Today we have already reviewed American professionals whose contracts are ending this year. Now let's cover such players from the European and Pacific regions, using information from the Valorant Champions Tour Global Contract Database.
EMEA region
Elias "Jamppi" Olkkonen
A 21-year-old main roster player for Team Liquid, successfully participated in the VCT 2023: EMEA League where he took 1st place and performed well at the recent VCT 2023: EMEA LeagueVCT 2023: Masters Tokyo, where his team took 5-6th places. We would like to note that since the beginning of 2023, the team has not made any changes to the roster, so if Team Liquid does not show good results at Valorant Masters 2023, Jamppi will most likely leave the team.
Both players are members of the Turkish club FUT Esports, which has not shown very impressive results since the beginning of the season. The team's achievements include only 3rd place at VCT 2023: EMEA League. They are looking forward to Valorant Champions 2023, but honestly, their chances are not great. As for the players, most likely, after the end of the championship, the team will be left by mojj. He has been with the club for 3 years and is the main candidate for replacement.
Ali "AsLanM4shadoW" Balta, Doğukan "QutionerX" Dural, Mehmet "Turko" Özen, İbrahim "SouhcNi" Sağır
Next, we have another Turkish club, BBL Esports, whose four members' contracts are ending this year. Looking at the team's achievements this season, it seems that most of the players will leave the team. BBL Esports failed at VCT 2023: EMEA Last Chance Qualifier, thus closing their way to the world championship. Out of the 4 players, most likely only SouhcNi will stay because he joined the team only at the beginning of this year and is a fresh newbie who has not yet fully proven himself.
Pacific region
Kang "iNTRO" Seung-gyun
A member of the famous organization T1, which has teams in most competitive disciplines. Most likely, iNTRO will renew his contract with the organization regardless of the championship results because T1 has shown itself well since the beginning of the season. And at the upcoming Valorant Champions 2023, the team is one of the favorites of the Asian region.
Patiphan "CigaretteS" Posri
The Paper Rex player acts as a substitute in the club but often appears on the tournament scene. Paper Rex is currently the top-1 team in the Pacific region, which has already passed to the world championship. Regardless of the result, it can be assumed that the team will not want to part with such a high-class substitute player.
Jordan "AYRIN" He
The captain of the Global Esports team did not help the club this season. 17-32 place at VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo and 5-6 at VCT 2023: Pacific Last Chance Qualifier may suggest that the team is facing a series of reshuffles. Therefore, it is very likely that the captain's title will not help AYRIN stay in the main lineup.
Most of the players from the main roster of Gen.G Esports are finishing their contracts this year, but it's difficult to predict who will leave the team. The team's results since the start of the season are also quite controversial, with a failed performance at VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo (placing 17-32) but a decent result at VCT 2023: Pacific League (4th place). Since the team didn't make it to Valorant Champions 2023, one could assume that if there were to be changes in the team, they would have been announced already. So in our opinion, all players will renew their contracts.
Most of the members of another team from the Asian region, DetonatioN FocusMe, are also in a similar situation. However, the circumstances here are completely different. The team has shown terrible results for two years now, failing to secure any major tournament victories. We believe that after the end of the current season, the organization might dissolve their roster entirely, or change it completely. Therefore, these three players will most likely be removed from the team.
Remember, the possible events described above are just the subjective opinion of the author. You can follow the events on the professional scene on our website, where we will share current news, updates on team roster changes, and confirm or refute the accuracy of our list.
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