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The Riot Games ONE event has announced its return in 2023, featuring VALORANT and League of Legends.

In VARREL, xnfri will be reuniting with former NORTHEPTION teammate Kohei “BlackWiz” Mikami, with whom he qualified for VALORANT Masters Copenhagen together.

FENNEL have placed Xdll on a temporary suspension due to smurfing and account sharing, making him ineligible to compete at the Red Bull Home Ground Tokyo event.

FUT Esports secured the final spot for the Red Bull Home Ground Tokyo event by winning the EMEA Qualifier 3-0 over FOKUS.

barce was put in a reserve role for the team in his second spell without making a single appearance in any 2023 VCT season matches. 

Art, the “Ibaraki Ninja”, returns to competitive play with Crest Gaming Zst for next season. 

Suzu “suzu” Sasaki put on a masterclass to spearhead ZETA DIVISION GC to success in VCT Game Changers Japan Split 2. 

Former CYCLOPS athlete gaming player Taiyo “Ayagator” Hirayama and former PSG Esports player Taizou “iZRO” Yamashita are the highest-profile players headlining the Father’s Back roster in VALORANT. 

Tomoaki “crow” Maruoka will be the cornerstone of ZETA DIVISION’s rebuilding effort as their new playing coach. The rest is yet to be seen. 

Moothie continues his journey in the Japanese circuit, now being a part of Crest Gaming Zst.