Cortezia travels to the US for Sentinels trial ahead of the VCT 2026 season

Former MIBR Sentinel Gabriel "cortezia" Cortez is back in the United States to partake in a trial with VCT Americas team Sentinels ahead of the 2026 season.

According to a report by Bruno Povoleri of THESPIKE.GG Brazil, cortezia will be participating in trials over the next few days starting on Thursday, October 16, 2025.

Following VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Valorant Champions, cortezia was on vacation in Brazil, but has since returned to the United States to partake in trials with Sentinels. The news comes shortly after MIBR’s recent 5th-6th place finish at VALORANT Champions Paris, where it was immediately reported that the trio of Eduardo "xenom" Soeiro, Arthur "artzin" Araujo, and cortezia were given free reign to explore their options moving forward. This was done as a way for MIBR to retain both Andrew "Verno" Maust and Erick "aspas" Santos, according to Povoleri.

Ahead of the VCT 2026 season, cortezia signed with the talent agency Ocelot Sports, who manage well-known players such as Brazilian players Eduardo "sato" Sato, Rodrigo "spikeziN" Lombardi, and Lucca "lukxo" Travaioli. Additionally, the talent agency also works with a number of Sentinels members such as head coach Adam "kaplan" Kaplan and players Jordan "Zellsis" Montemurro and Sean "bang" Bezerra.

Sentinels hosting trials ahead of VCT 2026 season

Sentinels qualified for every single international event throughout the VCT 2025 circuit, alongside their participation in the EWC VALORANT - Esports World Cup 2025. However, Sentinels CEO Rob Moore revealed on X that the team would be going through a period of tryouts to determine what would be the best lineup heading into 2026. As a result, Sentinels have been testing different roster iterations, including players from Cubert Academy, Sentinels’ sister team.

Both Sentinels and MIBR practiced in the Sentinels training center near the VCT Americas studio, but are separated into different rooms by a curtain. This means that, if cortezia’s trials were to be successful, his move over to Sentinels wouldn’t be far removed from his day-to-day at MIBR.

For now, VALORANT fans should be sure to stay tuned to THESPIKE.GG for the latest offseason news and updates.