The fourth day of the VCT 2024: EMEA Kickoff tournament concluded on February 23, where Fnatic beat Team Vitality 2-0 in the third match. An impressive victory was achieved despite a temporary voice communication outage for Leo from Fnatic on the second map, Ascent.

Fnatic Derke revealed that during the game on the Ascent map, Leo encountered an issue connecting to the voice chat, but it didn't hinder him from demonstrating high performance. On the first map, Lotus, Fnatic secured victory with a score of 14-12, and then on the following map, Ascent, they won with a score of 13-5, securing their place in the playoffs.

During the match, where Chronicle made four kills and the team decided to leave him the last opponent to earn himself an ACE. However, due to technical problems, Leo finished off the last enemy, thereby causing a stormy reaction from his teammates. Derke said that after his teammates said, "Leo, what are you doing?", he replied: "I can't hear you, guys".

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CoJo, Fnatic team director, confirmed on the Reddit forum that voice chat issues arose only during two rounds, and technical staff did not arrive on time.

Despite these technical difficulties, Fnatic demonstrated excellent gameplay and secured a victory with a score of 13-5, guaranteeing their place in the playoffs. This is another confirmation of the team's strength, which has already proven its superiority internationally in the 2023 season.