The New Sentinels Valorant: Will they finally return to Glory

Sentinels are no doubt one of the most notorious rosters of Valorant. From the first international Valorant LAN winners to the meme-ing and signing Shroud to play for them at the most important event for the team, Sentinels surely are the top dogs when it comes to making headlines. But the inconsistency or lack of results must've finally broken the team up.

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With the signing of Dephh, all the original Sentinels roster members are finally out of the main roster and replaced by the new Sentinels, a roster overhaul for the new season of VCT, a new face, and a new look for Sentinels.

The Sentinels of Old

When Valorant Beta rolled out, Sentinels were amongst the first orgs to sign a roster when they signed ex-CS pros ShahZam, Sick, Dapr, OWL Superstar Sinatra and ex-apex pro Zombs to the roster. The team played well together, and they were the team to beat at almost all of the Valorant events in 2020 and won a plethora of events.

The domination continued in 2021, with Tenz coming on the roster. The roster did not stop and managed to win almost every event in NA and even win the first-ever international Valorant LAN, defeating Fnatic 3-0.

The team continued their winning ways in NA. Internationally, they started fumbling, losing to Envy at VCT Masters III Berlin and Exiting Group stage after losing to KRU at Valorant Champions 2021.

The team's performance worsened in 2022 when they failed to qualify for the first international LAN and exited the group stage of the Qualifying tournament for the second LAN. They tried changing things around but failed.

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The team's saving grace came with Shroud and Zellsis getting them a respectable finish at the LCQ, but the roster had problems. When it was announced that the organisation became a partnered one, changes were coming, and a roster overhaul was due.

The new look:

With the rostermania starting, Sentinels let go of the coaching staff and the players except for Tenz. The rebuilding started with Coaches Sykko from XSET and Kaplan from Ghost, Zekken from XSET, the Brazilian world champions Sacy and Pancada joining the roster, and Dephh XSET's IGL joining the team. Sick also rejoined the team as the official Sixth man of the roster and will be helping the in the upcoming 2023 VCT Season.

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The roster already looks like a complete team, unlike the previous iteration.While the firepower and dexterity of the team are second to none, there'd be some reservations with player communication as Sacy and Pancada aren't native english speakers. The team has already addressed the concerns and says they have it figured out.

That said, the team already has Pancada, Valorant Champions 2020 MVP and arguably the best controller in the world; TenZ, the hands-down best aimer in Valorant; Sacy, one of the best Sova players in the world, with the young and talented Zekken, Clutching and Flexing of by the sixth man Sick and the veteran leadership of Dephh. With the addition of a six-man roster, they can play two different variation of Sentinels, and both the variations will have huge impact. This is the Sentinels roster made for winning. And Coming into the 2023 season, Sentinels will surely be one of the top teams in the world.