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)
have signed Ham "iZu"
Woo-ju (함우주), Lee "k1Ng"
Seung-won (이승원), Kevin "xccurate"
Susanto, coming in hours after the organization parted with three players.
Known for his explosiveness on duelist, iZu made his mark on
Jadeite
Jadeite
Inactive
. The roster was quiet in 2022 but started making noise in 2023 as they made waves in the Japanese scene as a top contender. Jadeite nearly qualified for the Pacific Ascension tournament, only falling short to
SCARZ
SCARZ
Japan
Rank #9
Yoshiii
John Yoshiharu Kawakami
in the Split 2: Challengers finals. Following the conclusion of Ascension, the roster split apart.
k1Ng has been active since 2020, joining the
Vision Strikers
Vision Strikers
Inactive
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
Zest
Kim Ki-seok (김기석)
BuZz
Yu Byung-chul (유병철)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
core — now known as
DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #7
Flashback
Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
Athan
Na Ha-jun (나하준)
freeing
No Ha-jun (노하준)
HYUNMIN
Song Hyun-min (송현민)
. He'd later leave for
Incheon On Sla2ers
Incheon On Sla2ers
Korea
Rank #29
VaNish
XirZz
but would stay on for only half of 2022. Given his proficiency on sentinel,
Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #1
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
yoman
Chae Young-moon (채영문)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
picked him for their Pacific Partnership roster. However, the Korean organization had a very up-and-down season as LOCK//IN would be their only international appearance, and their year culminated in a third-place finish at the Pacific LCQ. Gen.G announced the release of every player but Kim "Meteor"
Tae-O (김태오) just last week.
xccurate, the elder brother of
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #1
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
ace Jason "f0rsakeN"
Susanto, is the only player with minimal prior Valorant experience. However, his legacy stretches far and wide in the Counterstrike scene as one of Asia's most established players, having played for TYLOO and Team NKT. He officially retired in 2022 and has been looking for a team in Valorant until now.
After T1 were accepted into the partnership league, their debuts at LOCK//IN and the beginning of the regular season left much to be desired. As the season progressed, the roster slowly made footing as they finished third in playoffs, qualifying for both Masters: Tokyo and Champions 2023. In both those events, T1 were eliminated in groups at the hands of
EDward Gaming
EDward Gaming
China
Rank #1
S1Mon
Hsien Meng-Hsun (谢孟勋)
ZmjjKK
Zheng Yongkang (郑永康)
nobody
Wang Senxu (王森旭)
CHICHOO
Wan Shunzhi (万顺治)
Smoggy
Zhang Zhao (张钊)
at Tokyo and
FUT Esports
FUT Esports
Europe
Rank #6
xeus
Doğan Gözgen
MrFaliN
Furkan Yeğen
yetujey
Eray Budak
AtaKaptan
Ata Tan
cNed
Mehmet Yağız İpek
qRaxs
Doğukan Balaban
at Champions, thus finishing outside the top eight.
Now with a new roster,
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)
are now:
Discord