FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #2 Boaster Jake Howlett Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder has announced that they have picked up Milan "Milan" de Meij from GIANTX GIANTX Europe Rank #18 purp0 Semyon Borchev Cloud Kirill Nehozhin as their assistant coach for VCT 2025.
Milan has been a coach and an analyst since the early days of the game and was most notably a part of the Acend Acend Inactive ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi pyrolll Artur Minin cullumx Nikolaj Cullum Andersen chiwa Egor Stepanyuk team that won Champions 2021. He continued to coach for Acend throughout 2022 before moving on to work with the Giants Gaming Giants Gaming Inactive Redgar Igor Vlasov Fit1nho Adolfo Gallego nukkye Žygimantas Chmieliauskas hoody Aaro Peltokangas Cloud Kirill Nehozhin team in 2023 that later would become GIANTX GIANTX Europe Rank #18 purp0 Semyon Borchev Cloud Kirill Nehozhin in 2024.
Giants had a strong performance in 2023, qualifying for Champions after winning the EMEA Last Chance Qualifier and going on to place 9th-12th in Los Angeles. However, 2024 proved more difficult for GIANTX, as they ended the regular season with a 3-7 record and did not qualify for any regional playoffs throughout the year.
Milan joins the team following the departure of Mini , who recently stepped down from coaching altogether after serving FNATIC since 2021.
“I'm super excited to be here, and I'm very much looking forward to the next year,” Milan said in a short video clip attached to the announcement.
With the addition of Milan, FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #2 Boaster Jake Howlett Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder is currently: