AD Carry Yakkey joins Vitality.Bee in the LFL

Change was needed on ’s side, and it’s coming. Romanian AD Carry Darius "" Eduard Bistrian joins the French academy team in the LFL, announced the Hive on Friday. In 2026, Yakkey played the Winter Split with DEER Gaming, streamer Dumbs’ team, in the NLC, finishing sixth in the Nordic league.

Villas "" Burkal Stadager is therefore benched after playing the LFL Invitational, a split in which VIT.Bee finished 10th, the lowest placement in the organization’s LFL history. At 20, the Danish ADC had a difficult split, posting a -960 gold difference at 15. Among Super Group ADCs, he ranked last in KDA, CS per minute, and gold per minute.

Yakkey began his competitive career in 2021 in the Belgian circuit before moving to the EBL, notably with , where he made his first EMEA Masters appearance, though he was eliminated in Play-Ins. He then joined GTZ Esports in the LPLOL in 2024, reaching the Spring final and qualifying for his second EMEA Masters, once again falling in Play-Ins.

At the start of 2025, he had his first stint in France with in LFL Division 2, finishing eighth, before joining Crvena zvezda Esports in the EBL, where he reached his third EMEA Masters Play-In at Summer 2025.

In early 2026, he played for in the NLC and despite a top 6 finish, he stood out individually, ranking second in KDA, first in total kills with over nine per game, first in CS per minute (10.7), first in gold per minute (600), and second in DPM across the league.

So far, Vitality’s roster for the remainder of the year is made of Mehdi "" Ahmed Bouchaffra in the toplane, Dawid "" Drzyzga in the jungle, Mateusz "" Czajka in midlane, and Waleed "" Mohammed Ismail supporting Yakkey in the botlane.

A few years ago, VIT.Bee were in the EMEA Masters final against BDS Academy, those days now seem far behind. Two constants remain, however, Czajek and head coach Kacper "Nahovsky" Merski, now joined by Piotr "Devilpiotr" Zaborowski as assistant coach.