Group Vitality simply introduced that its gained the VALORANT low season with the signing of Timofey ‘Chronicle’ Khromov.
“This roster is insane, and I can’t wait to get began,” Chronicle mentioned in an announcement on X. “From profitable two worldwide trophies to creating 4 Grand Finals this 12 months, it has been a tremendous journey.”
Certainly, Chronicle had a formidable run together with his former group FNATIC. Throughout his three seasons with the group, Chronicle most not too long ago positioned first at VCT 2023: LOCK//IN Sao Paulo, VALORANT Masters Tokyo 2023 and VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2.
Nevertheless, 2025 has been a 12 months of shut calls. FNATIC has come second at each S-Tier event, falling simply in need of the victory. This contains second-place finishes at VALORANT Masters Toronto, Esports World Cup and VALORANT Champions.
Thought to be among the best VALORANT gamers within the scene, Chronicle’s Group Vitality signing has been met with quite a lot of emotion from the fanbase. Whereas this may very well be Chronicle’s likelihood to safe some victories alongside former FNATIC teammate Nikkita ‘Derke’ Sirmitev, some followers felt Group Vitality’s announcement was insensitive to FNATIC and its neighborhood.
Group Vitality Seeking to Construct Superteam Forward of 2026 Season
Group Vitality has been actively constructing a powerful group throughout every low season, with Chronicle being the newest participant to make the soar. The duo of Derke and Chronicle is very promising for the group that hasn’t fairly gotten the outcomes it needed this previous season.
Whereas Group Vitality began 2025 off sturdy as the highest EMEA group, the group has missed out on large occasions like Masters Toronto and Champions Paris. Group Vitality’s followers really feel the roster is nearly there, so including Chronicle appears like the ultimate step in the direction of lastly getting these much-needed W’s.
Right here is the complete Group Vitality roster now:
- Nikkita ‘Derke’ Sirmitev
- Timofey ‘Chronicle’ Khromov
- Kimmie ‘Kicks’ Laasner
- Blendi ‘KovaQ’ Kovaci
- Felipe ‘Much less’ de Loyola Basso
- Saif ‘Sayf’ Jibraeel
- Stefan ‘Sayonara’ Mitcu
Daniel ‘Light’ Hwang is at present the group’s Head Coach with Aleksy ‘slk’ Lynksov because the Assistant Coach.
Whereas some followers have acknowledged that Chronicle will ‘at all times be FNATIC,’ others have wished the GOAT good luck on his new path forward of 2026. This large transfer is bound to shake up the EMEA, with many followers questioning what FNATIC’s plans can be after letting go of Chronicle throughout such a dramatic low season.
