Karmine Corp Karmine Corp Europe Rank #28 dos9 Zhumagali Dastan LewN Burak Alkan sheydos Bogdan Naumov Avez Hazem Khaled SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin has announced their roster for the 2026 VCT season. The roster includes Hazem "Avez" Khaled, Dmitry "SUYGETSU" Ilyushin, Burak "LewN" Alkan, Bogdan "sheydos" Naumov, and Zhumagali "dos9" Dastan, with Andrey "ENGH" Sholokhov and Ahmed "ZE1SH" El Sheikh as the coaching staff.

Karmine Corp put together an intriguing roster in 2025, pulling together a mismatch of talent from across EMEA led by Americas import saadhak . After failing to reach any international events however, only Avez, SUYGETSU, and the coaching staff remain.

New to the roster are LewN, Sheydos, and dos9, all with at least a year of VCT experience under their belt.

LewN and dos9 both had breakout rookie years in 2025, with LewN serving as the Duelist for BBL Esports BBL Esports Europe Rank #2 Crewen Ali Eren Sargin Lar0k Yusuf Kaan Kanber Loita Utku Kart Rosé Eren Erzan lovers rock Umut Pekdoğan , and dos9 as the Controller player for BOOM Esports BOOM Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #7 natz Jonathan Adiputra Nakya Alehandro Fabian Simanjorang d3ffo Nikita Sudakov Shiro Hildegard Arnaldo NcSlasher Sheldon Andersen Chandra . Both teams had their high points in the year, both coming within touching distance of reaching the international stage, but ultimately falling short at the final hurdle.

Sheydos on the other hand, is one of the oldest names in Valorant, having competed at the highest level since 2020. Originally part of Gambit Esports Gambit Esports Inactive Redgar Igor Vlasov Chronicle Timofey Khromov d3ffo Nikita Sudakov sheydos Bogdan Naumov nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin , he lifted an international trophy in 2021 at Masters Berlin, and came second at Champions that same year. More recently, Sheydos has been with KOI KOI Inactive for the past three years, but was never able to find the same success.

Karmine Corp has already fielded this roster in the off-season, participating in the Project Blender tournament. The tournament featured a wide array of teams from all across the EMEA region, including eight teams from VCT EMEA. Karmine Corp went undefeated in the group stage, but were eliminated by Team Vitality in the quarterfinals of playoffs.

Karmine Corp will play their first match of the VCT season against Natus Vincere Natus Vincere Europe Rank #12 sociablEE Volkan Yonal Filu Dawid Czarnecki Shao Andrey Kiprsky Ruxic Uğur Güç hiro Emirhan Kat on January 20.

Karmine Corp Karmine Corp Europe Rank #28 dos9 Zhumagali Dastan LewN Burak Alkan sheydos Bogdan Naumov Avez Hazem Khaled SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin is now:

  • Hazem "Avez" Khaled
  • Dmitry "SUYGETSU" Ilyushin
  • Burak "LewN" Alkan
  • Bogdan "sheydos" Naumov
  • Zhumagali "dos9" Dastan
  • Andrey "ENGH" Sholokhov (Head coach)
  • Ahmed "ZE1SH" El Sheikh (Coach)