Evil Geniuses' contract situation has made a BOOM in the NA Valorant scene, and teams are hoping to get a piece of the cake. Will Ardiis stay in NRG, or is Na'Vi the next place he will take his talents to?
Post Masters Copenhagen, everything seems to be going downhill for one of the best Chambers in the Valorant world. NRG is a promising and talented team but is also struggling to show results as they finished 9th - 12th in this year's Champions. Evil Geniuses being forced in a salary cut, created a lot of rumors surrounding their players, and all of the NA teams have their eyes opened at the EG boys.
NRG Spike Interest In Demon1 & Ethan
Evil Geniuses are still together, and all of the rumors are still rumors. NRG are hungry for results, and what better way to get them, than acquiring players that just got the best competitive result possible in Valorant? Demon1 has embraced the rumors and has been joking(?) on X about both his contract situation and the teams that are interested in him.
Losing both s0m & FNS in the same week, while the rumors about the two EG players appearing in the same one, made people think the deal is already done. Nothing has been officiated yet, and here's what their current active roster looks like:
- crashies
- Victor
- ethos
- Chet (Head Coach)
Ardiis Is cNeds Replacement In Na'Vi
The leak about Ardis joining NaVi was out several weeks ago, and famous streamers were in disbelief as they read it. After his one-year stint in NA, Ardis is back to where he started his career by joining NaVi. Does this come as a surprise? Probably not. Last month's information circling cNed's departure from NaVi spread, and the Ukrainians were already on the move looking for his replacement.
This move reunites the former FPX roster that dominated Masters Copenhagen, and the Na'Vi management is looking to recreate that atmosphere with ardiis joining them. Cned on the other hand, is rumored to be back in his homeland and signing for FUT Esports, which also parted ways with a couple of their players. Both of these moves have not been announced yet, but as ardiis's contract has been added to the Global Database, and cNed's move is more of a done deal, we can expect them any time now.
With @ardiis reuniting with his former teammates, let's have a look at his stats from FPX and NRG, comparing the two.Note: Typo with FKPR in FPX, its actually 0.16 When it comes to ACS and ADR, Ardiis managed to remain almost as consistent as he was with FPX, the small... pic.twitter.com/yalFRHMHjz
— Flyn (@FlynVAL) September 27, 2023
We're sure everyone's impatient to see the exFPX boys perform again in the same roster and hopefully, they can recreate their past achievement in an even more dominating fashion. The roster moves have just started, and judging by how things have gone so far, we can expect next season to be a blast!
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