an advantage over their regional competitors, particularly those who advanced far in the tournament, such as T1 who ultimately emerged victorious. However, with Stage One about to commence, it’s now crunch time for the 48 teams eagerly fighting for a slot at Champions 2025 in Paris.

Here is an overview of the changes made to the rosters of the teams participating in the 2025 VCT international leagues before the commencement of Stage One:

*The following paragraph provides information about the alterations made to the rosters of the VALORANT teams competing in the 2025 VCT international leagues prior to the start of Stage One.*

Americas

  • NRG has benched Andrew “Verno” Maust and coach Malkolm “bonkar” Rench. In their place, NRG signed former Shopify Rebellion player Brock “brawk” Somerhalder and former 100 Thieves coach Michael “Mikes” Hockom.
  • MIBR has benched Agustin “Nozwerr” Ibarra.
  • Leviatán has benched Nathan “nataNk” Bocqueho. In their place, Leviatán signed former Cloud9 player Daniel “Rossy” Abedrabbo.
  • FURIA has benched Leonardo “mwzera” Serrati. In their place, FURIA signed Luis “pryze” Henrique from 2GAME Esports.

VCT Americas Stage One begins on March 21st.

EMEA

  • Vitality has benched Nikita “trexx” Cherednichenko. In their place, Vitality signed former Mandatory player Clément “CyvOph” Millard. Vitality also signed Ștefan “Sayonara” Mîtcu, but he will continue to play for Challengers team DVM on loan.
  • Liquid has released Maks “kamyk” Rychlewski.
  • Fnatic has benched coach Chris “Elmapuddy” Tebbit. Fnatic has promoted Milan “Milan” Meij to head coach, and signed former BBL analyst Benjamin “Scuttt” Hutchinson as an assistant coach. Assistant coach Erik “Erik” Sandgren (formerly known as d00mbros) has been temporarily benched due to medical issues.

VCT EMEA Stage One begins on March 26th.

Pacific

  • Gen.G has released Chae “yoman” Young-mun. In their place, Gen.G promoted Ha “Ash” Hyun-cheol from Gen.G Global Academy.
  • TALON has released Joseph “ban” Oh and Peter “Governor” No. In their place, TALON promoted Anupong “thyy” Preamsak from Talon Academy, and signed former FULL SENSE player Tanate “killua” Teerasawad.
  • Paper Rex has signed Patrick “PatMen” Mendoza.
  • ZETA DIVISION has released coach Ivan “Johnta” Shevtsov. In their place, ZETA DIVISON promoted assistant coach Hibiki “XQQ” Motoyama to head coach.

VCT Pacific Stage One begins on March 22st.

China

  • EDward Gaming has promoted Zhang “Jiene7” Juntai to main roster.
  • Dragon Ranger Gaming has released Chen “TvirusLuke” Chen-ching, and signed Wang “Ying” Chenxu and Fang “baize” Bai. Former FPX coach Chen “TvirusLuke” Chen-ching has joined as head coach, and former head coach Huang “LT” Biaohong has returned to the assistant coach role.
  • FPX has signed Yang “Shr1mp” Yong to replace the retiring Chang “BerLIN” Polin.
  • XLG has released assistant coach Victor “ANXiOS” Troshkin and analyst He “snowave” Yujie.
  • JD Gaming has released Chen “YHchen” Yu-han.
  • TYLOO has released Yang “Eren” Cengwei. In their place, TYLOO signed Xu “Waituu” Yinze.
  • Titan Esports Club has signed Ding “Coco” Dajian and former Dragon Ranger player Chen “TvirusLuke” Chen-ching.
  • All Gamers has signed former Trace player Cui “cxyy” Xinyu, Huang “Hanche” Jingxuan, and Zeyang “Bai” Zhang. All Gamers released Jiang “Bunt” He.

VCT China Stage One begins on March 13th.

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2025-03-19 00:48