Felix "al0rante"
Brandl has announced he is looking for a new team, ending his time as a player for
PCIFIC Esports
PCIFIC Esports
Europe
Rank #321
qpert
Mateja Mijovic
NINJA
Patryk Koczyba
seven
Johann Hernandez
waddle
Wadir Taraki
.
"I'd aim to stick to the Smoker/Sentinel role, where I feel my strong anchoring and trading skills have the biggest impact. I feel very comfortable and confident in this role," he posted on X. "That being said, I'm also open to exploring other roles."
al0rante
ahead of a match against
BBL Esports
BBL Esports
Europe
Rank #7
Lar0k
Yusuf Kaan Kanber
Loita
Utku Kart
. (Photo by Riot Games)
Before his stint with PCIFIC, al0rante built experience in tier-two, playing for organizations such as
MOUZ
MOUZ
Inactive
,
FOKUS
FOKUS
Europe
Rank #15
, and
3BL Esports
3BL Esports
Inactive
YaBoiLewis
Lewis Hughes
Serial
Maikls Zdanovs
Lime
Jacob Foster
KPZET
Victor Steensgaard
. He even featured for
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #9
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjamin David Fish
in 2021, before the VCT franchise era.
al0rante joined PCIFIC in January of this year ahead of the Turkish organization's debut in VCT. The roster that placed second in VCT 25 EMEA Ascension then competing as
BBL PCIFIC
BBL PCIFIC
Inactive
, was signed by
BBL Esports
BBL Esports
Europe
Rank #7
Lar0k
Yusuf Kaan Kanber
Loita
Utku Kart
, leaving PCIFIC to build a full roster ahead of VCT 26: EMEA Kickoff. Alongside al0rante, PCIFIC picked up Johann "seven"
Hernandez, Mateja "qpert"
Mijovic, Mehmet "cNed"
Yağız İpek, and Patryk "NINJA"
Koczyba.
The newly-built roster struggled in Kickoff, going winless while PCIFIC's old lineup ended up hoisting the EMEA Kickoff trophy and qualifying to Masters Santiago.
EMEA Stage 1 didn't fare any better for PCIFIC. The team only won two maps and completed Stage 1 with a winless 0-5 record.
al0rante survived a roster shuffle ahead of EMEA Stage 2, with cNed being replaced by Wadir "waddle"
Taraki, PCIFIC's answer to a disappointing Stage 1. Unfortunately, Stage 2 brought more of the same. The squad lost every single series, finishing with an 0-5 record. PCIFIC had one last chance to qualify for the playoffs through the Play-Ins, but losses against tier-two teams
Joblife
Joblife
Europe
Rank #10
kamyk
Maks Rychlewski
doma
Domagoj Fancev
chiwa
Egor Stepanyuk
runneR
Emil Trajkovski
Pa1ze
Mohammad Khatib
UNFAKE
Bartosz Bernacki
and
Fire Flux Esports
Fire Flux Esports
Europe
Rank #3
batujnax
Mehmet Batu Özaslan
hezacoil
Berkay Doğar
Kachoww
Samet Arıcı
DeadInk
Utku Onur Aydin
reazy
Kaan Ürpek
shut the door on their 2026 VCT campaign, ending with a winless 0-15 record.
With the new VCT format coming in 2027, it is still unknown whether PCIFIC will remain in Valorant. PCIFIC's Esports's full roster is now:
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