{"id":32094,"date":"2023-08-29T20:01:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T00:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=32094"},"modified":"2023-08-29T20:01:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T00:01:45","slug":"the-guard-ruled-out-of-vct-americas-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/the-guard-ruled-out-of-vct-americas-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guard ruled out of VCT Americas 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a stunning update, Riot Games announced today that one of the most promising North American VALORANT teams will not be making its debut in the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/\" title=\"VCT betting guide\">VCT<\/a> Americas League in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>According to a new post, The Guard, a fan favourite organization, failed to meet the deadline to agree to the league\u2019s team participation agreement \u201cafter several months and rounds of communication.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An update regarding the teams participating in VCT Americas 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YCYoZSPpcL\">pic.twitter.com\/YCYoZSPpcL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VALORANT Esports NA (@valesports_na) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valesports_na\/status\/1696561641826013274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As a result, they will no longer be participating in the 2024 VCT Americas League, much to the surprise of fans and players alike.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, no other teams from the Challengers scene\u2014including M80, the runner ups from the Challenger Ascension tournament \u2014 will be promoted to the main league.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Riot has decided to run the following season with the same 10 teams as before, causing an uproar within the VALORANT community.<\/p>\n<p>For The Guard\u2019s roster, it seems that today\u2019s news came as a complete surprise, with multiple players and their coach indicating that none of them knew of the decision beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>Michael \u201cneT\u201d Bernet displayed his displeasure with how things were handled and the betray he feels towards his organisation for taking away this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the coach of The Guard, Josh &#8220;JoshRT&#8221; Lee, joined neT in displaying his displeasure with the decision and even said that he will be looking to move on from the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/\" title=\"VALORANT betting guide\">VALORANT<\/a> organisation when he becomes a free agent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am devastated. 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