The top team in the EMEA region, Fnatic , has already secured a slot at Valorant Champions 2025 thanks to its excellent results during the season. However, it has been announced that the team will once again feature Austin “ crashies ” Roberts in its starting lineup, which means that Leo will once again miss out on a major event.

What is known about the situation
A year ago, back in June 2024, Fnatic announced that Leo “ Leo ” Jannesson, who helped the team win two international tournaments in 2023, was taking a break from competition. Due to health reasons, he is being transferred to inactive status, but will be able to return in the future. Read more about this in our article.

However, time passed, and Leo did not return to his role. Since then, Fnatic has radically changed its main roster, taken on several new players, and Leo 's fate is still unknown. In addition, team manager Colin Johnson recently confirmed on social media that Leo will not be returning to the main roster for Valorant Champions 2025, and all details about his future will be revealed at a later date.

crashies will be playing for Champions, which means Leo won't be playing for us this season. News about Leo and his future will be coming in the next few months. Thanks, everyone.

As a reminder, Fnatic is currently performing successfully at VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2, where they have already advanced to the playoffs. In addition, the team has secured a spot at Valorant Champions 2025, which will begin in a month. Keep following our portal to find out about all the changes in Fnatic 's lineup ahead of the upcoming championship.