Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #4 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Derke Nikita Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu has parted ways Blendi "KovaQ" Kovaci.

The move restores Vitality's active roster size to six, with recent signing UNFAKE set to stand in for youngster Sayonara at EMEA Kickoff.

KovaQ joined Vitality midway through the 2025 season, being signed alongside UNFAKE after the team chose to bench CyvOph and Sayf chose to step down. He competed in all five of the team's Stage 2 group stage matches, playing in a flex role for the squad. He played all four agent roles, with most of his appearances as an Initiator or Sentinel. Once the playoffs began, Vitality benched KovaQ for Sayf, marking the end of his time in a Vitality jersey.

Before joining Vitality, KovaQ competed for German squad ALTERNATE aTTaX ALTERNATE aTTaX Europe Rank #91 disisjohn John Gabrido Shazeon Rene Cappel prayy Unfair Kilian Schöne STAVINCI Dimitrios Smoilis . Since making his debut in 2020, KovaQ has also played for KVM Esports KVM Esports Inactive thoomstar Thom Slaghekke vaLi Yordi van den Meijdenberg GunnyX KovaQ Blendi Kovaci , Sissi State Punks Sissi State Punks Europe Rank #230 Tezics Tim Leszkovich Swung Nirvia frazune Franz Enigl fl1xxd , and NXT NXT Europe Rank #183 LeeN Adam Caillol Penab Veeti Salminen LIMPE Linus Räty myoo Atakan Ünal .

Vitality's season started with promise, with an EMEA Kickoff followed by a fourth-place finish at Masters Bangkok. A prospective superteam, built with Derke from FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #1 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Veqaj Sylvain Pattyn Alfajer Emir Ali Beder and Less from LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #11 lukxo Lucca Travaioli Darker Sebastián Castro Cicuamia Virtyy Leandro Moreno pANcada Bryan Luna cauanzin Cauan Pereira , ultimately missed out on a home stand opportunity at Champions Paris. Vitality enters the 2026 season looking to build a superteam once again, picking up Chronicle , former 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 duo Jamppi and PROFEK , and welcoming PAL and Scuttt as their new coaches.

Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #4 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Derke Nikita Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu 's full roster is now: