Elias "Jamppi" Olkkonen is joining Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #11 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin Enzo Enzo Mestari Mistic James Orfila Keiko Georgio Sanassy within days of VCT Stage 1 Challengers 3, confirming recent rumours.

The move was first reported by George Geddes for Daily Esports.

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Welcome to the Team @Jamppicsgo

Yesterday, the pieces started falling into place when Adam "ec1s" Eccles was benched, confirming a new addition was imminent.

Jamppi burst onto the CS:GO scene in early 2020, when ENCE signed the player in April. He spent the whole year there as the team reached their high in the summer, winning the BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 European Showdown. They failed to replicate that success in other competitions, often exiting tournaments in the top eight or top 16.

His career progression in CS:GO was hindered by a restriction from Valve-sponsored competitions that stemmed from a 2013 VAC ban to an account linked to him. He retired from CS:GO and opted to switch to Valorant last month.

He has yet to prove himself in professional competition when it comes to Riot's FPS, but is sure to make for a considerable addition in raw firepower as the team loses their Omen, Breach and — maybe most importantly — their IGL. In the team's announcement video, Jamppi says he will mainly pick up the Operator as the team's Jett player. The team has not yet revealed how the other players' usual roles will change or who will be their new IGL.

This is the first change Team Liquid has made to their starting lineup since they first signed the roster last August. In fact, the roster itself hadn't made any changes since it added Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom last June.

The team now has a few days to ready themselves and fit Jamppi into their play, as the Challengers 3 qualifier kicks off on March 3. The team must make it through the entire qualifier if they wish to qualify for the first Masters event. This will be their last shot at qualification.

The newly completed Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #11 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin Enzo Enzo Mestari Mistic James Orfila Keiko Georgio Sanassy roster is: