Paris unrest has caused Team Vitality's V.Hive to close.

Team Vitality Confirms Its Paris V.Hive Is Closed After 17 October Theft and Damage

Background: A headquarters built for players and fans

Team Vitality’s V.Hive is not only an office. The venue opened in 2019 on Boulevard de Sébastopol in central Paris. It serves as the organisation’s headquarters and a community hub. The roughly 400-square-metre space includes gaming stations, a café, a merchandise store and areas for training and community activities. It has hosted fan gaming sessions, tournaments and viewing parties.

Co-founder and CEO Fabien “Neo” Devide described V.Hive as a space intended to make esports accessible. The venue offered gaming sessions for €3.50 per hour, a price he said had not increased despite inflation. That public-facing role means any closure affects more than internal operations.

Development: Unrest on Saturday, 17 October

Team Vitality confirmed that V.Hive was looted and vandalised during unrest on Saturday, 17 October. Display windows were smashed. Trophies and computer equipment were stolen. The organisation said no staff or fans were injured.

GosuGamers reported that the stolen trophies included the StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 Counter-Strike 2 title. The full list of missing silverware has not been disclosed. Footage described in GosuGamers’ report showed people removing gaming chairs and an individual carrying what appeared to be a computer monitor from the building. HLTV also reported damage at V.Hive amid wider demonstrations, with early social media reports indicating that the StarLadder trophy had been taken.

The stolen trophy’s recent competitive history

The missing Counter-Strike 2 trophy was won less than a month before the incident. Vitality beat Aurora Gaming 3-1 in the final in Barcelona on 20 September. The victory secured Team Vitality’s sixth trophy of 2026 at that time. It added another piece of silverware to the organisation’s season record, a record also reflected in Team Vitality’s 2026 prize-money and title standings.

Confirmed loss goes beyond one trophy

Team Vitality said multiple trophies were stolen, but it has not yet identified all of them. The missing items include both competitive memorabilia and computer equipment used at the Paris venue. Because the inventory is incomplete, the full scale of the loss remains unclear.

The stolen competitive memorabilia represents recent and earlier achievements held in a public community space, while the stolen equipment points to direct operational damage.

Latest progress: V.Hive stays closed while damage is assessed

Team Vitality issued its official statement on Sunday, 18 October, confirming the thefts and the absence of injuries. The organisation said V.Hive would remain closed while it assessed the damage. It also said it would provide further updates later.

As of the latest confirmed information from Team Vitality, no reopening date has been announced and no complete inventory of the stolen trophies and equipment has been published. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.

Current stage

V.Hive remains closed. Team Vitality has confirmed theft, vandalism and no injuries, but has not disclosed the full list of missing trophies or set a date for the venue to reopen. The immediate impact is operational and symbolic: the community hub in Paris is unavailable, and a recently won Counter-Strike 2 title is among the items reported missing.