Zander "thwifo" Kim is no longer a part of NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Rank #3 FiNESSE Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh Verno Andrew Maust mada Adam Pampuch Ethan Ethan Arnold , three months after joining the team as a sixth man.
Thank you for being a great teammate to start our year off in the VCT. We'll be rooting for you in your next chapter!
thwifo became known for his time with XSET XSET Inactive , during which he won 2021's Complexity x NSG Invitational and featured in several VCT tournaments. He then spent a year under T1 T1 Korea Rank #3 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Meteor Kim Tae-O (김태오) Sylvan Ko Young-sub (고영섭) BuZz Yu Byung-chul (유병철) iZu Ham Woo-ju (함우주) , although the team failed to reach the VCT and struggled in the lower echelons of competitive Valorant. He was released last October, following the organization's move to Korea for the VCT Pacific, and hasn't returned to professional play since.
NRG brought thwifo on as a sixth man in December, to fulfill Riot's roster requirements. After wins against KOI KOI Europe Rank #43 grubinho Grzegorz Ryczko sheydos Bogdan Naumov Filu Dawid Czarnecki flyuh Xavier Carlson soulcas Dom Sulcas and Giants Gaming Giants Gaming Inactive Redgar Igor Vlasov Fit1nho Adolfo Gallego nukkye Žygimantas Chmieliauskas hoody Aaro Peltokangas Cloud Kirill Nehozhin , NRG lost to LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #2 dgzin Douglas Silva v1nny Vínicius Gonçalves pANcada Bryan Luna tuyz Arthur Andrade cauanzin Cauan Pereira and finished in top eight of VCT LOCK//IN. He did not get the chance to play for the team.
According to a report from Dot Esports, the team will sign "an internal player as the sixth man."
NRG's first match in the Americas League is scheduled for April 3, when they'll face LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN Latin America South Rank #1 Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena aspas Erick Santos C0M Corbin Lee at 4 p.m. ET.
Still in need of a sixth, NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Rank #3 FiNESSE Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh Verno Andrew Maust mada Adam Pampuch Ethan Ethan Arnold are: