In a surprise announcement, Team Vitality has shared the news that they will be departing from the Rainbow Six Siege esports scene for now.
The news came as a shock to the entire Siege community, as they were enjoying the group stages of Six Invitational 2022.
The French organization of Vitality has been in the scene since 2016 and won multiple titles over the years, including Xbox Pro League, Coupe de France, and most recently the 2021 French League Championship.
“We came into 2022 with a new strategy aimed squarely at building and developing the best teams in Europe, in the best ecosystems in the world. To support this, we believe winning in the long run at the very top level requires a permanent focus and high intensity in our investments. To achieve this ambitious goal, we will be concentrating on a selection of top-level esports that offer the best conditions to execute our strategy.”
“We will keep following the development of Rainbow Six: Siege, and in the meantime, we’ll work with our amazing players to find new homes with organizations who will forge what we hope will be a bright future for them and the esports,” said the org in their blog post.
