Karmine Corp Karmine Corp Europe Rank #31 saadhak Matias Delipetro Avez Hazem Khaled Elite Efe Teber SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin marteen Martin Pátek have signed Jonathan "TakaS" Paupard, Ryad "sh1n" Ensaad, Alexis "Newzera" Humbert, Michael "mikee" Lim, and Amine "Amilwa" Saidi.
In addition, Arthur "pm" Guillermet and Ahmed "ZE1SH" El Sheikh will join as head coach and assistant coach respectively.
🇩🇿 @Amilwaa
🇫🇷 @TakaS_Jr
🇫🇷 @mikeeVLR
🇫🇷 @shinVALORANT
🇫🇷 @Newzeraaa
Accueillez-les comme il se doit ! #KCORP 🟦
Headliner TakaS is known for his time at Team BDS Team BDS Inactive bramz Bayram Ben Redjeb , a contender for top 10 in Europe at their peak. BDS were first known as Opportunists Opportunists Inactive AKUMAAAAA Alex Lo Bello rodeN Rodolphe Bianco TakaS Jonathan Paupard hoppY Dylan Aube logaN Logan Corti , who put themselves on the map after their tough bout with FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix Inactive SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin Zyppan Pontus Eek ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky ardiis Ardis Svarenieks in the First Strike: Europe qualifiers. Opportunists were later picked up by DfuseTeam DfuseTeam Inactive hoppY Dylan Aube logaN Logan Corti AKUMAAAAA Alex Lo Bello TakaS Jonathan Paupard rodeN Rodolphe Bianco , where they managed to qualify for Masters 1: Europe after beating G2 Esports G2 Esports Inactive . Under BDS, TakaS and his teammates nearly qualified for Stage 2: Challengers playoffs, but lost to Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #23 nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin Keiko Georgio Sanassy kamo Kamil Frąckowiak . BDS finished in the top-six of Stage 3: Challengers 2 after their loss to FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #3 Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu stand-in Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder . VCT 2022 Stage 1: Challengers open qualifiers would be the last tournament TakaS played under BDS, as they lost to TENSTAR TENSTAR Inactive Br0die Jack Emmott KRAY Calum Knight Polvi Niko Polvinen xms Alexandre Forté doma Domagoj Fancev and who cars? who cars? Europe Rank #210 fexayy mishu Julius Thorslund Kyhl Klusia Jonas Colkær Thomsen Nille Nichlas Busk sunshine Benjamin Hornshøj Nielsen respectively.
SHIN was a part of Megastitut Megastitut Inactive Goaster Tony Richard sh1n Ryad Ensaad iDex Sammy Van de Weghe KONEQT Cista Adel MARCTYLINHO Marcty Bienvenu , a staple of the French scene. Megastitut failed to qualify for VCT 2022, but the team was picked up by Sector One Sector One Inactive Alyx Alex Morrow poegii Yenthe Segers q Liam Hoek dash MaximN Maxim Nonglaire for VRL France: Revolution. Sector One managed to qualify for VCT Promotion but were swiftly eliminated.
Newzera was also a Megastitut alumnus, but more recently played with bref bref Inactive Fatiiiih Newzera Alexis Humbert mikee Michael Lim Kiiyo Yoan Marchesin Dawn Tristan Bornet , another mainstay of the French scene. bref made a fairly deep qualification run in VCT 2022, but failed to advance after losing to LDN UTD LDN UTD Inactive feqew Lukas Petrauskas Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius Destrian Tomas Linikas MOLSI Michał Łącki and EXCEL EXCEL Inactive Moe40 Muhammad Hariff chiwa Egor Stepanyuk paTiTek Patryk Fabrowski Foxie Tyler Lowton ALIVE Gilad Hakim . Like Megastitut, bref qualified for VRL France and was picked up by WYLDE WYLDE Europe Rank #29 . However, they failed to qualify for playoffs, finishing with a 1-2-4 record. mikee, another member of WYLDE, is known for his time at Edelweiss Esports Edelweiss Esports Inactive mikee Michael Lim KONEQT Cista Adel but joined bref later on.
In-game leader Amilwa played for a multitude of teams, but made his mark with Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #1 MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius during the 2021 VCT Stage 3: Challengers 2 closed qualifier. Heretics were just one win shy from the main event after their loss to Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #8 trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Derke Nikita Sirmitev Kicks Kimmie Laasner Sayf Saif Jibraeel Less Felipe de Loyola Basso . This would be the only event Amilwa played under Heretics, as he was benched soon after. Amilwa played under free-agent team Orgless22 Orgless22 Inactive juseu Elric Belland-Aysan Fizzy David Figueiredo Amilwa Amine Saidi 10K Théo Navaro , but ultimately failed to qualify for 2022 Stage 1 EMEA Challengers. Instead, he turned his attention to VRL DACH: Evolution, playing under the roster MMix MMix Inactive al0rante Felix Brandl Luzuh Joseph Loose Kryptix James Affleck memset Laurent Werly Amilwa Amine Saidi , which was later picked up by prolific organization MOUZ MOUZ Europe Rank #6 Obnoks Nico Garczarczyk iluri Ilari Puranen Fizzy David Figueiredo starki Krzysztof Lewandrowski . They finished with a 5-1-1 record, coming in as the first seed for playoffs, but MOUZ failed to qualify for VCT Promotion after defeats to FOKUS FOKUS Europe Rank #21 hoody Aaro Peltokangas YaBoiLewis Lewis Hughes Mistic James Orfila al0rante Felix Brandl xuss Tselmeg Tsolmon and Wave Esports Wave Esports Inactive SimonD4rk Alexandr Skovbel Click Haydem Ali Saiz Daniel Ruiz respectively. Amilwa left the team shortly after, with Ben "RECIDENT" Battash taking his place.
Karmine Corp are set to play in Stage 2 of VRL France: Revolution, which begins May 9.
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