{"id":24299,"date":"2022-10-06T00:24:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T04:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=24299"},"modified":"2022-10-06T00:24:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T04:24:58","slug":"sentinels-set-to-add-two-former-xset-players-to-valorant-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/sentinels-set-to-add-two-former-xset-players-to-valorant-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentinels set to add two former XSET players to Valorant squad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sentinels are currently in the process of rebuilding their Valorant<\/a> roster for the 2023 VCT season and, according to reports, the franchise will reveal some new additions in the coming days.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n

Riot Games previously announced that each team was expected to turn in a roster of around six players, at a minimum. As a result of this, the North American team\u2019s lineup is not yet complete. Sentinels are likely discussing the potential new intakes internally.\u2028 <\/p>\n

\u2028With the full roster to be completed before the deadline on October 15, Sentinels are still very much in the market for new additions that fit into the franchise’s ethos. It is unlikely that the team\u2019s initial members, Shahzeb \u201cShahZaM\u201d Khan and Tyson \u201cTenZ\u201d Ngo, will be a part of the starting roster for the 2023 season. This is mainly because both players’ contracts are set to expire by the end of the year.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n

Reports suggest that Sentinels are due to make two new signings – former XSET players Rory \u201cDephh\u201d Jackson and Zachary \u201czekken\u201d Patrone.\u2028 \u2028Both Dephh and Zekken were let go by XSET after the team failed to secure a slot in the VCT 2023 partnership. <\/p>\n

The two players were integral to XSET’s successes last season, helping them become one of the top teams in North America.\u2028 \u2028XSET also qualified for Valorant’s most prestigious event this year, the Valorant Champions. <\/p>\n

Dephh and Zekken are not the only XSET Valorant members added to the Sentinels lineup. On October 4, the NA team revealed that former XSET head coach Don \u201cSyykoNT\u201d Muir had joined the team in preparation for the 2023 Valorant Champions Tour<\/a>. He was with XSET during the team\u2019s Champions run and helped them finish in a top-six position.\u2028 <\/p>\n

\u2028Sentinels also unveiled Adam Kaplan, the previous coach of Ghost Gaming, as the new strategic coach of the team. While at Ghost, Kaplan helped them to the June VCT NA Stage 2 Challengers playoffs.<\/p>\n

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you wanted us to get a coach? well we got two<\/p>\n

Head Coach @SyykoNT<\/a>
Strategic Coach @itskaplan<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sentinels (@Sentinels) October 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n