Official announcement: Patsi has permanently joined VP and will replace F0R3VER in the starting lineup.

Russian CS2 powerhouse Virtus.pro announced on Tuesday the official signing of their player Robert Ishanov (ID: Patsi). He will replace Diaz Kutubai (ID: F0R3VER) who was relegated to the bench due to health issues, becoming a starting member of VP.

Patsi, 23, primarily plays as a rifler and can also serve as a commander when necessary. He has played for ESPADA, Spirit, Spirit.A, Liquid, PARIVISION, Aurora, Astrum, and Sangal. His best achievement was reaching the championship stages of both the PGL Antwerp Major and the IEM Rio Major with Spirit in 2022.

Before officially signing with VP, Patsi had played as a substitute. He ultimately helped VP defeat Nemesis to win the WINLINE MPKBK CIS offline tournament Season 9, and delivered an average personal rating of 1.27.

According to the schedule, Patsi will make his official debut as a VP member in the CCT 2026 European Series Season 13. VP's current roster is as follows:

Commander: Nikolai Bityekov (ID: mir)

Sniper: Vladimir Krasikov (ID: b1st)

Rifleman/Commander: Alexander Kovalev (ID: AquaRS)

Rifleman: Vadim Alkov (ID: tO0RO)

Rifleman: Robert Ishanov (ID: Patsi)

Coach: Dmitry Martynov (ID: ProbLeM)

Image source: Internet/VP official website