North American esports group Sentinels has officially signed celebrity streamer Tarik “tarik” Celik, including to its record of blockbuster names in latest months.
In a tantalizing twist, the previous CS:GO professional additionally teased within the staff’s welcome video that he can be prepared to play as an alternative choice to Sentinels’ Valorant roster in the event that they wanted him.
“Look, if there’s an opportunity that I get an opportunity to substitute, I’m down,” he mentioned. “I’m straight up in it. If somebody hurts their hand, or if somebody doesn’t really feel effectively, you ring me up and I’ll be there.”
Tarik has been out of the esports scene since he determined to step down from Evil Geniuses’ CS:GO roster in 2021 to turn out to be a full-time streamer and content material creator. Since then, he’s turn out to be some of the in style Valorant streamers on Twitch, amassing 2.2 million followers as of writing.
Tarik joins Sentinels as a content material creator and can stream the Valorant Champions 2022 grand ultimate stay in Istanbul
Sentinels launched a brief recorded interview with tarik explaining how the partnership happened, and what followers can anticipate from them sooner or later.
The 26-year-old mentioned that he and his new group have loads in frequent, which was one of many foremost the explanation why he determined to signal with them.
“I feel becoming a member of a corporation permits me to proceed to raise my model and in addition work alongside different those who have the identical aim in thoughts,” he mentioned. “I feel they’re very meme-y, and that’s one thing that I like and it resonates with me.”
Each he and the group even have the identical method relating to talking their thoughts. “They know that I’m going to proceed to be myself,” he mentioned. “They’re additionally blunt about how they see issues, they usually say it how it’s. I’ve been very vocal and significant about a number of issues in the neighborhood, so I feel we will probably be actually attention-grabbing collectively.”
For now, he’s wanting ahead to the brand new content material he’ll have the ability to make with Sentinels and the group’s gamers.
“They’ve been very attention-grabbing of their content material method,” he mentioned. “Their skits are actually good, so I’m wanting ahead to what their artistic staff can plug me into. I feel it is going to be enjoyable regardless as a result of I already know among the guys on the staff, so I feel it’s simply good vibes throughout.”
The welcome video already exhibits tarik strolling via the foyer of the Empire State Constructing in New York and the panoramic view from the highest — a peek on the no holds barred sort of content material we will anticipate from the group ought to they safe a spot within the partnered league subsequent 12 months.
As a former ESL Boston Main winner in 2018 with Evil Geniuses, tarik’s return to the aggressive esports scene has been eagerly anticipated as effectively.
Nevertheless, whereas Sentinels have already handled followers to the return of 1 CS:GO professional in Michael “shroud” Grzesiek, it doesn’t appear like tarik will probably be attempting his hand at aggressive Valorant simply but.
However the streamer himself isn’t ruling something out. Shortly after the announcement, he went stay on Twitch and defined to his viewers that he hasn’t excluded going professional sooner or later.
“I joined as every little thing,” he mentioned. “Individuals are asking if I joined as a professional or content material creator. I’m doing all of it. No matter they want me to do, I’m there for it.”
For now, followers can stay up for his upcoming Valorant Champions 2022 watch party, which can happen from the grand ultimate stage in Istanbul.
With the Valorant Champions Tour set to enter uncharted territory subsequent 12 months with Riot Video games’ new partnership program, Sentinels might nonetheless shake up their roster after Valorant Champions 2022.
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