KRLjLVitality
This Lithuanian rifler will substitute for mezii at BLAST Porto in late August, and will then replace apEX at PGL Bucharest in October, as both players will be absent from the events to welcome the birth of their children.
This news comes at a time when Vitality is experiencing a slump. After winning five consecutive tournament titles in the second half of last year, they have now failed to place in the top four in three consecutive events.
In the recent BLAST Bounty S2 tournament, Vitality was eliminated by Liquid before even reaching the LAN finals stage.
jL has been teamless since leaving Natus Vincere in July, having stepped down from the starting lineup a year earlier to take a break from competition. His most recent premier tournament appearances came during a loan spell with MOUZ, where he helped the team secure third-place finishes at both PGL Astana and CAC earlier this year.
If this news turns out to be true, Vitality will field the following rosters for BLAST Open Porto and PGL Masters Bucharest respectively:
The BLAST Porto event lineup is as follows:
The PGL Bucharest Masters roster is as follows: