FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #3 crashies Austin Roberts Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu stand-in Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder have announced the departure of stand-in Emirhan "hiro" Kat after nearly four months with the squad.
The former Papara SuperMassive Papara SuperMassive Europe Rank #14 skylen Asil Yalçın ip0TT Yiğit Karadeniz VenTT Emre Bozkurt Celasun Emir Celasun umu7 Umut Pekdoğan player was brought on as a replacement for starting player Leo "Leo" Jannesson, who was forced to step down temporarily due to a number of health issues leading up to Split 2 of the VCT EMEA.
hiro was scouted outside of FNATIC's affiliate partnership with Mandatory Mandatory Europe Rank #26 CyvOph Clement Millard HyP Damien Souville thebigfiz Julien Auberton AKUMAAAAA Alex Lo Bello Goaster Tony Richard . Picking up Mandatory's Damien "HyP" Souville would mean removing the team's IGL while they were fighting for an Ascension slot, while hiro and Papara SuperMassive had a much tougher path to the promotional tournament.
hiro played all of Stage 2 and Champions in Leo's place, becoming a key member in FNATIC's EMEA title run and their Champions journey. At the world championship, despite strong numbers from the Dutch stand-in, FNATIC struggled to make waves and ultimately exited the competition in the top six.
As the season ends, so does hiro's time with FNATIC and he is now a free agent. FNATIC's starting roster is also reduced to three. Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev is currently a restricted free agent and, at the time of publishing, the organization has not revealed whether Leo will return for the 2025 season, as it hinges on him being healthy enough to play.
FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #3 crashies Austin Roberts Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu stand-in Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder 's starting roster is now just:
- Colin "CoJo" Johnson (Manager)
- Chris "Elmapuddy" Tebbit (Head coach)
- Jacob "Mini" Harris (Assistant coach)
- Edgar "psych_chek" Chekera (Performance coach)