Reports: FaZe Clan VALORANT team set to sign Rise core

While the players only managed a 1-4 record in Group B of the VALORANT Champions Tour NA Challengers 1 tournament for Rise, FaZe Clan did ... NEWSMATCHESTOURNAMENTSVIDEOSABOUTSignupLOGINXHitentertosearchorESCtocloseALLLeagueofLegendsVALORANTCS:GOOverwatchCallofDutyHaloDOTA2ApexLegendsRocketLeagueSmashNewsReports:FaZeClanVALORANTteamsettosignRisecorePOISED,ShanksandsupamenwilljoinFaZeClan04/08/2022ProvidedbyFaZeClan. Withthissigning,FaZeClan'sVALORANTrosterwillincludemoreplayersthantheteamcanfieldinagivenmatch.byMichaelCzarAccordingtoareportfromDotEsports,FaZeClanaresettosignthreeplayersfromRise,includingKevin“POISED”Ngo,Phat“supamen”LeandRyan“Shanks”Ngo. Whiletheplayersonlymanageda1-4recordinGroupBoftheVALORANTChampionsTourNAChallengers1tournamentforRise,FaZeClandidnotevenqualify.TheirnextgoalwillbetochangethatforChallengers2,afterStage1Masters:Reykjavík. Sources:FaZeClanisindiscussionswithRisetosignPOISED,Supamen,andShanks. Shanks'positionisunclear,hecouldbeacontentcreator,andit'sunlikelyhe'lljointhemainteam. Thedealshouldbecompletedsoon. Readvia@DotEsports:https://t.co/jHbw7qgzJF —GeorgeGeddes(@GeorgeCGed)April8,2022 ThreeplayersmovingfromRisetoFaZe Thethreeplayersmovingteams,brothersShanksandPOISEDandteammatesupamen,allmadetheirmarksonRise.Their2021VCTseasonwasabitofarollercoasterwithhighsandlows.SomeofthemostnotablemomentsincludedfinishingtopfourinStage3Challengers2,aswellassecondintheLastChanceQualifierforChampionsin2021. Asateamwithconnectionsfrombothfamilyandnationalityties,chemistryhelpedleadthemtothoseLCQfinals.TheydidlosetoCloud9,whoendedupasthebestNAteamatVCTChampionsthatyearafterbothSentinelsandTeamEnvyunderperformed. Withastrongendtotheir2021campaign,2022startedoffslow.Despitesomegoodmoments,theteamonlywononegameafterqualifyingfortheChallengers1groupstage.Whilethiswashappening,reportscameoutthatRisewerelookingtoselltheirroster.Asitseems,aftertheirfirsttournamentof2022,theteamisindeedsplittingup.AccordingtoGeorgeGeddes,POISEDandsupamenwilljointherosterwhileShankswillbecomeacontentcreator/substituteforFaZe. FaZeClan’sfuture Withthesesignings,FaZe’srosterisabitcrowded.Asofrightnow,afterPOISEDandsupamenjointheroster,FaZewillhavesevenplayersundercontract.ThequestionofwhatwillhappentoRise’sVCTqualificationpointsiftheydisband,withsomeonlinespeculatingthattheymaytransfertoFaZesincetheyhavethreeoftheteam’sformerplayersonit. Per@GeorgeCGedFaZe'srosterislikelytobe PoachBabybayDiceySupamenPoisedShanks AlthoughShanksmightnotplay,theywouldhave3/5ofRise'soldteam,whichwouldlikelygrantthemtheir10CircuitPointsandabyetotheRo32inthenextqualifier#VCT —MaxKatz(@purest)April8,2022 AccordingtoDotEsportsreporterMaxKatz,thosepointswouldgiveFaZeabyetotheRoundof32inthenextopenqualifier. MoreNewsMultiVersusgamedirectorannouncesopenbetareleasedateTheonemechanicVanguardplayersdon'twanttoseeinMWIIMinnesotaROKKRsignFameasasubstituteByMichaelCzarPolish-Canadiangameenthusiast.I'vebeenentrenchedingamingforaslongasIcanremember,withmyfirstgamebeingPokemonYellowandmymostplayedgamesbeingBorderlands2andOverwatch.IhaveadegreeinFilmStudies,butwritingaboutesportsjustmakesmyjoballthebetter.MoreNewsViewAllPreviousRLCSLANdebutantLCTreflectsonLANdonandlooksaheadatWorldsPlayoffteamsdecidedonDay4ofVCTMastersCopenhagenFPXgetthegangbacktogetherforplayoffsatMastersCopenhagenHowtoregisterforEvo2022WarzonedevsnerfRadarJammeronFortune'sKeepandRebirthIslandTFTPatch12.13B-patchtargetsNamiandVladimirOpTicheatupatVALORANTMastersCopenhagenTSMFTXCEODinhfined$75,000,gets2-yearprobationfromRiotGamesRLCSLANdebutantLCTreflectsonLANdonandlooksaheadatWorldsPlayoffteamsdecidedonDay4ofVCTMastersCopenhagenFPXgetthegangbacktogetherforplayoffsatMastersCopenhagenHowtoregisterforEvo2022WarzonedevsnerfRadarJammeronFortune'sKeepandRebirthIslandTFTPatch12.13B-patchtargetsNamiandVladimirOpTicheatupatVALORANTMastersCopenhagenTSMFTXCEODinhfined$75,000,gets2-yearprobationfromRiotGamesRLCSLANdebutantLCTreflectsonLANdonandlooksaheadatWorldsPlayoffteamsdecidedonDay4ofVCTMastersCopenhagenFPXgetthegangbacktogetherforplayoffsatMastersCopenhagenHowtoregisterforEvo2022Next