Team Vitality overhauls its LEC roster after a disappointing 2-16 season
Nji, labrov, and Milica will be joining the team.
French organization, Team Vitality (VIT), has announced its new team lineup for theLeague of Legends European Championship (LEC)2020 Summer Split.
Jungler, Cantoursna “Nji” An, has been promoted from the academy team Vitality.Bee while support player, Labros “labrov” Papoutsakis, will be joining from German organization Berlin International Gaming (BIG). Team Vitality fans will also finally get to see Aljoša “Milica” Kovandžić’s mid-lane skills in action, after he was held up byvisa issueslast season.
AD Carry Markos “Comp” Stamkopoulos, top-laner Lucas “Cabochard” Simon-Meslet, and support player Jakub “Jactroll” Skurzyński will be staying on the roster.
The team’s previous support player Pierre “Steeelback” Medjaldi and jungler Duncan “Skeanz” Marquet will be sent back to Vitality.Bee for the La Ligue Française (LFL) 2020 Summer Split. Skeanz will be joining Team Vitality’s academy roster to help him further hone his abilities.
“Today, as we engage in the second half of the season, we decided to bring you back to the LFL, a place that will help you regain confidence, rebuild your strength, and help you become better while still considering your comeback in the LEC squad an option through the Summer Split,” according to atweetaddressed to Skeanz.
Following our League of Legends rosters announcement, we have a special message for@Skeanz_loland for all the young players around.pic.twitter.com/6q9ZBlnLAP
Team Vitality is also changing its management staff, with Gabor “The Minimalist” Fenyvesi stepping down as the Chief Gaming Officer to being the Team Director.
I’m stepping down of Vitality as the CGO to join and lead our League of Legends team on a new and clear path to Victory. I’m lucky to have such a talented and dedicated group of coaching and management staff around me.https://t.co/deHL2eZ2Ar
This leaves ex-LoL player and former Team Director Mitch “Boris” Voorspoels as a free agent.
Team Vitality finished the 2020 Spring Split with a disappointing 2-16 standing, last in theoverall rankings. They managed to snag victories against teamsFnatic (FNC)andSK Gaming (SK).
With this fresh squad, will they be able to finally achieve their goal of qualifying for theLEC 2020 Summer Split Playoffs?
Three intense weeks of tryouts have been necessary to build what we think is the best team possible for us moving forward.While keeping it humble, our first objective is simple: qualify for LEC Summer Split playoffs.#VforVictorypending Riot approvalpic.twitter.com/dOgRGBk5HK
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