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Crazy Raccoon have officially unveiled their 2022 lineup, featuring two former NORTHEPTION members, Moon “Astell” Ji-won and “Meiy”. 

IGZIST confirmed the signing of former NUTURN Gaming player, Kim “Lakia” Jong-min, via the organization’s Twitter account.

VALORANT Japan has revealed the format and dates for the upcoming VCT Japan Stage 1 Challengers, which will follow a similar structure as last year. 

Masayuki “oitaN” Takahashi, Shuma “RIPablo” Ikeda, Shoki “Pepper” Banjo, and Yumeki “poem” Shibasaki have all found a new home in IGZIST, a new Japan-based organization backed by video marketing company STUN Co., Ltd., with Seigi “Ask” Yamamoto taking the last spot in the starting lineup.

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.

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.

The Filipino powerhouse have sent Crazy Raccoon packing from VALORANT Champions 2021 following a dominant 2-0 victory in Group C’s elimination match. 

ZETA DIVISION have brought Northeption’s duo of Tenta “TENNN” Asai and Shota “SugarZ3ro” Watanabe to the lineup, and transfer deal of REJECT’s Yuma “Dep” Hashimoto with Ryumon “Reita” Oshiro. Meanwhile, Ryo “barce” Takebayashi will move to ZETA’s streamer division, while Miyamoto “makiba” Akastuki will be inactive for the 2022 season. 

DetonatioN Gaming have completed the signing of former NUTURN member Seo “Suggest” Jae-young, the Japanese organization announced on Wednesday.

Everything is coming together for Japanese team Crazy Raccoon to have a great run at VALORANT Champions, and cement Japan’s competitiveness on the world stage.