Karmine Corp
Karmine Corp
Europe
Rank #24
Avez
Hazem Khaled
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
have announced the departure of their entire roster, sans Ryad "sh1n"
Ensaad, following a disastrous performance throughout the 2023 season.
The organization released former head coach pm as well as Newzera , but have retained ScreaM , Nivera , and xms as restricted free agents while they continue their search for potential new opportunities.
Karmine Corp's best performance in 2023 was at LOCK//IN, where the team emerged victorious from their bout against
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
China
Rank #5
BerLIN
Zhang Bolin (張柏霖)
Life
Qu Donghao (瞿东豪)
AAAAY
Zhang Yang (张杨)
sScary
Nutchapon Matarat
Setrod
Ou Taigeng (欧泰赓)
only to be sent home in their very next matchup by reigning world champions
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #6
lukxo
Lucca Travaioli
Darker
Sebastián Castro Cicuamia
Virtyy
Leandro Moreno
pANcada
Bryan Luna
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
.
Flying home to take part in the EMEA League, Karmine Corp struggled against the competition and were only able to rack up two wins against
BBL Esports
BBL Esports
Europe
Rank #3
Crewen
Ali Eren Sargin
Lar0k
Yusuf Kaan Kanber
Loita
Utku Kart
Rosé
Eren Erzan
lovers rock
Umut Pekdoğan
and
KOI
KOI
Inactive
. The roster also saw changes midway through the League as Newzera stepped down and assistant coach Ahmed "ZE1SH"
El Sheikh was moved to the active roster. Despite this change, Karmine Corp's performance placed them last in the season, barring them from any chances at Masters: Tokyo and sending them to the EMEA LCQ.
Fighting to keep their season alive and attend Champions, the French representatives narrowly avoided an early elimination at the hands of BBL, but were sent to the lower bracket and subsequently eliminated by
Giants Gaming
Giants Gaming
Inactive
Redgar
Igor Vlasov
Fit1nho
Adolfo Gallego
nukkye
Žygimantas Chmieliauskas
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
Cloud
Kirill Nehozhin
and
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere
Europe
Rank #12
sociablEE
Volkan Yonal
Filu
Dawid Czarnecki
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
Ruxic
Uğur Güç
hiro
Emirhan Kat
, the two teams who would eventually go on to qualify for Champions through the LCQ.
With no more chances at redemption, the organization was forced to sit on the sidelines throughout the rest of the 2023 season. During their downtime, rumors began circulating regarding the roster's future, and the organization half-heartedly announced that they would not be continuing with the roster ahead of the 2024 VCT during the KCX3 Showmatch.
While only two members of Karmine Corp have officially been released, three others have been allowed to explore their options while under contract. It is unknown whether or not sh1n will remain on the starting lineup ahead of 2024.
Prior to the rebuild,
Karmine Corp
Karmine Corp
Europe
Rank #24
Avez
Hazem Khaled
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
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