KOI KOI Inactive has allowed their in-game leader Tobias "ShadoW" Flodström to explore his options as a restricted free agent.

ShadoW has been a presence in EMEA Valorant since the beginning, most notably being a part of the old FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix Inactive SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin Zyppan Pontus Eek ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky ardiis Ardis Svarenieks team that reigned towards the top of EU in 2020 and 2021. After his stint with FPX, he would join the Apeks Apeks Inactive team that went on to dominate tier two of EMEA in 2023, and were heavy favorites to ascend to the franchise league. However, they fell short at the very final hurdle, being swept in the grand finals at the hands of the heavy underdogs in Gentle Mates Gentle Mates Europe Rank #7 Proxh Yusuf Emre Tunc starxo Patryk Kopczynski bipo Taranvir Singh marteen Martin Pátek Minny Patrik Hušek .

After the disappointing result at Ascension, ShadoW joined KOI to be their IGL for the 2024 season. In 2023, KOI had an underwhelming season, only finishing 2-7 in the regular season, and failed to qualify to any international events. Their overhauled roster in 2024 showed promise when they upset Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #23 purp0 Semyon Borchev nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin kamo Kamil Frąckowiak trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Kicks Kimmie Laasner in Kickoff to make it out of the group stage, but this glimmer of hope was quickly eradicated as they were shut down in the play-in stage against Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #2 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Derke Nikita Niko Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu and Karmine Corp Karmine Corp Europe Rank #18 dos9 Zhumagali Dastan LewN Burak Alkan Avez Hazem Khaled SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin N4RRATE Marshall Massey . They would fare even worse in the regular season, ending in last place in the league with a record of 3-7.

With two unsuccessful seasons of franchising, KOI is looking for another shakeup of personnel, already having removed starxo , and reportedly eyeing new leadership in flyuh and Gorilla . ShadoW will now look for opportunities with other teams as an IGL.

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