Virtus.pro has revealed the acquisition of Ilya ‘Perfecto’ Zalutskiy after Timur ‘FL4MUS’ Marev was placed on the bench, allowing the former Natus Vincere player to come back into action after more than a year off the competitive scene.
The 25-year-old has participated in two qualifiers this year and made an appearance at LanDaLan; however, it’s been since April 2024, when he was sidelined in Cloud9, that he has been a part of a functioning team.
By adding ‘Perfecto’, Virtus.pro is bringing in a Major and Intel Grand Slam champion who has a wealth of experience, along with the 2022 Anchor of the Year.
This signing also signifies a reunion for ‘Perfecto’, as he will reunite with Denis ‘electroNic’ Sharipov, a teammate with whom he achieved success while at Natus Vincere from 2020 to 2023.
Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, ‘Perfecto’ departed from NAVI to reunite with former teammates Kirill ‘Boombl4’ Mikhailov and ‘electroNic’ at Cloud9. Still, this attempt proved unproductive, and the anchor found himself benched until his contract concluded in April 2025.
Virtus.pro has revealed that the team is now fully assembled after a lackluster first half of the year as they head into the latter part of 2025.
Virtus.pro Announcement
Virtus.pro roster is as follows:
- Denis ‘electroNic’ Sharipov
- Evgenii ‘FL1T’ Lebedev
- Petr ‘fame’ Bolyshev
- Kaisar ‘ICY’ Faiznurov
- Ilya ‘Perfecto’ Zalutskiy
- Ivan ‘F_1N’ Kochugov (coach)
- David ‘n0rb3r7’ Danielyan (benched)
- Timur ‘FL4MUS’ Marev (benched)
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