Every second Tuesday evening we bring you the latest player transfers from the world of esports. Dota 2 legend SumaiL leaves OG and NiP start in Valorant. Find out what else happened.
CS:GO is on break and we don't have any transfers worth mentioning at the moment. In Dota 2 SumaiL leaves and Winstrike makes changes. Valorant is still growing and there is news in CoD and Overwatch.
Dota 2: SumaiL Leaves OG and Winstrike Change Their Roster
SumaiL Is Out, Ceb Is Back
Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan leaves OG and Sébastien "Ceb" Debs returns to an active role in the team.
Today, we would also like to thank @SumaaaaiL for his time with OG, we wish him the best of luck for what will come next for him. He is one of the best players in the world and a fantastic person to work with, we will miss him.#DreamOG pic.twitter.com/oVvpwUJpDO
— OG (@OGesports) July 25, 2020
Looks like @Ceb got the call of his lifetime...... A second time. #foreverCeb#DreamOG pic.twitter.com/3j73IG9kA1
— OG (@OGesports) July 25, 2020
OG has not been able to build on their earlier successes for some time now after JerAx, Ceb and ana left the team. With SumaiL, MidOne, and Saksa they did not come out over the second place. Now SumaiL left OG and Ceb was brought back as an offlaner. Nothing is yet known about SumaiL's future plans, but Ceb is looking forward to playing with his old team again.
- READ MORE: Sumail Out of OG – Ceb Returns
Winstrike: Major Roster Changes
After Young G already joined Na'Vi at the end of June, Stanislav "chikiryau" Yarosevich, Sergey "[T]SA" Timchenko and Dmitry "kicked" Pilyaev are now also inactive. Kamil "agressive child" Biktimirov, Maxim "re1bl" Afanasyev, Daniyal "yamich" Lazebny and Andrey "Dukalis" Kuropatkin are the new members.
Our new squad will face its first challenge tonight: OMEGA League Open QualifiersDon't forget to support themhttps://t.co/KxlQdiaEK1 pic.twitter.com/ozAL71Djdj
— winstrike_team (@Winstrike_Team) July 20, 2020
Sergey "AanahRoniX" Bykovsky, manager of the Dota 2 team, said that the change from Young G to Na'Vi was used to completely rebuild the Dota 2 roster. The new roster features new faces as well as players who have played with Winstrike before. One is open for offers for the now inactive players. The first challenge for the young team will be the Omega League Qualifiers. We wish the team much success.
Fnatic: Raven is Back
Marc "Raven" Fausto returns to Fnatic to replace Nuengnara "23savage" Teeramahanon.
DOTA ROSTER UPDATEThe Raven Returns.The Fnatic carry, @ravendoto. PHSoutheast Asia reveres him or fears him, and now he's back in Black and Orange.FULL ANNOUNCEMENT https://t.co/MsE0I35tHm pic.twitter.com/Ct5mFdCEHh
— FNATIC (@FNATIC) July 28, 2020
The 21-year-old carry played for Fnatic as early as 2016 and has since made a name for himself as one of the best players in the SEA region. In his last organization GeekFam he caused a lot of stress for Fnatic. With him, they want to continue to dominate the region, which in our opinion should not be a problem for them.
League of Legends: Meteos Leaves 100 Thieves
100 Thieves: Meteos is Out
Junior William "Meteos" Hartman leaves 100 Thieves and is replaced by academy player Juan "Contractz" Garcia.
What's NextRead: https://t.co/eoEmhT1o0S
— Meteos (@MeteosLoL) July 21, 2020
After 100 Thieves started the LCS Summer Split with only one win and five defeats, Meteos was put on the bench already in week 3. As a result, he let his emotions get the better of him and wrote some malicious tweets, which were already deleted. In his Twitlonger he apologizes for this and explains his decision to leave 100 Thieves completely. He was offered the opportunity to continue playing for the academy team, but he would have had to share the position of the youngster with Shane "Kenvi" Espinoza.
Meteos now wants to take a break and will probably stream or cast once more but he also does not rule out a return in another team.
- READ MORE: League of Legends: Meteos Leaves 100 Thieves
Valorant: FaZe Gets CS:GO-Profi and NiP Presents New Roster
FaZe Clan: Another CS:GO-Pro Changes the Game
The former CS:GO professional Jimmy "Marved" Nguyen joins the Valorant roster of FaZe.
"I want to be the best in the World"Today, we're one step closer. Join us in welcoming our newest Valorant Professional signing: @Marved6 Presented by @NissanUSA | #FaZeUp pic.twitter.com/AtrdeV4kJJ
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) July 27, 2020
Faze started to build his own Valorant Roster at the end of June. With Jason "jasonR" Ruchelski FaZe already has another former CS:GO professional under contract and with Corey "Corey" Nigra and Zachary "ZachaREEE" Lombardo two former Overwatch stars. With Marved as the fourth man FaZe is missing only one more member to complete their Valorant Roster.
We'll keep you updated as soon as there is any news.
Ninjas in Pyjamas: The Roster is Complete
Enzo "Fearoth" Mestari, Damien "HyP" Souville and Charles "CREA" Beauvois complete the Valorant Roster from NiP.
ICYM | This week we announced our fresh @PlayVALORANT Team! FR @Creativ_B FR @HyP_ow FR @fearothcsgo BA @rhymeVAL DE @luckeRRR_ Read more about it at https://t.co/2ytBaDJS8g#GONINJAS #VALORANT pic.twitter.com/ctUB2FedYc
— Ninjas in Pyjamas (@NIPGaming) July 16, 2020
Emir "RHYME" Muminovic and Niels "luckeRRR" Jasiek were the first two players of NiP's Valorant Roster after the organization decided to no longer play with their former Paladins Roster. With the CS:GO pros CREA and Fearoth and the Overwatch pro HyP the team is now complete.
- READ MORE: NiP Presents Its New Valorant Squad
Call of Duty: ACHES Leaves His Team
Los Angeles Guerrillas: The Team Separates From ACHES
Patrick "ACHES" Price leaves the Los Angeles Guerrillas and is therefore not in the playoffs.
Thank you @ACHES pic.twitter.com/PqpXiwbIvg
— Los Angeles Guerrillas (@LAGuerrillas) July 22, 2020
ACHES was already put on the bench in March after the LAGs had a miserable start to the season. The two-time world champion has not played since the first London Home Series in February and will not be represented in the playoffs and the Championship Weekend. This is the first year in his career in which he will not participate in the Championship event.
We're definitely curious to see which team we'll see him in next.
Fortnite: Luminosity Gets a Lot of Attention
Luminosity Gaming: Muselk Follows His Former Colleague
Elliot "Muselk" Watkins follows his former Click Crew teammate MrFreshAsian to Luminosity Gaming.
Luminosity welcomes the god of Fortnite himself; @MUSELK #LGLOYAL pic.twitter.com/63le6wVL8B
— Luminosity Gaming (@Luminosity) July 22, 2020
After Click Crew disbanded at the beginning of the year Harley "MrFreshAsian" Campbell went to Luminosity and now Muselk follows his example. The "God of Fortnite" has over one million followers on Twitter and more than ten million subscriptions on YouTube, which makes him one of the most successful content creators in Australia.
We wish him continued success with his new organization.
Overwatch: New DPS Player for San Francisco Shock
San Francisco Shock: Ta1yo for More Genji Plays
Taiyo "Ta1yo" Henderson moves from Third Impact to San Francisco Shock.
Our team wasn't quite stacked enough... Please welcome @ta1yo_tv from @ThirdImpactGG to the Shock Family!(Pending League Approval) pic.twitter.com/7ng1NrYpMW
— San Francisco Shock (@SFShock) July 21, 2020
In the NA Contenders, Ta1yo Third Impact helped to achieve several top 2 rankings and is now to support SFS as Genji. We are looking forward to some incredible plays and keeping our fingers crossed for him.
Rocket League: David Beckham’s New Roster
Guild Esports: Former Singularity Roster Acquired
Guild Esports takes over the roster from Team Singularity and joins Rocket League.
Introducing the Guild Rocket League team. #WeAreGuild @ScrubKillaRL @ThO_RL @Nolystic @Gregan Full video: https://t.co/ZZkOa2zD53 pic.twitter.com/2wQXQFkICB
— GUILD (@guildesports) July 23, 2020
It was recently announced that David Beckham is a partner in Guild Esports, and they're ready to go. With Joseph "Noly" Kidd, Thomas "ThO" Binkhorst and world champion Kyle "Scrub Killa" Robertson, they're definitely aiming at the top. The newly founded organization has a lot of potential and we're hoping for exciting matches.
- READ MORE: Bend it like Beckham: Becks Enters Esports
That's it for this week. You can find everything about the world of gaming and esports here, on EarlyGame. Until then, you can catch up on all your past transfers here.