FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Inactive
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
have announced the signing of Ardis "ardiis"
Svarenieks, rounding out their roster in preparation for the 2022 circuit.

We are so excited to announce that @ardiis will be joining our Valorant division.
Please join us in giving him a warm welcome to the FPX team!
#FPX #FPXValorant
Previously known as icepaperhands, ardiis started his Valorant career in the British
fish123
fish123
Inactive
Kryptix
James Affleck
ScreaM
Adil Benrlitom
L1NK
Travis Mendoza
ec1s
Adam Eccles
soulcas
Dom Sulcas
, which quickly rose in prominence and was later signed by
Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Europe
Rank #4
Meddo
Johan Renbjörk Lundborg
stand-in
Enzo
Enzo Mestari
stand-in
Jamppi
Elias Olkkonen
nAts
Ayaz Akhmetshin
Sayf
Saif Jibraeel
Redgar
Igor Vlasov
soulcas
Dom Sulcas
. His skills with the operator and usage of Jett's abilities to find favourable fights shaped the early meta, as he and his team won many tournaments, including the COOLER Cup, the first Mandatory Cup, and the Solary Cup.
When
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
Inactive
began scouting for players for their initial roster, ardiis quickly became a prime candidate as their Sova and was signed shortly after. G2 quickly rose to the top of the scene, winning all six Ignition Series events leading up to Riot's first set of events, First Strike, where they again stomped through their opposition and became one of the first teams to secure a spot in their regional main event. After a close series against the eventual winners,
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #6
Mixwell
Oscar Cañellas
AvovA
Auni Chahade
zeek
Aleksander Zygmunt
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
keloqz
Cista Wassim
, they fell in semifinals, marking the end of G2's reign as king of EMEA.
Despite starting 2021 off with a win in the Red Bull Home Ground, G2 began to falter in the Valorant Champions Tour, missing out on the first Masters and Stage 2 EMEA playoffs. The string of bad results ultimately led to the release of ardiis and also Patryk "paTiTek" Fabrowski.
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #6
Mixwell
Oscar Cañellas
AvovA
Auni Chahade
zeek
Aleksander Zygmunt
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
keloqz
Cista Wassim
, a team on the decline since the end of 2020, quickly signed the duo, but ardiis soon took a step back from the roster due to health issues.
Since returning from his medical leave, ardiis has been trialing with FPX, debuting in the second installment of the Red Bull Home Ground, where the team fell out of the group stage after losses to
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #2
Leo
Leo Jannesson
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Boaster
Jake Howlett
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
and
Giants Gaming
Giants Gaming
Europe
Rank #30
Fit1nho
Adolfo Gallego
nukkye
Žygimantas Chmieliauskas
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
rhyme
Emir Muminovic
Cloud
Kirill Nehozhin
.
With ardiis' signing,
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Inactive
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
is now: