Rumors: Vitality interested in Jimpphat

According to unofficial information, the British player William "mezii" Merriman may depart Vitality's active Counter-Strike 2 roster after the Shanghai Major. This was reported by insider solutioN00.

According to the source, the French club is considering Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo as a candidate to replace mezii. The Finnish esports athlete currently represents MOUZ. The organization itself has not made any official statements on this matter yet.

Note that Vitality placed 5th-8th at ESL Pro League Seaosn 20, won IEM Cologne 2024 and entered the top 8 at Esports World Cup 2024. On September 25, the squad will kick off its journey at BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024.

Currently, Vitality ranks second among the strongest Counter-Strike 2 teams in the world according to HLTV.org. Jimpphat's team, MOUZ, is in the top 5.

 Vitality are:

 Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire
 Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut
 Shahar "⁠flameZ⁠" Shushan
 Lotan "⁠Spinx⁠" Giladi
 William "⁠mezii⁠" Merriman

 Rémy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam (coach)

Origin: t.me