100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #5
Kess
Drew Lee
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
has announced that in-game leader Kelden "Boostio"
Pupello has been benched. Drew "Kess"
Lee joins from North American Challengers squad
QoR
QoR
North America
Rank #13
Logan
Logan Coffey
alym
toozy
Anthony De Leon
Dark3st
. The move will go into effect beginning with the team's opening Americas Stage 2 match against
NRG
NRG
North America
Rank #4
s0m
Sam Oh
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
mada
Adam Pampuch
skuba
Logan Jenkins
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
this weekend.
It is believed that zander will take over Boostio's duties as the team's IGL.
Boostio has been calling the shots for 100 Thieves since the beginning of the 2024 season, joining after being crowned champions of the VCT world at Champions 2023 with
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #9
Derrek
Derrek Ha
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
supamen
Phat Le
icy
Jacob Lange
yay
Jaccob Whiteaker
.
Since the move, 100 Thieves has experienced varying levels of success in the regional circuit. After crashing out of Americas Kickoff, 100 Thieves reached the top of the region by lifting their first VCT trophy at Americas Stage 1. The win punched their ticket to Masters Shanghai, where they finished fourth. The second half of their regional campaign saw 100T finish fourth in the Stage 2 playoffs, one spot short of qualifying for Champions 2024 and behind on championship points to
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
Rank #1
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
bang
Sean Bezerra
Zellsis
Jordan Montemurro
zekken
Zachary Patrone
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
.
The 2025 season has seen Boostio and 100T struggle to recapture the form they displayed in Stage 1 of 2024. After being limited participants in offseason events, they disappointed with an early exit at Americas Kickoff, then returned to play in Stage 1, where they finished fifth.
100 Thieves secured qualification for EWC with a top-two finish in the Americas qualifiers, but were swiftly eliminated in the group stage after being placed in a group alongside
Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #1
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
Ash
Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
Suggest
Seo Jae-young (서재영)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
,
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #1
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
, and
EDward Gaming
EDward Gaming
China
Rank #2
ZmjjKK
Zheng Yongkang (郑永康)
zjc
Zhang Juncheng (张峻程)
nobody
Wang Senxu (王森旭)
CHICHOO
Wan Shunzhi (万顺治)
Smoggy
Zhang Zhao (张钊)
.
Kess has been an active participant in the North American Challengers scene since 2021, having played for
Heathens
Heathens
Inactive
Bacchus
sylph
ser1ez
Kess
Drew Lee
ThisKetchupSpicy
,
Zer0 Latency
Zer0 Latency
North America
Rank #220
,
LG Orange
LG Orange
North America
Rank #32
PepegaPig
mateo
KIMCHI
1papaya
Philip Ng
, and
Nightblood Gaming
Nightblood Gaming
North America
Rank #15
ScrewFace
Kyle Jensen
Notexxd
Jaden Anderson
sonofcar
kumi
smiley
Steven Fisher
. He has mostly played the Initiator role throughout his career, suggesting a change of roles may be on the cards for the rest of the 100T squad.
Boostio has mostly played the Sentinel role for 100T, while also playing shifts on the Initiator role as Breach on occasion. With two players who have filled the Duelist role throughout their careers in Cryocells and Asuna , a Controller player in zander, and two recon-based Initiator players in eeiu and Kess, a full-time Sentinel player is notably missing for head coach Zikz 's squad.
With
Boostio
's benching and
Kess
's arrival,
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #5
Kess
Drew Lee
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
's full roster is now:
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