Vision Striker’s captain Kim ‘Glow’ Min-so has announced his departure from Valorant competitive lineup, just before one year of game’s official launch. The decision came in after 33-year-old failed to lead his team to quality for a major international event VCT Masters Reykjavík, scheduled later this month.
Kim was an active professional athlete, who had over a decade long career in esports. From the likes of WeMadeFox & Project kr, Glow was a celebrated player in the Korean region for his achievements in Counter Strike franchise with 1.6 & GO. He switched to Valorant last year ridding on the success of the new Riot FPS game, which is attracting millions worldwide.
“My time as a player was coming to an end and I myself felt this the most especially over Challengers One and Challengers Two, where we ended up shocking a lot of people with our loss and where I felt that my ceiling as a player was at its limit,” glow said in a YouTube video released on Vision Striker’s channel.
VCT Stage Masters boasts of a hefty prize pool of $600,000. Ten participants from across the globe are participating in qualifiers to arrive at Iceland later this month, where winners are poised to get $200,000.
