Zander "thwifo"
Kim is no longer a part of
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #4
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.
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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-oh (김태오)
Sylvan
Go Young-sup (고영섭)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (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 #31
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 #1
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
C0M
Corbin Lee
nataNk
Nathan Bocqueho
at 4 p.m. ET.
Still in need of a sixth,
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #4
FiNESSE
Pujan Mehta
s0m
Sam Oh
Verno
Andrew Maust
mada
Adam Pampuch
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
are: