TALON
TALON
Asia-Pacific
Rank #17
Crws
Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut
JitBoyS
Jittana Nokngam
primmie
Papaphat Sriprapha
ban
Joseph Seungmin Oh
Governor
Peter No
have signed former
XERXIA Esports
XERXIA Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #27
duelist Thanachart "Surf"
Rungapajaratkul to their roster, bringing their active player count to six ahead of the Pacific Kickoff.
Entering the competitive scene in 2022, Surf signed with XERXIA ahead of the TH Challengers: Stage 1 group stage and helped take them all the way to the APAC Challengers: Stage 1 playoffs, where they qualified to Masters: Reykjavik alongside
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #3
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
.
Leading with an upset against eventual-victors
OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming
Inactive
, XERXIA were one win off of advancing to the playoffs, but fell to
Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Europe
Rank #22
paTiTek
Patryk Fabrowski
kamyk
Maks Rychlewski
nAts
Ayaz Akhmetshin
Keiko
Georgio Sanassy
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
and OpTic in their rematch. Eager to make an appearance on the international stage once again, Surf and his teammates qualified to Masters: Copenhagen, but were sent home quickly by
NORTHEPTION
NORTHEPTION
Japan
Rank #20
and future champions
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Inactive
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
.
Having qualified for that year's Champions, XERXIA stumbled again in Group C, exiting winless following losses to
XSET
XSET
Inactive
and
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #3
keznit
Angelo Mori
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
adverso
Benjamín Poblete
mta
Nicolás González
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
. Surf continued competing briefly for XERXIA in 2023, but was released from the organization last March.
XERXIA qualified to all three international events in 2022. (Photo: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Talon were unable to keep up with the competition last year. Despite finishing among the top eight at LOCK//IN, the organization was unable to reach higher heights within the Pacific League as a winless
DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
Japan
Rank #3
Meiy
Ibuki Seki
Art
Jinboong
Kim Jin-won (김진원)
Akame
Yu Gwang-hui (유광희)
gyen
was all that separated Talon and a last-place finish by the time League Play had concluded.
Forced to fight for survival in the Pacific LCQ, Talon eliminated DFM in two brief maps, but fell to
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)
shortly after in a heartbreaking reverse-sweep that put a stop to their 2023 season.
Hungry for a trophy, Talon began making roster changes and bid farewell to three players and a coach. North American import
Governor
joined
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)
's
ban
and
Team Secret
Team Secret
Asia-Pacific
Rank #7
invy
Adrian Jiggs Reyes
JessieVash
Jessie Cuyco
Wild0reoo
Brheyanne Christ Reyes
2ge
James Goopio
Jremy
Jeremy Cabrera
's
lenne
on the active roster, with
FrosT
filling in the Head Coach slot.
Surf's signing follows the transition of Patiphan "Patiphan" Chaiwong to the reserve roster as the talent stepped back from competitive play last month. With six active players, Talon have yet to announce their starting five ahead of their appearance in the Pacific Kickoff, set to commence in February as teams fight for tickets to Masters: Madrid.
TALON
TALON
Asia-Pacific
Rank #17
Crws
Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut
JitBoyS
Jittana Nokngam
primmie
Papaphat Sriprapha
ban
Joseph Seungmin Oh
Governor
Peter No
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