After over a yr of absence from Fnatic’s energetic roster, Leo ‘Leo’ Jannesson has determined to half methods with the organisation and aggressive VALORANT altogether.
Whereas the precise particulars behind his departure had been transient within the official announcement, Fnatic’s VALORANT Crew Director has since gone on to spotlight that it is because of well being points.
“To see a participant as proficient and hardworking as Leo put away the mouse as a consequence of sickness looks like a knife within the intestine.”
Fnatic uploaded a video bidding farewell to Leo, giving us a glimpse of his time within the staff and his heroic clutches on stage.
Followers haven’t heard instantly from Leo since July 2024, when he final shared an replace about his incapability to play as a consequence of his ‘bodily situation’.
Leo’s Lasting Legacy in VALORANT
Leo was arguably among the finest initiator gamers VALORANT has ever seen, and never solely that, his presence of thoughts in high-pressure conditions was what set him aside from the remainder.
He caught the limelight throughout his time at Guild Esports, the place he secured victories in opposition to powerhouses akin to Fnatic, FUT Esports and Acend.
The participant was signed by Fnatic in 2022 and has created a large impression, serving to the staff win its first-ever worldwide VCT occasion, VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, because the event’s MVP.
Other than this, he lifted the VALORANT Masters Tokyo 2023 trophy with the organisation and gained VCT 2023: EMEA League Initiator of the 12 months award.
It stays unclear whether or not Leo will ever return to VALORANT, however he shall be remembered as one of the vital constant gamers of all time, somebody Fnatic’s IGL, Jake ‘Boaster’ Howlett, may at all times depend on.
