Vitality has been looking for players to form a VALORANT roster since July 2020, and it's now a done deal.
Composed of Lukas "Feqew" Petrauskas, Ben Redjeb "Bramz" Bayram, Ouali "M4china" Manset, Vakaris "Vakk" Bebravicius, and Jokūbas "ceNder" Labutis, the team will be coached by Andrey "Fragon" Katz – former coach of FunPlus Phoenix, and captain of Overwatch Team Isreal.
There are no former Counter-Strike or Overwatch stars in this lineup. cendEr, vakk and feqew took their first steps together in teams like Nolpenki and EXile who put in an decent performance at First Strike, catching the eye of Vitality in the process
Fragon formerly coached FunPlus Phoenix to the top of Europe, only surpassed by G2 Esports.
The next step is Riot Games’ VALORANT Champions Tour, which will be the brand new team's first competition.
The VALORANT Champions Tour 2021 Challengers Stage 1 is kicking off on February 11 in Europe.
One of Europe's outstanding VALORANT teams, SUMN FC had remained unsigned, despite consistent top finishes and a stellar performance at First Strike.
