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Last night, Renault Vitality emergedvictorious at the Rocket League Spring Series Europe with a masterful 4-0 sweepagainst rivals Dignitas in the Finals. Victor "Fairy Peak!" Locquet,Alexandre "Kaydop" Courant and Yanis "Alpha54" Champenoisstormed through the competition without dropping a single series throughout thefirst three rounds. The team were crowned the best team in European after apowerful show of skill in the exciting rematch with European RLCS9 ChampionsDignitas.
Renault Vitality have been a powerhouse inRocket League since the high profile signing of Alex “Kaydop” Courant in 2018,before going on to win the Rocket League World Championship in 2018. The teamhas had an exceptional 2020 so far, securing first place in the League Playsection of RLCS Season 9 and a second-place in the Rocket League EuropeanChampionship.
“We’re delighted with Renault Vitality’sflawless performance in the European Spring Series. This victory is a testamentto the skill and synergy of our amazing players, as well as Team Vitality andRenault’s commitment to performance and forging the world’s best esportsathlete,’ said Fabien “Neo” Devide,President & Co-Founder, Team Vitality. “They have proven themselves thebest team in Europe, and we’re now setting our sites on global domination.”
“Congratulations to Renault Vitality, itsplayers and staff for bringing an additional title to this impressive andtalented Team! Rocket League is a highly competitive and difficult gamerequiring demanding skills and coordination. It has been an incredible journeyfor Vitality in bringing this team to the top. This relates to the core ofRenault and Team Vitality’s association, which is the common will to anticipatetomorrow’s performance and preparation standards in Esports” – Guillaume Vergnas, Partnerships &Esports Manager, Renault DP World F1 Team.
Renault made its move into esports in 2018 byannouncing a partnership with Team Vitality and the creation of a new entity,Renault Sport Team Vitality, which competes in Rocket League and the Formula 1™Esports Series. Since its inception, the partnership has seen incredibleincreased performance levels with a last to 4th place finish in the 2019 F1™Esports Series Championship and now another Rocket League Championship victory.In 2020 the team was renamed Renault Vitality to illustrate the growingstrength of the partnership.
AboutTeam Vitality
A global esports organisation, Team Vitalityis dedicated to the development of excellence and forging a new generation ofesports athletes. Home to the world’s best players competing across ninetitles, Team Vitality is one of only ten teams in the League of LegendsEuropean Championship, Europe’s most-watched esports league. A globallyrecognised lifestyle and entertainment brand, Team Vitality and its playershave over 20 million followers across social media and carry more mainstreamsponsors than any other esports team including adidas, Renault, Orange and RedBull. The team has participated in more than 1000 competitions and its playershave stood atop 250 podiums around the world.
Founded in 2013 by Nicolas Maurer and FabienDevide, Team Vitality is headquartered in the heart of Paris in V.Hive, theirstate-of-the-art public esports complex and has high-performance trainingcentres in the iconic Stade de France and Renault Sport Racing in Oxfordshire,UK.
Media Contacts
Mickael Le Roscouet, Head of Communications,Team Vitality & Swipe Right PR
Email: white@vitality.gg; vitality@swiperightpr.com
Tel : +44 7557 772 137
AboutRenault
Motor sport takes part of Renault's DNA formore than 115 years. Renault participated in nearly 700 Formula One™ Grand Prixevents and won 11 Drivers' titles, 12 Manufacturers' titles and no fewer than177 victories. The links between motor sport and video game competitions areundeniable: passion, emotion and performance. All these ingredients bringtogether motorsport, video game and esports fans across generations. It is inthis context that Renault and Team Vitality created a new entity dedicated tomotor sport video game competitions: Renault Vitality.
Media Contact
Christophe Deville
Manager Communication Sport-Automobile GroupeRenault / Renault Group Lead Communication Motorsport
Tel : +33 1 76 84 63 24
Mob : +33 6 72 84 63 24
E-mail : christophe.deville@renault.com
