Author: Alejandro "anonimotum" Gomis
According to sources close to the situation, Valorant Champions 2023 will be held in the United States. The event is going to take place from August 7-26 (dates are approximate and might change), as we reported previously. The host city is not confirmed yet, but according to BLIX.GG’s sources, we expect VCT Champions 2023 to be played in Los Angeles.Previously we reported all approximate dates of the VCT 2023 events.
According to sources close to BLIX, Mikhail “Kenal” Karpenko has reached a verbal agreement with Ucam Tokiers to be the ADC of the Spanish team. With this, Ucam would close one more piece of the Roster with the aroma of the former Superliga Koi. As we reported earlier, Gonçalo “Crusher” Pinto Brandão has been hired as head coach, and João Miguel “Baca” Novais Bigas as midlaner. With these changes, Ucam would try to improve their results from last year, where they played relegations but saved their place against Wizards.
According to sources close to BLIX, Tomás “Melzhet” Campelos Fernández has reached a verbal agreement with Mad Lions to be the Head Coach of the LEC project. Melzhet is among the most quoted people in this off-season, including rumors that the well-known jungler Elyoya would like to form a LEC project with him. However, for the moment, nothing is assured or done. In addition, Mad Lions informed that their players and technical staff would be allowed to explore offers on the market. Melzhet is a very well-known coach internationally, especially in Spain, after he managed to win two Superliga splits…
According to sources close to BLIX, Paul “Stend” Lardin has reached a verbal agreement with Vitality.Bee to be the support player for the French organization’s academy lineup.Stend is a player who has received interest from multiple teams, both in the LFL and LVP, but finally opted to join Vitality’s academy squad.Stend currently plays for KOI Academy in the Superliga, finishing in third place in Superliga Summer. He has also played for the likes of Giants in the Superliga, and DUSTY in the NLC.Stend’s reported departure from KOI Academy comes amidst a number of departures from the organization. BLIX previously reported…
KOI has reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Kamil “Kamo” FrÄ ckowiak and Tobias “ShadoW” to join their Valorant roster.While some contract details remain to be finalized, and no contracts have been signed at this moment, sources close to BLIX suggest that “Kamo” and “ShadoW” have verbally agreed to become part of KOI’s Valorant VCT team.It’s worth noting that “shadow” currently holds an active contract with Apeks, a team that is expected to have several players participating in VCT this season.On the other hand, “kamo” is only 18 years old, and considered to have potential and room for growth.If these changes…
According to sources close to BLIX, Norman “Kaiser” Kaiser has reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Team Heretics to join their LEC team as a support player.With this, Team Heretics would be making some changes to the LEC staff, including the assistant coach, Kirei, as previously reported here at BLIX.If the agreement goes through, Kaiser would be pairing up with Victor “Flakked” Lirola Tortosa, the current ADC, to form the botlane for Team Heretics. This change comes after Team Heretics’ LEC performance, which, despite significant improvements during the last split, fell short of securing a spot at Worlds.Kaiser’s departure from…
According to sources close to BLIX, Adam “Jackisek” JeÅábek has reached a verbal agreement with British organization Excel to be their midlaner in the LEC next year.Jackisek made his competitive debut in 2020 and has quickly risen through the scene after playing with Czech organizations Dynamo Eclot and Entropiq. As a midlaner with Entropiq, Jackisek won three Hitpoint Masters this year and has one positioned himself as an exciting prospect in Central Europe.The call up to the LEC will be a major test for the 19-year-old player as he has limited experience offline and none at the top level of…
According to BLIX’s sources, Thomas “Kirei” Yuen has reached a verbal agreement with Team Heretics to be their assistant coach in the LEC.Before transitioning to coaching in 2022, Kirei was a highly-accomplished jungler with multiple years in the LCS, LEC and LFL. His competitive career started in 2015 and saw the Dutch player compete with the likes of Dignitas in North America, Misfits and Schalke 04 in the LEC, and most recently NASR in the TCL.Kirei debuted as a coach at Mirage Elyandra before joining 100 Thieves Academy in 2022, finding strong results in the LCS Proving Grounds.With this, Team…
According to sources close to BLIX, Lee “JeongHoon” Jeong-hoon has reached a verbal agreement with Liiv SANDBOX to be the team’s new support. JeongHoon was previously the support for Astralis in the LEC this past season, but following the announcement of Karmine Corp buying Astralis’s LEC slot, all their players were let go. Some LEC teams inquired about the player, but he took his talents to a team from his home region, Korea. Liiv SANDBOX, on the other hand, will trade their support Kim “Kael” Jin-hong for Jeong Hoon. For the moment, BLIX is unsure if more changes will be…
According to sources close to BLIX, KOI’s assistant coach Danusch “Arvindir” Fischer has reached a verbal agreement with BDS to join their academy team.The former BIG will therefore leave the LEC to return to working with a team in the Europeans Regional Leagues, having previously worked with BIG in the Prime League and KOI in the SuperligaBLIX understands Arvindir was in negotiations with some LFL teams and was contacted by an LEC team, but decided to join the Swiss organization’s academy squad.