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Riot Games has selected 30 organizations to join three separate leagues across the world in a new system for the esport. All 30 need to round out new rosters to show the developer for the 2023 version of the Valorant Champions Tour by October 15, with the pre-season transfer window closing on February 1, 2023. Valorant Champions Tour 2022 ended on September 18 and concluded the open era of the esport. Now with the new league era looming and with orgs locked into either the Americas, EMEA or the Pacific leagues, teams are looking to construct new rosters for the 2023 season. 100 Thieves announce Cryocells signingZellsis is set to sign with Cloud9OpTic core to sign with NRG Esports Other teams not in the VCT leagues will also be looking to pick up players for the upcoming season as they try to promote into the leagues through Challengers Ascension. Outside of big moves from those teams, this tracker will only cover roster moves in the top three leagues. Note: rosters are not final and are subject to change. 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October 6: KRÜ Esports are finalizing a deal for former NIP player Alexandre ‘xand’ Zizi, according to The Enemy.VCT Pacific league side Rex Regum Qeon are in talks to sign Tehbotol (BOOM Esports) and Lmmemore (ONIC Esports), according to VLR reporter Seulgi.On Twitter, MIBR player mNds and head coach stk have announced that they are not part of the organization’s plans for 2023.Sentinels’ dapr has guaranteed that he will remain with the team in 2023.T1 are set to sign former Vision Strikers and NUTURN player Lakia, Run It Back’s Ominous reports. The South Korean player is currently playing for DAMWON Gaming on loan from IGZIST.According to VLR reporter Seulgi, Gen.G are close to landing Northeption star player Meteor and head coach bail. October 5: Sentinels have confirmed the signing of XSET star zekken, who reunites with coach Syyko. The VCT Americas team have also been linked with XSET IGL Dephh. Sayaplayer is set to join T1 in the Pacific league, Blix.gg reports. The South Korean player, who began his Valorant career with T1, is currently on The Guard’s bench.gtnziN has announced that he is not part of MIBR’s plans for 2023. In a Twitlonger post, the Brazilian player said that he is open to all offers, even from non-partner teams.Cloud9 have bid farewell to mitch, the last remaining member of their original Valorant team.Global Esports have confirmed the signing of former XSET player AYRIN, who joins as the team’s new IGL. The Indian organization will also sign four players from the APAC region as part of their plan to build a 10-man roster.Former KRU Esports star keznit has said that his representative is “talking to people from NA and Europe.” Cloud9 have parted ways with former head coach James ‘JamezIRL’ Macaulay, the North American organization has announced.Sentinels will begin the rebuilding of their Valorant squad with the double signing of XSET’s Rory ‘Dephh’ Jackson and Zachary ‘zekken’ Patrone, Dot Esports reports. October 4: Pacific league team Global Esports have dropped a major hint that they will sign former XSET player AYRIN as their import player.Team Liquid are close to signing Guild’s Sayf and ex-M3C duo Redgar and nAts, according to Dot Esports.baddyG has announced that, “due to a break in negotiations” with Vitality, he has been given permission to explore his options. This leaves Vitality with only two active players, ceNder and BONECOLD.Spanish content creator Lembo claims that Sayf is on the brink of joining Team Liquid. The Swedish player is on the books of Guild Esports, who did not make the EMEA partner league. October 3: NRG are looking to add FunPlus Phoenix’s ardiis to their team, Dot Esports reports. The former G2 Esports is not expected to join his FPX teammates in moving to NAVI.Sentinels have parted ways with former head coach Rawkus, who said that he is open to offers from both VCT partners and Ascension teams. Sentinels have confirmed that they have hired Syyko (XSET) as head coach and kaplan (Ghost Gaming) as strategic coach.Cloud9 are in discussions to add The Guard’s Matthew ‘mCe’ Elmore as head coach, according to Dot Esports.G2’s nukkye could be joining NAVI as their fifth player, according to Turkish insider Dr_ALPH4. The Ukrainian organization has reportedly been in talks with FPX’s roster, though ardiis may not join the rest of the squad in this move.On Twitter, T1’s thwifo has announced that he is open to offers as an unrestricted free agent. He cannot play for T1 in the Pacific league “due to import slot limitations”. October 2: LOUD member Saadhak has said that the players will try to stick together amid rumours that the Valorant world champions could split up. The Argentinian player added that negotiations with LOUD are still ongoing.ZETA DIVISION have announced that they are looking for a new member for their team. It is unclear if this player will be part of the starting lineup or if he will be added as a substitute. October 1: KRU Esports have confirmed the departures of delz1k, Mazino and keznit. September 30: Karmine Corp’s entire squad has announced that they are ready to listen to individual offers.NRG’s Ethan, hazed, tex and eeiu have all announced that they are open to offers. s0m has yet to comment on his future.According to South American insider Noyn, the future of LOUD’s team is unclear as the players are yet to agree to new deals with the organization.According to a Dot Esports report, OpTic Gaming’s core is set to sign with NRG esportsAccording to a Dot Esports report, Zellsis is set to sign with Cloud9French reporter Guillaume ‘neL’ Canelo says that Karmine Corp are in talks with Team Liquid duo Adil ‘ScreaM’ Benrlitom and Nabil ‘Nivera’ Benrlitom, as well as with MAD Lions’ Alexandre ‘xms’ Forté.In an interview with Sportskeeda Esports, Paper Rex co-founder and CEO Nikhil ‘nikH’ Hathiramani ruled out changes to the team’s starting lineup.LOUD have parted ways with head coach Matheus ‘bzkA’ Tarasconi, who guided the team during their Valorant Champions title-winning run.Giants Gaming member Batuhan ‘russ’ Malgaç has announced that he has been given permission to explore his options. The Turkish player, formerly of SuperMassive Blaze, has been with Giants since January.Spanish content creator ‘Lembo’ said that Team Liquid are “very likely” to sign the former Gambit/M3C duo of Ayaz ‘nAts’ Akhmetshin and Igor ‘Redgar’ Vlasov.Additionally, Noyn claims that KRU Esports are eyeing Santiago ‘Daveeys’ Ruiz and Thomas ‘Feniz’ Molina, both from E-Xolos LAZER. As for Leviatán, they are also rumored to be after Agustin ‘Nozwerr’ Ibarra, who plays for FURIA.According to South American insider Noyn, FURIA have set their sights on Brazilian star Leonardo ‘mwzera’ Serrati, who plays for Keyd Stars, while MIBR have targetted Cauan ‘cauanzin’ Pereira (NIP) and Matheus ‘RgLM’ Rodigoli (Keyd Stars). VCT Pacific league team Rex Regum Qeon are currently trialing seven players from the Philippines and six from Indonesia. Meanwhile, RRQ announced Martin ‘Ewok’ as their new head coach. The South African previously guided ONIC Esports.Gen.G have opened the player recruitment process for their Valorant team. The South Korean organization is looking for players from the entire APAC region. September 29: William ‘Will’ Cheng is open to offers as he has been moved to 100 Thieves’ bench following Cryocells’ signing.100 Thieves announce the signing of Matthew ‘Cryocells’ Panganiban.According to Dot Esports, Sentinels are looking to rebuild for 2023 and ShahZam could be on the way out as his contract expires in 2023.Prodigy Agency CEO Jérôme Coupez has suggested that some organizations have attempted to rush players into signing deals, in violation of the VCT’s rules. Teams have to give players at least 16 business hours to respond to an offer.According to 1pv.fr reporter neL, Adil ‘ScreaM’ Benrlitom, Nabil ‘Nivera’ Benrlitom and Alexandre “xms” Forté are in talks to join Karmine Corp. September 28: According to cybersport.pl, Vitality are in talks to sign Michał ‘MOLSI’ Łącki, who is on the inactive roster of OG LDN UTD. Prior to joining the team, he played for Entropiq, Finest and Giants Gaming.Global Esports have announced that they are building a ten-man roster for the VCT circuit. Performance will determine the final roster of six players, Vatsal ‘Nightmare2k’ Uniyal, GE’s head of esports, said.Leviatán duo Marco ‘Melser‘ Amaro and Benjamín ‘adverso‘ Poblete have announced on Twitter that they have been given permission to explore their options.Turkish website Esporist claims that Acend star Mehmet Yağız ‘cNed’ İpek could be joining EMEA league team Vitality. cNed is currently exploring his options as an unrestricted free agent after Acend were unable to make it into the league. September 27: Spanish content creator ‘Lembo’ said that Leviatán have made an offer for KRU Esports’ Roberto ‘Mazino’ Bugueño.According to Dot Esports, 100 Thieves are in the final stages of signing XSET youngster Matthew ‘Cryocells’ Panganiban.yay is set to sign with Cloud9, according to Dot Esports. September 26: According to Dot Esports, NAVI are in talks to sign FunPlus Phoenix’s roster. The Chinese organization is open to offers for the team after failing to make the partnership leagues.Chilean star Angelo ‘keznit’ Mori announced on Twitter that he is a free agent heading into the 2023 season after his contract with KRU Esports expired.

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