Impact Signing (2020)

Lore & Background

Sentinels began their Valorant division in April 2020, signing former Overwatch player Jay 'sinatraa' Won and former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' Khan, and Hunter 'SicK' Mims, as well as bringing in Jared 'zombs' Gitlin from their Apex Legends division. In June 2020, they rounded out their roster with the signing of Michael 'dapr' Gulino. After sinatraa was suspended in 2021, Sentinels acquired Tyson 'TenZ' Ngo on loan from Cloud9 in March of that year for Valorant Challengers Stage 1 and 2. Sentinels won the first international event in the Valorant competitive scene, VALORANT Champions Tour 2021: Stage 2 Masters – Reykjavík, without losing any map points. In June 2021, Sentinels fully acquired TenZ from Cloud9, buying out his contract.

Reader's Guide

Sentinels' 2020 Valorant roster consisted of sinatraa, ShahZaM, SicK, zombs, and dapr. TenZ joined the team on loan in March 2021 and was later fully acquired. The organization was not founded by TenZ; it was founded by Rob Moore and other co-owners. Sentinels did not exist as a League of Legends entity before Valorant; the organization was founded in 2018 focusing on games like Fortnite and Apex Legends.

Did You Know?

• Sentinels was originally founded as the League of Legends team Phoenix1 in May 2016.
• TenZ became the second player to have won two Masters titles, and Sacy became the first player to have won both a Champions and a Masters title.