The professional player representing The Guard named, Michael "neT" Bernet, defeated Sentinels alongside his colleagues in the opening match of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2022 North America Last Chance Qualifiers, sending them to the Lower Brackets.

The Sentinels and The Guard squared off to begin the VCT 2022 NA LCQ tournament. The Guard prevailed in a competitive best-of-three match between the two NA teams, moving on to the Upper Bracket Semi-Finals. They fell short in the opening map, Breeze, 15–13, but prevailed in the subsequent two, Ascent (13–10) and Icebox (15-13). Each team dealt one another a hard time.

Superstar neT, being a dynamic player for the Guard, is open-minded when it comes to agent selections. He joined the group when it was established back in November 2021. They surprised many elite NA sides with their dominant performances in the VCT 2022 NA Stage 1 Challengers, and they got off to a fantastic start in the VCT 2022 season. They were unable to get through the Group Stage of the VCT 2022 NA Stage 2 Challengers, and as a result, they were unable to compete in the VCT 2022 Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen. The squad did increase its VCT circuit points, and this is their sole chance to qualify for the Valorous Champions 2022.

The Guard's neT shared a lot about the team's performance and preparation for the VCT 2022 NA Last Chance Qualifiers. He further added about the team’s gameplay and what went wrong or right with them as he continues to say that some advantageous situations did not go the right way. Although “Shroud is a figure that you look up to,” still getting to play against a man like him did make him feel great especially when he looked up to someone for his entire career.

“It's hard to beat that feeling just because he is a great competitor who has proven it over time and kind of a figure in esports that people look up to because he has accomplished so much. So yes, it feels great.”