To keep you in the loop, VALO2ASIA has put together a comprehensive list of the latest roster for all sixteen VALORANT Champions LA teams.
UNITED STATES โ The 2023 VALORANT Champions is set to begin on August 7, bringing together sixteen of the worldโs top teams in Los Angeles, California, who will vie for the title of the third world champion. Furthermore, a record-breaking prize pool of US$2,250,000 is up for grabs, exclusive of the revenue share that teams will gain from the Champions bundle.
The 2023 VALORANT Champions is the inaugural international VALORANT event to be held in North America, coming after previous hostings in Iceland, Germany, Denmark, Turkey, Brazil, and Japan.
With the same format as the last championship held in Istanbul, VALORANT Champions LA will have sixteen teams split into four groups of four from August 7-14. They will participate in a double-elimination GSL format with the aim of progressing into the eight-team playoffs scheduled for August 17-21 and 25-27.
In the opening round in LA, some of the marquee matches include ZETA DIVISION facing EMEA powerhouse and tournament favorites FNATIC, and DRX going head-to-head with reigning world champions LOUD. You can read more insights on the matchups and the storylines below:
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๐ธ๐ฌ Paper Rex
- ๐ฒ๐พ Khalish โd4v41โ Rusyaidee
- ๐ฎ๐ฉ Jason โf0rsakeNโ Susanto
- ๐ฎ๐ฉ Aaron โmindfreakโ Leonhart
- ๐ธ๐ฌ Wang โJingggโ Jing Jie
- ๐ท๐บ Ilia โsomethingโ Petrov
- ๐น๐ญ Patiphan โCGRSโ Posri
- ๐ธ๐ฌ Benedict โBenkaiโ Tan (Inactive – DNP)
- ๐ซ๐ท Alexandre โalecksโ Sallรฉ (Head coach)
๐ฐ๐ท DRX
- ๐ฐ๐ท Kim โstaxโ Gu-taek
- ๐ฐ๐ท Goo โRbโ Sang-Min
- ๐ฐ๐ท Yu โBuZzโ Byung-chul
- ๐ฐ๐ท Kim โMaKoโ Myeong-kwan
- ๐ฐ๐ท Kim โZestโ Gi-seok
- ๐ฐ๐ท Jung โFoxy9โ Jae-sung
- ๐ฐ๐ท Pyeon โtermiโ Seon-ho (Head coach)
- ๐ฐ๐ท Kim โglowโ Min-soo (Coach)
- ๐ฐ๐ท Kwon โArgencyโ Soon-woo (Coach)
๐ฐ๐ท T1
- ๐ฐ๐ท Son โxetaโ Seon-ho
- ๐ฐ๐ท Byeon โMunchkinโ Sang-beom
- ๐บ๐ธ Joseph โbanโ Seungmin Oh
- ๐ฐ๐ท Ha โSayaplayerโ Jung-woo
- ๐ฐ๐ท Lee โCarpeโ Jae-hyeok
- ๐ฐ๐ท Kang โiNTROโ Seung-gyun
- ๐ฐ๐ท Yoon โAutumnโ Eu-teum (Head coach)
- ๐ฐ๐ท Lee โCheongGakโ Il-ho (Coach)
- ๐จ๐ฆ Dakota โStunnerโ MacLeod (Coach)
๐ฏ๐ต ZETA DIVISION
- ๐ฏ๐ต Koji โLazโ Ushida
- ๐ฏ๐ต Tomoaki โcrowโ Maruoka
- ๐ฏ๐ต Yuma โDepโ Hashimoto
- ๐ฏ๐ต Shota โSugarZ3roโ Watanabe
- ๐ฏ๐ต Tenta โTENNNโ Asai
- ๐ฏ๐ต Ryo โbarceโ Takebayashi
- ๐ฏ๐ต Yuya โJUNiORโ Sawada (Coach)
- ๐ฏ๐ต Hibiki โXQQโ Motoyama (Coach)
- ๐ฏ๐ต Syuhei โgya9โ Takasaki (Analyst)
๐จ๐ณ EDward Gaming
- ๐จ๐ณ Haodong โHaodongโ Guo
- ๐จ๐ณ Wan โCHICHOOโ Shunzhi
- ๐จ๐ณ Wang โnobodyโ Senxu
- ๐จ๐ณ Zheng โZmjjKKโ Yongkang
- ๐จ๐ณ Zhang โSmoggyโ Zhao
- ๐จ๐ณ Tang โMuggleโ Shijun
- ๐น๐ผ Lo โAfteRโ Wen-hsin (Head coach)
- ๐จ๐ณ Li “sword9” Wei (Assistant coach)
๐จ๐ณ FunPlus Phoenix
- ๐น๐ผ Zhang “BerLIN” Bolin
- ๐น๐ผ Huang “Yuicaw” Yung-chieh
- ๐จ๐ณ Zhang “AAAAY” Yang
- ๐จ๐ณ Tang “nizhaoTZH” Zhehao
- ๐จ๐ณ You โLysoarโ Haoliang
- ๐จ๐ณ He “YuChEn” Cai
- ๐จ๐ณ Deng “NaThanD” Senqiao (Head coach)
๐จ๐ณ Bilibili Gaming
- ๐จ๐ณ Li “rin” Lewei
- ๐จ๐ณ Wang “whzy” Haozhe
- ๐จ๐ณ Zhong “Biank” Jianfei
- ๐จ๐ณ Liu “Knight” Yuxiang
- ๐จ๐ณ Lei “yosemite” Wang
- ๐จ๐ณ Yu “LostMe” Jun
- ๐จ๐ณ Lu โKaiโ Zhinan
- ๐จ๐ณ Wang “JeXeN” Linxiao (Head coach)
- ๐จ๐ณ Gu “paris” Chao (Assistant coach)
๐บ๐ธ Evil Geniuses
- ๐บ๐ธ Kelden โBoostioโ Pupello
- ๐บ๐ธ Ethan โEthanโ Arnold
- ๐ฐ๐ญ Alexander โjawgemoโ Mor
- ๐บ๐ธ Corbin โC0Mโ Lee
- ๐บ๐ธ Max โDemon1โ Mazanov
- ๐บ๐ธ Brendan โBcJโ Jensen (Substitute)
- ๐จ๐ฆ Jeffrey โReformedโ Lu (Substitute)
- ๐จ๐ฆ Vincent โApotheonโ Le (Substitute)
- ๐บ๐ธ Kyle โScrewFaceโ Jensen (Substitute)
- ๐บ๐ธ Jacob “icy” Lange (Substitute)
- ๐บ๐ธ Christine โpotterโ Chi (Head coach)
- ๐บ๐ธ Tony โZikzโ Gray (Assistant coach)
- ๐บ๐ธ Addison โzecKโ Gorzeck (Head coach for reserve roster)
๐บ๐ธ NRG Esports
- ๐บ๐ธ Sam “s0m” Oh
- ๐จ๐ฆ Pujan “FNS” Mehta
- ๐บ๐ธ Austin “crashies” Roberts
- ๐บ๐ธ Victor “Victor” Wong
- ๐ฑ๐ป Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks
- ๐บ๐ธ Alan “ethos” Ruan
- ๐บ๐ธ Chet “Chet” Singh (Head coach)
- ๐บ๐ธ Benjamin “trainer” Bravo (Assistant coach)
- ๐ท๐บ German “krueger” Yevseyev (Analyst)
๐ง๐ท LOUD
- ๐ง๐ท Erick “aspas” Santos
- ๐ง๐ท Felipe “Less” Basso
- ๐ฆ๐ท Matias “Saadhak” Delipetro
- ๐ง๐ท Cauan “cauanzin” Pereira
- ๐ง๐ท Arthur “tuyz” Vieira
- ๐บ๐ธ Daniel “fRoD” Montaner (Head coach)
- ๐ง๐ท Jordan “stk” Nunes (Assistant coach)
๐จ๐ฑ KRร Esports
- ๐ฆ๐ท Nicolas “Klaus” Ferrari
- ๐จ๐ฑ Juan Pablo “NagZ” Lopez Miranda
- ๐จ๐ด Santiago “Daveeys” Ruiz
- ๐จ๐ฑ Marco “Melser” Amaro
- ๐จ๐ฑ Angelo “keznit” Mori
- ๐ง๐ท Carlos “axeddy” Galvรฃo
- ๐ฌ๐น Jorge “Atom” Noriega (Head coach)
- ๐ฆ๐ท Alan “ddx” Salvati (Strategic coach)
๐ฌ๐ง FNATIC
- ๐ฌ๐ง Jake “Boaster” Howlett
- ๐ซ๐ฎ Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev
- ๐น๐ท Emir “Alfajer” Beder
- ๐ธ๐ช Leo “Leo” Jannesson
- ๐ท๐บ Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov
- ๐ต๐ฑ Maks “kamyk” Rychlewski
- ๐ฌ๐ง Jacob “mini” Harris (Head coach)
- ๐ท๐บ Aleksey “slk” Lynksov (Assistant coach)
- ๐บ๐ธ Martin “Anderzz” Schelasin (Strategic coach)
๐ณ๐ฑ Team Liquid
- ๐ฌ๐ง Dom “soulcas” Sulcas
- ๐ซ๐ฎ Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen
- ๐ท๐บ Igor “Redgar” Vlasov
- ๐ท๐บ Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin
- ๐ธ๐ช Saif “Sayf” Jibraeel
- ๐ฐ๐ฟ Dmitriy “dimasick” Matvienko
- ๐ฉ๐ช Nico “Harmii” Harms
- ๐ธ๐ช Emil “eMIL” Sandgren (Head coach)
- ๐ฌ๐ง Jake “Bacon9” Lloyd (Strategic coach)
- ๐บ๐ธ Tanner “7Teen” Curtis (Performance coach)
๐น๐ท FUT Esports
- ๐น๐ท Buฤra “mojj” Kiraz
- ๐น๐ท Doฤukan “qRaxs” Balaban
- ๐น๐ท Konur “qw1” ลahin
- ๐น๐ท Furkan “MrFaliN” Yeฤen
- ๐น๐ท Ata “ATA KAPTAN” Tan
- ๐น๐ท Serhat “Muj” Yรผksel
- ๐น๐ท Eray “GAIS” Sarฤฑkaya (Head coach)
๐ช๐ธ Giants Gaming
- ๐ช๐ธ Adolfo “Fit1nho” Gallego
- ๐ซ๐ฎ Aaro “hoody” Peltokangas
- ๐ฑ๐น ลฝygimantas “nukkye” Chmieliauskas
- ๐ณ๐ด Emir “rhyme” Muminovic
- ๐ท๐บ Kirill “Cloud” Nehozhin
- ๐ท๐บ Daniil “pipsoN” Meshcheryakov (Head coach)
- ๐ณ๐ฑ Milan “Milan” Meij (Analyst)
๐บ๐ฆ Natus Vincere
- ๐บ๐ฆ Kyrylo “ANGE1” Karasov
- ๐ท๐บ Andrey “Shao” Kiprsky
- ๐ธ๐ช Pontus “Zyppan” Eek
- ๐ท๐บ Dmitry “SUYGETSU” Ilyushin
- ๐น๐ท Mehmet “cNed” ฤฐpek
- ๐ธ๐ช Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (Head coach)
- ๐ธ๐ช Oliwer “LATEKS” Fahlander (Assistant coach)
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