FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #6
crashies
Austin Roberts
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 #21
skylen
Asil Yalçın
ip0TT
Yiğit Karadeniz
VenTT
Emre Bozkurt
OXMANN
Aytekin Çakır
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 #19
CyvOph
Clement Millard
HyP
Damien Souville
Enzo
Enzo Mestari
mikee
Michael Lim
keloqz
Cista Wassim
. 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 #6
crashies
Austin Roberts
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)