Martin "MAGNUM" Penkov has announced that Enterprise Esports Enterprise Esports Europe Rank #1 MAGNUM Martin Penkov iluri Ilari Puranen Lime Jacob Foster paTiTek Patryk Fabrowski kozzy Denis Stefan Aionitoaei has allowed him to explore his options ahead of the 2027 VCT season.

"I'm still under contract and in talks with EP, but I've been allowed to explore my options," he posted on X.

MAGNUM celebrating a win in the EMEA Stage 2 Play-Ins MAGNUM celebrating a win in the EMEA Stage 2 Play-Ins. (Photo by Riot Games)

MAGNUM has been a part of Enterprise Esports since January 2026. In his X post, he also announced he is open to relocating to China, APAC or North America to continue competing and is open to playing either Initiator or Controller roles.

The tier-one journeyman has played for many teams since the start of his career. Most notably, he held stints with VCT rosters such as FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #16 crashies Austin Roberts kaajak Kajetan Haremski Cloud Kirill Nehozhin Alfajer Emir Ali Beder , KOI KOI Inactive , Apeks Apeks Inactive , Karmine Corp Karmine Corp Europe Rank #2 dos9 Zhumagali Dastan LewN Burak Alkan Avez Hazem Khaled SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin N4RRATE Marshall Massey , and BBL Esports BBL Esports Europe Rank #7 Lar0k Yusuf Kaan Kanber Loita Utku Kart .

MAGNUM found his home on Enterprise Esports, staying with the organization for nine months ahead of today's LFT announcement. In that time, Enterprise Esports dominated EMEA's tier-two circuit, claiming first-place finishes in VCL 26: EMEA Stage 1, VCL 26: NE Stage 2 and VCL 26: EMEA Stage 3, securing the squad a spot in the VCT 26: EMEA Stage 2 Play-Ins.

The Czech organization found success in the Play-Ins, winning three series in a row, including victories against VCT EMEA mainstays FNATIC and Gentle Mates Gentle Mates Europe Rank #13 Proxh Yusuf Emre Tunc starxo Patryk Kopczynski marteen Martin Pátek H1ber Joona Parviainen Minny Patrik Hušek to qualify for the VCT EMEA Stage 2 Playoffs. EP momentarily carried that form into the playoffs with a win against Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #4 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Derke Nikita Niko Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu , but could not maintain it, falling to Karmine Corp before Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #5 nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin GSR Ognjen Bondžić kamo Kamil Frąckowiak trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Kicks Kimmie Laasner eliminated them in the lower bracket.

With EP's rise into the EMEA spotlight during the Play-Ins and playoffs, MAGNUM's experience across tier-one rosters, and the VCT's new format for 2027, MAGNUM could be well-positioned for a return to the stage.

Enterprise Esports Enterprise Esports Europe Rank #1 MAGNUM Martin Penkov iluri Ilari Puranen Lime Jacob Foster paTiTek Patryk Fabrowski kozzy Denis Stefan Aionitoaei 's full roster is now:

  • Ilari "iluri" Puranen
  • Jacob "Lime" Foster
  • Patryk "paTiTek" Fabrowski
  • Denis "kozzy" Stefan Aionitoaei
  • Dimitar "Itopata" Staev (Head coach)
  • Tobias "ShadoW" Flodström (Assistant coach)
  • Roland "daky" Nguyen (Staff)