Former Titan member Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian has joined Vexed Gaming on a trial basis for ESL Championnat National Summer, the French organisation has announced.

The 26-year-old has been out of action since his infamous VAC ban, in November 2014, just days before the start of the DreamHack Winter Major.

Last month, Hovik "⁠KQLY⁠" Tovmassian expressed his wish to return to activity, after ESL announced that players who had been banned for longer than two years would be able to compete in all of its tournaments, including the ESL Pro League and the IEM events.



KQLY will compete in a French league with Vexed

On Vexed, KQLY, who will step into the shoes of Pedro "⁠AlluM3tt3⁠" Morais, will reunite with Pierre "⁠NpK⁠" Henkinet, his former teammate on the CS:Source teams PyRoGEN and eXtensive.

"The esports scene is in rapid growth and it has evolved to become highly professionalised," said Vexed COO Mark “Princess” Weller. "However, the consequences of cheating have always been a grey area, but with the latest ESL announcement on the subject we believe this to be a first step towards a more transparent and unified rule set on the cheating problems. "KQLY is very passionate and dedicated to the game and the professional scene – we’re looking forward to working with him."

Eight French teams will be taking part in the ESL Championnat National Summer, which will run from May 2 to June 15. The top four teams will progress to the offline finals, where €15,000 will be at stake.

Vexed will compete in the tournament with: