Update at 11:23am EST: UNFAKE has revealed that he is still searching for opportunities in 2024 and he will only be standing in for KOI.
KOI
KOI
Europe
Rank #123
starxo
Patryk Kopczynski
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
ShadoW
Tobias Flodström
sheydos
Bogdan Naumov
trexx
Nikita Cherednichenko
have signed Kamil "kamo"
Frąckowiak, Tobias "ShadoW"
Flodström, and Bartosz "UNFAKE"
Bernacki.
kamo began his career with
NOM Esports
NOM Esports
Europe
Rank #144
ShonP
Shon Trikisha
Rave
Rave Karni
in 2022, earning them two top-three placements in VCL East Stages 1 and 2. Later that year, he had a brief stint with
DSYRE
DSYRE
Europe
Rank #13
caydeN
Yari Olmi
Tag
Alessandro Voci
wackie
Rikardo Birjukov
waddle
Wadir Taraki
Filu
Dawid Czarnecki
, where he added a first-place finish to his name at the VCL Dach Evolution tournament. In 2023, he spent his time with
GTZ Esports
GTZ Esports
Inactive
starkk
Gabriel Marques
OLIZERA
Diogo Oliveira
k1zpawn
Ian Rebelo
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
RobbieBk
Robbie Boerkamp
, helping them to a double second-place finish in both splits of VCL: Portugal, then later ending the year at the top-four of EMEA Ascension play-ins.
ShadoW has been a regular on the European scene, spending his time at several iterations of the
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Inactive
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
,
Team Vitality
Team Vitality
Europe
Rank #47
Destrian
Tomas Linikas
Kicks
Kimmie Laasner
runneR
Emil Trajkovski
ceNder
Jokūbas Labutis
Sayf
Saif Jibraeel
, and
Giants Gaming
Giants Gaming
Europe
Rank #7
Redgar
Igor Vlasov
Fit1nho
Adolfo Gallego
nukkye
Žygimantas Chmieliauskas
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
Cloud
Kirill Nehozhin
rosters over three years. In 2023, he carried over his expertise to
Apeks
Apeks
Inactive
MAGNUM
Martin Penkov
Mistic
James Orfila
Enzo
Enzo Mestari
Keiko
Georgio Sanassy
— levelling up the squad to become a powerhouse and finishing first twice in VCL NE: Polaris Splits 1 and 2. However, Apeks were one win short of being promoted to the EMEA partnership league after being defeated by
Gentle Mates
Gentle Mates
Europe
Rank #2
TakaS
Jonathan Paupard
beyAz
Beyazit Körpe
nataNk
Nathan Bocqueho
Wailers
Wailers Locart
logaN
Logan Corti
in the Ascension grand finals.
Former
Team Queso
Team Queso
Inactive
mezoky
Boom
Daniel Jiménez
player UNFAKE has spent two years with the roster since 2021, racking up several top-eight finishes. In their most recent season, Queso had a similar trajectory to the aforementioned GTZ, finishing second in both splits of VCL Spain, then top-four at Ascension play-ins.
Following their acceptance into the first-ever EMEA partnership league, KOI signed a solid roster, with former IGL Jose "koldamenta"
Luis Aranguren and Berkant "Wolfen"
Joshkun being pieces. But even with name value, the roster had a rocky season, starting the year with a loss to
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #4
crashies
Austin Roberts
Victor
Victor Wong
at LOCK//IN and then missing out on league playoffs. KOI gained some stability at EMEA LCQ, with wins over
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #165
MiniBoo
Dominykas Lukaševičius
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjy David Fish
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
and
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere
Europe
Rank #6
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
. However, after falling to the lower bracket, KOI finished third — losing to NAVI — and just one more win from a Champions appearance.
kamo and ShadoW will play on the main roster, while UNFAKE and Wolfen will be reserve players. Koldamenta's future with the team is unknown at the time of writing.
The new KOI roster will debut at the Crossfire Cup 2023 playoffs on November 1.
KOI
KOI
Europe
Rank #123
starxo
Patryk Kopczynski
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
ShadoW
Tobias Flodström
sheydos
Bogdan Naumov
trexx
Nikita Cherednichenko
are now: