Lee "k1Ng"
Seung-won (이승원) has mutually parted ways with
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #4
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 South Korean talent was part of the organization for a mere three months before leaving.
After failing to yield results last year with
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)
, k1Ng was brought aboard T1 alongside Ham "iZu"
Woo-ju (함우주) and Kevin "xccurate"
Susanto in September as the organization looked to rebuild its roster throughout the off season.
However, k1Ng only played a total of five matches for T1 over the course of three months, nearly all of them taking place at the TEN Global Invitational, where T1 placed last. For the remainder of his time with the organization, k1Ng was on the bench and did not play with the rest of the team.
T1's 2023 season was not ideal despite making every international LAN event. The team seemed to come up short when it mattered, and as a result never made it past the group stage at both Masters: Tokyo and Champions.
In preparation for 2024, the organization released half of its roster before signing three players, one of which was k1Ng. The aide of Rossy was also enlisted nearly two months later, leaving the roster with seven players ahead of the AfreecaTV Valorant Showdown. T1 opted to field a starting lineup excluding k1Ng for the event, and managed to place among the top four after falling to
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #5
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
in the playoffs. Shortly after, the organization announced k1Ng's departure through a mutual termination of his contract.
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #4
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)
is now:
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