Vitality Clan
Vitality Clan, or Team Vitality as they are most often than not referred to, is an eSports organization that was founded in the year 2013. The organization creates professional eSports content and has several teams participating in major tournaments throughout the year.
They are presently based in Paris, France, and are among the most popular eSports organizations around the world.
Currently, Team Vitality has rosters in Call of Duty: Mobile, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, F1, FIFA, Fortnite Battle Royale, Hearthstone, League of Legends, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Rocket League, and Valorant.
It also has a diverse content creator team with members from all over the world, including India.
Team Vitality Overview
| Team Short Name | VIT, VLT |
| Games | Call of Duty: Mobile, CS: GO, F1, FIFA, Fortnite Battle Royale, Hearthstone, League of Legends, PUBG, Rocket League, and Valorant |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Owner | Nicolas Maurer (CEO) |
| Website | https://vitality.gg/en/ |
| YouTube channel | https://www.youtube.com/c/Team_Vitality |
Team Vitality History
Team Vitality, as mentioned earlier, was founded in 2013. However, the clan remained inactive and didn’t participate in any major tournament till December 9, 2015.
The clan acquired Gambit Gaming’s spot at the 2016 EU LCS spring split. Team Vitality signed Raymond Tsang as the first player under its banner. Later they added Lucas Simon-Meslet, Ilyas Hartsema, Erlend Våtevik Holm, and finally, Petter Freyscuss to the team’s first roster.
Shaunz, who was a coach for Gambit Gaming, was signed by Team Vitality as the head coach for the team.
Later, the clan expanded into other games, with multiple teams competing for top honors in various eSports tournaments. On February 11, 2022, the whole roster of Rainbow Six Siege left the group.
Team Vitality Current Divisions
League of Legends
Current Roster
| ID | Name | Nationality | Head Coach |
| Alphari | Morris, Barney | UK | Louis-Victor Legendre- |
| Haru | Kang, Min-seung | South Korea | |
| PerkZ | Perković, Luka | Croatia | |
| Carzzy | Orság, Matyáš | Czech Republic | |
| Labrov | Papoutsakis, Labros | Greece | |
| Bo | Zhou, Yangbo | China | |
| Selfmade | Boderek, Oskar | Poland |
Call of Duty Mobile
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
| ID | Name | Nationality |
| apEX | Madesclaire, Dan | France |
| ZywOo | Herbaut, Mathieu | France |
| dupreeh | Rasmussen. Peter | Norway |
| Magisk | Reif, Emil | Norway |
| Spinx | Giladi, Lotan | Israel |
F1
Current Roster
| ID | Name | Nationality |
| – | Longuet. Nicolas | France |
| – | Jensen, Casper | Netherlands |
| – | Delgado, Fabrizio | Chile |
FIFA
Current Roster
| ID | Name | Nationality |
| Rocky | Chevrey, Corentin | France |
| DaXe | Cuillerier, Lucas | France |
Fortnite Battle Royale
Current Roster
| ID | Name | Nationality | Head Coach |
| Snayzy | Aichouche, Idris | France | Florian Besson |
| PodaSai | Mehdid, Salman | France |
Hearthstone
Current Roster
| ID | Name | Nationality |
| Kalàxz | Thierry, Maxime | France |
| Yogg | L’Hostis, Damien | France |
| Swidz | Cunat, Joffrey | France |
| Maverick | Looze, Michaël | Belgium |
Rocket League
Current Roster
| ID – | Name – | Nationality – | Head Coach |
| Kaydop | Courant, Alexandre | France | Victor Francal |
| Alpha54 | Champenois, Yanis | France | |
| Radosin | Radovanović, Andrea | France | |
| Fairy Peak! | Locquet, Victor | France |
Team Vitality Organization
| ID | Name | Position |
| Nico | Nicolas Maurer | Founder, Co-Owner & GM |
| gdemonplanet | Guillaume de Monplanet | Co-CEO & Managing Director |
| Neo | Fabian Devide | Founder, Co-Owner & Chairman |
| – | Sonia Manueco | CFO |
| – | Pauline Guillonnet | Head of Esports Operations |
| – | Florent Gutierrez | Chief Marketing Officer |
Team Vitality Achievements
| Dates | Tournament | Placement | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21/08/22 | Call of Duty: Mobile India Challenge S2 | 1st | 7,566 |
| 14/08/22 | CODM World Championship 2022 – India | 2nd | 15,000 |
| 05/08/22 | VRL 2022: Finals | 2nd | 36,046 |
| 03/07/22 | Call of Duty: Mobile India Challenge S1 | 3rd | 2,531 |
| 03/07/22 | VRL 2022 France: Revolution Stage 2 | 1st | – |
| 19/06/22 | BLAST Premier: Spring Finals | 2nd | 85,000 |
| 01/04/22 | LEC Spring 2022 | 5th | 13,530 |
| 16/03/22 | VRL 2022 France: Revolution Stage 1 | 5th | 963 |
| 27/02/22 | C3S1: FNCS – Semi Finals 3 Europe | 17th | – |
| 18/02/22 | C3S1: FNCS – Qualifier 1 Europe | 46th | – |
| 14/01/22 | Unrivalled | 1st | 1,348 |
| 12/01/22 | VCT Stage 2022: Europe Stage 1 Open | 1 – 4th | – |
| 19/12/21 | BLAST Premier: Word Finals 2021 | 3rd | 120,000 |
| 12/12/21 | Intel Extreme: Masters XVI – Winter | 1st | 100,000 |
| 12/12/21 | CODM World Championship 2021 – East | 10th | 40,000 |
| 12/12/21 | Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup 2021 | 4th | 659 |
| 28/11/21 | BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2021 | 2nd | 85,000 |
| 27/11/21 | VALORANT Open Tour: France Finals | 1st | 9,033 |
| 07/11/21 | VALORANT Open Tour: France Fall Qualifier | 1st | 5,721 |
| 17/09/21 | IGL Invitational Scrims | 1st | 245 |
| 25/08/21 | LEC Summer 2021 | 6th | 8,897 |
| 22/08/21 | CODM World Championship 2021 -SA & ME | 2nd | 10,000 |
| 11/07/21 | QSEC – Grand Final | 2nd | 5,705 |
| 20/06/21 | QSEC – All Star Aces | 3rd | 809 |
| 23/05/21 | VALORANT Open Tour: France Spring | 3rd | 1,827 |
| 26/04/21 | Breeze Valorant Showmatch | W | – |
| 18/04/21 | VCT 2021: NA Stage 1 Masters | 1st | 60,000 |
| 28/02/21 | VCT 2021: Europe Stage 2 Challengers 2 | 3 – 4th | 5,986 |
| 13/12/20 | epic.WAN 32 | 3rd | 627 |
| 22/11/20 | BLAST Premier: Fall 2020 | 1st | 225,000 |
| 22/10/20 | Intel Extreme Masters XV: Beijing | 1st | 60,000 |
| 19/07/20 | DreamHack Open – October 2020 Europe | 41st | 500 |
| 22/12/19 | DreamHack Open – July 2020 Europe | 12th | 2,500 |
| 13/12/19 | EPICENTER 2019 | 1st | 250,000 |
| 18/11/19 | Gotaga On Tour: Finals | 8th | – |
| 11/10/19 | Contender’s Cash Cup: C2S1 Week 4 Europe | 2nd | 6,000 |
| 24/08/19 | Gotaga on Tour: Qualifier 1 | 2nd | 2,200 |
| 28/07/19 | Fornite World Cup Finals – Solo | 5 – 6th | 11,036 |
| 09/06/19 | Esports Championship Series S7 Finals | 1st | 225,000 |
| 26/05/19 | cs_summit 4 | 1st | 64,000 |
| 14/04/19 | Charleroi Esports 2019 | 1st | 56,554 |
| 29/03/19 | LEC Spring 2019 | 5 – 6th | 11,231 |
| 14/10/18 | 2018 World Championship | 9 – 12th | 145,125 |
Team Vitality Partnerships & Collaborations
- Team Vitality partnered with Aldi in 2020 and signed a three-year deal to promote the brand.
- Signed with Corsair in 2020. Part of the agreement requires Corsair to provide team members with computer equipment.
- Philips Monitor’s brand MMD is the official partner of Team Vitality.
- Team Vitality inked a partnership with Crédit Agricole in April 2022.
- SCUFF is the official controller supplier of Team Vitality.
- Team Vitality announced Secretlab as their Official Gaming Chair partner in April 2022 with a multi-year partnership deal.
Controversies
- Team Vitality was fined 10,000 USD for steam sniping during the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020
- Tanizhq was benched on June 11, 2022, due to a controversial opinion at the VRL – France: Revolution – Stage 2: Main Event.
- CS: GO player ZywOo’s mother took on Twitter and aired comments about her son’s frustration with the team and his own performance and confidence level.
- A controversial remake during a live LCS match between GIANTS and Team Vitality when the score was 0-7 in the GIANTS favor
- RushManga’s was terminated by Team Vitality
- Team Vitality League of Legends was considered a ‘Super Team’ with heavy hitters occupying every position.
Philanthropy
- Team Vitality participated in Liverpool FC Foundation on April 2, 2017
- Team Vitality participated in Fortnite PRO AM 2018 and donated winnings to charity.
- Team Vitality participated in the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon and raised over $10,000 for NYRR.