The team’s announcement placed the team’s quintet Murillo “murizzz” Tuchtenhagen, Olavo “heat” Marcelo, Leonardo “mwzera” Serrati, Igor “RHZ” Baruti, and Matheus “RgLM” Rodigoli, in unrestricted free agency.

“Farewell Day,” the announcement made on Twitter read.

“@heatfps, @mwzera, @RgLM7, @IgorRHZ and @murizzzzz, we will walk different paths but you will always be part of our history.

“You fought like true warriors, we wish you success in this next stage!”

Prior to the announcement, several of the former Vivo Keyd players were already in talks to join Brazilian teams that were part of Riot Games’ partnership for VCT 2023. According to previous reports, Brazilian organization FURIA, who were selected for the league, are in the process of acquiring mwzera.

The player previously visited the gaming office of the organization and met up with several FURIA players he would likely work with in the future. The negotiations between FURIA and Vivo Keyd have been going on for weeks, mainly because the latter team were reluctant to let go of mwzera. FURIA were insistent, and the talks are currently in the final stages.

Other Vivo Keyd players, murizzz, heat, and RgLM, are also about to sign with a different team. MIBR expressed interest in signing the trio, and the conversations to acquire the players are in their final stages. The three players will join Jo?o “jzz” Pedro on MIBR to complete the team’s Valorant roster.

The only Vivo Keyd player that has not been linked to any Riot Games partner team in the past few weeks is RHZ. He was signed on to the Brazilian team earlier this year, at the same time RgLM was brought in. Before the signings, Vivo Keyd recorded a disappointing performance during the VCT 2022: Brazil – Stage 1 main event.

Murizzz, Heat, and mwzera joined Vivo Keyd much earlier and were part of the lineup that qualified the Brazilian team for Valorant Champions 2021.

Vivo Keyd did not have a particularly successful run this year after placing third in the VCT 2022 Brazil Challengers 2. They could not qualify for VCT Champions 2023 after finishing fourth place in the South American Last Chance Qualifier.

The Brazilian team reportedly wanted to retain some of their Valorant players but ultimately decided to send the players to other partnered groups.

Vivo Keyd started playing in Valorant as far back as September 2020 and have been an active participant in the esports title scene ever since. Due to their lack of a Riot Games partnership going into 2023, Vivo Keyd’s future in Valorant is not yet certain.

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The franchise took to its Twitter page to announce the renewal of its naming rights partnership with Vivo.

The tweet read:
“We renew, legion!

It was 8 years of union and great victories. So it is with great pleasure that we announce the renewal with our great partner, Vivo for another 2 years.

#GoVK”

Vivo Keyd’s Chief Executive Officer, Tiago Xisto, shared his excitement about the extended partnership. He went on to share some insights into the franchise’s future, consisting of the Metaverse and exploration of 5G services.

”We are very happy with the renewal because we believe that this moment is very interesting. We are going to explore 5G and all the fronts of Metaverse with the largest telecom company in Latin America,” Xisto said.

In line with the partnership, Vivo will continue to be Keyd’s primary partner for the next two years. GyroscopeWith the contract pegged to expire in 2024, the naming rights partnership with Vivo and Keyd will become the longest naming rights deal in the esports industry, with both parties having worked together for ten years. Both parties’ agreement was first initiated in 2014, and the most recent renewal of their union was done in 2020.

Vivo Keyd was dealt a harsh blow shortly after renewing the contract in 2020, as the franchise was not invited to partake in Riot Games’ Brazilian League of Legends Championship (CBLOL). Given the organization’s history in League of Legends, its failure to make it to the competition came as a shock to both the community and the franchise itself.

Keyd made a return to being a top esports franchise in 2021, having dominated the Brazilian Free Fire League (LBFF), while also conquering its regional VALORANT Challengers. The franchise also achieved notable success in Wild Rift and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

It was an all-around successful year as Keyd also attained a spot on the world stage in VALORANT Champions Berlin 2021 and the Mobile Legends M3 World Championship Singapore. The franchise was due to compete in the Free Fire World Series (FFWS) in November of 2021, but the event was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and was forced to be canceled.

Telef?nica Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of the Spanish group Telefónica, is the parent company of the Vivo brand. The telecom company’s partnership in the Brazilian esports scene extends past Keyd, as the brand has a partnership with the Brazil Game Show, one of the biggest Brazilian esports tournament organizers. Vivo has been sponsoring the organization since 2014 and only just renewed the partnership last year.

In addition to its naming rights partner Vivo, Keyd has sponsorship agreements with Motorola, the peripherals brand ELG, and the blockchain company Liqi. With Liqi handling its Vivo Keyd token offering to fans.
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