The reigning champion begins anew.
After winning VCL Spain Split 2 in 2024,
Barça eSports have signed two new talents for the next season. Christian â
lowelâ Antora and Kacper â
krejzzsâ Furtak have verbally agreed with the Catalan club, according to Sheep Esports sources. Both players are already well-acquainted with the Spanish league: present since the competition's inception on
VALORANT, lowel made his debut with Team Heretics, competing in VCT Europe in 2021 and VRL Spain in 2022.
Krejzzs was doing tryouts for Apeks to play in the EMEA VCT, but the team finally decided to move forward trying out other options.
In 2023, the flex player continued in Spainâs national leagueânow VCL Spainâwith Team Queso. He joined Case Esports at the start of 2024 but decided to take a break for the rest of the split after three weeks of competition. After the club exited the ecosystem following Split 1, lowel couldnât secure another team for the remainder of the year.
To date, the Spanish player has yet to win his domestic league, though heâs come close on several occasions. He has been a finalist three times: twice in 2023 with Queso, and âtechnicallyâ once in Split 1 of 2024 with Case, even if he didn't play this final. Furthermore, his two losses in 2023 were... against Case. Lowel's therefore joining the defending champion for the second year in a row and must now break through its glass ceiling.
Successful Integration
Krejzzs is also a familiar face to Spanish fans. The Duelist began his career in September 2023, first entering VCL East with Incognito in 2024. His initial experience in Tier 2 of VALORANT's EMEA scene was challenging, with Incognito finishing 9th in Split 1. This placed him in the promotion/relegation tournament, where he had to defend his place in the league after just one split. His club survived the Up&Downs, but krejzzs moved to both a new team and country, joining FIVE Media Clan in VCL Spain.
In Spain, he enjoyed a more successful split, finishing 5th overall. Krejzzs also achieved the leagueâs second-highest rating of 2.0 (1.21), establishing himself as a player to watch. His arrival on one of the leagueâs top teams is therefore hardly surprising.
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