Bald buffed: Acend signs L1NK to VALORANT roster ahead of EMEA LCQ run

Acend announced the signing of controller player Travis “L1NK” Mendoza today, filling the void left by inactive member Aleksander “zeek” Zygmunt with the Team Liquid mainstay from Great Britain.

Coincidentally, both L1NK and zeek were moved to the inactive roster of their respective teams within weeks of each other this past June. L1NK’s move to the bench came as a bit of a surprise; Liquid were sitting at a 2-1 record in EMEA VCT Stage Two, and both sides came to a “mutual conclusion” to eventually part ways just hours before the team’s scheduled match against NAVI. Liquid signed Dreamas of LDN UTD for the remainder of Stage Two, but Liquid fizzled out in playoffs before Dreamas ended up departing earlier this month.