Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #26 Derke Nikita Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov KovaQ Blendi Kovaci has announced the signing of Ardis "ardiis" Svarenieks as their “VCT Ambassador” for the 2025 season.

ardiis is one of the most historied players in EMEA, with his time in Valorant dating all the way back to 2020. When he joined FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix Inactive SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin Zyppan Pontus Eek ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky ardiis Ardis Svarenieks in 2022, they became the best performing team in EMEA. ardiis claimed a trophy at his first ever international appearance at Masters Copenhagen, and had a top four finish at Champions. After a season in North America with NRG NRG North America Rank #2 keiko Georgio Sanassy brawk Brock Somerhalder mada Adam Pampuch skuba Logan Jenkins Ethan Ethan Arnold , he returned to EMEA with Natus Vincere Natus Vincere Europe Rank #13 Shao Andrey Kiprsky Ruxic Uğur Güç hiro Emirhan Kat in 2024. Although the Copenhagen winning roster was reunited, they failed to make any international events, leading to a complete rebuild from NaVi in 2025, which included ardiis's removal.

ardiis now joins Vitality as a streamer and content creator in support of the team. Vitality plays their first match of the 2025 season later today against Karmine Corp Karmine Corp Europe Rank #10 Avez Hazem Khaled SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin .