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Former South Korean Overwatch participant Jung ‘Xzi’ Ki-hyo has introduced his retirement from the Blizzard title and stated in an announcement that he has thought of a change to Valorant, or content material creation.
The previous Dallas Gasoline and Florida Mayhem participant took to Twitch on November 20 to inform his followers that he won’t return to the Overwatch League for the 2023 season. Xzi later launched a Twitlonger explaining that he has been upset in his stage of play lately and that he couldn’t play a lot throughout the center of the 2022 season attributable to “inner causes.”
He additionally stated there are different gamers available on the market which have had higher seasons than him and that he’s not positioned to compete effectively towards them since he took a break final season attributable to neck and back issues.
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“In conclusion, I’m going to attempt to take the following step. It may very well be a streamer or a participant. I feel it is going to be Valorant if I attempt as an expert participant,” Xzi said.
Xzi teases Valorant change after Overwatch retirement
Xzi claims that he was once the No. 1 ranked participant on the Valorant ranked ladder in South Korea and that he hit Radiant, the highest tier of the ranked system, in North America in two weeks of grinding.
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“I’m fairly assured, so I’m going to slowly work laborious from the underside to the highest like what I did in Overwatch,” he stated.
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Xzi has been competing in Overwatch esports since he was 17. The 21-year-old participant has performed for Paris Everlasting, Dallas Gasoline and Florida Mayhem over his time in OWL. He bought his begin with the Overwatch Contenders workforce Aspect Mystic.
In his time in Overwatch, Xzi received the OWL Countdown Cup, Summer season Showdown and the primary season of Contenders Korea.
The Valorant offseason is ongoing as groups proceed to kind in Asia for VCT Challengers and organizations within the partnered league can nonetheless choose up gamers for the 2023 season.
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