Marvel Rivals Vanguard pro player Zairek ‘Hogz’ Poll has parted ways with one of the scene’s top esports organisations – Sentinels.
After its Marvel Rivals Championship (MRC) win ended Season 1 on a high note, the esports organisation has an uphill battle with the start of the new season Sentinels search for replacements.
The announcement was made yesterday by the pro player himself. Hogz initially joined the team back in March 3rd, 2025 and was part of the initial line-up when Sentinels first unveiled its roster. He has participated in several tournaments such as Marvel Rivals Fight Night, NA Invitationals and more.
“I am no longer a part of Sentinels,” Hogz said on X. “It was a good run and I loved being on the org and with the team for the last year.
“The future is still bright, I’m not giving up! I’ve got something in the kitchen so I’m not LFT, I will see everyone back in the lobby soon enough.”
The official Sentinels Rivals account responded to his post, noticeably absent of any details indicating why Hogz was leaving, but still wishing him the best.
On X, Sentinels said: “A sentinels legend for always bringing the vibe in and out of the server. We’ll be cheering for you Hogz keep crushing it.”
Joining the team as one of it’s Vanguard players, Hogz has increasingly been taking a back seat in recent times. MRC Season 1 saw Hogz take up an interim coach position as Sentinels coach William ‘Crimzo’ Hernandez filled his position – a fact 100 Thieves poked fun at on X.
Hogz shared the main reasoning behind this change on X, stating that the meta was ‘really bad’ for his strengths. Groot was starting to gain traction in the esports scene around this time and other characters, such as The Thing, were becoming less viable. All this was taking place before the Season 2 changes.
Sentinels in Trouble After Losing Both its Vanguards?
The last few weeks of the Season 1 saw Sentinels at its strongest, winning MRC while knocking 100 Thieves down a peg or two. But after reaching major highs, Sentinels must deal with key roster changes.
Hogz departure comes less than one week after Dr Strange main Colin ‘Coluge’ Arai transferred over to ENVY’s Marvel Rivals team right after Sentinels won MRC. This means that, at the time of writing this article, Sentinels is left with no Vanguard mains.
Sentinels for the time being are short-staffed for any future tournaments, such as MRC Season 2, meaning fans may once again see Crimzo on the field.
It will be interesting to see how Sentinels’ roster shapes up in Season 2, if the team manages to sign players in time. MRC saw a lot of novice talent face off against professional teams, so it’s not entirely out of the question to believe they may be on Sentinels’ radar in the search for new recruits — but only time will tell.
