Nuked Jay’sinatraa’ won the Overwatch league’s San Francisco shock. Now, he is moving to a different title: riot’s new team shooter valorant. The team is currently in closed beta beta.
Won will compete for esports organization sentinels. Sentinels is also home to Fortnite World Cup champion Kyle’bugha’ giersdorf.
His team USA team won the owl grand finals, while he took home the MVP award. He also won the Overwatch World Cup and another MVP award as part of team USA.
Sentinels said that its valorant team will also include Jared’zombs’ and shahzeb’shahzam”Khan and Hunter’sick’. The team said it’s working to find a final fifth member for its valorant squad.
We are excited to announce details about our valorant team. The team consists of @ sinatraa, @ shahzamk, @ zombs and @ sick_cs.
The tactical shooter blends elements of Counter-Strike and Overwatch. It’s still in closed beta, breaking Twitch viewership records.
Riot has n’t yet announced formal plans for a professional league to support the game. Riot will instead focus on community-led events for the time being.
The developer has a long history in competitive gaming. He operated multiple professional leagues for league of Legends, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Won is n’t the only high-profile departure from Blizzard’s pro league. The league recently moved to an online structure. This week announced plans to introduce a mid-season tournament for may.
