DAMWON Gaming
DAMWON Gaming
Inactive
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
allow
Park Sang-wook (박상욱)
exy
Park Geun-cheol (박근철)
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
Esperanza
Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철)
have signed former
Jadeite
Jadeite
Inactive
duelist Park "allow"
Sang-wook (박상욱) and parted ways with Lee "Hate"
Ye-hun (이예훈). Kim "Lakia"
Jong-min (김종민) will also join the Korean roster on loan from his current team
IGZIST
IGZIST
Japan
Rank #10
RIPablo
Shuma Ikeda
popogachi
Souta Morita
Frxeez
stand-in
Yamada
oitaN
Masayuki Takahashi
.
DWG KIA 발로란트 팀에 'allow' 박상욱 선수가 합류하였습니다.
전력 보강으로 더욱 더 강력해진 DWG KIA와 allow 선수에게 많은 관심과 응원 바랍니다.
#DWGKIA #DKWIN #DK_allow #JustFighting
All three players involved in the roster shuffle began their 2022 VCT journey in the Japanese region. Hate played alongside allow in Jadeite for Stage 1 of Japan's VCT circuit. Jadeite failed to qualify for Challengers Playoffs following elimination in both Week 1 and Week 2 of Open Qualifiers. Hate then joined DAMWON Gaming for their Stage 2 run in Korea. The team came in third behind
DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #4
Flashback
Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
Athan
Na Ha-jun (나하준)
free1ng
No Ha-jun (노하준)
HYUNMIN
Song Hyun-min (송현민)
and
Maru Gaming
Maru Gaming
Korea
Rank #19
ANNYEON
An Seo-jin (안서진)
Dipa
Yoon Ha-jun (윤하준)
Xenus
Lee Kyung-ho (이경호)
mir
Hwang Mir (황미르)
in Korea's Challengers Playoffs.
allow joined Jadeite prior to the start of this year's VCT circuit and primarily played duelist agents for the Japanese roster. The team showed improvement from their performance in Stage 1 and made it to Challengers Playoffs in Stage 2, but were eventually eliminated from the tournament after two consecutive losses in the playoff bracket.
Lakia also experienced varying results during his stint in Japan with IGZIST. Despite a strong start in Stage 1 after netting a top-three placement in Stage 1 Challengers behind
ZETA DIVISION
ZETA DIVISION
Japan
Rank #2
Dep
Yuma Hashimoto
SugarZ3ro
Shota Watanabe
CLZ
Hikaru Mizutani
SyouTa
Shota Aoki
Xdll
Yuto Mizomori
and
Crazy Raccoon
Crazy Raccoon
Inactive
, IGZIST was less impressive in Stage 2. The team made it to the Main Event of Week 2 Challengers, but were just shy of qualifying for the playoffs following a loss to Crazy Raccoon, the eventual third-place finishers.
Alongside DAMWON Gaming's announcement of Lakia's addition to the roster, IGZIST has put out a tweet wishing Lakia success for LCQ and Champions, implying that his loan period would be for DAMWON Gaming's upcoming run at East Asia Last Chance Qualifier, and for Champions 2022 if the team successfully qualifies through the LCQ event.
allow and Lakia are set to reunite with DAMWON Gaming's current head coach Kang "solo"
Geun-chul (강근철), who was the in-game leader for the duo on the first iteration of the
NUTURN
NUTURN
Inactive
roster, whose most noteworthy achievement was a third place finish at Masters 2 Reykjavik last year.
DAMWON Gaming finished fourth and third place in Korea's Challengers Playoffs for Stage 1 and Stage 2 respectively. Their circuit point total grants them one more chance at qualification for Champions 2022 through the upcoming East Asia LCQ, which will run from August 8 to August 14.
DAMWON Gaming
DAMWON Gaming
Inactive
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
allow
Park Sang-wook (박상욱)
exy
Park Geun-cheol (박근철)
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
Esperanza
Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철)
heading into the East Asia LCQ is:
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