UPDATE: This article has been updated to include Sayf's recent clarification regarding ceNder's decision to take a break from competitive play.

Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #1 trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Derke Nikita Sirmitev Kicks Kimmie Laasner Sayf Saif Jibraeel Less Felipe de Loyola Basso has parted ways with in-game leader Jokūbas "ceNder" Labutis after almost four years with the organization. Vitality now has five active players ready for the 2025 season.

Saif "Sayf" Jibraeel further clarified that ceNder was not released by the organization, but rather has chosen to take a break from competitive play. "He is one of the most fantastic, selfless teammates I have ever played with and I hope he returns to VCT soon," Sayf added.

ceNder joined as part of Vitality's original roster back in February 2021. Primarily playing Sentinel agents, his achievements with the team include winning VRL France in 2022 and placing second in the VRL 2022 Finals.

The 2024 season presented ceNder with a new challenge: step into the role of in-game leader and main Controller following the retirement of Santeri "BONECOLD" Sassi. The European squad found middling results in the first half of the year, being eliminated in the Kickoff play-ins and narrowly failing to qualify for the Stage 1 playoffs after finishing at the bottom of a five-way 3-3 tie in Group Alpha.

Coming into Stage 2, the team decided to bench head coach Salah "salah" Barakat and promote former assistant coach Harry "Gorilla" Mepham in his place. Renewed, ceNder and the rest of Vitality rallied to a 6-4 regular season record. In the playoffs, they made a run to finish second in EMEA and secure the organization's first international qualification to Champions 2024. Vitality later exited in the group stage of Seoul with a 1-2 record after falling to LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN Latin America South Rank #1 Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee nataNk Nathan Bocqueho .

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