Russian VALORANT captain Igor “Redgar” Vlasov has departed Workforce Liquid and joined Giants, one other workforce within the VCT EMEA League, forward of the following season.
Redgar had been part of Liquid since November 2022, when he joined alongside his former Gambit teammate Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin and Saif “Sayf” Jibraeel to restructure the workforce after the departures of ScreaM and his brother Nabil “Nivera” Benrlitom.
Although Redgar helped Liquid to win the VCT EMEA League over Fnatic in Could, the workforce failed to duplicate the success in worldwide occasions and most notably have been the first squad eliminated from VALORANT Champions in August following losses to Natus Vincere and LOUD.
Redgar arrives in Giants, a workforce that additionally didn’t make it previous the group stage in Champions, to switch Emir “rhyme” Muminovic. The previous in-game chief determined to retire in September and left a void within the Giants’ lineup, which is able to now be crammed by Redgar. The Spanish group already has a whole lineup for 2024, ought to it not wish to make extra modifications.
“I’m very grateful to be part of this workforce and Spanish group, and as an actual Large I’ll do my finest to guide this workforce to victory,” Redgar stated in an official assertion. “I belief this roster and consider that this new chapter of my life will flip into gigantic success.”
As for Liquid, not solely do they want a brand new IGL to switch Redgar but in addition to rebuild the entire squad. Sayf departed to hitch Vitality on the finish of September, whereas Dmitriy “dimasick” Matvienko and Dom “soulcas” Sulcas have been the primary to depart following VALORANT Champions.
NAts, Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen, and substitute Nico “Harmii” Harms are the one gamers left in Liquid’s VALORANT roster in the mean time.
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