Passion UA is a professional esports organization from Ukraine. It was founded and is owned by Oleksandr Zinchenko, a player for Ukraine's national football team and London's Arsenal.
The organization launched on August 20, 2023. Its Counter-Strike lineup was announced at the same time. Since then, the team has been playing both local and international events.
Passion UA achievements
Passion UA have played a number of pro-scene tournaments, with their main results listed in the table below:
Tournament
City and dates
Place
Prize money
European Pro League Season 14
Online, March 1-18, 2024
3rd place
$3,000
RES European Series #3
Online, April 26-May 3, 2024
3rd-4th place
$12,500
European Pro League Season 16
Online, May 20-June 6, 2024
1st place
$11,000
RES European Series #6
Online, July 15-22, 2024
2nd place
$25,000
European Pro League Season 17
Online, July 8-25, 2024
1st place
$11,000
CCT Season 2 European Series #10
Online, August 26-September 8, 2024
3rd-4th place
$5,000
Real Game Cup 2024
Online, September 14-15, 2024
1st place
$2,400
European Pro League Season 19
Online, September 18-October 5, 2024
1st place
$11,000
CCT Season 2 European Series #13
Online, September 23-October 6, 2024
2nd place
$10,000
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024
Shanghai, November 30-December 15, 2024
17th-19th place
$10,000
Galaxy Battle 2025 // Phase 1
Online, April 11-May 1, 2025
1st place
$25,000
Glitched Masters 2025
Online, June 13-15, 2025
1st place
$7,380.86
DraculaN Season 2
Bucharest, September 25-28, 2025
2nd place
$2,808.61
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025
Chek Lap Kok, November 12-16, 2025
5th-6th place
$25,000
StarLadder Budapest Major 2025
Budapest, November 24-December 14, 2025
9th-11th place
$20,000
How much they earned by year
The team was created in 2023 and has already played many tournaments, putting together solid prize money. Total earnings by year:
Year
Prize money
2023
$600
2024
$108,299.97
2025
$142,692.87
2026
$18,100
Passion UA roster history
Quite a few players have represented Passion UA in Counter-Strike over the years. The first lineup with Mykhailo "kane" Blagin as coach stands out, as does the 2025-2026 roster after the team signed the Complexity core.
The first lineup and its results
Passion UA's first lineup featured Vsevolod "s-chilla" Shchurov, one of the key players, alongside Rodion "fear" Smyk, Dmytro "jambo" Semera, Nikita "jackasmo" Skyba, and Eduard "zeRRoFIX" Petrovskyi.
That roster became the team's base in 2023. It won United21 Season 5 (2023), won United21 Season 6 (2023), and also finished second at CCT East Europe Series #2 (2023).
The 2025-2026 lineup
From 2025 to 2026, Johnny "JT" Theodosiou, Santino "try" Rigal, Azbayar "Senzu" Munkhbold, Vladyslav "Kvem" Korol, Nick "nicx" Lee, Hakon "hallzerk" Fjaerli, Michael "Grim" Wince, and other players represented the team at different times.
They also had a big impact on the team's results. During this period, Passion UA won six tournaments, while also taking six second-place finishes and nine third-place finishes. The most notable result was second place at RES European Series #6 (2024).
Passion UA — a professional esports organization from Ukraine.
The current Passion UA lineup — Johnny Theodosiou "JT" (team captain), Vladyslav Korol "Kvem" (rifler), Nick Lee "nicx" (rifler), Santino Rigal "try" (AWPer), and Viktor Orudzhev "sdy" (stand-in, rifler). The coach is Tiaan Coertzen "T.c".
Notable former Passion UA players:
Player (first and last name)
Nickname
Joined
Left
Michael Wince
Grim
August 19, 2025
February 28, 2026
Serhii Demchenko
DemQQ
April 7, 2025
January 20, 2026
Volodymyr Veletniuk
Woro2k
April 4, 2025
August 15, 2025
Eduard Petrovskyi
zeRRoFIX
August 20, 2023
April 6, 2025
Rodion Smyk
fear
February 17, 2024
January 2, 2025
Passion UA's main achievements — 1st place at Galaxy Battle 2025 // Phase 1, 1st place at European Pro League Season 19.
Passion UA's approximate total prize money — ~$270,693.
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