VALORANT: Hiko announces competitive retirement but stays with 100T

The veteran and former world top 10 on CS, who came to VALORANT with 100 Thieves in 2020, is ending his career but will remain with the NA structure.

American Spencer „Hiko“ Martin is hanging up his gloves. After only two years on VALORANT with 100 Thieves, the 32-year-old player, who has been a professional for 12 years on the CS and CS:GO esport scene, has decided to retire from competitive play. Having played in TL or Rogue on CS, the competitor had reached the top 10 of the world's best players in the HLTV ranking. Like many, he had made the switch and joined the VALORANT scene in 2020.

A special message from the captain of clutch, @Hiko.

While today marks the end of Spencer's professional VALORANT career, he is excited to share details about his new journey here @100Thieves. pic.twitter.com/Ideeb7MHTR

— 100 Thieves Esports (@100T_Esports) April 12, 2022

With 100T, Hiko added some local trophies to his cabinet and will have seen the last four of the competition at the Berlin Masters for VCT Stage 3 in 2021, with a loss in the semi-finals to Team Envy. The year 2022 has not been flamboyant so far and Hiko thought it was the right time to end his career. That said, he will remain with the NA team as he becomes a streamer for the structure.