With one last addition to their lineup,
FOKUS's roster is now complete. After a very short stint in
VCT EMEA, Artur "
pyrolll" Minin is making his return to the lower division where he will join FOKUS to compete in
VALORANT Challengers DACH: Evolution, sources tell
Sheep Esports.
He is expected to be the final player to join the german team for 2026. After releasing its entire roster at the end of this season, FOKUS had a solid offseason, notably recruiting two former VCT EMEA players with Maikls "
Serial" Ždanovs and Michał "
MOLSI" Łącki before adding
two young players from the VCL circuit with Zsombor "
shinnok" Viktor and Mohammad "
Pa1ze" Khatib, as previously reported by
Sheep Esports.
With this addition,
FOKUS seems to be fielding a solid roster once again ready to dominate the league. Last year, the organization won
VCL DACH Stage 1 and competed in the
EMEA Ascension tournament but finished last in their group. After releasing all its players and staff, the team had announced it was exploring options for its future but ultimately returns with a fairly complete team that pyrolll is joining.
Capable of playing a large number of agents, the Estonian player has distinguished himself in recent years in the VCL and had gotten a chance to play in the VCT under conditions that were not the most favorable. Arriving at the end of Stage 2 to replace Efe "Elite" Teber at Karmine Corp to bring balance to the team, the player's adventure at KC lasted two BO3s. Eliminated by Fnatic in the playoffs, the player did not have the opportunity to show everything he was capable of, but he still had the potential to be part of the league.
He will therefore come to complete an already ambitious roster built by FOKUS. After failing this year, the team could go all out to establish themselves as the best tier 2 team and make it to the end of the Ascension this time.
