Recently, the French organization Team Vitality announced a new addition to their Valorant team. Kimmie "Kicks" Laasner, an 18-year-old professional player, is joining the squad, as revealed by the team representatives on their Twitter account.

Kimmie "Kicks" Laasner began his career in Valorant in February 2022, spending most of his time in the tier-2 and tier-3 scene. Although he didn't achieve any notable successes, one of his latest victories was a first-place finish at the G-Loot VALORANT Clash - Showdown. Despite finishing in seventh place in the most recent Valorant Challengers 2023 DACH: Evolution Split 2, leading him to leave his club Laterious, the French organization spotted the young talent and immediately invited him to their updated roster.

Current Team Vitality lineup

• Jokūbas "ceNder" Labutis
• Tomas "Destrian" Linikas
• Emil "runneR" Trajkovski
• Kimmie "Kicks" Laasner

It's worth noting that after disappointing results in the current competitive season, the "Bees" parted ways with two main players. Following this, the organization began searching for young talents, the first of which is runneR, a 19-year-old player who also spent his entire career in the tier-2 scene. But now he's been given a chance to prove himself in the premier league. We've covered more about his joining the team in our article.

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For now, Team Vitality has no planned events, but given the current off-season period, we might soon update you on new invites for the French team. To stay updated on all news related to the club and the new duo, keep following our portal.