Victor "Victor"
Wong and Austin "crashies"
Roberts have been released from their contracts with
OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming
Inactive
, shortly after it was revealed OpTic wouldn't be a part of the VCT Americas league.
Victor and crashies were not a part of the original
Envy
Envy
Inactive
Marved
Jimmy Nguyen
Victor
Victor Wong
crashies
Austin Roberts
FiNESSE
Pujan Mehta
yay
Jaccob Whiteaker
roster, instead hailing from
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #2
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Meteor
Kim Tae-oh (김태오)
Sylvan
Go Young-sup (고영섭)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
iZu
Ham Woo-ju (함우주)
. The duo joined Envy (later OpTic) just two months after the initial signing, replacing Abdo "c4Lypso"
Agha and Adam "aKis"
Kisseberth. Victor and crashies represented the Envy brand throughout 2020 and until the end of 2021. They first reached international LANs last September, when the team turned heads by being the Masters Berlin runners-up. They closed the year on a bittersweet note, with a top-12 exit at Champions.
As part of retiring the Envy brand, Victor, crashies, and the team were transferred to OpTic in Feb. 2021. They came back with a bang, conquering Masters Reykjavik over
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #1
dgzin
Douglas Silva
v1nny
Vínicius Gonçalves
pANcada
Bryan Luna
tuyz
Arthur Andrade
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
, dropping only one match throughout. OpTic struggled to repeat the result at Masters Copenhagen, losing to eventual champions
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Inactive
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
3-1 in the lower final. At Champions, LOUD exacted revenge on them and became world champions in a bout that favored the Brazilians 3-1. Despite the loss, OpTic's international consistency put them in the discussion for best team of the year, with Victor and crashies as two of their most consistent players.
This is OpTic's first roster move since Aug. 2021, when they replaced Anthony "mummAy" DiPaolo with Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker. While it seemed like a simple move at the time, yay's addition turned OpTic into one of the world's best teams with its duelist consistently at the top of the stats charts.
Victor and crashies' exit leaves OpTic without one of the most consistent flex duelist players, as well as one of the top initiators in the world.
OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming
Inactive
are still:
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