sFade8, real name Vitaliy Marushka, is a Ukrainian Counter-Strike player born on January 26, 2004. He began competing in CS:GO and later moved into CS2, developing from a lower-tier rifler into an in-game leader.His competitive career can be traced back to 2021, when he played for At0m Gaming before joining Marlian eSports. During 2022 and 2023, sFade8 spent time with LookingForOrg, Neon Rangers, flowstate, and MelBet Team. One of his better early runs came with LookingForOrg during the ESL Challenger Katowice 2023 qualification cycle, where the team defeated&nbsp;<a href="/teams/auroragaming" target="_self">Aurora</a>&nbsp;and Nexus before facing stronger opposition in the European qualifier.His career became more stable with DMS in 2024. The team played regularly in ESEA Advanced, CCT events and qualifiers, while also attending the Skyesports Championship 2024. In January 2025, the DMS lineup was acquired by AMKAL ESPORTS, giving sFade8 his first extended period under a more established organization.After leaving AMKAL in August 2025, he played with HubaBuba alongside players such as her1tage,&nbsp;<a href="/players/kalash" target="_self">kAlash</a>, sstiNiX and z3ndeR. Later that year, he joined a Betera/ex-Betera core featuring&nbsp;<a href="/players/masval" target="_self">MaSvAl</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/players/tenzy" target="_self">tENZY</a>, h1te and sstiNiX. The lineup collected several second-place finishes and eventually became the foundation of&nbsp;<a href="/teams/magic" target="_self">magic</a>.In 2026, magic entered CS2 with MaSvAl, tENZY, h1te, sFade8 and&nbsp;<a href="/players/aw" target="_self">AW</a>. h1te was later replaced by&nbsp;<a href="/players/mo0n" target="_self">mo0N</a>. As IGL, sFade8 led the team to victory at CCT Season 3 European Series #14 and, more importantly, a fourth-place finish at PGL Astana 2026 after recovering from a 0-2 start in the Swiss stage. magic then finished second at Stake Ranked Episode 2, beating teams including&nbsp;<a href="/teams/faze" target="_self">FaZe</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="/teams/nip" target="_self">Ninjas in Pyjamas</a>&nbsp;during the run.

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Vitaliy "sFade8" Marushka, a professional CS2 player from Ukraine, is currently playing for&nbsp;<a href="/teams/magic" target="_self">magic</a>.

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