This is the
third departure for Karmine Corp during this offseason. Just like
TomĂĄs âtomaszyâ Machado and Ryad âShinâ Ensaad, Martin â
Magnumâ PeĆkov will no longer be part of the Blue Wall's
VALORANT roster for next season's
VCT EMEA, according to Sheep Esports sources. Magnum was a priority for Karmine Corp, but events suddenly changed this past week. He has interests from a few teams.
In a team of rookies, the former Fnatic Initiator was the embodiment of experience, and had taken on the role of in-game leader this season. Magnum arrived at Karmine in 2024 full of confidence after a very successful 2023 season with Apeks. There, he had won both Stages of the VCT Northern Europe: Polaris, and reached the Ascension EMEA final. The Blue Wall's debut had also been very promising, with Karmine Corp surprised everyone by winning the EMEA Kick-Off tournament, beating Fnatic, the best team of 2023, in semifinal then Heretics in Grand Final.
The French club seemed poised for a radically different season from the previous one, when KC finished last in the championship. But then Karmine lost its edge over the other teams and had a harder time at the two VCT EMEA Stages. Qualified for the playoffs in both Stages, the structure failed to win a single match. As a result, they did not take part in the year's international events, the Masters: Shanghai and the Champions. The team is therefore rebuilding a project and has already found a new player, Hazem âavezâ Khaled,
as previously reported by Sheep Esports.