FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #2 Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu stand-in Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder has completed their roster with the signing of Ascension winning duelist Kajetan "kaajak" Haremski. He joins the roster in place of Derke , Fnatic's previously duelist of three years.

After falling short of winning Ascension in 2023, Apeks Apeks Europe Rank #3 hype Tautvydas Paldavicius MOLSI Michał Łącki AvovA Auni Chahade ' roster went through a complete rebuild in 2024. As a part of this rebuild, they brought in kaajak as their duelist player. Although he was a newcomer to higher levels of competition, he was a standout in the Polaris league. Throughout the year, Apeks only lost one series in their league, and easily qualified once more to Ascension. In Ascension, kaajak only proved himself further, dominating the competition and dragging his team across the finish line in numerous maps. Apeks managed to redeem themselves of last year's loss as they took down PCIFIC Espor PCIFIC Espor Inactive ComeBack Berkcan Şentürk Rosé Eren Erzan Loita Utku Kart Lar0k Yusuf Kaan Kanber in the grand final to ascend to VCT EMEA. However, with his exceptional performance throughout the year, kaajak became a highly sought after player, and Apeks were unable to retain him for 2025.

kaajak lifting the Ascension trophy on stage They young gun lifts his first trophy in Valorant.

kaajak's buyer, Fnatic, was looking for a roster shakeup after they had grown stagnant in 2024 and were unable to replicate their previous success. They had missed their first international event since 2021 when they failed to qualify for Masters Madrid. While they rebounded to make it to Masters Shanghai, two straight losses would eliminate them immediately. The addition of hiro would breathe some new life into the roster, but they would ultimately fall in the top six of Champions.

FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #2 Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu stand-in Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder are now: