Istanbul Wildcats unveiled roster for the Challengers

Turkish esports organization Istanbul Wildcats has unveiled a new VALORANT roster for the Challengers. Contrary to initial rumors, the club's management trusted the local players, who became the backbone of the team for the next season.

Here is our VALORANT roster taking part in VALORANT Challengers 2023 Turkey: Birlik Split 1.

The first signing of the club was BraveAF, who joined the team back in October and managed to play in the qualifiers for Open Fire All Stars 2022. Together with him, Anima remained in the Istanbul Wildcats — the Turkish player played for the team over the past year, finishing fourth in the Lidoma Esports - 2022 NEW ERA Valorant Tournament.

One of the main acquisitions of the team was mini. The 23-year-old Turkish esportsman previously played for the Galakticos team, with whom he became the champion of Wolvesden October, and also made it to the top three at Open Fire Stand United and Golden Goose #3. Together with him, hatex joined the Istanbul Wildcats - a 25-year-old player represented the colors of Digital Athletics in recent months, where he did not achieve success.

The latest addition to the roster was 7ssk7. The 23-year-old Belarusian player previously played for NAVI, where he won the Moscow Cybersport Series #4 - Weekend 7, and also took 5-6th place in the VCT 2022: EMEA Last Chance Qualifier.

Currently, the Turkish team is preparing for the start of VALORANT Challengers 2023 Turkey: Birlik Split 1. Here Istanbul Wildcats will compete for the title of the champion of the first split along with other well-known representatives of the scene.

Updated roster of Istanbul Wildcats in VALORANT discipline:

• Anima
• BraveAF
• mini
• hatex
• 7ssk7
• Leader (head coach)
• Rifly (assistant coach)