Virtus.pro academy star Vladimir ‘b1st‘ Krasikov has been promoted to the first team of Virtus.pro. He is replacing ICY, who had a promising start with the organization after joining in December 2024, but failed to live up to the hype as the season progressed.
B1st has been a talking point in the CS community, especially after his performances with the VP Academy roster, making him the second player, after t00R0, to receive a promotion to the first team. VP slowly overhauled their roster, parting ways with electroNic and bringing in young talent to complement the trio of FL1T, Perfecto, and fame.
“After impressing in VP.Prodigy, b1st becomes the next young talent to join the main lineup,” said Virtus.pro on social media. “The team is already training to ensure his smooth transition ahead of IEM Chengdu 2025.”
Virtus.pro lineup is now:
- Evgenii “FL1T” Lebedev
- Petr “fame” Bolyshev
- Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy
- Vadim “tO0RO” Arkov
- Vladimir “b1st” Krasikov
The VP roster has not won anything significant since 2023, despite being one of the most feared teams at the beginning of CS2. Even with a plethora of roster changes, the team has failed to live up to the expectations, but the organization has not backed down and instead invested in an academy roster. Only time will tell if the fruits of their labour yield anything.