THE RETURN OF SHAZEON
Cologne, Germany – Jan 9th 2023 – We are excited to announce that after a successful season in the DACH VRC - René “Shazeon” Cappel – will return to action with the CGN Main team for the next VCL season!
The only 18 year old German prospect had already played one season in the highest German league, where he put up a solid performance, averaging a rating of 1.02, 215 ACS and 144 ADR. Numbers that are remarkable, especially for an 17 year old player at the time, playing mostly on initiator.
Shazeon decided last year to step down from the CGN roster in order to focus on the last year of his education.
After six months in the Youngstars roster – a time he spend to get back into shape and to grow as a player and person, he is eager to prove himself again on the big stage.
Rene "Shazeon" Cappel
“I’m hyped to be back! I enjoyed my team in Youngstars, especially our 2nd place finish on the LAN Split Finals in Cologne were exciting. But I’m even more excited to compete again on a higher level. I’m eager to learn from the boys and improve as a player – I want to grow with this new challenge, a challenge and chance that I’m very grateful to get. I’m ready to prove myself and show what I am cabable of.”
Sebastian “Sebe” Kruft – Sports Director
“I always believed that Shazeon would come back into the team. But in order to fully convince the roster of his skill and potential, he needed the time to grow as person and boost his self-confidence. I’m very happy to say that he used his time in Youngstars and worked on his leadership skills, I’m sure it will help him on any future tasks.”
Shazeon will step back into the role of initiator and do his best to fill the footsteps of OniBy. His first appearence back in the roster will be on the 15th of January.
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About VALORANT
VALORANT is a fast-paced competitive & tactical first person shooter, involving two teams of 5 players each. The first team that manages to win 13 in-game rounds, wins. This means that a game of Valorant can take up to 25 rounds. Players can choose their unique in-game characters, which are called agents, at the start of the game and buy different weapons at the start of each round. When a player dies, they will not respawn until the next round starts. This makes VALORANT a game in which even the smallest decision counts: good reaction times, aiming skills and knowledge are all key elements required to master VALORANT on a competitive level.