In an thrilling addition to the VALORANT Champions Tour OFF//SEASON match circuit, BRENA Esports has introduced an upcoming invitational match that may function a few of Korea’s greatest groups alongside shock invite Cloud9 from North America.
Cloud9 will seem in some kind alongside the highest two Korean groups from the 2023 season—DRX and T1—on the TEN VALORANT International Invitational from Oct. 7 to eight. With VCT player rosters continuing to shuffle in the off-season, it’s unclear which gamers will symbolize Cloud9 and DRX on the occasion. There’s one different group competing on the invitational that’s but to be introduced.
BRENA, brief for Busan Esports Area, has beforehand hosted quite a lot of esports competitions in Busan, South Korea’s second-largest metropolis that boasts its personal wealthy esports tradition.
“Who would be the ultimate group to play alongside the delight of the Pacific, DRX, the group extremely anticipated for 2024, T1, and the standard powerhouse Cloud9?” BRENA stated in a translated model of their Sept. 22 Twitter announcement.
Although the occasion is being marketed as a “world invitational,” the group listing so far solely lists squads from two areas, resulting in hypothesis the ultimate group would possibly come from one other area, reminiscent of EMEA or China.
Whereas T1, the third-best group from the VCT Pacific League final season, has essentially finalized their roster early within the low season, the opposite two invited squads haven’t locked in for 2024 but. T1 will possible play the invitational with their 2024 roster, which incorporates 2023 stars Son “xeta” Seon-ho, Lee “Carpe” Jae-hyeok, and Ha “Sayaplayer” Jung-woo. Their new additions are veteran sentinel Lee “k1ng” Seung-won, rookie Ham “iZu” Woo-joo, and former CS:GO professional participant Kevin “xccurate” Susanto.
As for Cloud9, they at the moment solely have two gamers formally signed to the group: Erick “Xeppaa” Bach and Jake “jakee” Anderson. As previously reported, the group is rumored to be bringing again former in-game chief Anthony “self-importance” Malaspina, and in addition signing just a few different notable gamers.
DRX has had an uneventful low season thus far, and the standing of their participant roster is but to be decided. it’s comprehensible that no updates have come from the VALORANT sector of the group, as DRX winds up for the League of Legends World Championships this coming October.
Although the whole thing of the VCT Pacific League was held in Seoul this yr, together with the championship weekend the place Paper Rex took home their regional title, no main VCT occasions have been held in Busan. Town has been pushing exhausting for its bid to host the 2030 World Expo, with many worldwide occasions highlighting the southern metropolis.
The match won’t solely be a fantastic alternative for the 4 chosen groups to experiment with their new rosters however will hopefully convey much more of the group’s consideration to Korean VALORANT.
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