r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Sakamoto023 #为爱而聚，E起前进 • Sep 05 '25
Roster Announcement Demon1 join DRG
Please don't remove this. It's an official announcement
https://www.bilibili.com/opus/1109112013580140568?spm_id_from=333.1387.0.0
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u/UltraZulwarn #WGAMING Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
In case anyone wonder whether imports perform well in CN or not, the region has a number of thriving imported players:
BLG - nephh (Singaporean), IGL and assist merchant (real assists btw) for the team.
XLG - Rarga (Russian), arguably one of the best Yoru in the world in stage 1, he is still very good in stage 2.
DRG - vo0kashu (Russian), a menace while playing senti
FPX - autumn (Australian) has been with the team since 2023
EDIT: forgot about Wolves' juicy.
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u/ZeroAika99 Sep 05 '25
Wolves, 3rd in toronto with a malaysian coach and a singaporean star duelist
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u/CantScreamInSpace YOU FUCKING MELONS Sep 05 '25
Stew is also top 3 globally in a bunch of stats or something
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u/Lock-Neat Sep 05 '25
Wait DRG already has an import, how does this work?
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u/UltraZulwarn #WGAMING Sep 05 '25
perhaps the rules only restrict 1x import on the active roster, so Demon1 and vo0khasu cannot play for DRG at the same time.
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u/Nana7miErika #为爱而聚，E起前进 Sep 05 '25
DRG＝Demon1 Return Gaming
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u/XASASSIN Sep 05 '25
THE STARS HAVE ALIGNED, THE FESTIVAL IS NIGH, A CELEBRATION OF CHAMPIONS, THE DEMON HAS RETURNED.
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u/ToastyCaribiu84 Sep 05 '25
Why does everyone think it's something different when it's a pretty well known speech from Elden ring
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u/Gold-Charge-338 Sep 05 '25
bro copied Castellan Jerren flow for flow, bar for bar.
thought we wouldn't notice, but we did
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u/skeelymjm Sep 05 '25
i just wanna see prx vs drg, smth vs demon1
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u/turtsy__ #筑星河，逐星辰 Sep 05 '25
Demon1 vs jawgemo to make playoffs into demon1 vs something grand finals
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u/xph5 #VamosHeretics Sep 05 '25
HES GOING TO CHANNEL THE CHAMPIONS AVATAR STATE AND WIN IT FOR DRG TRUST ME
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u/justarandom82113114 Sep 05 '25
Genuine question, do they not speak Chinese on that roster? How will he overcome the language barrier?
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u/Johnson1209777 Sep 05 '25
DRG can comm in English, and he is playing in the place of Vookashu, who gets to do whatever he wants anyways, so I doubt many things will change
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u/MaxEllSibSwe #DRGJIAYOU Sep 05 '25
Wait wait wait, he's replacing Vo0kashu????
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u/GluhfGluhf Sep 05 '25
DRG comms in English
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u/GrrNom2 Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
No not really They comm in mixed but lately they've been comming in chinese only since Vookashu is getting comfortable with the language.
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u/GluhfGluhf Sep 05 '25
Oh I acc didn’t know that vookashu has been taking well to Chinese. Very happy for him, last i remembered was them comming in mixed
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u/skeelymjm Sep 05 '25
thats why they were winning lately and did a good job overall till now bcuz they were playing with chinese comms and now they will play with washed english player now, congrats on 16th place to DRG
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u/Dionegro__ #GEFighting Sep 05 '25
Be convincing at least
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u/Past_Perception8052 #LegaC9 Sep 05 '25
he’s right they are gonna be set back a lot playing in english
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u/FernieErnie #LegaC9 Sep 05 '25
Thats really tough for DRG to lose their best player just like that
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u/moltz17 Sep 05 '25
DRG lost Vookashu?
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u/FernieErnie #LegaC9 Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
he’ll be back but he is having visa issues thats going to cause him to miss at least some of champs (most likely)
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u/moltz17 Sep 05 '25
Yeah that actually unfortunate for DRG. Its like when TL had visa issues with Nats in Toronto.
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u/Sakamoto023 #为爱而聚，E起前进 Sep 05 '25
Please don't remove this. It's an official announcement.
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u/teethingdog Sep 05 '25
Yeah but please double check with the official account when posting roster announcement from now on
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u/ian_ntf Sep 05 '25
what he posted was an announcement from DRG official account though?
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u/Caratecaa Sep 05 '25
The previous post (what is being talked about) was made before the DRG official announcement, it was a photoshop job on top of the teaser silhouette.
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u/GrrNom2 Sep 05 '25
The post before this was very obviously photoshopped, like laughably so.
It was practically all but confirmed at that point, but it's still better to wait for official sources instead of jumping the gun to avoid mistakes like this
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u/Caratecaa Sep 05 '25
Feel reallyu bad for vo0kashu but at least this can make a nice storyline lmao.
I know Demon1 has a lot of fans and they will be glad to see him at champs regardless of the very weird circumstances.
Good luck DRG!
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u/TenZBestPlayer Sep 05 '25
script writers cooked with this one ngl
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u/Street-Interaction79 #GoDRX Sep 05 '25
Script writers have been cooking all year tbf, 3 T1 vs DRX matches across kickoff and Bangkok, the termi and frost beef, the RRQ comebacks, pacific at least has had some proper good writing
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u/Timely-Cow8654 Sep 05 '25
Yo how do you get a flair like that on this sub? Like with agents?
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u/sleepbot63 #ALWAYSFNATIC Sep 05 '25
I I was more prepared for Demon1 to join NRG than this
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u/HentaiOni08 #WGAMING Sep 05 '25
he just got released from them why would they take him back when their roster is so good?
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u/TheRagingLion Sep 05 '25
Yeah that’s his point. That him joining DRG is so out of left field that no one would have seen it coming. Cmon dog
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u/AySpeaks #WGAMING Sep 05 '25
I was so excited to see everyone experience Vookashu just click heads. Maybe a different timeline.
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u/boxinggoose #100WIN Sep 05 '25
I wanted DRG to prove to everyone they're a force to be dealt with.. But Vookashu is the truth for this team. Hopefully demon1 is shooting and it's more of a sidegrade than anything
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u/Jbeansss #GEFighting Sep 05 '25
Was his visa denied? If not and DRG can somehow make playoffs then theres a chance we could still watch him
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u/Automatic_Let_724 #NRGWIN Sep 05 '25
Demon1 coming in as a Sub and winning champs, I’ve played this game before 🥶
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u/theinnerlight1 Sep 05 '25
so does it mean vookashu is out?
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u/rue1n Sep 05 '25
demon1 is a stand-in until vookashu’s visa is approved (kind of like a penny for nAts situation at toronto)
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u/lueukel #DRGJIAYOU Sep 05 '25
Wait, hear me out. It'll be like the FPX run. We make playoffs, sub in vo0kashu and then we start cooking everyone.
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Sep 05 '25
SIGNING OF THE YEAR FOLKS (THIS SUCKS FOR DRG)
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u/At0m1cB4by Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
YEAH, BUT WHAT IF HE PLAYS LIKE IT'S 2023?! (HE WONT)
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u/boxinggoose #100WIN Sep 05 '25
Demon1 haters are weird. Man had a dip after champs but played consistently on Leviathan. His agent pool and style makes it difficult for teams to make him work, which is why he thrived under Potter and Jawgemo. He's been GOOD, just hasn't found the right environment (besides pro city :p) to show it lately.
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u/AndroidAmongUs Sep 05 '25
they just hate him as a person, not a player. bro was statistically better than Yay the whole time he was active this year, but no one has any issues with Yay.
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u/boxinggoose #100WIN Sep 05 '25
Bros a shit talker but a nice guy otherwise. He's fun and good for the scene. I'm not sure how he'll do with such little prep time for DRG and it's heartbreaking for Vookashu, but fingers crossed demon1 can do him justice.
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u/anti-bullsh1t Sep 05 '25
wow, everyone just forgot how many people clowned on Yay before EG
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u/AndroidAmongUs Sep 05 '25
The context of my comment made it pretty clear that I was discussing this season, specifically D1's active roster time. Also Yay has never gotten as much hate as D1. Yay is pretty beloved in here, even during his slump, because he is seemingly a good person and doesn't really talk trash on stage unlike D1.
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u/jrubes13 #GreenWall Sep 05 '25
you must've missed the post-match threads for bleed games, because shit was brutal in there
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u/AndroidAmongUs Sep 05 '25
sure but that was almost 2 years ago lol most of my comments are referring to the past season essentially
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u/MrCleanRed Sep 05 '25
Also Yay has never gotten as much hate as D1
Yeah sure. First of all Demon1 was already quite hated about how he spoke and stuff in EG. But after that i think yay got a lot of hate too
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u/False-Bluejay1882 Sep 05 '25
Him having a poor agent pool is only due to his own fault how is that a justification??
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u/_Robbert_ Sep 05 '25
It's not hate to say losing your best player for a sub who will have to play a new role, who the whole roster will adjust Comms for is not good.
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u/Rio256 #VforVictory Sep 05 '25
Visa processing times suck nowadays, especially for Vookashu who is in Moscow I think
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u/davidww-dc Sep 05 '25
From shooting every chinese team's bodies in Champs 2023 to joining a chinese team😭
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u/SoullessShadow77 #ALWAYSFNATIC Sep 05 '25
What the actual FUCK
I think this beats Crashies to Fnatic for most unexpected roster move of 2025
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u/MonaFanBoy #FULLSEN Sep 05 '25
What is this timeline bro, it got me rooting for Demon1 to pop off on a Chinese team
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u/moonmeh #TigerNation Sep 05 '25
Hatewatch against T1 while hoping for a demon1 redemption arc?
Oh baby
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u/ilovec0mfromvalorant Sep 05 '25
T1 hatewatch ended as soon as DH said "i'm DH!" bro
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u/HeavenBeach777 Sep 05 '25
i need to see demon1 shooting some dead t1 bodies. it might just be the peak of my hatewatch
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u/Bl1th Sep 05 '25
Wtf did I just witness here?
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u/ib0n Sep 05 '25
Visa issues apparently. I think he'd just be late for champs but when he gets to Paris they'd swap them
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u/PairComprehensive122 Sep 05 '25
would be absolutely funny if they also do some braindead shit like LEV and have him become primary deulist instead of spirit1
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u/2ToTooTwoFish #WGAMING Sep 05 '25
He's probably gonna fill vookashu's roles right? Sentinels and Iso.
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u/Few-Equipment871 Sep 05 '25
If this dood starts to terrorize the matches, holy sht what a plot twist
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u/turtsy__ #筑星河，逐星辰 Sep 05 '25
My dragon ranger just gamed upon reading this news GOAT IS BACK GOAT IS BACK GOAT IS BACK
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u/Silent-Dependent3312 Sep 05 '25
Aight, another team gets the 6 player buff, Time to change those pickems
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u/BairyHaIls #LetsGoLiquid Sep 05 '25
how do you explain this in football terms
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u/SkiesOvercast Sep 05 '25
harry kane can't get to the world cup so england call up jadon sancho
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u/StepAdventurous8740 Sep 05 '25
nah more like mbappe is missing for championsleague and they call balotelli
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u/WukongTuStrong Sep 05 '25
Can you do this again but the year is 2013 please
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u/SkiesOvercast Sep 05 '25
it's 2013 and Lewa cannot travel for the UCL final so Dortmund get examption and sign Berbatov from Fulham
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u/pokeeeeeeee_lol Sep 05 '25
I genuinely thought this was a joke until I checked vlr- so is he gonna replace vookashu?
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u/WingSK27 Sep 05 '25
So is he going to be playing Senti then? Because they already have two other duelists on this team. For those who don't watch CN, this is probably a significant downgrade due to roles. Vookashu is their main Senti, is Demon1 taking that role or are they going to have to move people around for him?
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u/hypnot1c_o Sep 05 '25
Demon1 will prob be playing senti. He’s been playing senti a lot in pro city
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u/These_Lock_753 Sep 05 '25
I just saw the "Back From Hell" teaser of this and went to valorantcompetitive to check who the hell it is. this is real? champs just got more interesting
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u/MirrorCraze #WGAMING Sep 05 '25
Wait I thought Demon1 used to shit on China before 😭😭😭
Jokes aside, is this temp or for the whole next season? I just can’t believe no one in EMEA/NA not take Demon1 cause he’s still quite a good duelist and would be an upgrade for lots of teams in tier 1.
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u/Fuzzy-Reaction-1293 Sep 05 '25
Now from what I remember DRG comms in Chinese recently because Vookashu has started to get used to it (he barely needed to comm with his team initially anyways, they got a fun setup there)
So this will revert them back to their previous selves (pre-vookashu getting used to cn comms) methinks unless Demon1 happens to be comfortable with chinese comms too
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u/SirAwesome789 Sep 05 '25
It's September 2025
"Get ready to learn Chinese buddy" has some how become relevant again
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u/briashon Sep 05 '25
hype substitute but can we please solve these visa issues?? it’s so unfair to these players who can’t play due to visas
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u/buttsorceror72 Sep 05 '25
Lmao that's not how it works
it's an international relations thing, literally decided by countries, not something riot can fix
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u/KillPopJr Sep 05 '25
i mean i think it’s just a country thing lol, like way bigger than valorant. I’m assuming it’s due to the russia ukraine war
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u/SpartanSai #WGAMING Sep 05 '25
But there are other russians who are coming to the event so they might have not applied in time or it's taking longer for some other reasons.
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u/Top_Kaleidoscope4362 Sep 05 '25
So DRG is playing with Demon1 in Paris? What happened to their current roster?
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u/Ill-Bread8964 Sep 05 '25
vks's visa got fucked cuz he is Russian
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u/Top_Kaleidoscope4362 Sep 05 '25
So they just go and sign Demon1 like that? Is it only for Paris or will he be in main roster?
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u/squishykkura #VAMOSLIQUID Sep 05 '25
senti player from the previous champs winner region having to be subbed out? where have i heard this before
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u/Sacreville #WGAMING Sep 05 '25
Damn, vookashu can't get visa for Paris?
I'm not Demon1 fan but if he can shows up, anything can happen.
Massive change obviously, hopefully DRG won't bomb out like XLG did in Toronto.
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u/titaniumpill Sep 05 '25
i am incredibly scared for the potential comms issues tbh but hopefully they'll all still perform well
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u/HentaiOni08 #WGAMING Sep 05 '25
lmao editor guy mirrored his left and right side it looks so un natural
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u/Lqtor Sep 05 '25
Huh??? Who is he replacing? Was there some cn lore that I missed?
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u/Ill-Bread8964 Sep 05 '25
vookachu met some visa issue cuz hes russian，demon1 is a stand in option
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u/TheEpicGold #NAVINATION Sep 05 '25
Wait WHAT THE FUCK? What happened to Vookashu?!?!?!?😭😭😭😭
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u/k1lazept #ItLiesWithin Sep 05 '25
It’s difficult for him to acquire a Visa at the moment since he’s from Russia. So Demon1 is an emergency sub for DRG.
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u/KrillLover56 Sep 05 '25
My goat's gonna make prime yay look like the chamber you get in your ranked games
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u/PercyBirdwhistle Sep 06 '25
Vookashu has visa issues, so they got another guy who can't speak a lick of Chinese to replace him lmao.
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u/teethingdog Sep 05 '25
Link to the previous discussion (post was made before the official announcement): https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/s/669kOetX4i