Ryona "Tara" Tan, a member of Xipto Esports, has announced her retirement as a professional Valorant player. This marks her second decision to step away from the competitive scene, the first being in 2022.
Final Tournament
The VALORANT Game Changers Championship 2024 was Tara's last tournament. During a press conference at the event, she referred to it as her "final dance." Over her four-year career in Valorant, Tara earned over $15,000 in prize money and participated in one world championship, which turned out to be her swan song.
| Date | Place | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-31 | 1st | VCT 2021: Game Changers SEA FSL Elite | $10,000 |
| 2024-10-06 | 1st | VCT Game Changers Pacific 2024 | $5,000 |
| 2024-07-28 | 1st | VCT 2024: Game Changers SEA Stage 2 | $3,500 |
| 2024-04-05 | 1st | VCT 2024: Game Changers SEA Stage 1 | $3,500 |
| 2023-07-30 | 1st | VCT 2023: Game Changers APAC Open 3 | $3,500 |
| 2023-03-19 | 1st | VCT 2023: Game Changers APAC Open 1 | $3,500 |
At the press conference, Tara shared her plans to return to the business world after retiring. She wished Xipto Esports success and expressed hope that the team would find a worthy replacement and continue to compete at a high level.
🇮🇩 XIP Tara has announced that GCC was her last run in VALORANT, as she has decided to go back to retirement.
— VALO2ASIA (@VALO2ASIA) November 16, 2024
Before joining Xipto Esports, Tara played with the early Team SMG roster in late 2022-2023 and was a part of Alter Ego Celestè in 2020-2021.#VCTGameChangers pic.twitter.com/YrKYc5D6cP
Some in the community speculate that Tara’s decision was influenced by perceived inequities in the women’s Valorant scene, which may have played a role in her retirement.
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