VCT 2027 Rostermania Tracker: Every Roster Change & Rumor
The VCT landscape enters one of its most transformative transfer periods to date with the VCT 2027 off-season. Following the conclusion of the previous competitive circuit, partnered organizations across the globe are aggressively restructuring to build championship-caliber starting fives.
This live tracker serves as a centralized hub documenting every major development during the VALORANT transfer window 2027, encompassing verified signings, mutual terminations, reported verbal agreements, and reserve roster additions across all four international leagues.
*Editorial Notice & Community Sourcing Disclaimer: Information within this hub combines official team press releases, Riot Games Global Contract Database (GCD) updates, and credible investigative reporting. Portions of community-submitted rumors and unverified reports are flagged as "Reported" until the organization makes an official statement.
To follow the latest VCT roster changes for 2027, bookmark this page for daily updates as news breaks across social channels and official league databases.
VCT 2027 key dates
| Milestone/Tournament | Dates |
|---|---|
| Official VCT Transfer Window Opens | Nov 02, 2026 |
| VCT Americas & EMEA Kickoff: Open Qualifiers #1 | Nov 05–13, 2026 |
| Early Off-Season Invitationals & Cash Cups (NRG Neon Dream, Passion Series, GC EMEA) | Nov 07–14, 2026 |
| VCT Americas & EMEA Kickoff: Open Qualifiers #2 | Nov 11–21, 2026 |
| Third-Party Off-Season Cups & Championships (Circuito Tormenta, NSOC, AEC, C3 Fall) | Nov 14–28, 2026 |
| VCT Americas Kickoff Regional Tournaments (LAN, LAS, Brazil, NA) | Nov 20 – Dec 06, 2026 |
| VCT EMEA Kickoff Regional Tournaments (MENA, EU, Turkey) | Nov 21 – Dec 06, 2026 |
| VCT Pacific Kickoff Regional Qualifiers (OCE, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, ID, RoSEA, TH) | Nov 21 – Dec 12, 2026 |
| VCT 2027: Pacific Kickoff | Jan 11–31, 2027 |
| VCT 2027: Americas, China & EMEA Kickoffs | Jan – Feb, 2027 |
Biggest VCT 2027 roster moves so far
Image Source: T1
VCT 2027 transfer log: Every move by date
November 13, 2026
- Ray is signed by Gen.G.
- Sacy is signed by T1 as their new Head Coach.
- Asuna and Cryo are signed to a 1-year extension by 100 Thieves through 2027.
- Francisco "kiNgg" Alberto Aravena is released by Leviatán.
November 12, 2026
November 11, 2026
- jawgemo is signed by Team Vitality.
- Benjamin "Scuttt" Hutchinson, Alexey "slk" Lunskov, and Philipp "Szed" Schickor are signed by Team Vitality as coaching staff.
- Zhang "Smoggy" Zhao is signed by Bilibili Gaming.
- Smoggy is released by EDward Gaming.
- Ye "Anaks" Sang-jun is signed by Titan Esports Club from Bilibili Gaming.
- Melih "pAura" Karaduran announces retirement from professional play.
November 10, 2026
- aspas reportedly agrees to terms with FUT Esports.
- crashies rejoins T1.
- cortezia and reduxx are released by Sentinels.
- Nikola "LEGIJA" Ninić is released by FunPlus Phoenix.
- Emirhan "BadreX" Muzıroğlu is signed by Eternal Fire.
November 9, 2026
- Jittana "JitBoyS" Nokngam, Taned "Killua" Teerasawad, and Panyawat "sushiboys" Subsiriroj are permitted by FULL SENSE to explore external options.
- Huang "WsLeo" Ping-wei is permitted by Xi Lai Gaming to explore new team options.
- Lucien "vanitas" Campione is released by Shopify Rebellion Gold.
November 7, 2026
- Zellsis is re-signed by Sentinels as an emergency substitute and content creator.
- GLYPH, alym, Derrek, and nightz are signed by Cloud9 under coach Immi.
- jawgemo is released by G2 Esports.
- Wo0t is signed by FUT Esports.
- Enzo "tkzin" Zimiani is released by LOUD.
- Kim "Meteor" Tae-O and Kim "TenTen" Tae-young are signed by QT DIG∞.
- Alexander "Zander" Dituri, Smoke, and the former M80 core are signed by Shopify Rebellion Black.
- Entire roster is released by PCIFIC Esports.
November 6, 2026
- Canezerra is signed by Sentinels following the lifting of his hardware suspension.
- Boaster is released by Fnatic after five seasons.
- MaKo and Dambi are signed by Gen.G.
- BuZz is signed to a multi-year extension by T1 through 2028.
- Guo "Haodong" Haodong, Lu "lucas" Yunkun, Lo "AfteR" Wen-hsin, Liu "3water" Miao, and coach Tang "Muggle" Shijun are released by Titan Esports Club.
November 5, 2026
- Alfajer is released by Fnatic after four seasons.
- Stax is signed to a multi-year extension by T1 through 2028.
- Zhang "Bai" Zeyang is released by All Gamers.
- Hype and Yang "Persia" Zi-on are signed by Nongshim RedForce as coaches.
November 4, 2026
- Austin "crashies" Roberts, Casper "desmo" Rasmussen, and assistant coach Philipp "Szed" Schickor are released by Fnatic.
- UdoTan is signed by Nongshim RedForce from Global Esports.
- Eduard-George "ara" Hanceriuc, Karel "Flickless" Ivo Maeckelbergh, Miłosz "westside" Tomasz Duda, Adam "Jesse" Čtvrtníček, and Michael "neT" Bernet are released by GIANTX.
- Volkan "sociablEE" Yönal and Efe "s0pp" Tur are signed by Eternal Fire from FUT Esports.
- Ha "Ash" Hyun-cheol, Kim "Efina" Nak-Yeon, and coach Jung "peri" Bum-gi are released by Gen.G Esports.
- Entire lineup is released by VARREL.
- Active roster is reset by DetonatioN FocusMe around captain Tomonori "SSeeS" Okimura.
- Andrej "babybay" Francisty is released by G2 Esports.
- brawk is signed by Sentinels from NRG.
- Mohammad "Pa1ze" Khatib, Ondřej "MONSTEERR" Petrů, Yusuf Emre "Proxh" Tunc, and Seymon "purp0" Borchev are signed by Barça eSports.
- So "sungmin" Seong-min is signed by T1 as coach.
November 3, 2026
- OXY is signed by Sentinels from Cloud9.
- ED101 is signed by Any Questions Gaming as coach after leaving All Gamers.
- Georgio "Keiko" Sanassy and Brock "brawk" Somerhalder are released by NRG.
November 2, 2026
- Transfer Window officially opens.
- Aleksandr "hvoya" Eremin is signed by Aurora Gaming as head coach.
- Competitive VALORANT operations are ceased by FURIA after five seasons.
- Meteor, Munchkin, DH, KDG, and CheongGak are released by T1.
November 1, 2026
- Kimmie "Kicks" Laasner, Sylvain "Veqaj" Pattyn, Patryk "starxo" Kopczyński, Dominykas "MiniBoo" Lukaševičius, and Emil "runneR" Trajkovski are signed by Mandatory.
- Wang "Jinggg" Jing Jie is released by Paper Rex after five seasons.
- Yusuf "xeus" Doğan Gözgen is released by FUT Esports.
- Arda "Spear" Burak Kartal is permitted by Eternal Fire to explore options.
- Felix "al0rante" Brandl is signed by Joblife.
October 31, 2026
- Jonah "JonahP" Pulice and Gurjiwan "Jerrwin" Gill are released by Sentinels.
- Sylvain "Veqaj" Pattyn is released by Fnatic.
- Cole "meco1e" Lewis announces retirement from competitive play.
- Arthur "artzin" Araujo, Luis Henrique "basic" Tessaro, Daniel "C0M" Lee, Daniel "eeiu" Vucenovic, and Gianfranco "koalanoob" Potestio are released by FURIA.
October 29, 2026
- Derke, Boo, trexx, B1SK, and chiwa are signed by Aurora Gaming.
- Leonardo "mwzera" Serrati, Olavo "heat" Marcelo, Jesús "Dantedeu5" Larrosa, and Matias "Saadhak" Delipetro are released by KRÜ Esports.
- Main roster is released by Natus Vincere to promote NAVI Junior.
- Alexander "alexRr" Frisch and Derrick "Deryeon" Yee announce free agency after departing Wolves Esports.
- lukxo is released by LOUD following Champions Shanghai.
October 28, 2026
- valyn is released by G2 Esports after three seasons.
- Kim "Efina" Nak-Yeon enters unrestricted free agency after contract expiration with Gen.G Esports.
October 27, 2026
- Gregor "PAL" Morton is released by Team Vitality as head coach.
- Five players and two coaches are released by Gentle Mates.
- Academy roster is released and disbanded by T1.
- Ilya "vo0kashu" Ushakov is permitted by Dragon Ranger Gaming to explore options.
- Amon "Caedye" Mateus Okakura is permitted by DetonatioN FocusMe to trial with other teams.
- Soner "audaz" Ekiz enters free agency.
October 25, 2026
- Derke is released by Team Vitality after two seasons.
- Ahmad Khalish "d4v41" Rusyaidee bin Nordin enters free agency after six seasons with Paper Rex.
- Ashton "Wendler" Wendler is released by Paper Rex.
- Entire active roster is benched by MIBR.
- Chae "yoman" Young-mun departs Nongshim RedForce as coach.
- Papaphat "Primmie" Sriprapha announces he is exploring offers outside the FULL SENSE core.
- Kazuya "yatsuka" Ikeda enters restricted free agency after departing DetonatioN FocusMe.
- Yeom "eKo" Wang-ryong, Shota "SyouTa" Aoki, and Kazuki "Absol" Fujinoki are permitted by ZETA DIVISION to explore options.
- Peter "shhhack" Belej announces he is exploring coaching opportunities outside G2 Esports.
- Eduard-George "ara" Hanceriuc enters unrestricted free agency after departing GIANTX.
October 22, 2026
- 32 partnered teams are announced by Riot Games for the VCT 2027 circuit.
- Ten players and staff members depart Crazy Raccoon following the partnership announcement.
- Mert "Wo0t" Alkan and Ričardas "Boo" Lukaševičius are released by Team Heretics.
- MaKo, BeYn, HYUNMIN, and free1ng are released by DRX.
- Nikita "trexx" Cherednichenko enters free agency after concluding his second stint with Team Liquid.
- keiko enters restricted free agency after departing NRG.
- Thong "balax" Chern Kwi departs LOUD as analyst following their Champions Shanghai title run.
- Jiri "KUNDIKUNDI" Honkala is released by Gentle Mates as head coach.
October 21, 2026
October 20, 2026
- Autumn, Kr1stal, PatMen, UdoTan, and xavi8k are released by Global Esports as the organization exits esports.
- Richard "77even" Venske is signed by FunPlus Phoenix.
- Dambi and coach Sungmin are released by Nongshim RedForce.
- Victor "v1c" Truong, Jack "Jackk" Foote, and coach Wyatt "Veer" Blevins are permitted by Cloud9 to explore options.
- Fabian "Shyy" Usnayo, Luis Henrique "basic" Tessaro, and Arthur "artzin" Araujo announce free agency following their time with FURIA.
October 19, 2026
- Mirel "Kyu" Braco Hrustemovic enters free agency after his second stint with M80.
- Marc-Andre "NiSMO" Tayar announces unrestricted free agency.
October 17, 2026
- Nikita "d3ffo" Sudakov departs BOOM Esports to seek new opportunities.
October 16, 2026
- James "NoMan" Man Ga-kit and Arthur "Rarga" Churyumov are permitted by Xi Lai Gaming to explore outside options.
October 15, 2026
VCT 2027 rosters: All 32 partner teams
Image Source: VCT
Below is the complete regional directory tracking the current status of partnered organizations. Each entry captures confirmed arrivals, departures, and current starting fives.
VCT Americas
| Team | Roster | In | Out | Roster Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinels | johnqt, brawk, OXY, canezerra, Keiko | brawk, OXY, canezerra, Keiko, Zellsis (Sub) | JonahP, Jerrwin, reduxx, cortezia | Confirmed |
| LOUD | DaviH, basic, cortezia | basic, cortezia | Darker, erde, lukxo, tkzin | Rumored |
| NRG | mada, skuba, Ethan, eeiu | eeiu | keiko, brawk | Rumored |
| Leviatán | spikeziN, Neon, blowz, lukxo, erde | lukxo, erde | kiNgg, Sato | Rumored |
| KRÜ Esports | Darker | Darker | heat, mwzera, Dantedeu5, Saadhak | Rumored |
| 100 Thieves | Timotino, vora, Cryocells, bang, Asuna | - | - | Rumored |
| G2 Esports | leaf, trent, Sato, HYUNMIN | Sato, HYUNMIN | jawgemo, valyn, BABYBAY | Rumored |
| MIBR | - | - | Entire 2026 starting roster benched | Not Complete |
VCT EMEA
| Team | Roster | In | Out | Roster Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Vitality | jawgemo, PROFEK, Jamppi, Chronicle, Sayonara | jawgemo | Derke | Confirmed |
| Karmine Corp | dos9, LewN, SUYGETSU, avez, N4RRATE | dos9, LewN, avez | - | Rumored |
| FUT Esports | yetujey, Wo0t, sociablEE, s0pp, KROSTALY | Wo0t, aspas | xeus, sociablEE, s0pp | Rumored |
| Team Liquid | kamo, GSR, Kicks | GSR, Kicks | trexx, nAts | Not Complete |
| BBL Esports | ComeBack, VenTT, oroni, Loita, Lar0k | Loita, Lar0k | - | Rumored |
| Fnatic | kaajak, Cloud | - | Boaster, Alfajer, crashies, Veqaj | Not Complete |
| Team Heretics | RieNs, benjyfishy | - | Wo0t, Boo | Not Complete |
| Gentle Mates | - | - | Entire starting roster released | Not Complete |
VCT Pacific
| Team | Roster | In | Out | Roster Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Rex | f0rsaken, something, invy, PatMen | PatMen | d4v41, jinggg | Rumored |
| T1 | stax, BuZz, iZu, TenZ, crashies | TenZ, crashies | Meteor, Munchkin, DH | Confirmed |
| Rex Regum Qeon | Monyet, xffero, Jemkin, Kushy | - | CrazyGuy | Rumored |
| Gen.G | t3xture, Karon, MaKo, Dambi, Raxcal, Ray, Xiesta | MaKo, Dambi, Ray | Efina, Ash | Confirmed |
| ZETA DIVISION | yatsuka, Ken, eKo, Absol, SyouTa | yatsuka, Ken | SugarZ3ro, Xdll | Rumored |
| FULL SENSE | seph1roth, Leviathan, Kr1stal | Kr1stal | Crws, JitBoyS, Killua | Rumored |
| GAM Esports | CrazyGuy | CrazyGuy | - | Rumored |
| Crazy Raccoon | akame, Meiy, Aace, SugarZ3ro, CLZ | akame, Meiy, Aace, SugarZ3ro, CLZ | - | Rumored |
VCT China
| Team | Roster | In | Out | Roster Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Gamers | jinggg, spring | jinggg, spring | - | Rumored |
| Bilibili Gaming | Smoggy, Knight, nephh, whzy | Smoggy | - | Confirmed |
| EDward Gaming | Rossy, stew | Rossy | - | Rumored |
| Trace Esports | CHICHOO, nobody | CHICHOO, nobody | - | Rumored |
| Weibo Gaming | Babybay | Babybay | - | Rumored |
| Xi Lai Gaming | d4v41, happywei, Xavi8k, Zmjjkk | d4v41, Xavi8k, Zmjjkk | - | Rumored |
| JD Gaming | - | - | Not Complete | |
| TYLOO | - | - | Not Complete |
Non-partner teams to watch
Although these teams aren’t partnered for the 2027 season, they still hold a big fan base in the VCT.
| Team | Roster | In | Out | Roster Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud9 | FireBallOps, GLYPH, alym, Derrek, nightz | alym, Derrek, GLYPH | OXY, v1c, Jackk, Zellsis | Confirmed |
| Aurora | Boo, Derke, trexx, B1SK, chiwa | Boo, Derke, trexx, B1SK, chiwa | - | Confirmed |
| DRX | yong, Flicker | - | MaKo, BeYN, free1ng, HYUNMIN | Not Complete |
| Nongshim RedForce | Francis, Ivy, Rb, UdoTan, Xross | UdoTan | Dambi | Confirmed |
Notable VALORANT free agents 2027
The pool of valorant free agents 2027 remains exceptionally competitive, highlighted by historic champions and proven callers currently on the market:
- Jake "Boaster" Howlett
- Huang "WsLeo" Ping-wei
- Emir "Alfajer" Beder
- Enzo "tkzin" Zimiani
- Jittana "JitBoyS" Nokngam
- Taned "Killua" Teerasawad
- Panyawat "sushiboys" Subsiriroj
- Gabriel "cortezia" Cortez
- Yassine "Reduxx" Aboulalazm
- Kang "BeYN" Ha-bin
FAQ
When does the VCT 2027 transfer window open?
The VCT 2027 transfer window has opened on November 2, 2026.
When does VCT 2027 Kickoff start?
VCT 2027 Kickoffs in VCT China, VCT EMEA, and VCT Americas begins on January 14 and run through to February 7. VCT Pacific Kickoff starts on January 11.
Who has T1 signed for VCT 2027?
T1 has formed a "superteam" by signing Americas superstar TenZ and Fnatic's former reliable gun crashies. They have extended BuZz', Stax' and Izu's contracts till 2028. They have also signed former Champions 2022 winner Sacy as head coach.
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Kaustavmani Choudhury
I'm Kaustavmani Choudhury, or KC for short, or Zaibatsu, if you want. I'm an esports writer and enthusiast who's been working in the scene for 2 years now. Covering a range of games such as Counter-Strike, VALORANT and Rainbow Six Siege, among others, I believe I bring my own blend of expertise, storytelling, and insights into the world of Esports.
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