During a livestream held on the evening of Wednesday, January 7, Kamel “
Kameto” Kebir and
Karmine Corp made around ten announcements ahead of the 2026 season across three of their titles:
League of Legends,
VALORANT, and
Teamfight Tactics. They also unveiled their new jerseys, announced sponsors, and paid tribute to the players leaving the club.
As a reminder, Karmine Corp’s second LoL team will compete in the LEC Winter Split, facing their sister team on opening day. The matchup is set to spark a strong sense of rivalry between the two squads and among fans, who are already choosing sides. This rivalry was highlighted in a clip shown at the end of the livestream, a dynamic further fueled by supporters backing either the LEC “super roster” or the academy’s young rookies.
Rosters 2026
Karmine Corp
There are two changes in the midlane and support positions for
the LEC roster, the coaching staff has also been updated:
- Top: Kim "Canna" Chang-dong
- Jungle: Martin "Yike" Sundelin
- Mid: Kang "Kyeahoo" Yea-hoo
- AD Carry: Caliste "Caliste" Henry-Hennebert
- Support: Alan "Busio" Cwalina
- Head Coach: Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu
- Assistant Coach: Quentin "Zeph" Viguié
Karmine Corp Blue
Five new players are joining
KCB, including two promoted from the KCBS roster. The team will compete in the LEC Versus Winter Split:
- Top: Xu "Tao" Hongtao Alessandro
- Jungle: Johnny "Yukino" Dang
- Mid: Kamil "Kamiloo" Haudegond
- AD Carry: Costin “Hazel” Pestrițu
- Support: Olivier "Prime" Payet
- Head Coach: Ianis "Blidzy" Paul
- Assistant Coach: Benjamin “Fara” Stoffel
Karmine Corp VCT EMEA
The
VCT EMEA roster sees the departure of Martin “marteen” Pátek, Matias “Saadhak” Delipetro, and Artur “pyrolll” Minin, while the coaching staff remains unchanged:
- Dmitry "SUYGETSU" Ilyushin
- Hazem "avez" Khaled
- Burak "LewN" Alkan
- Bogdan “Sheydos” Naumov
- Dastan "dos9" Zhumagali
- Andrey "ENGH" Sholokhov (Head Coach)
- Ahmed "ZE1SH" Sheikh (Assistant Coach)
Karmine Corp Blue Stars
The
KCBS roster welcomes five new players, and even more interestingly, will be led by Wadi “
Wadi” Benarbia as Head Coach:
- Top: Alexis “Koala” Gonzalez
- Jungle: Oleg “Oleg” Karkachev
- Mid: Hamza “Panda2” Siala
- AD Carry: Rocco “looki” Palfi
- Support: Erwin “Alaric” Cader
- Head Coach: Wadi "Wadi" Benarbia
- Assistant Coach: Victor "Nayas" Quevrin
Karmine Corp Game Changers
The VALORANT Game Changers roster will remain unchanged for the 2026 season:
- Anastasiya "Glance" Anisimova
- Azra "Alkyia" Erin
- Anastasia "anesilia" Ivanova
- Şura "Jiex" Yıldırım
- Safia "safiaa" Leghzal
- Dzmitry "SmartSeven" Smartselau (Head Coach)
Departures
With new arrivals come inevitable departures. The 2025 LFL and LFL Division 2 rosters were officially thanked, along with Rehareha “
Reha” Ramanana, Vladimiros “
Vladi” Kourtidis, and Raphaël “
Targamas” Crabbé, all three of whom have left the LEC lineup. Volodymyr “Maynter” Sorokin was also thanked, as the Ukrainian toplaner is set to join Natus Vincere in the LEC.
Kameto also addressed the situation of TFT players Muhammed “Canbizz” Canbaz and Emre “Double61” Demirtas, who have been allowed to explore their options, even though things are not entirely over between them and the club.
