Shocking fans around the globe, former professional Counter-Strike player Michael "Shroud" has joined Sentinels Valorant roster ahead of the LCQ (Last Chance Qualifier) as their fifth player. A tweet was made by the official handle of the Sentinels to inform players of this new development on July 8.The popular streamer will compete with the team in the North American LCQ for Valorant Champions set to take place next month.The announcement has blown up the esports landscape as many high-profile streamers, fans, and followers took to their social media to react to it. Popular Twitch streamer Imane "Pokimane" congratulated Shroud regarding his return to the competitive scene after quite a few years.Excited about the news, Pokimane exclaimed:"That is freaking sick!"Pokimane left amazed by news of Shroud returning to competitive sceneSentinels@SentinelsThe legend returns, and he's here to win@shroud joins the Sentinels Valorant roster23366338187The legend returns, and he's here to win@shroud joins the Sentinels Valorant roster https://t.co/VaIYTeR2nqAs soon as the news went public, it created an insane buzz on the internet because after being away from all kinds of competitive events for years, the former professional Counter-Strike player turned popular streamer is finally back.As one can already imagine, Michael's return to esports has left prominent streamers like Pokimane and xQc surprised. During a July 10, 2022 livestream, Twitch star Pokimane revealed how excited she was about the announcement.Highlighting her love for Cloud 9 members Shazam and Shroud in the streaming space, Pokimane talked a bit about Shroud's break and was curious to know what made him transition back to being a professional player.The RTS co-owner could be seen elated and excited, saying:"Oh my god! Shroud join Sentinels on their Valorant Roaster. Is it April Fools' Day? No hecking way, that's so hyped up. That's so high."Overwhelmed by the announcement, she further added:"I am so hyped to see this. I mean, for staters, obviously I love Valorant, but because we haven't see Shroud play competitively in like a few years, yeah? That's so exciting. What do you guys think? And Shazam and Shroud on the same team. I am so curious to know what made him transition back because obviously he transitioned from being a pro player to streaming, and what makes him want to go from streaming to being a pro again."Fans react to Michael joining SentinelsNews of one of the biggest esports organizations joining hands with the Canadian streamer derived a wave of reactions from viewers from around the globe. Several fans chimed in to congratulate Shroud on his return to the competitive FPS scene.Here's what fans had to say:Timmy@iiTzTimmy@Sentinels @shroud WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE10938111@Sentinels @shroud WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVEJake'n'Bake @ Seoul 🇰🇷@jakenbakeLIVE@Sentinels @shroud Wait it’s not even April fools… What’s going on here?!!!6607@Sentinels @shroud Wait it’s not even April fools… What’s going on here?!!!QTCinderella@qtcinderella@Sentinels @shroud HES BACK AT IT AGAIN17094@Sentinels @shroud HES BACK AT IT AGAINYiliang Peng@Doublelift1@Sentinels @shroud inspiring me176020@Sentinels @shroud inspiring me https://t.co/PvIrBau3b6Jay Won@sinatraa@Sentinels @shroud 🤑1325684@Sentinels @shroud 🤑ESL Counter-Strike@ESLCS@Sentinels @shroud wrong game bro22064766@Sentinels @shroud wrong game broKRÜ Esports 🤟🇩🇰@KRUesports@Sentinels @shroud Cannot wait to see this in the kill feed next year:KRÜ Keznitdeus > SEN shroud212644@Sentinels @shroud Cannot wait to see this in the kill feed next year:KRÜ Keznitdeus > SEN shroudSoaR WestJett@westjett1@Sentinels @shroud Shrood9294@Sentinels @shroud ShroodFull Squad Gaming@fullsquadgaming@Sentinels @shroud THE GOAT twitter.com/fullsquadgamin…Full Squad Gaming@fullsquadgamingSo @shroud is joining the @Sentinels Valorant roster. 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Never forget why he's the 🐐 https://t.co/sLt61BlOuV@Sentinels @shroud THE GOAT twitter.com/fullsquadgamin…vuirn@vuirn@Sentinels @shroud there back76131@Sentinels @shroud there back https://t.co/R2jJ6YYy9xtarik@tarik@Sentinels @shroud Welcome to the team Michael21779128@Sentinels @shroud Welcome to the team MichaelNRG Flexinja@flexinja@Sentinels @shroud i just hugged shroud last night ain’t no way he was acting like a normal human being AND THEN THIS JUST DROPS?INSANE.438321@Sentinels @shroud i just hugged shroud last night ain’t no way he was acting like a normal human being AND THEN THIS JUST DROPS?INSANE.Cloud9@Cloud9@Sentinels @shroud now that's a flashback friday7744159@Sentinels @shroud now that's a flashback friday https://t.co/4GqNCGSfS9hannah@bnans@Sentinels @shroud17824@Sentinels @shroud https://t.co/3rXVQGVXb5Anne Munition@AnneMunition@BaboAbe @Sentinels @shroud us mere mortals will never understand the methods of shroud5524@BaboAbe @Sentinels @shroud us mere mortals will never understand the methods of shroudzdz@zzeddzzz@ValorLeaks @Sentinels @shroud EVEN VALORLEAKS COULDN'T SEE THIS ONE COMING 425640@ValorLeaks @Sentinels @shroud EVEN VALORLEAKS COULDN'T SEE THIS ONE COMING 💀💀OTK@OTKnetwork@Sentinels @shroud That’s my CEO 🥲402112@Sentinels @shroud That’s my CEO 🥲100T JhbTeam@JhbTeam@Sentinels @shroud OMG10548@Sentinels @shroud OMGNicky Polom@nmplol@Sentinels @shroud I will watch valorant now.318213@Sentinels @shroud I will watch valorant now.Rawkus@Rawkus@nmplol @Sentinels @shroud ty nick11914@nmplol @Sentinels @shroud ty nickJake@Stewie@Sentinels @shroud dammmm mikeyyyy25168@Sentinels @shroud dammmm mikeyyyyLeena Xu@leena_xu@Sentinels @shroud Gonna watch every game 🫡7495@Sentinels @shroud Gonna watch every game 🫡kyedae🐸@kyedae@Sentinels @shroud I’m so excited for these games LOL727729@Sentinels @shroud I’m so excited for these games LOLrodori@rrodori@kyedae @Sentinels @shroud fr. i heckin love tenz378@kyedae @Sentinels @shroud fr. i heckin love tenzEG CS:GO@EGCSGO@Sentinels @shroud Shroud of you2493@Sentinels @shroud Shroud of you https://t.co/D5xgC9yTo1exerity eatz@exerity_@Sentinels @shroud ? Wtf13@Sentinels @shroud ? WtfThe FPS lord of the Amazon-owned platform has been one of the most popular and highly successful streamers in the last couple of years. Amassing over 10 million followers on Twitch, Michael has truly built an incredible fanbase, thanks to his unparalleled skills.Naturally, this sudden return to the competitive scene, and that too after a long while, was a dream announcement for many fans out there. Shazam and Michael, back together on one team, will compete against other professional teams in August 2022.