Team Vitality announce exit from Starcraft II
30 March 2026
Unfortunate news for the fans of Starcraft II, because Team Vitality have just announced that they are leaving the community. About two years after joining the growing Starcraft II international esports community, the French organization has decided to exit from the Starcraft II scene, despite various victories and successful runs during that time. Team Vitality’s departure is a blow, but not entirely unexpected either, after Starcraft II was not included as one of the titles to be featured at the upcoming Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026.
Korean roster
It was big news in the Starcraft community in 2024, and in the wider international esports community as well, when Team Vitality announced the creation of their own Starcraft II roster. They recruited four South Korean with the goal of competing in high-profile international tournaments, that way getting into the increasingly popular title relatively early. Since then, Vitality’s roster has consisted of Cho ‘Maru‘ Seong-ju, Kim ‘Ryung‘ Dong-won, and Park ‘Zoun‘ Han-sol, plus General Manager Choi ‘CranK‘ Jae-won. The three players have already reunited at ONSYDE Esports, while the current status of “CranK” is unknown to us at this moment.
“Today we announce that we will be leaving the SC2 scene”, writes Team Vitality on their official X account, “It's been two incredible years in the game, and we want to thank Maru, @SC2Zoun, @VIT_Ryung and @VIT_Crank for always representing Vitality in the best way possible, for all of the trophy lifts and incredible moments you brought with you. We wish you all the best in the future.”
Victories and trophies
It looks unlikely that Team Vitality chose to disband their Starcraft II due to a lack of success. The team achieved considerable success in its roughly two years of existence, with “Maru” in particular putting down some memorable performances. In 2025, for example, the South Korean managed to win Dream Hack Dallas, which earned him $ 15.000 in prize money, followed by a top eight finish at last year’s Esports World Cup. A year earlier, Team Vitality had also clinched second place in the World Team League 2024 Summer, which resulted in $ 13.440 worth of prize money.
No Starcraft II at Esports World Cup
As we wrote earlier, Starcraft will not be featured at the 2026 Esports World Cup, which is set to be held from July 6 to August 23. The event will feature a total of 24 different esports titles and recently, Trackmania was announced as the 24th and final title. Starcraft II fans were hoping for that final spot until the very last moment, but they ended up disappointed.
The omission of Starcraft by the Esports World Cup Foundation has likely influenced Team Vitality to cease all of their Starcraft-related operations. Actually, for the first time since the Esports World Cup’s inaugural edition in 2023, the event will not feature any type of Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game. The organization has not made any statements yet regarding next year’s edition yet though, so the Starcraft II and wider RTS fans among us can still have hope for a return to the fold in the future.