Team Vitality Signs jawgemo to Complete Its VCT 2027 Roster

Team Vitality announced the signing of Alexander “jawgemo” Mor on Wednesday, November 11. The 2023 VALORANT world champion rounds out the French organization's 2027 roster and will compete in VCT EMEA for the first time.

jawgemo fills the duelist spot left by Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev, who left Vitality on October 24. Aurora Gaming announced Derke as part of its roster four days later.

Vitality Keeps Four Starters From Its Champions Final Run

Vitality retained four of the five players who reached the Champions 2026 grand final in Shanghai, where they lost 3-1 to LOUD. Earlier in the playoffs, Vitality beat jawgemo and G2 2-0 in the upper bracket.

jawgemo won Champions 2023 with Evil Geniuses before spending two seasons with G2. He won four VCT Americas titles with G2 and reached the Masters Bangkok final in 2025, where the team lost 3-2 to T1.

Vitality's VCT 2027 lineup:

• Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen
• Alexander “jawgemo” Mor
• Dawid “PROFEK” Święć
• Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov
• Ștefan “Sayonara” Mîtcu

Vitality Promotes Scuttt to Head Coach

On Tuesday, November 10, Vitality announced that Benjamin “Scuttt” Hutchinson would take over as head coach following the departure of Gregor “PAL” Morton. Analyst Aleksey “slk” Lynksov moves into an assistant coaching role, while Philipp “Szed” Schickor joins as performance coach.

Scuttt and Szed previously worked together on FNATIC's coaching staff in 2025. They reunite at one of eight teams Riot Games selected as VCT EMEA partners for 2027 and 2028.

Follow Strafe Esports for the latest VALORANT news and our X account for more coverage. Check out the Strafe YouTube channel for exclusive interviews, press conferences, and more.

Featured image credit: Vitality

Read more:

VALORANT Off-Season Roster Tracker 2027: All Moves in One Place

Strafe’s Biggest Data Update Yet Brings More Stats to Match Pages

Sentinels Part Ways with cortezia and reduxx

T1 Re-Signs crashies After Six Years for VCT 2027

Aspas Reportedly Joins FUT Esports for 2027

VALORANT Patch 13.10: Sentinel Buffs, Replay Bookmarks, and Gauntlet Changes