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VALORANT 13.01 Patch Notes: dexerto.com/valorant/valor…

T1’s Jae-hyeok “Carpe” Lee is stepping away from competitive Valorant for personal reasons. The former Overwatch star joined T1 in 2023 and competed in VCT Pacific and international events. He remains under contract with the org despite leaving competition.

100 Thieves win the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris, defeating NRG 3-1 in the grand final. Cryocells earns MVP after a stellar performance. Nongshim RedForce secure 3rd place with a 2-0 win over BBL Esports.

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BBL Esports defeat Team Heretics 2-1 in the first semi-final at EWC 2026 Last year's champs are heading home! Coverage presented by @LogitechG

Gen.G shuts down ZynX for the rest of 2026 due to a wrist injury. The Duelist/Sentinel player will take extended time off to recover, leaving Gen.G with two open roster spots as they prepare for Stage 2.

Philippine schools have officially added Valorant to the Grade 10 curriculum under the Department of Education’s MATATAG program. Students study objectives, mechanics, agent roles, and strategies, while learning teamwork, communication, respect, and digital wellness.

NRG defeats KC 13-7 on Haven to advance to the next round at EWC 2026

KC wins Fracture 13-7 over NRG to force a tie-break on Haven.

KC keeps dominating on Fracture against NRG in the EWC 2026 Group B decider.

EDward Gaming have been eliminated from the Esports World Cup VALORANT 2026, finishing 9th–12th in Paris. EDG fell to 🇹🇷 BBL twice (Lotus 18-16, Ascent 7-13, Sunset 3-13; then Lotus 4-13, Breeze 5-13) and beat 🇮🇩 RRQ (Ascent 13-5, Breeze 13-11).

Just another normal day in Valorant... 📸: Tenz

NRG defeat Paper Rex 2-1 in their Esports World Cup 2026 Group B opener in Paris. PRX won Fracture 13-9, but NRG struck back 13-5 on Lotus and sealed Breeze 13-10. NRG advance to face Vitality in the winners’ match, PRX fall to the lower bracket.

GIANTX has parted ways with Polish Controller Grzegorz “grubinho” Ryczko. His exit leaves the roster at three players ahead of VCT Stage 2, following Cloud’s transfer to FNATIC.

EDG’s Smoggy will miss the Esports World Cup after wisdom tooth surgery. Coach signed steps into the lineup. EDG face BBL, 100T & RRQ in Group A, with their opener vs BBL in Paris.

OBONE retires from Valorant after 3 years with Nova Esports. The Controller main, who transitioned from CrossFire in 2023, closes his career after competing at China Kickoff 2026.

Esports World Cup 2026 are revealed. 16 teams fight for $2M. Top 2 from each group advance to single-elim Playoffs starting July 9. 🟦 Group A: EDward Gaming, Rex Regum Qeon, 100 Thieves, BBL Esports 🟥 Group B: Paper Rex, Team Vitality, Karmine Corp, NRG 🟨 Group C: G2 Esports, Gentle Mates, Xi Lai Gaming, Nongshim RedForce 🟩 Group D: Team Heretics, MIBR, Global Esports, All Gamers

Global Esports has parted ways with Head Coach FrosT ahead of VCT Pacific Stage 2. Analyst Platoon is promoted to Head Coach. FrosT led GE to their first Masters.

Benjamín “adverso” Poblete retires after 6 years in Valorant. The Chilean Sova main starred for LEVIATÁN, KRÜ, FURIA & ShindeN, reaching Masters & Champions. At 28, he ends his playing career but vows to stay in esports through new projects.

Riot says roughly 35% of players already qualify for the new anti-cheat setting dexerto.com/valorant/valor…

Vanguard has been updated and can now be set to run only when Valorant is opened However, your PC needs to meet a set of hardware and software requirements to make the change