Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Unranked nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin Keiko Georgio Sanassy kamo Kamil Frąckowiak have completed their 2024 VCT roster with the additions of Enzo "Enzo" Mestari, James "Mistic" Orfila and Georgio "Keiko" Sanassy, who all hail from EMEA Ascension runner-up Apeks Apeks Europe Unranked hype Tautvydas Paldavicius MOLSI Michał Łącki AvovA Auni Chahade .
Composed of mainly former FNATIC FNATIC Europe Unranked Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu stand-in Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder players, Apeks entered the competitive scene at the start of the year and took the Northern Europe Challengers scene by storm after winning both splits while only dropping a single match.
Their placement earned them a spot in Ascension's group stage, where the team emerged as Group B's top seed after finishing with a 4-0 record. After sending both SAW SAW Inactive Fragger Henrique Correia brk Bruno Ferreira GrTw Tiago Costa Addicted Eduardo Torres Cunha20 David Cunha and Acend Acend Inactive ALIVE Gilad Hakim musashi Alessio Xhaferi pyrolll Artur Minin cullumx Nikolaj Cullum Andersen chiwa Egor Stepanyuk to the lower bracket to meet Gentle Mates Gentle Mates Europe Unranked K4DAVRA Thomas Johner in the grand final, Apeks were expected to take the series in a manner that mirrored their past victory over the French organization.
Unfortunately for Apeks, however, Gentle Mates surprised nearly everyone by quickly sweeping their opponents in a quick 3-0 to claim their spot in the 2024 EMEA League.
Apeks were one series away from a partnership slot in the EMEA League. Photo: Hara Amorós/Riot Games
Team Liquid had a less-than-stable year themselves. The organization struggled in their international debut at LOCK//IN against Team Secret Team Secret Asia-Pacific Unranked invy Adrian Jiggs Reyes JessieVash Jessie Cuyco Wild0reoo Brheyanne Christ Reyes 2ge James Goopio Jremy Jeremy Cabrera , but were able to regain their footing by upsetting FNATIC in the grand final of the EMEA League to secure a spot at Masters: Tokyo's playoffs, where they finished among the top six.
However, their biggest chance to perform at Champions failed to yield any notable performance as the team went winless in Group D following back-to-back losses against Natus Vincere Natus Vincere Europe Unranked ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky and LOUD LOUD Brazil Unranked dgzin Douglas Silva v1nny Vínicius Gonçalves pANcada Bryan Luna tuyz Arthur Andrade cauanzin Cauan Pereira .
Shortly after their run in Los Angeles, the organization began making changes to the roster by releasing Dom "soulcas" Sulcas, Saif "Sayf" Jibraeel and former in-game leader Igor "Redgar" Vlasov to make way for the Apeks three.
Now complete and ready to compete, Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Unranked nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin Keiko Georgio Sanassy kamo Kamil Frąckowiak is: