FURIA has revealed a wholly new roster for the 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) season.
The rebuild options VCT veterans, together with former MIBR participant Arthur ‘artzin’ Araujo, in addition to rising tier-two rookies.
“2025 has been the yr of the panther. Now, there’s only one piece left to suit: It’s time to activate our secret brokers,’ shared FURIA within the official announcement.
The Brazilian organisation will probably be represented by:
- Arthur ‘artzin’ Araujo (Sentinel)
- Daniel ‘eeiu’ Vucenovic (Initiator)
- GianFranco ‘koalanoob’ Potestio (Flex)
- Michael ‘nerve’ Yerrow (In-game Chief & Controller)
- Torogul ‘alym’ Baidyldaev (Duelist)
- Luiz ‘fundamental’ Tessaro (sixth Participant)
- Ian ‘shaW’ Jardim (Head Coach)
- Lucas ‘Kamino’ Kamino (Assistant Coach)
Eeiu, artzin and koalanoob are already well-known names throughout the VALORANT esports scene because the three have beforehand competed for VCT groups 100 Thieves, MIBR and NAVI, respectively.
Artzin additionally gained recognition for his fearless flash-initiator performances throughout VALORANT Champions Paris in September 2025.
However, nerve, alym and fundamental will probably be making their tier-one debuts with FURIA subsequent yr. Fundamental previously competed with 2Game Academy, whereas nerve and alym each beforehand performed for QoR Gaming in Challengers North America.
Coaches shaW and Kamino are additionally headed for his or her first VCT season subsequent yr. ShaW has coached a number of Challengers and Recreation Changers organisations, together with MIBR Fe and, most lately, RED Canids.
Kamino has adopted an identical profession trajectory, beforehand working as an Analyst for Workforce Liquid Brazil previous to becoming a member of FURIA.
Roster Rebuild After a Disappointing Season
Since 2021, Brazilian esports organisation FURIA has been competing in VALORANT.
Nonetheless, the workforce has struggled to be aggressive in Riot’s franchised VCT Americas league and hold tempo with the success of fellow South American organisations comparable to LOUD and KRÜ Esports.
The 2025 season was significantly difficult for FURIA, because the organisation was pressured to make frequent roster adjustments resulting from ongoing visa points. In consequence, FURIA received solely one among its 13 matches throughout VCT Americas Kickoff, Stage 1 and Stage 2.
FURIA’s model new lineup for 2026 could have the chance to flex its muscle tissue quickly this yr. From December 4th to sixth, the workforce will take part within the Sentinels Invitational Off//Season occasion alongside Shopify Riot Black, 100 Thieves, and, in fact, the internet hosting organisation, Sentinels.
