The Valorant Champions Tour is set to begin Stage 3 very soon. The goal for every team, in every region, is to reach Masters in Berlin. That could be the last chance many of them have to secure a spot at Champions toward the end of the year. One team hoping to make moves to increase their success rate is XSET. They have signed Zachary “zekken” Patrone to help with that.

XSET adds zekken to Valorant roster

Today we say goodbye to one of the Noble Valorant OGs, @zekkenVAL.

Zekken has been a valuable member of our team since the beginning. We will miss him, but we can’t wait to see all his successes in this new chapter.

Thank you for your time with Noble!#StayNoble👑 pic.twitter.com/LQrEv2ARf4

— Noble (@NobleGG) June 25, 2021

It all started with zekken‘s departure from Noble. As one of the first Noble members after the organization re-entered Valorant. With that squad, he participated in a handful of Nerd Street Gamers and Pittsburgh Knights monthly events. Noble announced that zekken was leaving the team via Twitter.

id like to thank Noble for the opportunity to represent them on their Valorant team. i have nothing but good things to say about the org and wish the roster the best going forward 🙂 https://t.co/d4C1jozS1j

— zekken (@zekkenVAL) June 25, 2021

Less than 24 hours later and he has found a new home. XSET has been a dark horse competitor in NA Valorant since First Strike. They have smashed all expectations and continue to surprise everyone with the level of play they bring to the table. Their best placement in the VCT saw them take 2nd place against 100 Thieves in Stage 2 Challengers 1, punching them a ticket to the NA Challengers Finals. Now, they have another strong player on their roster to push the limits even further.

We are excited to announce @zekkenVAL as the newest addition to the XSET Valorant Roster. ⚔️

The road to Berlin starts now. 😈🔥#RepTheSet❌ pic.twitter.com/b7dGnqLlpZ

— XSET (@XSET) June 26, 2021

In a quote tweet, zekken shared his excitement about his signing.

super excited for this opportunity, can’t wait to get to work 😈 https://t.co/jwUbApTVZH

— zekken (@zekkenVAL) June 26, 2021

Most recently, he has slotted into the Sova role. In the past, he has performed well with Raze and Phoenix. There are even a few instances of him playing Sage. XSET is going to immediately test out this signing and bring the fight when the VCT starts up again.

Congratulations to zekken on joining XSET and best of luck to them going forward.

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