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Former Sentinels Valorant star Shahzeb ‘ShahZaM’ Khan claimed his outdated group broke guarantees made throughout Michael ‘shroud’ Grzesiek’s stint with the workforce. Khan acknowledged he was “personally assured” a spot in VCT franchising, however was let go forward of 2023. Sentinels CEO Rob Moore denied the claims.
Shroud’s signing for the ultimate stretch of VCT 2022, as Sentinels pushed to qualify for Valorant Champions, was a shock transfer that divided the group.
Whereas the workforce managed to string collectively some wins, they have been finally unable to succeed in the grandest of levels and relive their highs early on in Valorant’s lifespan.
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Nonetheless, in keeping with ShahZaM, this was all finished below the pretense of a promise to get a spot for VCT 2023. Stick it out with shroud for “hype”, and also you’ll get to play within the franchised league. This by no means eventuated for the previous Sentinels captain, who was let go.
The star spoke out about his last days on the group on Twitter, lambasting his therapy.
In reply to a Sentinels tweet that includes coach Don ‘Sykko’ Muir and star Tyson ‘TenZ’ Ngo “spinning the wheel” for methods, ShahZaM said: “Oh yeah, one time I spun the wheel and it landed on ‘please play with shroud, we don’t care when you win simply make it hype. We’ll personally assure you a spot in franchising when you do.”
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The claims have been denied by Sentinels CEO Rob Moore, criticizing ShahZaM’s angle throughout 2022.
“It’s bizarre that because you left all you discuss is the way you wish to be with the group when for all of 2022 you behaved such as you didn’t wish to be right here,” Moore said. “ It appears you have got returned to the main target you had in 2021. In that case, [G2 Esports] will probably be in nice arms.”
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The backwards and forwards continued as ShahZaM continued to push the narrative of Sentinels denying him a spot for 2023 after guarantees have been made.
“Are you really going to disclaim promising me a spot if I did you this ‘big favor’? You may come clean with it and do higher. Don’t deceive your gamers. Better of luck to you and your new workforce.”
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This declare was, once more, rejected by Moore.
So the place does shroud lay in all this drama? Properly the Twitch star did allude to it with a simple Tweet: “I…”
He crammed within the blanks within the replies, hinting on the truth he didn’t find out about any guarantees made to the Sentinels workforce he crammed in for.
The scenario has enamored the North American Valorant group with memes abound. With the offers finished and ShahZaM out of a spot in 2023 after becoming a member of G2 Esports — who have been reportedly pulled from consideration following feedback from ex-CEO Carlos ‘Ocelote’ Rodriguez — it stays to be seen whether or not he can cement his spot in franchising sooner or later.
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