All women’s VALORANT teams signed by orgs in North America and EMEA

July 7, 2022

by Nerd Street

The women’s scene in VALORANT is constantly expanding with the ongoing VCT Game Changers tournament circuit. Talented unsigned teams pop up at each Game Changers tournament and often get signed shortly thereafter. To help keep you up to date with all of the signed VALORANT rosters in North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) that feature women and other marginalized genders, here's a tracker for teams that are signed by esports organizations.

North America

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Cloud9 White

Cloud9 White have been dominant since 2021 and have won all four NA Game Changers tournaments. They’ve made few roster changes since their creation, the most recent being the addition of Bob "Bob" Tran after Annie "Annie" Roberts announced she would move to streaming.

Current roster:

Alexis “alexis” Guarrasi
Bob "Bob" Tran
Jasmine “Jazzyk1ns” Manankil
Katja "katsumi" Pfahnl
Melanie “meL” Capone

CLG Red

CLG Red have been around since 2015 with a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster, and they entered the VALORANT esports scene early on with many former CS:GO players. They achieved their best results in the 2021 VCT Game Changers Series 1 and 2 when they finished second each time.

Current roster:

Han "it not han" Nguyen
Melanie “rise” Tetreault
Ciao "ciao" Li
Kelly "kellysama" Luong
Anyssa "amnesia" Rios

Shopify Rebellion GC

Shopify were the first team to take a map off of C9 at Game Changers and the first team to win a match against them during 2022 Game Changers Series 2. In the middle of 2021, Shopify surpassed CLG Red as the second-best NA Game Changers team, finishing second in 2021 Series 3 and 2022 Series 1. In June 2022, they made a big move in signing former CLG Red player and CS:GO veteran Benita "bENITA" Novshadian.

Current roster:

Kayla “flowerful” Horton
Benita "bENITA" Novshadian
Diana "sonder" Zhang
Kiana “KP” Lytle
Lorrian “Lorri” Elad

TSM X

TSM Female were created in March 2021 just before the first NA Game Changers tournament. Although their roster has seen just a few roster changes, they haven’t shown as much improvement as other teams who have been together since the beginning of Game Changers.

Current roster:

Mirna “athxna” Noureldin
Catherine “cath” Leroux
Emily “mle” Peters
April "bungee" Haight
Karnthida “Dodonut” Chaisrakeo

Gen.G Black

Formed in the middle of May 2021, Gen.G have seen only one departure so far in Stephaniser. The main roster remains relatively the same as when the org signed this team, with Lynn “Lynn” Clarke joining in July 2021.

Current roster:

Carlee “Carlee” Gress
Hannah “hannah” Reyes
Lee Lee “leelee” McNeil
Tiraye “Tiraye” Knox
Lynn “Lynn” Clarke

Dignitas

Dignitas had an all-women's team even before Game Changers was announced and were well-known for their women's Counter-Strike roster known as Dignitas Female. All members of Dignitas Female switched to VALORANT to form the core of this roster led by veteran in-game leader EMUHLEET.

Current roster:

Emmalee “EMUHLEET” Garrido
Amanda “rain” Smith
Melisa “Theia” Mundorff
Juliana “showliana” Maransaldi
Stefanie “Stefanie” Jones

VersionX

This is Version1’s female VALORANT team. The players that form VersionX were on an orgless roster Just Breathe before they were signed in September 2021. The team made two changes in March 2022, adding Katriggered and Starlight.

Current roster:

Katriggered
Starlight
Rachel “rushhh” Lynn Hang
Katherine “Karra” Lee
Naomi “Naomi” Sauvola

XSET Female

XSET Female's core is made up of the players from NOTHING2LOSE. They were signed mid-tournament between the open qualifier and the main event of 2021 NA Game Changers Series 3, where they finished fourth. Ahead of 2022 Series 1, they added Danish players Nicole "Noia" Tierce and Cecilie "Cille" Kallio.

Current roster:

Katherine “starriebun” So
Carolyn “ArtstaR” Noquez
Elena “EllieTwitches” Garland
Nicole "Noia" Tierce
Cecilie "Cille" Kallio

Complexity GX3

The female counterpart of Complexity Gaming is Complexity GX3. They were formed in September 2021, through the signing of the former team GX3. They made some significant roster moves in June 2022 when they added former Evil Geniuses and CLG Red player Claudia "Clawdia" Che and former Shopify Rebellion player Vannesa "panini" Emory.

Current roster:

Lacey “akaL4CE” Dilworth
Claudia "Clawdia" Che
Vannesa "panini" Emory
Madison “maddiesuun” Mann
Jennifer "refinnej" Le

Immortals

Immortals jumped back into VALORANT by signing a women's roster formerly known as Light Up Sketchers in March 2022. After just missing out on the main event of 2022 NA Game Changers Series 1, Immortals qualified for the main event at 2022 Series 2.

Current roster:

Jennifer "Jen" Khamdaraphone
Sarah "sarah" Simpson
Kaylen "kay" Ruddell
Lydia "tuperware" Wilson
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Misfits Black

The roster formerly known as 24Haven was signed by Misfits and became known as Misfits Black in February 2022. The team has come close to qualifying for a Game Changers main event twice, finishing 9th-12th in both 2022 Series 1 and Series 2.

Current roster:

Presley "Slandy" Anderson
Vernina "Verninaa" Gozum
Zoe "Zoessie" Servais
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Zero MarksMen White

This team has been competing in the Game Changers Academy circuit since May 2022 and attempted to qualify for the Game Changers Series 2 main event. They fell short but did pick up a win against CLG Red.

Current roster:

Maryna "maryna" Semyaniv
Danyale "Danii" Murphy
Viranika "Kamiunist" Tulina
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EMEA

There are many more signed rosters in EMEA than NA, and the ones below are ones that have qualified for a Game Changers main event.

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G2 Gozen

The Originals were originally a CS:GO team signed by XSET. After parting ways with the North American org in October 2021, G2 announced they had signed this roster as their female VALORANT team playing under the name G2 Gozen. In Japanese, "Gozen" is sometimes applied as a title for female samurai, and the name is a clever nod to G2's mascot. G2 Gozen have established themselves as the best women's team in Europe. They ended 2021 by winning EMEA Game Changers Series 3 and have won Series 1 and 2 in 2022.

Current roster:

Julia "juliano" Kiran
Michaela "mimi" Lintrup
Maryam "Mary" Maher
Petra "Petra" Stoker
Anastasia "Glance" Anisimova

Guild X

Guild Esports signed the female roster just before the start of Game Changers in 2021. They have established themselves as the second-best EMEA team after G2, finishing second at Game Changers Series 3 and at both 2022 Series 1 and 2.

Current roster:

Klaudia “klaudia” Beczkiewicz
Yağmur “Smurfette” Gündüz
Vivian “roxi” Schilling
Victoria "victoria" Ukasova
Anja "aNNja" Vasalic

SuperMassive Blaze Female

This team’s best result was finishing fourth in the second EMEA Game Changers tournament of 2021.

Current roster:

Damla “dati” Atila
İlayda “Lyda” Güzeldere
Ayşe "SchnellÆ" Ergül
Irmak “River” Peküz
Yağmur "rainssa" Şahin

Rix.GG Lightning

Aptly named opposite of their male counterparts, Rix.GG Thunder, the orgless EU team LAGALS was signed by the Rix.GG organization in April 2021. As of July 2022, they do not have a full roster as two of their players moved to TENSTAR Nova.

Current roster:

Nelly “Raina” Sosobrado
Paige “Padge” Thomas
Öykü "OYKU" Büyük

TENSTAR Nova

TENSTAR Nova signed orgless team GangsterzZ in August 2021. They took home first in both 2021 EMEA Game Changers Series 1 and Series 2. Since then, G2 and Guild have passed them up as the best women's teams in Europe. In July 2022, TENSTAR added a couple new players who used to play for Rix.GG Lightning.

Current roster:

Mathilde "Nelo" Beltoise
Lucy “Sliicyy” Tran
Sophia "Kim" Benfakir
Clara “Cla” Rossi
Siana "sia" Yoldez Matri

Fire Flux Fierce

This Turkish esports team was signed right before the first EMEA Game Changers in 2021, and they were immediately ousted from the tournament with an 0-2 loss to orgless team The Originals (later signed by G2).

Current roster:

Arya Sümeyye "Kleisy" Can
Hilal "Lateu" Yaşar
Nilay “liyan” Bulus
Ceyda "Jduh" Kondu
Zeynep "rayka" Kalkan
Şura "Jiex" Yıldırım

BBL Queens

BBL Esports’ logo is perfect for the name of their female team, BBL Queens. BBL Queens finished 5th-8th at 2021 EMEA Game Changers Series 1 but have failed to achieve that high of a placement in subsequent Game Changers tournaments.

Current roster:

Büşra “Banshee” Yurdabak
Nur “Eva” Çakır
Aleyna "Vania" Keskin
Tuğçe Minem "minemosynE" Alkır

Alliance.Coven

Alliance announced their entry into the women’s VALORANT scene in January 2022 with the signing of a roster formerly known as ChatBanned. That team finished 5th-6th in the 2021 EMEA Game Changers Series 3.

Current roster:

Weronika "speedowka" Dąbrowska
Ece Selin "Kuripuuya" Balıkdere
Laure “Xaline” Mateos
Maria "6sonya" Istrate
Tina "Joliinaa" Agéli

Case Hydra

The Spanish org signed a team formerly known as EASTARS ahead of 2022 Game Changers Series 2. Case Hydra finished 5th-6th at that tournament.

Current roster:

Rocío "fReeze" Cárdenas
Maria "TookiiTookii" Perez
Laia "MissLaia" Miralles
Mercedes "Poetite" Goicoechea
Maribel "Metzly" Esteban

GODSENT IRIS

In March 2022, GODSENT signed the female roster formerly known as IRIS to form GODSENT IRIS. The team finished 7th-8th at 2022 Game Changers Series 2.

Current roster:

Vanessa "Nessa" Ahlström
Angela "angelka" Nikolovska
Marina "hindberjum" Troitskaya
Nikolett "niciplesss" Keszeli
Melinda "Melzz" BlomQvist

Rebels Gaming Velvet

Rebels Gaming Velvet were signed just ahead of 2022 Game Changers Series 2 where they finished 9th-12th.

Current roster:

Scarlett "Scarlette" LeHoste
Patricia "Kyria" Martinez Peña
Lidia "didii" del Moral de la Torre
Paula "devilasxa" Blanco Martínez

Besiktas Esports Female

This team was signed in fall 2021 and their best result has been 13th-16th at the 2022 Game Changers Series 2 main event.

Current roster:

Çağla "Chala" Ataseven
Azra "alkyia" Erin
Sude "xenia" Altaş
Aleyna "aley" METİN

NOM LEGION

This roster was formerly known as Team X and was signed in the middle of 2022 Game Changers Series 2 where they finished 13th-16th.

Current roster:

LizA
Julie
D1ana
bdaph
Flawless

Sabres Impact

This team finished 13th-16th at both 2022 Game Changers Series 1 and 2.

Current roster:

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moonlightmei
sarah
Loki

Acend Rising

Acend Rising began play in June 2022 after Acend signed the roster formerly known as UNtapped. They have yet to play in a Game Changers event but are competing in the Medusa Series against other top EMEA teams.

Current roster: