It’s been a busy start to 2022 for UK esports organization Into the Breach (ITB), which made a number of announcements in a matter of days.
First, the Org moved into Valorant after bringing Tenstar’s academy roster known as Titan. The British Org Tenstar let the players go because of Riot’s rules that prevent an organization from fielding multiple squads in the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT).
The roster consists of:
- Nathen ‘CraZe’ Burton
- James ‘Stokesy’ Stokes
- Adrian ‘Guesty’ guest
- Joel ‘roX’ Donaldson
- Reynard ‘Keodo’ Chang
- Eoin Shanahan (trainer)
Into the Breach said in a statement on the Tenstar website: “We are very pleased to welcome Tenstar’s academy list to the ITB team. We share their belief in the potential of this squad as future British stars of the Valorant scene – and it will be a pleasure to be part of their journey. “
Second, Into the Breach signed a one year contract extension with their CSGO playersas well as bringing a coach and team manager on board. This news was first reported by Dafydd Gwynn of Rush B Media.
This list looks like this:
- Adam ‘Adam9130’ Ahmad
- William ‘Dobbo’ Dobsonian
- Cai ‘Cypher’ Watson
- Kirk ‘Tadpole’ Stephens
- Yaroslav ‘Isk’ Issakov
- Gustavo ‘Juve’ Fernandes (Trainer)
- Marvin ‘Punico’ Matthes (team manager)
Into the Breach also announced bootcamps, the return of a pre-season tournament for grassroots players to test their skills, and more.
The organization thanked its partners Cooler Master UK, G2A and Neo.Bet for helping them re-sign their CSGO players.
Team captain Adam9130 said on ITB website: “Our goal for 2022 is to reach a higher level and to consolidate ourselves as a more established team that is no longer viewed as an outsider, but as a real competitor. We will take part in the upcoming games in Copenhagen in April to demonstrate our competitiveness and our skills, not as a lone fighter but as a team. “
And third, the ITB has signed its Rainbow Six Siege teams with long-term contracts and announced new tournaments.
The list that will participate in Ubisoft’s Official Division 2 of the UK Ireland Nationals (UKIN) is:
- Nerf
- Xumi
- Relaxing
- Rawa
- Encryption
The organization has also launched a series of £ 500 grassroots and emerging UK teams tournaments, such as the CSGO tournaments, where additional equipment from Cooler Master can be won for fan-nominated MVPs.
The ITB is also looking into an academy offer for Rainbow Six Siege.
Team captain Nerf said: “I am delighted to have signed with ITB for the upcoming UKIN2 season and beyond as we qualify for UKIN this year and are pushing our way to the CL spot. You have only supported us and it is great to have the support of an organization that you can really trust. I look forward to showing everyone our potential soon. “
Into the Breach also competes in Dota 2.
Last year Into The Breach signed a DreamLeague Dota Pro Circuit team with UK Dota 2 players.
Dom is an award-winning writer who graduated from Bournemouth University in 2007 with a 2: 1 degree in multi-media journalism.
A longtime gamer who first picked up the NES controller in the late 1980s, he has written for a number of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV, Riot Games and others. He worked as Head of Content for the British Esports Association until February 2021 before returning to Esports News UK full-time as an esports consultant helping brands and companies better understand the industry.
