World Champion BONECOLD ends professional Valorant career
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  • 16:01, 21.01.2024

World Champion BONECOLD ends professional Valorant career

Santeri "BONECOLD" Sassi, world champion in the game Valorant, announced on his social networks that he is ending his professional career in this game, revealing the reasons for this difficult decision.

Santeri "BONECOLD" Sassi began his career in 2020, playing for the team hREDS. After successful performances, the organization Raise Your Edge Gaming gave him the opportunity to represent their interests in tournaments. Later, the club transferred the roster to the team Acend. It was with this team that the player achieved the greatest successes in his professional career, winning Valorant Champions 2021 and earning the title of world champion. Throughout his career, the player earned over $115,000 in prize money.

 
 

BONECOLD's most notable career achievements

  • VALORANT Champions 2021 - 1st place 
  • VCT 2021: Europe Stage 1 Masters - 1st place 
  • VRL 2022: Finals - 2nd place 
  • VCT 2021: Stage 3 Masters - Berlin - 5-8th place 
  • VCT 2021: Europe Stage 3 Challengers 1 - 1st place

On January 20th, the player surprised his fans with an announcement on his social networks. At a time when Valorant fans and supporters of the player were expecting the announcement of a new team where he would continue his professional career after leaving Team Vitality, the player presented something few expected.

After these three years, I no longer had the motivation to dedicate 10 hours a day, 5-6 days a week to this job. 
Santeri "BONECOLD" Sassi

It is important to note that despite leaving esports, the player is not leaving the gaming community. He plans to continue playing Valorant and other games and stream it on his Twitch channel.

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