100 Thieves has introduced main rebuilding plans for its VALORANT roster forward of the 2026 VCT season.
After failing to qualify for VALORANT Champions for a 3rd consecutive 12 months, the organisation has determined to re-evaluate its gamers and training employees.
“Because the 2025 VALORANT Season involves an finish, 100 Thieves displays on a season that fell wanting each organisational requirements and the unwavering expectations of our neighborhood and followers,” the organisation introduced.
Because of this, each member of the staff has been allowed to discover choices for the upcoming season, even when they’re nonetheless contracted with 100 Thieves.
The staff final attended Champions in 2022, and after an underwhelming efficiency within the 2023 VCT season, 100 Thieves had a promising begin in 2024 because it lifted the Americas Stage 1 trophy.
Nevertheless, the organisation failed to hold that momentum via the remainder of 2024 and 2025, with the latter being one in every of its worst-performing years.
“It was clear that we weren’t a sum of our particular person elements this 12 months,” mentioned Joseph Jang, Vice President of Esports at 100 Thieves.
“This implies regardless of having an unimaginable pool of expertise, we might want to make troublesome choices and significant modifications to reset our mindset and consider all choices out there going into 2026.”
Will Anyone Stick with 100 Thieves for VCT 2026?
Whereas 100 Thieves will announce the roster for the 2026 VCT season at a later date, the staff’s assistant coach Yury ‘frenya’ Elkin has confirmed that his contract is over.
Nevertheless, the gamers are nonetheless negotiating as their contracts are legitimate till the tip of 2026, in line with the official VALORANT Champions Tour International Database. As for head coach Anthony ‘Zikz’ Grey, his contract runs till 2027, however he’s open to ‘Head Coach/GM/Esports Director positions.’
The opposite assistant coach, Rudi ‘rudi’ Mcken, can also be searching for new alternatives, however he has not revealed particulars about his contract’s finish date.
