Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #1 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu has announced the promotions of Benjamin "Scuttt" Hutchinson to head coach and Aleksey "slk" Lynksov to assistant coach.

Along with the two promotions, Team Vitality introduced Philipp "Szed" Schickor as a performance coach. The coaching staff shuffle follows former head coach PAL 's departure as a restricted free agent.

Before reuniting at Team Vitality, Scuttt and Szed worked together on FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #16 kaajak Kajetan Haremski Cloud Kirill Nehozhin 's coaching staff during the 2025 season. Scuttt started the year as an analyst for BBL Esports BBL Esports Europe Rank #6 Lar0k Yusuf Kaan Kanber Loita Utku Kart before joining FNATIC alongside Szed ahead of EMEA Stage 1. The coaching additions followed a disappointing Kickoff campaign in which FNATIC finished 5th–6th and missed Masters Bangkok.

The duo helped FNATIC bounce back, claiming the EMEA Stage 1 trophy and reaching the grand finals of Masters Toronto and Champions Paris. Following the season, Scuttt joined Vitality's coaching staff, while Szed remained with FNATIC before reuniting with his former colleague.

Scuttt joined Vitality in November 2025, working alongside PAL during the 2026 season. Meanwhile, slk had previously served as an assistant coach before transitioning to an analyst role, making his promotion a return to a familiar position.

Scuttt helped Vitality reach new heights in 2026. After missing Masters Santiago following a disappointing Kickoff campaign, the French organization found its footing with Sayonara in the lineup. Vitality finished runner-up in EMEA Stage 1 before securing fourth place at Masters London. An early exit in the EMEA Stage 2 playoffs was a bump in the road for the squad. But the team qualified for Champions Shanghai as EMEA's fourth seed through Championship points and earned its biggest achievement of the season, reaching the grand final before losing to LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #1 lukxo Lucca Travaioli DaviH David Cruz Darker Sebastián Castro Cicuamia erde Roberto Lobos 3-1.

In the offseason, Team Vitality was named a VCT Partner, giving the new coaching staff plenty of time to prepare for their first test of the 2027 season: EMEA Kickoff.

Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #1 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu 's roster is now:

  • Elias "Jamppi" Olkkonen
  • Dawid "PROFEK" Święć
  • Timofey "Chronicle" Khromov
  • Ștefan "Sayonara" Mîtcu
  • Andy "Bangovic" Zajimovic (Manager)
  • Benjamin "Scuttt" Hutchinson (Head coach)
  • Aleksey "slk" Lynksov (Assistant coach)
  • Philipp "Szed" Schickor (Performance coach)