Team Vitality have announced the creation of an academy roster, with a Ukrainian player as the captain

Team Vitality has officially announced the launch of its own Counter-Strike academy team — Vitality Academy. The new roster, composed of five promising players from different countries, previously competed under the name Project H and has already shown encouraging results.

The lineup includes young players aged 16 to 19:

• Dafra1d (19 y.o) — a Ukrainian player who will take on the role of in-game leader
• patrenzo (17 y.o)
• Reqqen (16 y.o)
• Katkamee (16 y.o)
• lucaZ (17 y.o)

According to the club’s president, Fabien Devide, the creation of the academy is an investment in the future of the entire Counter-Strike scene. Vitality aims not only to remain among the world’s top teams, but also to develop a new generation of players capable of elevating the Tier-2 scene and strengthening the esports ecosystem as a whole.

As a reminder, Vitality defeated Spirit in the grand final and became the champions of IEM Rio 2026!