{"id":36550,"date":"2024-06-30T22:32:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T02:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=36550"},"modified":"2024-06-30T22:32:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T02:32:31","slug":"giantx-announce-famsii-as-their-latest-valorant-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/giantx-announce-famsii-as-their-latest-valorant-addition\/","title":{"rendered":"GIANTX announce &#8220;Famsii&#8221; as their latest VALORANT addition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>European <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/\" title=\"VALORANT Champions Tour betting guide\">VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT)<\/a> team GIANTX have announced the signing of Ramses &#8220;Famsii&#8221; Koivukangas, formerly of UCAM Esports Club.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old will replace Igor &#8220;Redgar&#8221; Vlasov and debut in the third week of VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2.<\/p>\n<p>The Finnish <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/\" title=\"VALORANT esports betting guide\">VALORANT esports<\/a> player is the second new addition to GIANTX since the start of the season, following the acquisition of Semyon &#8220;purp0&#8221; Borchev in April.<\/p>\n<p>Famsii started his esports career with KOI in 2022, when he joined the team as a replacement for Joona &#8220;H1ber&#8221; Parviainen.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, KOI were competing in the VALORANT Regional Leagues (VRL).<\/p>\n<p>In October 2022, Famsii was benched from the starting lineup and joined GIANTX&#8217;s partner club, UCAM Esports Club, three months later.<\/p>\n<p>With UCAM Esports Club, Famsii competed in second-division tournaments, including VALORANT Challengers 2023 Spain.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2023, he made his second appearance at the LVC \u2013 Crossfire Cup, where he had placed top four with KOI a year prior.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">VCT Update <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NVow1vmGoc\">pic.twitter.com\/NVow1vmGoc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GIANTX (@GIANTXENG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GIANTXENG\/status\/1807353660218683798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over the 2023 season, Famsii helped UCAM Esports Club to some notable results.<\/p>\n<p>Those include two bronze medals from VALORANT Challengers 2023 Spain: Rising Split 1 and 2, and a runner-up finish at LVP \u2013 Crossfire Cup 2023.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>By joining GIANTX, Famsii is set to make his official debut in the VALORANT Champions Tour.<\/p>\n<p>However, his signing comes at a difficult time for GIANTX, who are nearing elimination from the VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2 Playoff race. <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The first two weeks of VCT 2024 EMEA Stage 2 didn&#8217;t go as planned for GIANTX either, as they&#8217;ve managed just one victory over the three series played. <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>It is still unclear who will take over the IGL duties.<\/p>\n<p>Famsii will debut for his new team on Wednesday, July 3, when GIANTX face off against Team Heretics.<\/p>\n<p>However, the odds aren&#8217;t in their favour, as Faamsi and his new side are +350 underdogs with the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/sites\/\" title=\"Best esports betting sites\">best VALORANT betting sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) team GIANTX announced the signing of Ramses &#8220;Famsii&#8221; 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