Update at 11:23am EST: UNFAKE has revealed that he is still searching for opportunities in 2024 and he will only be standing in for KOI.
KOI
KOI
Europe
Rank #29
grubinho
Grzegorz Ryczko
sheydos
Bogdan Naumov
Filu
Dawid Czarnecki
flyuh
Xavier Carlson
soulcas
Dom Sulcas
have signed Kamil "kamo"
Frąckowiak, Tobias "ShadoW"
Flodström, and Bartosz "UNFAKE"
Bernacki.
kamo began his career with
NOM Esports
NOM Esports
Europe
Rank #73
nero
Eran Yosef
bravo
Pap Gergely
Razziss
Timur Taisaev
Amcar
in 2022, earning them two top-three placements in VCL East Stages 1 and 2. Later that year, he had a brief stint with
DSYRE
DSYRE
Inactive
caydeN
Yari Olmi
Tag
Alessandro Voci
wackie
Rikardo Birjukov
waddle
Wadir Taraki
, where he added a first-place finish to his name at the VCL Dach Evolution tournament. In 2023, he spent his time with
GTZ Esports
GTZ Esports
Europe
Rank #182
H4te
Rodrigo Ribeiro
Caim
Hugo Fonseca
, helping them to a double second-place finish in both splits of VCL: Portugal, then later ending the year at the top-four of EMEA Ascension play-ins.
ShadoW has been a regular on the European scene, spending his time at several iterations of the
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Inactive
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
,
Team Vitality
Team Vitality
Europe
Rank #5
trexx
Nikita Cherednichenko
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Kicks
Kimmie Laasner
Sayf
Saif Jibraeel
Less
Felipe de Loyola Basso
, and
Giants Gaming
Giants Gaming
Inactive
Redgar
Igor Vlasov
Fit1nho
Adolfo Gallego
nukkye
Žygimantas Chmieliauskas
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
Cloud
Kirill Nehozhin
rosters over three years. In 2023, he carried over his expertise to
Apeks
Apeks
Europe
Rank #3
florescent
Ava Eugene
hype
Tautvydas Paldavicius
MOLSI
Michał Łącki
AvovA
Auni Chahade
batujnax
Mehmet Batu Özaslan
— levelling up the squad to become a powerhouse and finishing first twice in VCL NE: Polaris Splits 1 and 2. However, Apeks were one win short of being promoted to the EMEA partnership league after being defeated by
Gentle Mates
Gentle Mates
Europe
Rank #36
K4DAVRA
Thomas Johner
RobbieBk
Robbie Boerkamp
Minny
Patrik Hušek
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
Click
Haydem Ali
in the Ascension grand finals.
Former
Team Queso
Team Queso
Inactive
mezoky
Boom
Daniel Jiménez
player UNFAKE has spent two years with the roster since 2021, racking up several top-eight finishes. In their most recent season, Queso had a similar trajectory to the aforementioned GTZ, finishing second in both splits of VCL Spain, then top-four at Ascension play-ins.
Following their acceptance into the first-ever EMEA partnership league, KOI signed a solid roster, with former IGL Jose "koldamenta"
Luis Aranguren and Berkant "Wolfen"
Joshkun being pieces. But even with name value, the roster had a rocky season, starting the year with a loss to
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #4
FiNESSE
Pujan Mehta
s0m
Sam Oh
Verno
Andrew Maust
mada
Adam Pampuch
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
at LOCK//IN and then missing out on league playoffs. KOI gained some stability at EMEA LCQ, with wins over
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #1
MiniBoo
Dominykas Lukaševičius
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjamin David Fish
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
and
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere
Europe
Rank #16
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
Ruxic
Uğur Güç
hiro
Emirhan Kat
koalanoob
Gianfranco Potestio
. However, after falling to the lower bracket, KOI finished third — losing to NAVI — and just one more win from a Champions appearance.
kamo and ShadoW will play on the main roster, while UNFAKE and Wolfen will be reserve players. Koldamenta's future with the team is unknown at the time of writing.
The new KOI roster will debut at the Crossfire Cup 2023 playoffs on November 1.
KOI
KOI
Europe
Rank #29
grubinho
Grzegorz Ryczko
sheydos
Bogdan Naumov
Filu
Dawid Czarnecki
flyuh
Xavier Carlson
soulcas
Dom Sulcas
are now: