All Teams Qualified for VCT 2024: EMEA Kickoff

Take a look at the groups which are set to take part within the VCT 2024: EMEA Kickoff

With the yr 2023 ending, each Valorant fan is ready for the VCT 2024 season to begin. Not like final yr’s single kickoff occasion that includes groups from three areas, Riot Video games is shaking issues up by organizing three separate occasions to kick off the season, one for every area.

The EMEA Kickoff occasion is scheduled to begin on twentieth February 2024, a slight delay in comparison with the opposite two areas starting three days earlier. We’ve got 11 groups collaborating this season, increasing from the unique 10. Mild Mates will debut within the Franchise League after profitable the EMEA Ascension.

VCT 2024: EMEA Kickoff Groups

The 11 groups within the EMEA kickoff occasion hail from totally different European and CIS nations, together with the UK, Turkey, France, Ukraine, and Spain. Right here’s the entire particulars on all of the groups and what we will count on from them within the upcoming season:

FNATIC

• Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov
• Jake “Boaster” Howlett
• Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev
• Leo “Leo” Jannesson
• Emir “Alfajer” Beder
• Chris “Elmabuddy” Tebbit (Head Coach)

2023 was a dream yr for FNATIC. Boaster and Co couldn’t have requested for a greater season, profitable two of the three worldwide occasions. The one draw back of the season for them was not profitable the Valorant Champions, which they are going to absolutely make their main mission to win within the upcoming season.

Following such an enormous success, it was closely speculated that FNATIC wouldn’t make any modifications to the roster. It proved to be proper thus far. The crew has the perfect gamers on this planet in each position. Barring any unexpected circumstances, it’s extremely possible that we are going to see this roster proceed to dominate the Valorant scene in VCT 2024 as effectively.

GIANTX

• Adolfo “Fit1nho” Gallego
• Aaro “hoody” Peltokangas
• Žygimantas “nukkye” Chmieliauskas
• Kirill “Cloud” Nehozhin
• Igor “Redgar” Vlasov
• Daniil “pipsoN” Meshcheryakov (Coach)

GIANTX, who glided by the identify of Giants Gaming final season, had a reasonably profitable however inconsistent season. After an early exit within the LOCK//IN occasion, that they had a mean consequence within the VCT EMEA League Stage, failing to qualify for the Masters Tokyo. They lastly confirmed their mettle within the EMEA LCQ, profitable the entire thing with out dropping a single map.

Regardless of the success within the LCQ, the Giants failed in Valorant Champions 2023.  In preparation for the 2024 season, the LCQ winners recruited the esteemed former IGL of Gambit Esports, Redgar, to guide their crew. The remainder of the roster is about to stay the identical.

Karmine Corp

•  Martin “MAGNUM” Penkov
•  Tomás “tomaszy” Machado
•  Marshall “N4RRATE” Massey
•  Martin “marteen” Pátek
•  Ryad “sh1n” Ensaad
•  Andrey “ENGH” Sholokhov (Head coach)

There was hardly a crew within the Franchise leagues that went via as a lot criticism as Karmine Corp did final season. Regardless of fielding a promising roster, KCorp had a disastrous run in all of the occasions through which they participated. 

Alongside the dangerous outcomes, the crew went via turmoil within the squad as effectively. One of many crew members, newzera, left the org in the course of an occasion, forcing the coach to play as an alternative choice to the remainder of the event. For the VCT 2024, the French Org revamped the entire roster, bringing in 4 new gamers whereas preserving solely Sh1n from the previous crew.

KOI

•  Patryk “starxo” Kopczynski
•  Jose “koldamenta” Luis Aranguren
•  Bogdan “sheydos” Naumov
•  Nikita “trexx” Cherednichenko
•  Berkant “Wolfen” Joshkun
• André “BARBARR” Möller (Head coach)

One other roster with big potential that would not dwell as much as the expectations. From mechanical expertise to expertise, the KOI squad had all of it, and that’s the reason after they got here 2nd final within the EMEA League stage and later didn’t qualify for the Valorant Champions, it got here as fairly a shock.

Though there have been preliminary rumors of some roster modifications, like Sayf becoming a member of KOI, these quickly proved to be false. It appears thus far that the KOI squad might be unchanged for the second consecutive season.

NAVI

•  Kyrylo “ANGE1” Karasov
•  Andrey “Shao” Kiprsky
•  Pontus “Zyppan” Eek
•  Dmitry “SUYGETSU” Ilyushin
•  Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks
•  Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (Head coach)

If there was ever a crew in EMEA that had the power to match FNATIC when it comes to each mechanical and tactical gameplay, it was NAVI. Regarded not simply inside EMEA however among the many high 3 globally, NAVI’s potential appeared limitless. Nevertheless, there are not any doubts that that they had the potential to realize rather more than they really did final yr. Barely managing to grab a podium spot isn’t what you count on from a crew of NAVI’s caliber. 

Going into VCT 2024, there might be just one and but vital change within the NAVI roster. ardiis from NRG Esports will be part of his former teammates from FPX and substitute cNed within the crew.

Group Heretics

•  Ričardas “Boo” Lukaševičius
•  Dominykas “MiniBoo” Lukaševičius
•  Mert “Wo0t” Alkan
•  Enes “RieNs” Ecirli
•  Benjy “benjyfishy” David Fish
•  Patryk “paTiTek” Fabrowski (sub)
•  Neil “neilzinho” Finlay (Head coach)

Group Heretics has a mixed document of 2-9 in all of the three occasions they participated in final season. This document alone can provide you an concept of how the yr went for the Spanish Org.

You can’t placed on shambolic outcomes repeatedly and count on the crew to remain collectively. For the 2024 season, we might be a completely new roster of Group Heretics. Retaining boo and benjyfishy from the earlier lineup, they’ve infused recent expertise by bringing in two promising Turkish newcomers, reIns and Woots, alongside a Lithuanian teenager, miniboo.

Group Liquid

•  Enzo “Enzo” Mestari
•  Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen
•  Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin
•  James “Mistic” Orfila
•  Georgio “Keiko” Sanassy
•  Emil “eMIL” Sandgren (Head coach)

Group Liquid is without doubt one of the few groups from final season that lived as much as the expectations. nAts and Co had a constant displaying all through the season. The season’s spotlight for them needed to be beating FNATIC to say the crown of the VCT EMEA Championship.

Regardless of the success, Group Liquid are nonetheless bringing new expertise to the squad. Dropping soulcas, redgar, and Sayf, they signed the Apeks core- keiko and Mistic and former FNATIC participant Enzo.

Group Vitality

• Tomas “Destrian” Linikas
•  Kimmie “Kicks” Laasner
•  Emil “runneR” Trajkovski
•  Jokūbas “ceNder” Labutis
•  Saif “Sayf” Jibraeel
•  Salah “salah” Barakat (Head coach)

Group Vitality confirmed a lot promise final season, having certified for the VCT EMEA Playoffs. Nevertheless, their season was over early because of the tragic occasion of their star-duelist Twisten passing away. 

For the VCT 2024 season, the roster stays unchanged apart from the spot of Twisten, which might be crammed by former Liquid participant Sayf. 

BBL Esports

•  Efe “Elite” Teber
•  Ali “AsLanM4shadoW” Osman Balta
•  Melih “pAura” Karaduran
•  Eren “Courageous” Kasırga
•  Kaan “reazy” Ürpek
•  Doğukan “QutionerX” Dural
•  Arda “Epic” Yıldız (Head coach)

BBL Esports’ run all through the 2023 season was principally an underdog story. They have been no favourite to win any occasion, and so the mid-table finishes hardly raised any eyebrows. Nonetheless, the Turks had their moments right here and there after they toppled some outstanding groups with their aggressive playstyle.

BBL Esports, too, are going to make vital modifications to their roster for subsequent yr. Conserving Courageous, AsLanM4shadoW, and QutionerX, the Istanbul-based org is bringing in 4 new faces. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see what their enjoying 5 might be as soon as the season begins.

FUT Esports

•  Furkan “MrFaliN” Yeğen
•  Eray “yetujey” Budak
•  Ata “AtaKaptan” Tan
•  Mehmet “cNed” Yağız İpek
•  Doğukan “qRaxs” Balaban
•  Eray “Gais” Sarikaya (Head coach)

FUT Esports solidified its standing as among the finest EMEA groups final season. Their notable achievements, together with podium placement in VCT EMEA, established them as a power to be reckoned with on the worldwide stage. It won’t be far-fetched to count on even higher outcomes from the Turks within the upcoming yr as they made a considerable roster improve, buying cNed, the prodigious 19-year-old from NAVI.

Mild Mates

• Beyazıt “beyAz” Körpe
• Logan “logaN” Corti
• Nathan “nataNk” Bocqueho
• Jonathan “TakaS” Paupard
• Wailers “Wailers” Locart
• Kévin “Ex6TenZ” Droolans (Head Coach)

Mild Mates pulled off a shock win within the VCT EMEA Ascension, incomes their spot within the Franchise league. They beat the percentages towards Apeks within the Grand Last by placing on a masterclass efficiency. Because the Ascension winners are preserving the roster untouched, time will inform how they match up with the large boys within the VCT 2024 EMEA Kickoff.

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