Sentinels vs 100 Thieves – VCT 2023 Americas
From Phoenix1 to Sentinels: A legacy reborn in Valorant and beyond.
Sentinels is an American esports organization based in Los Angeles, California. The organization was founded as the League of Legends team Phoenix1 and competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). In June 2018, Phoenix1 rebranded to Sentinels.
Quick Facts
- Tournament
- VCT 2023 Americas
- Game
- Valorant
- Region
- Americas
- Year
- 2023
Lore & Background
Sentinels originated as the League of Legends team Phoenix1, founded in May 2016. After selling its NA LCS spot, Phoenix1 partnered with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment to launch the Overwatch League team Los Angeles Gladiators. The company rebranded to Sentinels in June 2018. Sentinels opened Hearthstone and Fortnite divisions in 2018. In August 2019, co-founder and CEO Rob Moore filed a lawsuit against KSE; following the suit, Sentinels split with KSE. Sentinels expanded into Halo in February 2020 and established its Valorant division in April 2020.
Reader's Guide
Sentinels fields teams in League of Legends, Valorant, Apex Legends, Marvel Rivals, and Halo. Their Valorant division began in April 2020. They won the first international Valorant event, VCT 2021 Stage 2 Masters Reykjavík. They were selected as a partner for the VCT Americas League in 2023. In 2024, they won Masters Madrid, becoming the only organization to win two Masters trophies. As of October 2024, the Valorant roster includes Marshall 'N4RRATE' Massey, Sean 'bang' Bezerra, and Yassine 'reduxx' Aboulalazm as the 6th man. Following the 2025 season, the 2026 roster was rebuilt around Amine 'johnqt' Ouarid, with N4RRATE, Mirel 'Kyu' Hrustemovic, Gabriel 'cortezia' Cortez, and reduxx. After a poor start, head coach Adam 'kaplan' Kaplan departed alongside N4RRATE and Kyu; Martin 'Ewok' van der Walt was appointed head coach, and Jonah 'JonahP' Pulice and Gurjiwan 'Jerrwin' Gill were signed. Sentinels returned to the LCS in October 2025, taking over 100 Thieves' slot.
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