Jimmy ‘Marved’ Nguyen, one of the best controller players in Valorant, has revealed that he is available in free agency after parting ways with OpTic Gaming.
Marved is the only player of OpTic Gaming’s 2022 squad who has not yet landed a new team. Jaccob ‘yay’ Whiteaker signed with Cloud9 after it was revealed that OpTic did not secure a slot in the VCT Americas league, while the rest of the squad, including head coach Chet Singh, moved to NRG.
In an October 18 live stream, Marved revealed that, despite receiving offers from “many teams”, he had no plans to join a VCT partner anytime soon. The Canadian player explained that he wanted to take a break from competition after a demanding year in which he had to deal with “feelings of burnout”.
He stressed, however, that it did not mean he was done competing.
Marved vows to make comeback
On Twitter, Marved has now revealed that he is a free agent, thanking OpTic Gaming for the support they gave him during the ten months he spent with the organization.
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He also suggested that he plans to compete again, though he did not explicitly say what he plans to do next.
“I will be back and better than ever,” Marved wrote.
I am officially a free agent, thanks to @OpTic for supporting me and being my home for the last year. I will be back and better than ever.
— Jimzo (@Marved6) December 16, 2022
Marved was a key part of the Envy/OpTic squad that picked up one international title (VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters Reykjavík) and managed top-three finishes at two other VCT Masters events and at Valorant Champions 2022. He is ranked fourth for prize money collected in Valorant with over $140,000 in career earnings.
Earlier this month, he took part in The Lil Bro Cup, a show match organized by Tarik ‘tarik’ Celik and Ludwig ‘Ludwig’ Ahgren. His team, called Team Subroza, took home the first prize of $7,000 after beating Team BcJ and Team Rossy.