Karmine Corp
Karmine Corp
Europe
Rank #
Amilwa
Amine Saidi
TakaS
Jonathan Paupard
mikee
Michael Lim
SHIN
Ryad Ensaad
Newzera
Alexis Humbert
have signed Jonathan "TakaS"
Paupard, Ryad "SHIN"
Ensaad, Alexis "Newzera"
Humbert, Michael "mikee"
Lim, and Amine "Amilwa"
Saidi.
In addition, Arthur "pm" Guillermet and Ahmed "ZE1SH" El Sheikh will join as head coach and assistant coach respectively.

🇩🇿 @Amilwaa
🇫🇷 @TakaS_Jr
🇫🇷 @mikeeVLR
🇫🇷 @shinVALORANT
🇫🇷 @Newzeraaa
Accueillez-les comme il se doit ! #KCORP 🟦
Headliner TakaS is known for his time at
Team BDS
Team BDS
Europe
Rank #10
bramz
Bayram Ben Redjeb
kAdavra
Thomas Johner
logaN
Logan Corti
rodeN
Rodolphe Bianco
juseu
Elric Belland
, a contender for top 10 in Europe at their peak. BDS were first known as
Opportunists
Opportunists
Inactive
AKUMAAAAA
Alex Lo Bello
rodeN
Rodolphe Bianco
TakaS
Jonathan Paupard
hoppY
Dylan Aube
logaN
Logan Corti
, who put themselves on the map after their tough bout with
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Europe
Rank #11
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
in the First Strike: Europe qualifiers. Opportunists were later picked up by
DfuseTeam
DfuseTeam
Inactive
hoppY
Dylan Aube
logaN
Logan Corti
AKUMAAAAA
Alex Lo Bello
TakaS
Jonathan Paupard
rodeN
Rodolphe Bianco
, where they managed to qualify for Masters 1: Europe after beating
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
Europe
Rank #7
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
Meddo
Johan Renbjörk Lundborg
Mixwell
Oscar Cañellas
AvovA
Auni Chahade
nukkye
Žygimantas Chmieliauskas
. Under BDS, TakaS and his teammates nearly qualified for Stage 2: Challengers playoffs, but lost to
Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Europe
Rank #2
Jamppi
Elias Olkkonen
Nivera
Nabil Benrlitom
L1NK
Travis Mendoza
soulcas
Dom Sulcas
ScreaM
Adil Benrlitom
. BDS finished in the top-six of Stage 3: Challengers 2 after their loss to
Fnatic
Fnatic
Europe
Rank #6
Enzo
Enzo Mestari
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Boaster
Jake Howlett
Mistic
James Orfila
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
. VCT 2022 Stage 1: Challengers open qualifiers would be the last tournament TakaS played under BDS, as they lost to
TENSTAR
TENSTAR
Inactive
Br0die
Jack Emmott
KRAY
Calum Knight
Polvi
Niko Polvinen
xms
Alexandre Forté
doma
Domagoj Fancev
and
who cars?
who cars?
Europe
Rank #
Masked
Mikkel Fuglsang
Davud
David Alexander Vig
mishu
Julius Thorslund Kyhl
AKIMB0
Benjamin Kronborg
sunshine
respectively.
SHIN was a part of
Megastitut
Megastitut
Inactive
Goaster
Tony Richard
SHIN
Ryad Ensaad
iDex
Sammy Van de Weghe
KONEQT
Cista Adel
MARCTYLINHO
Marcty Bienvenu
, a staple of the French scene. Megastitut failed to qualify for VCT 2022, but the team was picked up by
Sector One
Sector One
Europe
Rank #
iDex
Sammy Van de Weghe
MARCTYLINHO
Marcty Bienvenu
saiko
OLIZERA
Diogo Oliveira
qpert
Mateja Mijovic
for VRL France: Revolution. Sector One managed to qualify for VCT Promotion but were swiftly eliminated.
Newzera was also a Megastitut alumnus, but more recently played with
bref
bref
Inactive
Fatiiiih
Newzera
Alexis Humbert
mikee
Michael Lim
Kiiyo
Yoan Marchesin
Dawn
Tristan Bornet
, another mainstay of the French scene. bref made a fairly deep qualification run in VCT 2022, but failed to advance after losing to
LDN UTD
LDN UTD
Inactive
feqew
Lukas Petrauskas
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
Destrian
Tomas Linikas
MOLSI
Michał Łącki
and
EXCEL
EXCEL
Europe
Rank #61
Moe40
Muhammad Hariff
chiwawa
Egor Stepanyuk
paTiTek
Patryk Fabrowski
FoxieGG
Tyler Lowton
ALIVE
Gilad Hakim
. Like Megastitut, bref qualified for VRL France and was picked up by
WYLDE
WYLDE
Europe
Rank #
Jakexd
Alhan Meguenni
Keiko
arch
Vladyslav Svistov
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
Dawn
Tristan Bornet
. However, they failed to qualify for playoffs, finishing with a 1-2-4 record. mikee, another member of WYLDE, is known for his time at
Edelweiss Esports
Edelweiss Esports
Inactive
mikee
Michael Lim
KONEQT
Cista Adel
but joined bref later on.
In-game leader Amilwa played for a multitude of teams, but made his mark with
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #9
snikk
Sebastian Kamiński
PoPiFresH
Mario González
keloqz
Cista Wassim
lowel
Christian Garcia Antoran
grubinho
Grzegorz Ryczko
during the 2021 VCT Stage 3: Challengers 2 closed qualifier. Heretics were just one win shy from the main event after their loss to
Team Vitality
Team Vitality
Europe
Rank #13
BONECOLD
Santeri Sassi
nataNk
Nathan Bocqueho
baddyG
Kamil Graniczka
H1ber
Joona Parviainen
ceNder
Jokūbas Labutis
. This would be the only event Amilwa played under Heretics, as he was benched soon after. Amilwa played under free-agent team
Orgless22
Orgless22
Inactive
juseu
Elric Belland
Fizzy
David Figueiredo
Amilwa
Amine Saidi
10K
Théo Navaro
, but ultimately failed to qualify for 2022 Stage 1 EMEA Challengers. Instead, he turned his attention to VRL DACH: Evolution, playing under the roster
MMix
MMix
Inactive
al0rante
Felix Brandl
Luzuh
Joseph Loose
Kryptix
James Affleck
memset
Laurent Werly
Amilwa
Amine Saidi
, which was later picked up by prolific organization
MOUZ
MOUZ
Europe
Rank #
al0rante
Felix Brandl
Luzuh
Joseph Loose
Kryptix
James Affleck
memset
Laurent Werly
RECIDENT
Ben Battash
. They finished with a 5-1-1 record, coming in as the first seed for playoffs, but MOUZ failed to qualify for VCT Promotion after defeats to
FOKUS
FOKUS
Europe
Rank #
JUGi
Jakob Hansen
bucher
Maximilian Bucher
iluri
Ilari Puranen
YaBoiLewis
Lewis Hughes
vong
Vong Nguyen
and
Wave Esports
Wave Esports
Europe
Rank #25
Bgg
Vladislav Boev
ozzy
Oscar Scott
DeepMans
Yiğithan Kesici
Felix
Felix Gerling
Click
Haydem Ali
respectively. Amilwa left the team shortly after, with Ben "RECIDENT"
Battash taking his place.
Karmine Corp are set to play in Stage 2 of VRL France: Revolution, which begins May 9.
Karmine Corp
Karmine Corp
Europe
Rank #
Amilwa
Amine Saidi
TakaS
Jonathan Paupard
mikee
Michael Lim
SHIN
Ryad Ensaad
Newzera
Alexis Humbert
enter with: