The offseason for Valorant esports is in full swing and there’s already discuss groups making strikes. One report about 100 Thieves and its roster has been rapidly shot down by Peter ‘Asuna’ Mazuryk.
100 Thieves are in an attention-grabbing spot roster-wise in Valorant as all of its gamers are set to develop into free brokers this yr. The crew is anticipated to re-sign its roster for the 2025 season, because the squad had a deep run at Masters Shanghai and barely missed out on attending Valorant Champions 2024.
A report from VLR leaker james on August 29 stated 100 Thieves is trialing former Sentinels participant Eric ‘Kanpeki’ Xu for a spot on the 2025 roster. Kanpeki has been a strong participant within the North American scene and performed for Tier 2 standouts Akrew and EZ5 earlier than enjoying for Sentinels and TSM.
Nonetheless, that report was refuted by 100 Thieves participant Asuna lower than an hour after it was posted.
“I imply I really like Kanpeki as a lot as the subsequent man, however I don’t suppose 100 Thieves would trial my boy,” he stated after studying the report throughout a livestream.
Gamers have denied trial rumors and roster reviews prior to now, as the advantages of confirming reviews typically outweigh the cons of holding them secret as groups select which gamers to signal and negotiate salaries.
Whereas Asuna has laughed off the rumor, he’s not a member of 100 Thieves administration and may not be aware of who the franchise is doubtlessly trialing or contemplating for the 2025 roster.
Kanpeki competed within the North American Challengers League in 2024, enjoying for Collectively We Are Terrific in Stage 1. Since then, he has bounced round just a few novice groups and posted on August 7 that he’s in search of a crew for 2025 in VCT Americas or the Challengers League.
The Valorant offseason is simply heating up, and this rumor is only one of many who must be cropping up within the following weeks as gamers hit the open market and groups look to construct title contenders.
