Paris – Team Vitality is an e-sports organization originating and based in Europe. The team was founded in 2013 by an enthusiastic group of friends and is now based in Paris. The clan colors are black and orange. The team competes in various e-sports disciplines. Among them are Counter Strike, League of Legends, Rocket League, Fortnite, Valorant and FIFA. In Rocket League, Team Vitality even became world champion in 2019. In addition to the successes in this and various other championships, Team Vitality also places a lot of emphasis on promoting young talent. Since August 2020, there is the Vitality School, on site in Paris and online from home.

Team Vitality: The E-Sports Organization from Paris – League of Legends

In December 2015, Team Vitality founded its League of Legends division. At the time, this was the e-sports organization’s first foray into PC gaming. At that time, they bought from Gambit Gaming their European League of Legends Championship Series 2016 Spring Split slot and were able to participate in the e-sports league. Since then, they haven’t always had it easy in this discipline. Playing for Vitality in the Top Lane is Barney “Alphari” Morris, and in the Bot Lane is AD-Carry Matyáš Orság aka “Carzzy” and Labros “Labrov” Papoulsakis.

The team also includes twenty-year-old Chinese Yang-Bo “Bo” Zhou and twenty-four-year-old Korean Min-seung Kang aka Haru, as well as Luka “Perkz” Perković, who has already enjoyed success with G2 and Cloud9. Head coach is the 30-year-old Frenchman Louis-Victor Legendre aka Mephisto. The staff is also supported by an analyst, two assistant coaches, a manager, an assistant manager and a performance manager.

Team Vitality’s e-sports CS:GO team was founded in 2018

Vitality has had a team in Counter Strike: Global Offensive since 2018. By the end of 2020, they have made it to the number 1 position worldwide. The team includes five players, supervised by an analyst, a head coach, a manager and a performance manager. The players are:

• The experienced Emil Reif alias “Magisk”.
• The proactive Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen with the aggressive playing style
• The youngest player of the team Kévin “Misutaaa” Rabier, who even continues his studies on the side
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, with strong team spirit
• Veteran Dan “apEX” Madesclaire, the undisputed team captain

Your coach, Danny Selim Sørensen aka “zonic”, is a former professional CS:GO player. As a player, he won a few titles, but as a coach he had his biggest successes, winning many e-sports tournaments with the team. In 2019 and 2020 he was even elected Coach of the Year.

Vitality’s Rocket League team – players and achievements

The Rocket League division of Team Vitality is also still quite young, but extraordinarily successful. In 2018, the e-sports organization expanded into this discipline, and in 2019 the team already won the European Championship. In the same year, they even won the World Championship. The team consists of three players, a substitute, a manager and a coach.

The youngest of the players is Andrea Radovanović aka Radosin, who has lived near the stadium since childhood and started playing Rocket League upon release in 2015. Alexandre “Kaydop” Courant joined the team in 2019. With 3 World Championship titles and 6 European Championship titles, he is considered one of the best players in the world. Yanis “Alpha54” Champenois is the longest serving Rocket League player at Vitality. He is one of the best players in the world in both 1v1 and 3v3. Since 2022, this team has been coached by former professional player Victor Francal aka “Ferra”.

The merch store of Team Vitality – From jerseys to caps to gadgets and accessories.

Like some other e-sports teams, Team Vitality also sells merchandise in its own online store. This way, fans can express their enthusiasm for the team in everyday life through their clothing, or show their support for each other at e-sports events and fan meetings. With the jerseys from the store, they can look and feel like their favorite players, and even have their own gamertag printed on the jersey.

Otherwise, fans can dress from head to toe in the store, from shoes to caps, or equip themselves with a gadget or accessory or two for their home gaming setup. In addition, there are various other items such as bags, pens or water bottles for the next visit to a tournament or trade show.

The Vitality School – Skill and Knowledge for E-Sports

The Vitality School opened in August 2020 and caters to players of all levels. Courses can be attended on-site in Paris, as well as online from home. There, ambitious young gamers and Vitality fans can share their gaming passion and improve their skills. The courses are only for 12 to 17 year olds, over 18s are only admitted in exceptional cases. That’s why the courses take place exclusively during the French school vacations.

Vitality puts a lot of emphasis on education. This is one of the reasons why the young players are taught gaming skills as well as knowledge about the world of e-sports. This prepares the young talents for their desired career. If the Vitality School is not an option for you, you can book the Vitality Bootcamp with your team. There, the e-sports organization offers rooms equipped with high-quality equipment for private training. Team Vitality’s training center is called V.Hive and is located in Paris.