TenZ injury update: Marved to make Sentinels debut, role swaps likely
Get well soon King.
Sentinels announced today thatTyson “TenZ” Ngowill temporarily sit on the bench due to health issues.
The superstar player will prioritize his recovery while the team gears up for the upcomingVCT Americas‘ super week, a five-day event featuring all 10 partnered teams playing two matches each.
Jimmy “Marved” Nguyenis set to make his Sentinels debut as he replacesTenZon the team. TheMasters Reykjavik 2022champion will also make his VCT return after sitting on the sidelines for seven months.
Marved steps in for TenZ ahead of VCT Americas’ super week
The news was shared bySentinels’ new head coach, Adam “kaplan” Kaplan, who provided an update on the team’s status moving forward.
According toKaplan, TenZ is taking a week to recover from Cellulitis, a joint infection he contracted in his left index finger.TenZ’s fiance, Kyedae,explained on her streamthat it was caused by a surface cut that got infected and caused swelling.
TenZ’s health issues don’t stop there. Kaplan also revealed that the player is recovering from COVID-19, which was first reported after the team’s loss against Leviatán in the third week of the VCT Americas League.
Replacing on him on the lineup will be Marved, who is finally getting the chance to compete in Valorant’s tier one scene.
Marved’s last VCT match dates back to September 18 of last year, during theValorant Champions 2022 grand final, where he played for OpTic Gaming against LOUD. After OpTic lost to LOUD 3-1, Marved had only participated in the NA Challengers open qualifiers, remaining inactive otherwise.
Sentinels Valorant roster
Sentinels’ upcoming match against LOUD on April 22 may change the team’s roles now that Marved has joined the active roster.
Sacy could shift back to the initiator position, while zekken could take on the dedicated duelist role. Meanwhile, pANcada is expected to remain the team’s sentinel player, freeing up Marved to resume his role as a controller.
At the time of writing, Sentinels currently sit in 8th place with a 1-2 record in theVCT Americas regular season.
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