NRG Esports has unveiled the team's Valorant squad to compete in the upcoming events and the VCT 2025. The roster includes the additions of the former Moist x Shopify duelist Adam "mada" Pampuch and the former Oxygen Esports inititator Andrew "Verno" Maust.
Additionally, NRG Esports has also unveiled Malkolm "bonkar" Rench as the team's new coach. The Swed will replace Chet "Chet" Singh, who had been NRG's head coach since November 2022.
NRG Esports is making deep changes to its Valorant squad less than a year after the team unveiled the signings of the Valorant Champions 2023 winners Max "Demon1" Mazanov and Ethan "Ethan" Cole. While Demon1 was benched in May 2024 and parted ways with NRG Esports on October 9, Ethan will stay as the longest-serving player on the team.
The squad will also include the VCT 2024 Americas Stage 2 signings Sam "s0m" Oh and Pujan "FNS" Mehta, who re-joined NRG Esports in May 2024 after both having parted ways with the organization in September 2023.
NRG Esports' new Valorant squad has been formed after an underwhelming season for the American organization. After a fourth-place finish at the VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo and performing at the Valorant Champions 2023, the team didn't qualify for any international competition in 2024 as they finished in eighth place of the VCT 2024 Americas Stage 2.
NRG Esports Valorant roster for the VCT 2025:
- Ethan "Ethan" Cole
- Pujan "FNS" Mehta
- Sam "s0m" Oh
- Adam "mada" Pampuch
- Andrew "Verno" Maust