![]() That void that dephh is alluding to is Syyko being more of the emotional leader of the team. Read more: Why coach mCe can bring the best out of a Cloud9 VALORANT team that lost two stars And even today, during some of them timeouts, instead of talking about strategy was kind of like filling the void that Don had.” ![]() So yeah, he stepped up into that role, but he performs the same job that he's been doing, and he seems really good at it. “He's always been one of the guys who’s heavier on strategy than he is about like team-bonding stuff. “Kaplan is, in terms of his title, has stepped up, but he's pretty much doing the same role he was doing before,” dephh said. Last year, Kaplan led Ghost Gaming to a strong season during North American VCT regional play, and the team won the Nerd Street Summer Championship. Kaplan joined Sentinels in the offseason along with Syyko and the team’s analyst Drew "DrewSpark" Spark-Whitworth. Kaplan, right, talks to the team in between maps. As somebody who had been part of the coaching staff and was more of the strategic coach, it made the transition and quick turnaround this week easier. He credited new head coach Adam "kaplan" Kaplan for getting the team prepared to face a tough opponent in LOUD.Īt the same time Syyko was let go, Kaplan was elevated from assistant coach to head coach. Read more: The best events and tournaments at Localhost in Marchĭephh said it was “bittersweet” playing Friday without Syyko, especially because he was not only a head coach but a friend. I think there was obviously some differences there between our owner and head coach.”ĭephh didn’t go into detail, but only said there were differences between the team’s owner and now former head coach and that Moore let the team know that he understood that they might not agree and would be annoyed. Losing Syyko, a coach dephh had worked with since 2021 at XSET, their previous team, was particularly hard. Syyko waves to the crowd at VCT LOCK//IN. ![]() The next day, Sentinels announced TenZ wouldn’t play during Week 4 of the VCT Americas league, and Jimmy “Marved” Nguyen would sub in for the team.Īs a result of all this, Sentinels’ in-game leader Rory “dephh” Jackson faced increased pressure and stress this week to get the team ready to face LOUD, the best team in VCT Americas. On Monday, TenZ’s fiancée Kyedae “Kyedae” Shymko tweeted out that not only had TenZ played with a joint infection but he had just tested positive for COVID. Sign up for the next Nerd Street tournament! The sudden move sent shockwaves across social media. The team lost Sunday, and later that night, Sentinels CEO Rob Moore tweeted out that the team was parting ways with head coach Don “Syyko” Muir. Last weekend, their star player Tyson “TenZ” Ngo revealed he had a joint infection and played through it. In a short 15-second video, Sentinels head coach Adam ‘kaplan’ Kaplan addressed their fans that their star player will come back to bring hope in the team’s chance to qualify.Īll clout, no brakes ANGELES - It has been a challenging week for Sentinels’ VALORANT team as they prepared to play two games during the VCT Americas league superweek. Otherwise, they have to pit against a lot of competitors in the Last Chance Qualifiers for the upcoming Masters. TenZ will once again be subbed in for the final two games as these are the most crucial games the organization is facing to move on. They need to win these two matches to even just have a chance of making it to the next stage of the league but will still be determined by their opponents, with standings above them. Sentinels has yet to play 2 more games to determine if they will enter the playoffs for a chance to win the entire Americas League or even be part of the direct invites that would be handed to the Top 3 of the League. Marved played remarkable during his first game against the Brazilian team, mibr, to bag their second win but failed to convert to the following 3 leaving Sentinels to a 2-5 standing as of now. Sentinels used their substitute player, Jimmy ‘Marved’ Nguyen, changing some of the team’s roles to fit their team composition. TenZ is now back in action after having no participation in the team’s last four games in VCT Americas due to his finger injury and illness. ![]() After missing three weeks of action due to injury and other factors, Tyson ‘TenZ’ Ngo will return to Sentinels’ VALORANT starting lineup.
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