Bartosz "UNFAKE" Bernacki has announced his free agency following a run as a stand-in for Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #5 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Derke Nikita Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu .

UNFAKE was standing in for prospect Sayonara , who turned 18 last week and is now expected to shift into the starting lineup for Vitality. This is UNFAKE's second time leaving Vitality's ranks in the past half year, as he joined the team before EMEA Stage 2 last year and was allowed to explore his options after the team finished 7th-8th in the region, and missed out on a home soil event in Champions Paris.

The Polish Initiator player is well-traveled, having made his debut in professional Valorant's First Strike era and playing for Team Queso Team Queso Inactive mezoky Boom Daniel Jiménez , Zerance Zerance Inactive Ooriime Paul Gouin Goaster Tony Richard Yotaa Yota Kaouachi , and Joblife Joblife Europe Rank #27 kamyk Maks Rychlewski doma Domagoj Fancev chiwa Egor Stepanyuk runneR Emil Trajkovski Enzo Enzo Mestari . UNFAKE's role with Vitality as the team's IGL marked a tier one debut that was a long time in the making. In late 2023, he had a brief stay with KOI KOI Inactive as a stand-in, but never saw the stage for the org.

UNFAKE's departure opens the door for the aforementioned Sayonara to make his long-awaited VCT debut. The youngster got his first taste of organized Valorant in 2024 with KPI Gaming KPI Gaming Europe Rank #132 AleZ Alejandro Martinez Nevado Ko0da SebZz delamac Movv , and joined EMEA giants KPI Gaming KPI Gaming Europe Rank #132 AleZ Alejandro Martinez Nevado Ko0da SebZz delamac Movv for the following offseason. He started 2025 with DVM Esport DVM Esport Inactive sh1n Ryad Ensaad Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu logaN Logan Corti Foxie Tyler Lowton lux9 Lucas Danna , but was soon after picked up by Vitality. Since then, he has suited up for Vitality's academy squad, and has also competed for Vitality in Project Blender and EMEA Clash 2026. Vitality IGL Jamppi handled duties as the team's IGL in Kickoff while primarily playing as Yoru. In EMEA Clash, Sayonara was used as an Initiator and secondary Controller, meaning a shift of roles could be on the cards for Vitality.

Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #5 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Derke Nikita Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu 's full roster is now: