Whereas some Americas groups have achieved roster stability after Stage 1, six organisations have nonetheless made adjustments forward of VCT Americas Stage 2 within the hope of creating it to VALORANT Champions Paris.
As groups prepare for his or her final regional battle in Los Angeles, listed here are all of the roster strikes made forward of the occasion.
FURIA
FURIA has arguably been probably the most unstable crew this season because it went by way of round 5 adjustments since Stage 1. To summarise, most of its Stage 1 lineup is now not with the organisation and Victor ‘Urango’ Rodrigues has now taken over the IGL position.
Along with this, FURIA has additionally introduced a brand new head coach and assistant coach to finish the Stage 2 roster.
FURIA’s roster forward of Stage 2:
- Olavo ‘warmth’ Marcelo
- Luiz ‘primary’ Tessar
- Davi ‘Palla’ Alcides
- Arthur ‘tuyz’ Vieira
- Victor ‘Urango’ Rodrigues (IGL)
- Ian ‘shaW’ Jardim (Head Coach)
- Lucas ‘Kamino’ Kamino (Assistant Coach)
NRG
Following underwhelming performances at Kickoff and Stage 1, IGL Pujan ‘FNS’ Mehta introduced his retirement from aggressive VALORANT. He was changed by Logan ‘skuba’ Jenkins from Cubert Academy, whereas the IGL duties have been transferred to Ethan ‘Ethan’ Arnold.
Furthermore, Malkolm ‘bonkar’ Rench rejoined the crew as head coach after spending time on the inactive roster since February.
NRG’s up to date roster for Stage 2:
- Sam ‘s0m’ Oh
- Adam ‘mada’ Pampuch
- Brock ‘brawk’ Somerhalder
- Logan ‘skuba’ Jenkins
- Ethan ‘Ethan’ Arnold (IGL)
- Malkolm ‘bonkar’ Rench (Head Coach)
- Joe ‘Sturdy’ Edwards (Assistant Coach)
Although NRG confirmed indicators of enchancment on the Esports World Cup, the squad was eradicated within the first spherical of playoffs proving there’s nonetheless work to be accomplished.
2GAME Esports
Being an Ascension crew, VCT Americas Stage 2 is a do or die occasion for 2G as if the crew desires an opportunity to defend its VCT spot in Ascension 2026, it should attain the playoffs.
To be able to lengthen keep in VCT, 2G not solely must qualify for VALORANT Champions, however the crew may also must carry out higher than G2, who has already secured its slot.
Whereas the crew has introduced again Luis ‘pryze’ Henrique from FURIA after sending Estevão ‘Askia’ Palmeira again to its academy roster, the highway forward might be extraordinarily robust for all gamers.
2G’s lively roster for Stage 2:
- Caio ‘silentzz’ Morita
- Rodrigo ‘spikeziN’ Lombardi
- Vitor ‘gobera’ Cesar
- Luis ‘pryze’ Henrique
- Luiz ‘lz’ Reche (IGL)
- Anderson ‘faithz0r’ Yabusaki (Head Coach)
- Luiz ‘Yushi’ Coelho (Assistant Coach)
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports’ efficiency has solely declined with each event since VALORANT Champions 2024. Consequently, the group parted methods with IGL Benjamín ‘adverso’ Poblete after Stage 1 and introduced in Jesús ‘Dantedeu5’ Larros to exchange him within the crew.
The brand new roster for KRÜ Esports:
- Marco ‘Melser’ Machuca
- Angelo ‘keznit’ Mori
- Fabian ‘Shyy’ Usnayo
- Roberto ‘Mazino’ Rivas
- Jesús ‘Dantedeu5’ Larrosa (IGL)
- Jorge ‘Atom’ Noriega (Head Coach)
- Alan ‘ddx’ Salvati (Assistant Coach)
Leviatán
Regardless of closing the 2024 VCT season on a excessive observe with a third-place end at Champions Seoul, outcomes haven’t gone in Leviatán’s favor this season.
The poor performances coming from Daniel ‘Rossy’ Abedrabbo and Maximilian ‘Demon1’ Mazanov have been main components that led the crew to permit each gamers to discover new alternatives.
Transferring ahead, two former M80 gamers, Anthony ‘okeanos’ Nguyen and Eduardo ‘Sato’ Sato, might be part of the lively roster in Stage 2.
Leviatán’s lineup heading into Stage 2:
- Ian ‘tex’ Botsch
- Corbin ‘C0M’ Lee
- Anthony ‘okeanos’ Nguyen
- Eduardo ‘Sato’ Sato
- Francisco ‘kiNgg’ Aravena (IGL)
- Casper ‘Desmo’ Rasmussen (Head Coach)
LOUD
As soon as a Brazilian powerhouse, LOUD has gone quiet in VCT Americas after dropping star IGL Matias ‘Saadhak’ Delipetro and shooter Felipe ‘Much less’ Basso to the EMEA area.
The squad has gained solely a single sequence to this point in 2025 VCT and therefore, the org has added a brand new IGL, Robbie ‘RobbieBk’ Boerkamp, to deal with the calling, together with Leandro ‘Virtyy’ Moreno.
LOUD’s beginning roster for Stage 2:
- Cauan ‘cauanzin’ Pereira
- Bryan ‘pANcada’ Luna
- Lucca ‘lukxo’ Travaioli
- Leandro ‘Virtyy’ Moreno
- Robbie ‘RobbieBk’ Boerkamp (IGL)
- Kaan ‘Chief’ Taşpınar (Head Coach)
- Matheus ‘mat’ Dourado (Assistant Coach)
VCT Americas Stage 2 will kick off on July 18th, when followers will be capable of catch the motion stay on VCT America’s official Twitch and YouTube channel.
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