Sentinels’ incredible success in Valorant is, in part, due to one man. Their ingameleader and mastermind, ShahZaM. But before taking Sentinels to the top, ShahZaM was a longtime CounterStrike pro whose career was… stagnating.

In truth, ShahZaM was what you’d call a journeyman.

Consistent, reliable, and always a part of the North American CS picture. But, when NA stepped up and showed the world the region could compete with the best, he was always somewhere off in the background of that picture.

But, ShahZaM rolled the dice. He traded in his Counter Strike career to pursue Riot Games’ new FPS title Valorant. And in exchange, became the centerpiece of an organization at the top of their esport.

So here is the Rise, Fall and Rise Again of ShahZaM

Written by: Charlie Howard (@CharlieHoward_)
Edited by: Yovcho Yovchev (@yovchonikolaev)
Graphics and thumbnail by: Adam Fitzsimmons (@Adam_Fitz_)
Supervising Producer and Narrator: Colin McNeil (@McNeilColin)

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