Author: Alejandro "anonimotum" Gomis
According to sources close to BLIX, Riot has been studying the application of a salary cap. This step would closely follow other leagues, such as the LPL (Chinese League) and the LCK (Korean League), and other European regional leagues, such as the Spanish League.According to close sources, teams could spend a maximum of 2 million annually. In case of exceeding this 2 million, any amount in excess will have a luxury tax, which is expected to be 50% of the amount exceeded. This luxury tax will be used and distributed among the teams in the league, the LEC, and the…
According to sources with knowledge of the negotiations, BLIX understands that Indian organization Global Esports has reached a verbal agreement with Finnish player Niko “Polvi” Polvinen. This development marks a significant stride for the organization as Polvi is set to become their latest international import.It is understood that while Polvi has reached an agreement with Global, he will play a few more upcoming tournaments for his current organization, Valiant, and then depart to join Global Esports, should everything go as planned.Polvi’s acquisition represents a strategic choice by the Indian outfit, aligning with their vision for an international star lineup. This…
According to sources with knowledge of the negotiations, BLIX understands that UCAM’s head coach, Marcos “aer0z” Ochoa, has reached a verbal agreement to leave the organization to join KOI as the team’s assistant coach. The move will see the 34-year-old former CS:GO pro make his debut in VCT EMEA with the Spanish organization.aer0z’s tenure in Valorant has seen him work for ZETA and UCAM, with the latter team being where he made his mark, helping the Murcian university to third-place finishes in both VCT Challengers Spain: Rising splits.With this addition, KOI will reinforce its coaching staff following the departure of…
According to sources close to BLIX, Anthony “vanity” Malaspina and Francis “OXY” Hoang have reached an agreement with Cloud9 to compete in VCT. In addition to these two newcomers, close sources assure that Jake “jakee” Anderson and Erick “Xeppaa” Bach will continue to play in the roster. Read more: Will the upcoming Astra buff In Patch 7.05 be meta defining?vanity will return to play for Cloud9 after the player and the organization stopped competing together. On the other hand Oxy will make his debut in Valorant’s top competition in America after competing with G2 Esports in 2023. The changes will…
According to sources with knowledge of the negotiations, BLIX understands that Martin “marteen” Pátek has reached a verbal agreement to play with Karmine Corp next season. The Czech duelist was highly sought after by teams such as Team Liquid but has reportedly agreed on a deal with Karmine Corp.marteen is one of the most sought after pieces heading into the next VCT season, having impressed greatly during his time on Azeri organization GMT. Karmine Corp is reportedly undergoing a general rebuild of their team, with BLIX previously reporting that Andrey “Engh” Sholokhov has reached an agreement to be the team’s…
According to sources close to BLIX, Emil “Larssen” Larsson has reached an agreement with KOI to renew his contract for 4 more years. Larssen has been with KOI for 4 years now, although the team was previously called under the name Rogue. Koi is looking to make more changes for next season, but none of those have been finalized. Larssen’s renewal will make him a pillar for the team to build around, if all goes as expected.Rogue was Larssen’s previous team, which is actually the same team as the current one, but they changed the name following the entrance of…
According to sources close to BLIX, Kimmie “Kicks” Laasner has reached a verbal agreement with Team Vitality to compete in VCT. Team Vitality has been on the market for some time. Emil “runneR” Trajkovski is the first player that agreed to join the team this offseason, also Saif “Sayf” Jibraeel we previously reported reached an agreement with Team Vitality and will leave Team Liquid to compete for the French team. Read more: Will the upcoming Astra buff In Patch 7.05 be meta defining?Unfortunately, Team Vitality decided not to compete in the EMEA Last Chance Qualifier after the death of their…
According to sources close to BLIX.GG, Mouhamed “johnqt” Ouarid has reached a verbal agreement with Sentinels to be the new IGL of the North American organization. johnqt was M80’s IGL last season. M80 reached the final of VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: Americas and lost 3:1 against The Guard team. Read more: Sources: 100 Thieves close in on Zikz signingThe Guard could not be promoted due to administrative problems, and as we reported here, G2 esports had reached a verbal agreement with some of The Guard players to enter the VCT Americas. Sentinels had been on the market for some time…
According to sources close to BLIX.GG, Mert “Wo0t” Alkan has reached a verbal agreement with Team Heretics to play in VCT. The young Turkish player received interest from more than five EMEA teams, sources told BLIX.GG on Sunday.Read more: Will the upcoming Astra buff In Patch 7.05 be meta defining?Wo0t is a young player of 17 years old, and therefore will not be able to compete in VCT until he turns 18. According to Liquipedia, the player’s birthday is March 16, so he will not be able to compete until after the Madrid Masters. Team Heretics is looking for a…
The report is collaboration of Alejandro “anonimotum” Gomis and Bo Hoogland.According to sources close to BLIX.GG, Monyet has reached a verbal agreement with Paper Rex to become the APAC team’s new player. Read more: Sources: G2 has reached a verbal agreement with several The Guardâs playersGlobal Esports and Paper Rex have reportedly reached a verbal agreement for his transfer and it would be a matter of days before the deal is finalized. To replace Monyet, Global Esports has reportedly reached another verbal agreement with BlaZek1ng. The publication is being updated