{"id":24824,"date":"2022-10-19T23:53:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T03:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=24824"},"modified":"2022-10-19T23:53:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T03:53:52","slug":"optic-star-marved-to-break-away-from-valorant-esports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/optic-star-marved-to-break-away-from-valorant-esports\/","title":{"rendered":"OpTic star Marved to break away from Valorant esports"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2028OpTic Gaming\u2019s Jimmy “Marved” Nguyen has revealed that he has no intention of joining a Valorant Champions Tour<\/a> (VCT) partner team, at least not yet. The Valorant star also made public his plan to take a break from competitive play, describing himself as \u201cstill young\u201d.\u2028 <\/p>\n

\u2028’Jimzo’, as he is often called, was a crucial player in OpTic\u2019s successful 2022 run in Valorant. The team had an impressive run in the three international LAN tournaments and won the trophy for the Stage 1 Masters event in Reykjav\u00edk.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n

With OpTic Gaming unable to secure a spot in the Riot Games\u2019 Americas partner league, the player\u2019s future – as well as that of the entire lineup – has been under speculation.\u2028 \u2028The only player on the OpTic squad to move to a new team so far has been Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker; he recently signed with Cloud9 for the 2023 VCT season<\/a>, along with Jordan “Zellsis” Montemurro from Version1.\u2028 <\/p>\n

\u2028Marved, however, has resorted to rest after what he described to have been an \u201cexhausting\u201d year playing while tackling a number of personal issues. The 22-year-old admitted that he had received several offers from other teams but had no intention of living in Los Angeles at the moment. The city will play host to the VCT American League to be held next year.\u2028 <\/p>\n

\u2028The player gave the big reveal in a recent stream while answering the questions thrown by viewers concerning his future in the Valorant esports<\/a> scene.\u2028 <\/p>\n

\u2028\u201cI want to stay at home; I don\u2019t want to move to LA yet, not quite yet,\u201d Marved said.\u2028 <\/p>\n

\u2028\u201cI\u2019ve got stuff I\u2019ve got to do and take care of at home. I have obligations. What you guys don\u2019t get is that it was kind of exhausting last year. I played a lot of games. For franchising, you have to move to Los Angeles, and it\u2019s not the time for me to do it right now. I\u2019m still young.\u201d\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n