Apeks unveil 2024 Challengers roster

Apeks Apeks Europe Rank #3 florescent Ava Eugene hype Tautvydas Paldavicius MOLSI Michał Łącki AvovA Auni Chahade batujnax Mehmet Batu Özaslan have announced their new roster ahead of EMEA's 2024 Challengers.

The organization has rebuilt their entire roster and signed soulcas , MOLSI , AvovA , hype , and kaajak as they hope to outclass last year's results.

After three years of donning Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #23 paTiTek Patryk Fabrowski kamyk Maks Rychlewski nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin Keiko Georgio Sanassy kamo Kamil Frąckowiak 's colors, soulcas moved on from the organization. The Brit was present at the roster's inception and remained throughout their highs and lows. Under Liquid, soulcas attended seven international LAN events and secured various high placements.

AvovA and MOLSI both had underwhelming experiences within the 2023 EMEA League. With Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #1 MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius , AvovA failed to break into the playoffs and exited the EMEA LCQ winless at the hands of KOI KOI Europe Rank #29 grubinho Grzegorz Ryczko sheydos Bogdan Naumov Filu Dawid Czarnecki flyuh Xavier Carlson soulcas Dom Sulcas .

MOLSI, on the other hand, just barely qualified for playoffs with Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #5 trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Derke Nikita Sirmitev Kicks Kimmie Laasner Sayf Saif Jibraeel Less Felipe de Loyola Basso , but was quickly sent home by Team Liquid and FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #8 xeus Doğan Gözgen MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak AtaKaptan Ata Tan qRaxs Doğukan Balaban . Following the passing of Karel "Twisten" Ašenbrener, Vitality opted not to participate in the EMEA LCQ.

The final two pieces of the puzzle solidified as hype and kaajak, who both actively showed presence in multiple Tier 2 events throughout 2023. Danail "DANNYTO" Sofroniev and Casper "Desmo" Rasmussen rejoined Apeks as coaches to round out the team.

Initially taking the EMEA Tier 2 scene by storm, Apeks claimed the crowns of both Northern European splits and qualified for EMEA's 2023 Ascension. The team dropped a single map throughout their time in Group B and defeated 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 secure their grand finals appearance.

Unfortunately, it would be underdog team Gentle Mates Gentle Mates Europe Rank #36 K4DAVRA Thomas Johner RobbieBk Robbie Boerkamp Minny Patrik Hušek Zyppan Pontus Eek Click Haydem Ali who swept Apeks away in three quick maps to secure a spot among the partnered teams in the 2024 EMEA League.

Following their runner-up finish at Ascension, the organization released its entire roster as most of the players were picked up by partnered teams, leaving the once-dominant troupe with five vacant player slots.

Now fully finalized, Apeks Apeks Europe Rank #3 florescent Ava Eugene hype Tautvydas Paldavicius MOLSI Michał Łącki AvovA Auni Chahade batujnax Mehmet Batu Özaslan is:

Tautvydas "hype" Paldavicius
Kajetan "kaajak" Haremski
Michał "MOLSI" Łącki
Dom "soulcas" Sulcas
Auni "AvovA" Chahade
Danail "DANNYTO" Sofroniev (Head coach)
Casper "Desmo" Rasmussen (Assistant coach)

i am not the fan of avova. but it's the best environment that i would give him a chance but still i make this roster as a last chance for him. if he is going through the ramadan like a top player in t2 (so in t1 emea be in TOP 4-5 best player in role) - then i would call heretics just a curse org (like i call it anyway lol, anything was working there with "the spanish leader"). soulcas is something different that i cant decide if he needs new environment or he's not enough tier 1 player. but im less criticized to him, so he's not the worst in team in my ranking.

actually has a lot of view in kaajak, and i believe in his skill, but im scared for chokes in important rounds in important matches (like ascension or polaris/dach/any other league playoffs stage). but he was usually the best player in a match when his team loses the match. so i guess he's prepared, but i have some bad thoughts about that.

molsi is the most stable point in this roster - if he tried IGL before. now i saw that he declares in public that he's IGL - im really looking in his capability to be the leader of team and call the rounds.

hype is the player from the team that i was hyping in french league, so it's actually more biased opinion than from my country's players. because i fell like he will be the best looking player in the beginning of season in polaris. also has a little bit synergy with molsi from LDN UTD and little remind from Entropolo in VEU (VCL East in some case) Offseason Split. but i think he presented good enough for high T2 level to be stable at the beginning.

in general i think they will fight to fifth map with FOKUS for Split Finals and this will decide the level (if Playin don't happen). why? because it will just depend on the season in general, whatever if they play in DACH (combined if the rumours are true) or Polaris with FOKUS (i dont have good opinion about DACH in terms of general Ascension performance for 2024 Season).