Team Vitality

Team Vitality

Team Information

Location	France
Coach(es)	Jakob "YamatoCannon" Mebdi
Analyst(s)	Romain "Vae" Chanu
Manager(s)	Clément "LeLfe" Laparra

Social Media

Team Vitality is a French esports organization, currently competing in the EU LCS. For information about their Call of Duty team, see their page on CoD Esportspedia. For information about their Halo team, see their page on Halo Esportspedia.

History

Team Vitality formed its League of Legends team in December 2015 as its first expansion into PC gaming, acquiring Gambit Gaming's EU LCS Spring 2016 seed. Their first player signed at the time of announcement was former H2k support kaSing. 5 days later, Vitality completed their roster with former Gambit toplaner Cabochard, former CW jungler Shook, former ROCCAT midlaner Nukeduck and kaSing's former teammate Hjärnan. For their coaching staff, Vitality signed former Gambit coach Shaunz.

2016

Vitality's roster was considered one of the top lineups in the LCS, and they finished the split in third place, behind the surprise first-place G2 Esports and second-place H2k. Cabochard and kaSing were elected to the split's All Pro Team, as the most outstanding players in their positions. With a 13-5 record in the regular season, the team qualified for 2016 EU LCS Spring Playoffs. However, they were upset by the sixth-place Fnatic and were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Heading into the summer split which features a best of two double round format, the team failed to improve upon their spring performance, securing only 3 match wins throughout the season with a 3-9-6 series record. After a tiebreaker against FC Schalke 04, Vitality was ranked 7th in the regular season, avoiding relegation to end their 2017 season run.

During the offseason, Vitality overhauled its roster by acquiring Steelback, Hachani, GBM, and Djoko to the starting line up. Alderiate and AoD later signed up as substitute.

2017

With the reorganization of the EULCS regular season format to the best of three, Vitality was drafted into Group B along with Origen, H2k Gaming, Splyce, and Unicorns of Love. After opening the season with a paltry 1-3 record over three weeks, support player Hachani was benched. Three days later, GBM moved to the starting mid laner position, while Nukeduck took over the empty support role. With constant changing roster, the team's performance suffered by finishing fourth in Group B with a 3-10 record, good enough to avoid relegation and retain their spot for the summer season.

Heading into the summer season, Vitality finalized their new roster by bringing on VandeR as their new support. The team also acquired YamatoCannon as their new headcoach. Drafted into Group B with H2k Gaming, Splyce, Unicorns of Love, and Mysterious Monkeys, the team's fortune improved somewhat from the spring season to finish the summer season with a 5-8 record. Still, it was not good enough for the team to advance to the summer playoffs, though once again the team avoided relegation and retained their spot for the 2018 season.

Timeline

• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018

• December 9th, team is formed and acquires Gambit Gaming's LCS slot. kaSing joins.
• December 14th, Cabochard, Shook, nukeduck, and Hjärnan join. Shaunz joins as a coach.

• January 6th, ShLaYa and Moopz join as subs.
• January 12th, Vae and Heartlock join as analysts.
• May 18th, Mightybear and Police join. Shook and Hjärnan move to sub. ShLaYa and Moopz leave.
• June 4th, Reje joins.
• June 29th, Shook moves back to starting jungler. Mightybear moves to sub.
• August 15th, Reje announces he's a free agent.
• September 21st, Steelback joins. Police leaves.
• November 22nd, Mightybear announces he's a free agent.
• November 29th, Hjärnan leaves.
• December 1st, Hachani joins.
• December 18th, kaSing leaves.

• January 5th, Djoko joins. Alderiate, GBM, and AoD join as subs. Irean joins as head coach. Hjarnan and Shook leave.
• January 16th, Shaunz becomes head of esports.
• February 7th, Hachani becomes sub, analyst and assistant coach.
• February 10th, GBM becomes starting mid laner. Nukeduck switches to support.
• February 17th, AoD becomes starting support. Nukeduck switches back to mid. GBM switches back to sub.
• February 20th, Mightybear leaves.
• March 16th, Hachani becomes starting support. AoD switches back to sub.
• May 3rd, YamatoCannon joins as head coach.
• May 9th, GBM leaves.
• May 10th, VandeR joins. Hachani leaves. Irean leaves coaching position.
• May 21st, Shaunz leaves managerial position.
• May 22nd, Garki joins as team manager.
• June 6th, AoD leaves.
• November 21st, Nukeduck and VandeR leave.
• December 16th, LeLfe joins as team manager.
• December 20th, Gilius, Jiizuke, Minitroupax, and Jactroll join. Djoko, Steeelback, Alderiate, and Shlaya leave.

• January 8th, Nji joins as sub.
• May 2nd, Nji leaves.
• May 28th, Minitroupax renames to Attila.
• May 29th, Shemek joins as sub.
• July 24th, Kikis joins as in-house substitute jungler.
• November 19th, Gilius leaves.
• November 21st, Cabochard and Jactroll renew their contracts.
• November 27th, Shemek leaves.
• November 28th, Mowgli joins. Kikis leaves.
• December 20th, Dreams leaves.

Player Roster

• Current
• Former

Date Joined	Player	Real Name	Role
Dec 2015	Cabochard	Lucas Simon-Meslet
Nov 2018	Mowgli	Lee Jae-ha (이재하)
Dec 2017	Jiizuke	Daniele di Mauro
Dec 2017	Attila	Amadeu Carvalho
Dec 2017	Jactroll	Jakub Skurzyński

Date Left	Player	Role	⇒	New Team
May 2018	Shemek		⇒	None
Dec 2018	Dreams		⇒	None
Nov 2018	Kikis		⇒	Rogue
Nov 2018	Gilius		⇒	BJK
May 2018	Nji		⇒	38px WLG
Dec 2017	Djoko		⇒	GIA
Dec 2017	Steeelback		⇒	GIA
Dec 2017	Alderiate		⇒	none
Dec 2017	Shlaya		⇒	none
Nov 2017	Nukeduck		⇒	S04
Nov 2017	VandeR		⇒	S04
Jun 2017	AoD		⇒	WAR
May 2017	Hachani		⇒	E8W
May 2017	GBM		⇒	eUnited
Feb 2017	Mightybear		⇒	ROX
Jan 2017	Shook		⇒	NiP
Jan 2017	Hjarnan		⇒	ROC
Dec 2016	kaSing		⇒	RB
Sep 2016	Police		⇒	38px DS
May 2016	Reje		⇒	Tricked
May 2016	ShLaYa		⇒	none
May 2016	Moopz		⇒	none

Organization

• Current
• Former

Real Name	IGN	Position
Nicolas Maurer	Nico	Co-Owner, Founder & CEO
Fabien Devide	Neo	Co-Owner & Chairman
Pauline Guillonnet		COO
Gabor Fenyvesi	The Minimalist	Chief Gaming Officer
Jakob Mehdi	YamatoCannon	Head Coach
Dan Ham	dannerlame	Analyst
Mickael Le Roscouet	WhiTe PenGoiN	Social Media Manager
Dennis Hennersdorf	Leggifant	Team Manager
Clément Laparra	LeLfe	Head of Scouting

Real Name	IGN	Position	⇒	New Team
Dylan Laasme	Heartlock	Analyst	⇒	none
Romain Chanu	Vae	Analyst	⇒	NiP

Team Achievements

• 2016
• 2017

In Premier Tournaments
Date		Place	Event	Result		Winnings
2016-08-01		A77th	2016 EU LCS Summer Round Robin	3 : 9 : 6	Not found
2016-04-02		A55 - 6th	2016 EU LCS Spring Playoffs	1 : 3	Fnatic
2016-03-18		A33rd	2016 EU LCS Spring Round Robin	13 : 5	Not found

In Premier Tournaments
Date		Place	Event	Result		Winnings
2017-08-13		A44th	2017 EU LCS Summer Round Robin Group B	5 : 8	Not found
2017-04-02		A44th	2017 EU LCS Spring Round Robin Group B	3 : 10	Not found

Media

Interviews

• 2016
• 2017

• July 15th - Shaunz: "Zum Glück spielt hier keiner Pokemon GO" with Red Bull Esports
• September 17th - Vitality’s boss talks LCS and not making Worlds with Red Bull Esports
• November 24th - Shaunz on European eSports, Korea, and Team Vitality's future with Inven Global

• May 27th - YamatoCannon on Vitality's all-European roster: 'VandeR just measured higher than any player that was available from any region' with theScore esports

Articles & Videos

• 2015
• 2016
• 2017

• December 9th, Team Vitality is coming to League of Legends by Ben Sillis on RedBull
• December 14th, Shook joins the Vitality LCS line-up by Ben Sillis on RedBull
• December 15th, Nukeduck joins Team Vitality LCS line-up by Ben Sillis on RedBull
• December 16th, League of Legends: Hjärnan joins Team Vitality by Ben Sillis on RedBull
• December 17th, League of Legends: Cabochard joins Team Vitality by Ben Sillis on RedBull
• December 18th, Shaunz: Meet Vitality’s new head coach by Ben Sillis on RedBull

• March 29th -
  • The kingdom crumbles: Kelsey Moser's 5 storylines to watch ahead of Fnatic vs. Vitality by Kelsey Moser on theScore
  • EU LCS Playoff preview - Fnatic vs. Vitality by Adel Chouadria on ESPN
• May 27th, Summer 2016 EU LCS Team-by-Team Preview Day 6: Team Vitality (Podcast) by Rough Drafts on Soundcloud
• July 14 - Spotlight: Team Vitality's Coach Shaunz by LoL Esports
• November 15th - Offseason Game Plan: Team Vitality by Tim Sevenhuysen (thescoreesports.com)
• November 22nd - Mightybear announces free agency by Olivia da Silva (thescoreesports.com)

• January 19th - Со щитом или на щите: Новый сезон EU LCS by LoL Esports RU (ru.lolesports.com)
• May 30th - Team Reactions | EU LCS Group Draft Summer 2017 by LoL Esports

Gallery

Rosters

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  Team Vitality 2017 Summer Roster

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  Team Vitality 2017 Spring Roster with GBM

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  Team Vitality 2017 Spring Roster with Hachani

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  Team Vitality 2016 Summer Roster

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  Team Vitality 2016 Spring Roster

Logos

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  2015 - Present