Team Vitality
Team Vitality
Europe
Rank #27
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
KovaQ
Blendi Kovaci
has announced the departure of Brazilian import player Felipe "Less"
de Loyola Basso.
Less made the flip from Americas to EMEA last year, joining Vitality in a star-studded rebuild that also saw the organization pick up
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #1
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
Veqaj
Sylvain Pattyn
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
Duelist
Derke
. As one of the original members of
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #5
lukxo
Lucca Travaioli
Virtyy
Leandro Moreno
pANcada
Bryan Luna
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
, Less is most well-known for his contributions towards the Brazilian outfit lifting the Champions Istanbul trophy in 2022.
In 2023, the first year of Valorant's partnership era, Less and LOUD failed to live up to the lofty expectations that it set with the pre-partnership world title, finishing second on home soil at LOCK//IN and then wrapping up the year with a third-place finish at Champions Los Angeles. After seeing founding members
Sacy
and
pANcada
depart ahead of the 2023 season, LOUD dealt with another change to its personnel, with
aspas
leaving for
LEVIATÁN
LEVIATÁN
North America
Rank #8
Sato
Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato
kiNgg
Francisco Aravena
. LOUD started the year without missing a beat, finishing fourth at Masters Madrid, but ended the year on a whimper, failing to qualify for the second Masters event of the year and Champions as a whole.
Since the end of a season in which it clinched one regional trophy but missed out on Masters Toronto and Champions Paris, Vitality has been hard at work in rebuilding for a second straight offseason. The organization has signed Chronicle , reuniting him with his former FNATIC teammate Derke, parted ways with Kicks , and benched head coach Faded .
Vitality parts ways with Less after just one season, and the Brazilian veteran appears to be teasing a return to home soil.
"I wanted to thank Vitality for all the time I spent with them in a league, culture, and fanbase that were completely new to me," Less said. "It was a challenge for me to go there, perform, and become a champion totally outside my comfort zone. But I think it's time to come back.."
Team Vitality
Team Vitality
Europe
Rank #27
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
KovaQ
Blendi Kovaci
's full roster is now:














