William “krozera” Adinata has officially retired from professional VALORANT, he announced on Twitter. The XcN player has retired at the age of 25 after five years in both the professional VALORANT and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene. 

Kevin “Eeyore” Gunawan, who recently stepped down from BOOM Esports’ active roster, announced that he is now open to hearing offers and is even willing to join international teams. 

The final piece of the puzzle has been revealed, with Park “Bazzi” Jun-ki and Kim “zunba” Joon-hyuk set to wear the ESportsConnected jersey moving forward.

ZETA DIVISION have announced the expansion of their VALORANT division with an academy roster, spearheaded by former NORTHEPTION coach Kakeru “Vorz” Ikarashi, who will focus on developing and scouting the scene’s emerging talents.

Riot Games, in collaboration with its partner organizer OneUp,  has announced the format of VCT 2022 – Stage 1 for Indonesia.

Crazy Raccoon has opted to restructure its team, dismissing the bulk of its roster save for the last man standing, Yusuke “neth” Matsuda, in order to rebuild a new squad in preparation for the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022.

DWG KIA have officially announced the signing of Jeong “Esperanza” Jin-cheol and Yoon “hyeoni” Hyun-seok, the Korean organization announced today. The move sees both players return to action after their departures from F4Q and NUTURN Gaming, respectively.

Andi “Sleepy” Bangsawan will step down from his coaching duties in Alter Ego to explore other opportunities elsewhere come January 2022.

Hardware manufacturer ZOTAC has collaborated with The Esports Club to host the ZOTAC Cup VALORANT Open as one of Asia’s first big tournaments in 2022, featuring a US$15,000 prize pool on the line. 

ESportsConnected have brought on Lee “k1Ng” Seung-won on loan from Vision Strikers and appointed Jung “peri” Bum-gi as the team’s coach, the organization announced today.