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kiNgg of Leviatán with the trophy after winning VALORANT Masters London 2026
November 14, 2026 | Simon Damgaard

kiNgg leaves Leviatán after five years and a Masters title

Leviatán have parted ways with kiNgg, the Chilean IGL who led them to the Masters London title in June, after five years together.

The Chilean IGL who lifted the Masters London trophy in June is a free agent for the first time in his career.

Leviatán have to find a new in-game leader for the 2027 VCT season. The Argentine club announced on Friday 13 November that Francisco “kiNgg” Aravena has left after five years with the club.

In June, kiNgg captained Leviatán to the Masters London title with a 3-2 win over Paper Rex in the grand final. None of the five had won a Masters before. The rest of the year went the other way. Leviatán went out in 5th-6th in VCT Americas Stage 2 and missed Valorant Champions Shanghai.

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kiNgg said goodbye on X in Spanish. “You were by my side for basically my entire competitive career, you helped me grow, and we reached the very top together,” he wrote, adding that he hopes to share his next step “soon”.

From Australs to the top

Leviatán picked kiNgg up in November 2021 together with his Australs teammates Melser, adverso and Tacolilla. In their first year the team reached Masters Copenhagen and Valorant Champions 2022 in Istanbul. Their best season before London came in 2024, when they won VCT Americas Stage 2 and finished third at Champions.

kiNgg’s biggest results with Leviatán
EventResult
Masters Copenhagen 20225th-6th
Valorant Champions 20227th-8th
VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo 20235th-8th
VCT Americas Stage 2 20241st
Valorant Champions 20243rd
VCT Americas Stage 1 20262nd
Masters London 20261st
VCT Americas Stage 2 20265th-6th

The club marked the exit with a tribute post overnight, calling it “the king’s legacy in Leviatán”.

Four players left in Leviatán

kiNgg was both the controller and the shot caller, so the exit takes two jobs out of the lineup at once. VLR.gg called him a possible “instant upgrade” for any team still looking for a shot caller.

Leviatán’s roster now:

  • spikeziN
  • blowz
  • Neon
  • Sato
  • Onur (Coach)

Leviatán have not said who will lead the team in 2027, and kiNgg has not named a new club.

kiNgg leaves Leviatán after five years and a Masters title

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Simon Damgaard writes analysis, tournament coverage and player profiles for Pley. A former semi-professional footballer, he brings an athlete's eye to competitive Counter-Strike, and he is never happier than when a story can be told through the numbers. He is also a keen fantasy manager.

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kiNgg leaves Leviatán after five years and a Masters title
kiNgg leaves Leviatán after five years and a Masters title

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