LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN Latin America South Rank #1 Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee nataNk Nathan Bocqueho and Alex "goked" Kie have mutually parted ways following their elimination in the Masters Shanghai Swiss stage. With Stage 2 of VCT Americas on the horizon, the team will have little more than two weeks to make the appropriate adjustments and adapt to the new coaching structure. Due to a personal situation, goked announced he is not currently looking for a team as head coach, but is willing to consider offers for less demanding roles.
After the end of the 2023 VCT season during which Leviatán failed to qualify to an international event, the team underwent significant roster and staff changes. Previously head coach for Case Esports Case Esports Inactive and strategic coach for KOI KOI Europe Rank #41 grubinho Grzegorz Ryczko sheydos Bogdan Naumov Filu Dawid Czarnecki flyuh Xavier Carlson soulcas Dom Sulcas , the Leviatán job was goked's first opportunity as head coach in tier one competition. As part of the rebuild, the team signed two previous Champions in C0M and aspas , as well as Americas Ascension winner tex . The past achievements of the new arrivals meant expectations were high for the new lineup.
Leviatán did not reach the Kickoff playoffs, as they were eliminated in the group stage after losses to both finalists. In Stage 1, they only suffered three losses: an early loss to Cloud9 in the group stage and a loss to both finalists in playoffs, where they finished in third.
Masters Shanghai was the organization's first international event since LOCK//IN. Their star-studded roster and relative strength of the Americas region meant the team had pressure to deliver, but they were unable to do so. Losses to Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #1 Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) yoman Chae Young-moon (채영문) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태) and FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #7 xeus Doğan Gözgen MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak AtaKaptan Ata Tan cNed Mehmet Yağız İpek qRaxs Doğukan Balaban , who went out in the top six, prevented Leviatán from advancing to playoffs.
LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN Latin America South Rank #1 Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee nataNk Nathan Bocqueho will next play against MIBR MIBR Brazil Rank #19 artzin Arthur Araujo xenom Eduardo Soeiro cortezia Gabriel Cortez nzr Agustin Ibarra aspas Erick Santos in the Americas Stage 2 opening match: