Reigning VALORANT Champion NRG has introduced the signing of Georgio ‘keiko’ Sanassy for subsequent 12 months’s VCT season.
The previous Workforce Liquid participant will substitute Sam ‘s0m’ Oh, who just lately introduced a aggressive break to concentrate on content material creation.
Keiko first started competing within the European VALORANT tier-2 scene in 2021. He additionally spent the 2023 Challengers season with esports organisation Apeks, throughout which the roster reached second place at VCT Ascension EMEA.
Following this efficiency, Keiko was scouted as Workforce Liquid’s new duelist participant to make his debut in Riot Video games’ franchised VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT).
Whereas his first 12 months in VCT EMEA yielded disappointing outcomes for the group, Keiko established himself as a high-fragging smokes participant all through 2025. Workforce Liquid gained VCT EMEA Stage 2 and certified for each worldwide VCT competitors of the 12 months.
“Large shock! Joined NRG. Tremendous excited to be enjoying with the Champions from final 12 months. Let’s get to work,” commented Keiko on NRG’s announcement.
Keiko Has Large Sneakers to Fill
NRG’s latest member will probably be entering into the sneakers of its former smokes participant, s0m.
S0m competed for the North American esports organisation since 2020 and helped NRG win VALORANT’s largest trophy, this 12 months’s Champions occasion in Paris.
NRG’s Champions run stunned the VCT neighborhood for the reason that group had suffered a sluggish begin to the season. In actual fact, the group simply certified for the occasion because of a second-place end in VCT Americas Stage 2.
All through this underdog story, s0m was often highlighted by his NRG teammates as a vocal and supportive member of the roster.
With Keiko’s signing, NRG has now finalised its lineup for the upcoming VCT season subsequent 12 months. Aside from s0m, all earlier members, together with double-Champions winner Ethan ‘Ethan’ Arnold, have prolonged their contracts with the organisation.
