According to French insider KRL, the idea of creating an academy roster at Vitality first emerged back in 2019, but it was not implemented at the time. In 2022, Néo revisited the project, proposing to build a promising lineup featuring players who already looked very перспективні — including w0nderful, Launx, Staehr, iM, and HeavyGod. Despite the ambitious plans and serious approach, the idea never came to fruition and the project was put on hold.
Now, each of these players is part of a top 15 HLTV team.
Only in 2026 has Vitality finally launched its own academy.
As a reminder, Team Vitality have announced the creation of an academy roster, with a Ukrainian player as the captain
