Ukrainian esports organization Natus Pobeda announced the purchase by the team VALORANT by FunPlus Phoenix. The FPX team consists of: Kirill “ANGE1” Karasov, Andrey “Shao” Kiprsky, Pontus “Zyppan” Eek, Dmitry “UYGETSU” Ilyushin and Ardis “ardiis” Svarenix will perform under the banner of the Ukrainian club in the EMEA International League in 2023. The first season in the EMEA region will take place in Berlin from March 26 to May 28, 2023.
Na’Vi only made one change, player Mehmet “cNed” Yagiz Ipek will replace Ardis “ardiis” Svarenixthe latter is likely to continue his career in another region.
The former FPX roster is one of the most titled in the discipline. In fact, the team has won over $450,000 in prizes from 2020 to now. However, the most important victories were achieved this year: 1st place at VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 1 Challengers, 2nd place at VCT 2022: EMEA Stage 2 Challengers, 1st place at VCT 2022: Stage 2 Masters and 4th place at VALORANT Champions 2022 World Championship At the end of 2022, the FPX roster proved to be the best in the EMEA region.
The new team will take part in the next Il G-Loot VALORANT Clash” which will be held online from 25 to 27 November.
As a reminder, on September 21, Riot Games officially announced the full list of VALORANT Champions Tour partner teams, Natus Vincere will also be among the ten teams that will join the EMEA International League in 2023.
Source: Tutto Mercato Web
