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GamingTSM End Valorant Operations After 3 Years of Failing to Qualify for VCT
On November 3, TSM officially announced that they are pulling out of Valorant esports, five years after officially entering the space, marking the end of a lengthy and significant project for the organization.
TSM entered Valorant in 2020. They signed a main team, a high-level academy team, and a Game Changers roster, going all-in on the Riot Games FPS after years of success in League of Legends.
However, the organization has undergone some major structural changes in recent years, especially after reports of a “culture of fear” and poor working environment fostered by CEO Andy “Reginald” Dinh in 2022.
In recent years, TSM has pulled out of several esports, including Dota 2 and its hugely popular LoL team, and while they still have a presence in some games, they are no longer involved in any tier 1 esports after leaving Valorant.
TSM Explain Decision to Leave Valorant
The statement, posted to social media on November 3, explained that there is “no immediate return in sight” for TSM to Valorant following their failure to qualify for VCT through this year’s Ascension tournament, where they lost to Envy in the grand final.
Here’s the full statement:
“In 2020, TSM joined VALORANT esports with an entertaining and competitive roster that is fondly remembered to this day … We signed a main team, a high-level academy team, and were one of the first organizations to sign a Game Changers roster — all with the goal of developing teams and talent from the ground up.
“Throughout the last 3 years we have continuously navigated the Challengers circuit in the hopes of finally reaching Tier 1. We improved gradually, year over year, culminating in an Ascension Grand Finals berth in 2025. Now, after half a decade in VALORANT, we plan on exiting the space with no immediate return in sight.”
It finished: “We would like to thank Riot for their continued attempts to restructure the Tier 2 ecosystem for the better, and for creating a game we all love. We extend our deepest appreciation to all our players over these past 5 years who have made our history within this esport possible.”
It’s unclear what comes next for the players on TSM’s Valorant team, but this will leave them as free agents and able to negotiate with other organizations, whether it’s as a team, some of the players going together, or everyone heading their separate ways.
