On Thursday, Jonathan "TakaS"
Paupard announced that his time with
Gentle Mates
Gentle Mates
Europe
Rank #23
K4DAVRA
Thomas Johner
beyAz
Beyazit Körpe
nataNk
Nathan Bocqueho
Wailers
Wailers Locart
logaN
Logan Corti
appears to be coming to an end, as the team is open to letting him walk.
TaKaS's contract with Gentle Mates runs through the 2025 season, but he says the team has “allowed me to explore my options for 2025.”
The Frenchman started his Valorant career in 2020 and has played for several teams based in France, including
Karmine Corp
Karmine Corp
Europe
Rank #33
MAGNUM
Martin Penkov
tomaszy
Tomás Machado
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
marteen
Martin Pátek
sh1n
Ryad Ensaad
and
Team BDS
Team BDS
Inactive
bramz
Bayram Ben Redjeb
. He joined Gentle Mates in January of 2023 and played a crucial role in the organization's run at a title-clinching Challengers League France run and eventually EMEA Ascension as the team's duelist.
While he almost exclusively played Jett in 2023, his role would change slightly as the team entered VCT in 2024. Still on the duelist role, he would play different agents such as Yoru, Neon and Raze while the team also experimented with him on Gekko and Omen.
After losing two games to start EMEA Kickoff and then missing out on the EMEA Stage 1 playoffs by one game, they finished Stage 2 ranked tenth, just one spot above last-placed
KOI
KOI
Europe
Rank #46
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
ShadoW
Tobias Flodström
grubinho
Grzegorz Ryczko
sheydos
Bogdan Naumov
on head-to-head record.
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