The new lineup of the Passion UA ​​team is about to be completed.

Passion UA ​​announced the addition of Alexey Topchienko | Topa to its roster. The new member will serve as the team's commander, taking over the duties of Rodion Smyk | fear . Earlier, it was reported that fear was about to leave the team to seek higher-level development.

Topa has been playing in the lower tiers since 2018. He was initially a member of two youth teams, Windigo Academy and NaVi Junior , and moved around a number of teams in 2021-2022, most notably participating in the 2022 IEM Rio Major with FANTASY in the RMR event.

The 25-year-old last competed for IKLA , alongside Michał Müller | MICHU and Jonas Olofsson | Lekr0 . His one-year stint with the team ended in early 2024, and he has struggled to find a new home since then.

Now he joins Passion UA ​​as part of a major overhaul of the team’s roster, which was still missing the final piece after Vsevolod Shchurov | s-chilla ⁠ decided to take a break from the competition, citing the team’s demanding year-round schedule.

Topa also wrote on the social platform: "It means a lot to me to be able to represent Ukraine. I will do my best and live up to this opportunity. I am grateful for this opportunity and I am looking forward to showing what we can achieve together."

As for the team's last piece of the puzzle, harumi revealed that they are interested in former DRILLAS player Vladyslav Korol | kvem .

Passion UA ​​team's expected lineup is as follows:

Dmytro Semera | jambo

Nikita Skyba | jackasmo

Eduard Petrovskyi | zeRRoFIX

Alexey Topchienko | Topa

Vladyslav Korol | kvem

Mikhaylo Blagin | Kane (coach)