After spending two years in the top flight of competition, representing TALON TALON Asia-Pacific Unranked Killua Tanate Teerasawad thyy Anupong Preamsak Crws Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut JitBoyS Jittana Nokngam primmie Papaphat Sriprapha in the Pacific and Apeks Apeks Europe Unranked OLIZERA Diogo Oliveira MOLSI Michał Łącki AvovA Auni Chahade batujnax Mehmet Batu Özaslan in EMEA, Peter "Governor" No has signed with NA's Winthrop University Winthrop University North America Unranked flare Andy Le moobs Gabriel Powell Governor Peter No infiltrator Philip Nguyen Nahsie Eishan Jaffer Ali .

Governor's return comes just two months after he announced he would be stepping away from play. The Korean player revealed he had been enduring "hand numbness/pain," affecting his physical and mental health, and prompting him to take a break.

Governor at Champions 2024 (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

Governor is returning to tier two competition for the first time since September 2023, back then under Turtle Troop Turtle Troop Inactive wedid Matthew Suchan jowa bdog Brandon Sanders Kaoticcc . He was a part of TALON's 2024 roster and stuck with the team for 2025's Kickoff where, after the team finished fourth, he split with the team.

Apeks signed Governor prior to Stage 1, in hopes of turning an uneventful Kickoff bid around, but struggled to make a dent. In their five Stage 1 groups matches, Apeks went winless and only won two maps. The Norwegian banner is yet to take a win this year, and currently sit on a nine-match loss streak heading into Stage 2.

He returns to the lower echelons of competition with Winthrop University, one of the longest-standing names of NA. They were the first and, until Maryville University Maryville University North America Unranked chloric renz Austin Dickman Wildfire Tykhon Benderskyi Ange Adam Milian geeza Tanner McGhee secured slot ownership for Stage 3, the only team from the collegiate circuit to reach the main Valorant esports circuit.

After a number of unsatisfying results in the Challengers League, Winthrop University finally broke through in this year's first Split, finishing third after a lower bracket final loss to M80 M80 Inactive .

Most recently, WU finished in the top six of Challengers Stage 2, as eventual runners-up Ambrosia Ambrosia North America Unranked GLYPH Conner Garcia acrian satellite stopped them in the second round of the lower bracket.

Winthrop University return to competition on July 8, playing their opening Stage 3 match against Ambrosia Ambrosia North America Unranked GLYPH Conner Garcia acrian satellite . The collegiate roster is currently second in the VCL circuit points leaderboard, tied with the disbanded Chet's Pets Chet's Pets Inactive . NA will draft two teams to Americas Ascension: the winners of Stage 3, and the team with the most points accrued.

Without official confirmation of its starting five, Winthrop University Winthrop University North America Unranked flare Andy Le moobs Gabriel Powell Governor Peter No infiltrator Philip Nguyen Nahsie Eishan Jaffer Ali 's roster is now: