Looks like XSET aren’t sticking together.
The Valorant roster mania is in full swing.
North American organization 100 Thieves are reportedly adding former XSET starMatthew “Cryocells” Panganibanto their Valorant roster, according toDot Esports’ George Geddes.
Since theVCT 2023 pre-season transfer windowopened on September 26, teams that made it into franchising have been busy looking to bolster their Valorant rosters withthe deluge of top free agentson the market.
Cryocells may have found a new home on 100T
XSET’s complete Valorant roster was supposed to have been picked up by G2 Esports, an organization that originally secured a partnership spot in the Americas league.
However, the deal fell through afterG2’s CEO Carlos “ocelote” Rodríguezposted a video of himself partying with controversial influencer Andrew Tate. Things went from bad to worse whenoceloteresponded to his critics by insisting that “nobody will ever be able to police my friendships.”
With XSET not making the cut for the VCT 2023 international league and G2 Esports’ partnership pulled, the 19-year-old and his teammates found themselves suddenly in need of a new home.
Cryocells has established himself as one of the best Jett and Chamber players in the North American region. He led his team in most statistics throughout theVCT NA Stage 1 and 2 Challengerscompetitions, and inValorant Champions 2022whereXSETfinished in 5th-6th place.
This also isn’t the first time 100T had looked to sign Cryocells. At the end of the VCT 2021 season, 100T parted ways withNicholas “nitr0” CannellaandJoshua “steel” Nissan, which opened up two roster spots.
According toSpencer “Hiko” Martin, who was the team’s captain at the time, 100T had considered signing Cryocells and Alexander “Zander” Dituri. But that deal never materialized, and Cryocells went to XSET while Zander joined Version1.
With no official announcement from 100T or any of their players yet, it is unclear who Cryocells will replace on the starting roster. The most likely candidate appears to be William “Will” Cheng, who is also a Jett and Chamber player.
However, 100T does not necessarily have to drop anyone.VCT 2023 roster rulesrequire teams to field six players on its roster. The maximum roster size is capped at 10, including up to four reserve players.
100 Thieves’ Valorant roster
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