by European VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) team GIANTX have announced the signing of Ramses “Famsii” Koivukangas, formerly of UCAM Esports Club.
The 20-year-old will replace Igor “Redgar” Vlasov and debut in the third week of VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2.
The Finnish VALORANT esports player is the second new addition to GIANTX since the start of the season, following the acquisition of Semyon “purp0” Borchev in April.
Famsii started his esports career with KOI in 2022, when he joined the team as a replacement for Joona “H1ber” Parviainen.
At the time, KOI were competing in the VALORANT Regional Leagues (VRL).
In October 2022, Famsii was benched from the starting lineup and joined GIANTX’s partner club, UCAM Esports Club, three months later.
With UCAM Esports Club, Famsii competed in second-division tournaments, including VALORANT Challengers 2023 Spain.
In November 2023, he made his second appearance at the LVC – Crossfire Cup, where he had placed top four with KOI a year prior.
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Over the 2023 season, Famsii helped UCAM Esports Club to some notable results.
Those include two bronze medals from VALORANT Challengers 2023 Spain: Rising Split 1 and 2, and a runner-up finish at LVP – Crossfire Cup 2023.
His last competitive endeavour with UCAM Esports Club happened in April when Famsii and co. placed fourth at VALORANT Challengers 2024 Spain: Rising Split 1.
By joining GIANTX, Famsii is set to make his official debut in the VALORANT Champions Tour.
However, his signing comes at a difficult time for GIANTX, who are nearing elimination from the VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2 Playoff race.
GIANTX have struggled to make any noise this season, with a 10th-11th finish in VCT 2024 EMEA Kickoff and 9th-10th in Stage 1.
The first two weeks of VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2 didn’t go as planned for GIANTX either, as they’ve managed just one victory over the three series played.
The dire situation GIANTX have found themselves in called for drastic measures, as the team decided to bench their in-game leader Redgar, for the next two games.
It is still unclear who will take over the IGL duties.
Famsii will debut for his new team on Wednesday, July 3, when GIANTX face off against Team Heretics.
However, the odds aren’t in their favour, as Faamsi and his new side are +350 underdogs with the best VALORANT betting sites.
