Fan favorite and former star of the Cloud9 roster is returning to pro play, but this time for the Sentinels.
After allegations that expelled Jay “Sinatraa” Won from NA Masters and subsequently has resulted in his suspension from the Sentinels roster, the team was tasked with finding a replacement quickly. This 5th man void has recently been filled by Tyson “TenZ” Ngo.
Formerly Cloud9’s star player and the centerpiece of both their CS and VALORANT rosters, TenZ announced that he would retire from professional play to focus on content creation months ago. Since then, TenZ has made conflicting statements on stream on whether or not he would return to the esports scene after the launch of the VCT and the impending return to LAN. Sentinels announced on Twitter earlier today however that TenZ would be joining their roster to make his competitive return.
Whether or not TenZ is a permanent addition to the roster remains to be seen. The VCT gave Sentinels an exemption to the ‘roster locking’ rules that normally prevent last-minute player swaps given their current situation. The statement released by the VCT however also stated that to avoid a potential conflict of interest of having one player compete for two different organizations, Cloud9 has fully released TenZ and the Sentinels “Have acquired all rights to Tyson Ngo.”
The wording of the VCT’s response implies that TenZ is now contracted with Sentinels and may continue with the roster moving forward. It is equally possible however that TenZ has a short-term contract for this event only. The results of Sinatraa’s internal investigation may have a great impact on the roster, however, for the time being, TenZ is a Sentinel.
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