Sentinels announce departure of Valorant Champions 2022 winner — with a surprise twist
A Valorant champion his free agency.
Sentinels made changes to its Valorant roster days beforeMasters Madrid, the first international LAN event of the 2024 VCT season.
On March 8, the North American esports organizationannounced on Xthey plan to release Bryan “pANcada” Luna from their Valorant team.
“We have given aANcada the opportunity to find a new team with no buyout,” the organization wrote. “He’s too talented of a player and teammate to keep as a sixth. He belongs on a VCT team, and we are working to help facilitate that.”
Sentinels make roster change after winning VCT Americas Kickoff
The squad is back on top of the Valorant world, winning theVCT Americas Kickoffwith an impressive 3-2 victory against Brazilian squad LOUD in the grand final.
Despite the team’s recent success, the news of a sudden roster change came as a surprise, even to pANcada.
“As you saw, Sentinels put me on the market so I could join another team and receive new proposals,”pANcada wrote on X.
“My future is uncertain at the moment. I had decided to remain on the team’s bench to treat some health problems, but I was as surprised as you were with this announcement.”
In 2022, PANcada and Gustavo “Sacy” Rossi departed LOUD to join Sentinels, just a month after the Brazilian duo clinched the Valorant Champions 2022 title by defeating OpTic Gaming 3-1 in the grand final.
In the inaugural VCT Partner Team 2023 season, Sentinels did not qualify for Masters Tokyo or Valorant Champions 2023.
During the offseason before the 2024 VCT season, the organization moved Jordan “Zellsis” Montemurro to the starting roster while pANcada became the team’s substitute player.
Sentinels Valorant roster
With pANcada leaving the team, former Cloud9 IGLRahul “Curry” Nemaniwill be their new substitute player.
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