Apeks Apeks Europe Rank #2 florescent Ava Eugene hype Tautvydas Paldavicius MOLSI Michał Łącki AvovA Auni Chahade has signed two-time Game Changers champion Ava "florescent" Eugene to their 2025 VCT roster.

florescent will likely take the spot of kaajak as the duelist player for Apeks. After winning Ascension, Apeks was unable to maintain their complete roster, with kaajak and soulcas leaving to sign with FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #3 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder and KOI KOI Europe Rank #40 grubinho Grzegorz Ryczko sheydos Bogdan Naumov Filu Dawid Czarnecki flyuh Xavier Carlson soulcas Dom Sulcas respectively.

florescent has been one of the most anticipated prospects in Game Changers ever since she joined the league in 2022. She drew enough attention as the star of Misfits Black Misfits Black Inactive panday Tastyy Carlee Carlee Gress edith Eden Bryce Cutlip Slandy Presley Anderson to earn a spot on Version1 Version1 Inactive sarahcat Sarah Simpson florescent Ava Eugene alexis Alexis Guarrasi meL Melanie Capone Noia Nicole Tierce 's 2023 roster, which was an assembly of some of the strongest North American GC talent. This roster went on to dominate the scene, and after being signed by Shopify Rebellion Shopify Rebellion North America Rank #25 meL Melanie Capone alexis Alexis Guarrasi Noia Nicole Tierce sarahcat Sarah Simpson , would win the Game Changers Championship in 2023, avenging the organization's grand finals loss the previous year. Maintaining the same roster for 2024, Shopify entered Berlin looking to win back-to-back titles. Nine maps later, they would capture their second championship trophy, doing so without dropping a single map. In Shopify's championship wins, florescent put up dominant performances, earning the MVP title for both tournaments. After her historic run with Shopify, the organization announced her release to allow her to pursue this opportunity with Apeks.

Two trophies, two MVPS.

Despite Shopify's supremacy, they have been unable to find success outside of GC, having always been eliminated in the open qualifiers of NA's Challenger league. Other top GC teams have similarly struggled against the wider competitive field in their own regions. With this signing, florescent will become the first ever Game Changers player to compete in VCT.

“Making the jump to VCT has always been my goal since day one,” said florescent. “I'm very proud of the success my team had these last 2 years but I now feel ready to take the next step.”

“Her performance during trials was outstanding,” and “her passion for the game is on another level,” commented Apeks head coach DANNYTO . “I'm looking forward to what we can achieve this year with her and I believe it's going to be special.”

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