TSM TSM North America Rank #9 Recoil seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond vora sym Tyler Porter have returned to Valorant and signed the BackOutsideBoys BackOutsideBoys Inactive roster, consisting of Anthony "gMd" Guimond, Johann "seven" Hernandez, Kevin "POISED" Ngo, Alex "aproto" Protopapas, Tyler "sym" Porter, and coach Daniel "Faded" Hwang.

The TSM organization has been part of the Valorant scene since 2020. However, their results have fluctuated over the years, from top finishes to missing out on qualifiers. In April 2022, gMd and seven joined the roster before VCT NA Challengers 2022 Split 2, where they got grouped. Having not been accepted to the Americas partnership program, TSM remained in Challengers for 2023 but found little success, finishing top six and top eight in Splits 1 and 2, respectively. Afterwards, TSM parted ways with the roster – including gMd and seven – and exited Valorant for the time being.

After becoming runner-up in North America LCQ 2021 with Rise Rise Inactive , POISED left the team after Split 1 2022 and joined FaZe Clan FaZe Clan Inactive POISED Kevin Ngo mummAy Anthony DiPaolo TiGG Tanner Spanu BABYBAY Andrej Francisty supamen Phat Le . The roster had momentum throughout the year, culminating in a third-place finish in NA LCQ 2022. FaZe had middling results in 2023, missing out on Ascension and finishing below the top six for both splits.

aproto has been a staple of the scene since 2020, playing for various teams such as Luminosity Luminosity Inactive moose Kaleb Jayne mada Adam Pampuch dazzLe Will Loafman bdog Brandon Sanders TiGG Tanner Spanu and Ghost Gaming Ghost Gaming Inactive koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio NiSMO Marc-Andre Tayar aproto Alex Protopapas brawk Brock Somerhalder johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid . He later joined BreakThru BreakThru Inactive thief Brady Dever aproto Alex Protopapas sym Tyler Porter flyuh Xavier Carlson brawk Brock Somerhalder before VCT NA Split 1 2023, meeting sym – formerly of TSM Academy TSM Academy Inactive . BreakThru swiftly passed the qualifiers and was picked up by Moist Moguls Moist Moguls Inactive aproto Alex Protopapas sym Tyler Porter brawk Brock Somerhalder flyuh Xavier Carlson thief Brady Dever after only two games. Moist Moguls became a contender, coming third place in the Split 2 playoffs, only one game away from Ascension.

BackOutsideBoys, as the core of gMd, seven, and POISED, played only ten games. Their best performance was winning Liquid Open 2023: North America. BOB was invited to VCT NA Challengers without the need to qualify through open qualifiers.

TSM will debut in VCT NA Challengers 2024 Split 1 against M80 M80 North America Rank #5 Kyu Mirel Braco Hrustemovic Sato Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato bao Okeanos Anthony Nguyen bdog Brandon Sanders on March 20.

Returning to Valorant, TSM TSM North America Rank #9 Recoil seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond vora sym Tyler Porter are now:

  • Johann "seven" Hernandez
  • Anthony "gMd" Guimond
  • Tyler "sym" Porter
  • Kevin "POISED" Ngo
  • Alex "aproto" Protopapas
  • Daniel "Faded" Hwang (Coach)