CR Ade Names Four VALORANT Players To Watch
Ade's picks offer a scouting perspective on which Japanese VALORANT players might break out internationally, with emphasis on mental strength, versatility, and language ability.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Crazy Raccoon streamer and former pro player Ade, in an interview with ASCII.jp at the VCJ 2026 Split 2 Season Finals, highlighted one player from each of the four competing teams. He praised IGZIST's OitaN for stability and aim, Yoshiii for composure, FENNEL's Hals for agent versatility, and KIPPEI for rapid growth and English skills.
Crazy Raccoon streamer and former pro player Ade sat down with ASCII.jp at the VCJ 2026 Split 2 Season Finals, held July 25 and 26, where QT DIG∞ took the title. He named one player from each of the four finalist teams as prospects for international play.
For IGZIST, he chose OitaN, citing his stability and understanding of how to move in clutch situations. He picked Yoshiii for a mental game that does not waver on big stages. FENNEL's Hals drew praise for the breadth of agents he can play, from Jett and Neon to sentinels and KAY/O. KIPPEI, he said, has grown from a player struggling to keep up into one who leads comebacks, and his English stands out among Japanese players.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.