Ascension winners Gentle Mates Gentle Mates Europe Rank #40 starxo Patryk Kopczynski bipo Taranvir Singh marteen Martin Pátek GLYPH Conner Garcia Minny Patrik Hušek have signed Thomas "Kada" Johner ahead of VCT EMEA Stage 2. As confirmed by coach Ex6TenZ in a YouTube vlog, kAdavra is currently working as a sixth player, but the starting roster is not set in stone.

Before his time in France, kAdavra was a part of multiple notable European organizations. He was first noticed by Alliance Alliance Inactive , helping them qualify to Masters Europe in 2021. He next joined Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #13 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Derke Nikita Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu as part of their late 2021 rebuild, where he won the org's first Valorant trophy. In 2022, the team reached the top three and top four of the EMEA Challengers qualifiers, merely one win away from qualifying to the main event.

After failing to qualify to VCT EMEA, kAdavra continued playing in French tournaments, where he became one of the most consistent and flexible players in the T2 scene. Upon joining Mandatory Mandatory Europe Rank #14 nataNk Nathan Bocqueho Kada Thomas Johner sh1n Ryad Ensaad Sevire Ethan Starke TakaS Jonathan Paupard in 2023, he helped the team reach the grand finals in both Splits that year, but fell short to Gentle Mates on both occasions. In terms of rating, he has featured among the top ten players since May 2022, including a top five and top two appearance in 2023.

With this acquisition, Gentle Mates look to kAdavra's flexibility and experience in Europe to help turn around their season. In terms of the overall standings, Gentle Mates are currently ninth, with only two championship points to their name.

Gentle Mates Gentle Mates Europe Rank #40 starxo Patryk Kopczynski bipo Taranvir Singh marteen Martin Pátek GLYPH Conner Garcia Minny Patrik Hušek will next play against GIANTX GIANTX Europe Rank #2 Cloud Kirill Nehozhin grubinho Grzegorz Ryczko westside Miłosz Duda Flickless Karel Maeckelbergh ara Hanceriuc Eduard-George on June 20:

  • Beyazit "beyAz" Körpe
  • Jonathan "TakaS" Paupard
  • Thomas "Kada" Johner
  • Nathan "nataNk" Bocqueho
  • Wailers "Wailers" Locart
  • Logan "logaN" Corti
  • Kévin "Ex6TenZ" Droolans (Head coach)
  • Kevin "madc" Ducourtioux (Assistant coach)