Vitality launch a CS2 academy roster

French organization Vitality has announced the creation of a Counter-Strike 2 academy roster, taking another step toward expanding its own esports system. The new youth lineup includes players from several countries - France, Estonia, Ukraine, and Slovakia. The club’s official announcement was published on X.

Within the organization, the launch of the academy was described as an important investment in the future. Vitality’s co-founder noted that the further growth of esports is impossible without a well-built development system that allows clubs to identify, support, and develop young players in time. According to him, the club aims not only to achieve results at the highest level right now, but also to build the foundation for future champions while contributing to the growth of the scene as a whole.

The new roster will be led by Pablo “VdaK1NG” Escobar, who had been working as an analyst for Vitality’s main CS2 division since last September. Now, the specialist gets the opportunity to prove himself as the head coach of the youth team.

The Vitality Academy roster is as follows:

• Thibaut “Katkame” Ulysse

• Luca-Adrian “lucaZ” Gavriluț

• Alex “Reqqen” Frolov

• Kyrylo “Dafra1D” Poleiko (IGL)

• Patrik “patrenzo” Hauer

• Pablo “VdaK1NG” Escobar (coach)

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The formation of the academy might turn out to be a highly strategic move for the future of Vitality. Given that the level of competition within the professional realm is getting fiercer and fiercer every day, Vitality finds itself with one more option to hone promising talents that would be able to play for the main team or shine internationally someday.