Gambit lets Russian Valorant pros to compete in VCT as “ independent” team The Loadout The Loadout Gambit lets Russian Valorant pros to compete in VCT as “ independent” team Valorant Champions Tour's top Russian team, Gambit, will be allowing its roster to compete under the name M3 Champions in the VCT Jamie Hore Published: Mar 14, 2022 07:06 ET ValorantValorant Champions Tour One of the top teams in Valorant esports, Gambit, has confirmed today that its Russian roster will continue to compete in the 2022 Valorant Champions Tour as an independent team. Just a few days ago, Russia-based Gambit revealed that its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster would be competing as a neutral team in the ESL Pro League after ESL banned all organisations with ties to the Russian government due to the country's invasion of Ukraine. While Riot Games has not imposed any similar, strict sanctions or bans on Russian organisations for its esports competitions, Gambit has opted to do the same with its Valorant roster. The quintet will now compete under the name M3 Champions or M3C, in reference to the team's victory at last year's VCT Stage 3 Masters victory in Berlin. Due to the conflict in Ukraine, several VCT EMEA matches involving affected teams, such as Gambit, were postponed. Riot now confirms that from Wednesday onwards, those matches will be rescheduled in the "upcoming days" for the M3C players. Prior to the postponements, Gambit had a 1-1 record in Group A, and that record will carry over to MC3. In 2021, Gambit was one of the most successful and top performing Valorant Champions Tour teams. As well as its Masters 3 victory, it also finished runner-up in the first Valorant Champions world championship. #VCTEMEA pic.twitter.com/melAan5uUH - Gambit Esports (@GambitEsports) March 14, 2022 Gambit's decision to let its roster to compete as neutrals without its branding, despite no official ruling from Riot regarding Russian teams as of yet, could suggest that such sanctions are on the way. More from The Loadout Valorant Night Market dates, skins, and more Riot all but confirms new Valorant agent will be a Controller Valorant Champions 2022 to dish out rewards for watching and playing We’re giving away a Secretlab Valorant Champions 2022 Edition chair! More Valorant players are escaping low elo in Episode 5 2022 Valorant Champions teams locked in as VCT LCQs conclude Jamie Hore Jamie started out his journalism career rambling about FIFA esports, but today he covers much more, like the best Warzone guns and the Apex Legends tier list. He's also rather excited for the Starfield release date. Popular now Orianna has been disabled for League of Legends Worlds 2022 The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. We include affiliate links in articles. View terms. Prices correct at time of publication. More stories Odoamne says Rogue is taking LoL Worlds 2022 “one game at a time” Best Warzone Loadout of the Week – battle with Modern Warfare’s best The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you More from The Loadout Follow us for daily videogame news on Facebook, Twitter, Steam, and Google News. Valorant skins: bundles, prices, tiers, and more Valorant ranks, MMR, and more explained Valorant console release date rumours, news, and more Free shooting games Best PS5 games Best Xbox games