While Team Liquid’s VALORANT<\/em> squad are looking to close out the 2023 season with both a domestic and international trophy at Champions, the organization is securing its long-term competitive viability by re-signing one of its crucial player components.<\/p>
Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen has signed a three-year contract extension with Liquid, according to the VALORANT<\/em> global contract database<\/a>, locking him down through the 2026 season (barring a release or trade). Prior to this extension, Jamppi’s contract with Liquid was set to expire at the end of this season.<\/p>
Related: All VALORANT<\/em> player contracts expiring in the VCT 2023 off-season<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
While an international VALORANT<\/em> trophy still eludes Liquid for now, not including the Masters Berlin trophy won by nAts and Redgar when they were on Gambit, Liquid claimed the first VCT EMEA season trophy this year. Jamppi was arguably the second-best initiator player in EMEA behind certain MVP candidate Leo from Fnatic, yet Liquid managed to stick it to Fnatic with a win in the grand finals of the EMEA playoffs<\/a> in what’s been Fnatic’s only series loss this entire year.<\/p>