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T1 bring on stax

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June 7, 2024

T1 T1 Korea Rank #4 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Meteor Kim Tae-O (김태오) Sylvan Ko Young-sub (고영섭) BuZz Yu Byung-chul (유병철) iZu Ham Woo-ju (함우주) have signed former DRX DRX Korea Rank #2 Flashback Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) freeing No Ha-jun (노하준) HYUNMIN Song Hyun-min (송현민) star Kim "stax" Gu-taek (김구택) ahead of Stage 2 of the VCT Pacific League. The addition of stax now results in T1 having six players, though it is unconfirmed whether he will be on the starting roster.

stax is well-known for having been a star player for Pacific giants DRX, joining the team in 2020 while under the Vision Strikers Vision Strikers Inactive stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Rb Goo Sang-min (구상민) Zest Kim Ki-seok (김기석) BuZz Yu Byung-chul (유병철) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) banner. The team built a reputation as an international powerhouse, with strong playoff performances in many tournaments. After a top-six finish in Champions 2023, DRX cooled down as they missed out on both Masters events of 2024. stax was later moved to the bench following DRX's loss to Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #1 t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태) in Stage 1 Pacific playoffs.

T1 has been a staple of the scene, having been in North America initially before joining VCT Pacific. After participating in all international events in 2023, T1 started their 2024 campaign with a top-four placement in Pacific Kickoff. They maintained their momentum as they defeated Gen.G in the upper bracket of Stage 1 Pacific playoffs to qualify for Masters Shanghai, where they later went 0-2 in the Swiss Stage.

T1 will make their Stage 2 debut against Gen.G on June 16.

With the addition of stax, T1 T1 Korea Rank #4 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) Meteor Kim Tae-O (김태오) Sylvan Ko Young-sub (고영섭) BuZz Yu Byung-chul (유병철) iZu Ham Woo-ju (함우주) are now:

Lee "Carpe" Jae-hyeok (이재혁)
Kim "stax" Gu-taek (김구택)
Ha "Sayaplayer" Jeong-woo (하정우)
Daniel "Rossy" Abedrabbo
Ham "iZu" Woo-ju (함우주)
Kevin "xccurate" Susanto
Yoon "Autumn" Eu-ddeum (윤으뜸) (Head coach)
Jacob "Daeda" Hale (Coach)

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#1

ButterflyEffect23

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W T1!

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spe4rch

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Time to go full Korean T1 Letsgo

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cristiadu

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more like carpe getting benched

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dfsak

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Maybe saya?
too many ups and downs, he's just so inconsistent as a duel

#34

ilovekissingboys

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yeah he has been, but carpe has overall been worse and contributed less since not being igl.

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Qenny

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carpe just need to focus on being ini and not IGL he can perform decent

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cristiadu

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decent aint good enough chief, Carpe was never all that great in Valorant. Not terrible either, but I feel he lives off his OW past a bit, if it was another player they would already not be in tier 1 at this point.

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PrinceCharming

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Ain't that just stats wise not the case. Moment he stopped igling he's top rated on T1 for both games against gen g and the one against G2.

#55

Reverend777

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Carpe in the last 6 matches has been their top frag 3 times. He's had some rough moments but since dropping IGL his k/d has increased.

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Jihyeok

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good move from T1

#4

Convoy

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now who's gonna go out?

#5

Jihyeok

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I believe they running a rotating roster rn

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toofan1

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that doesnt work

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Jihyeok

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"We have a few scrim sessions with multiple player/role changes and combinations, we are bringing in a 6th player not replacing a player.

Due to the time limitations between our time and Shanghai and Stage 2, giving us 11 days of practice, I personally would much rather have options rather than making extreme decisions like cutting a player, but that is a personal take. This allows us to have more time to make decisions while also having extra input to make the right choice before Split start."

T1 Daeda

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/1da5d8f/stax_joins_t1/

#12

toofan1

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those are scrims tho
i hope it rly work cz i love my king stax

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Jihyeok

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idk bro I'm not their management

#15

Apollo__

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well the scrims are gonna be 6-man, but when they find the right mix of 5 players, someone's getting benched

#33

PrinceCharming

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Nah T1 actually cracked the code. They playing 6v5 stax gets sever admin and can just delete someone at the start of every round

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Chow1E

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autum out stax coaching

#31

Dallyn

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hopefully bibi to hell

#42

bigboy

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KICK THAT FRAUD ROSSY

#53

Spicy_Hotpot

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Pls not be carpe

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Convoy

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honestly this year carpet has been above average

#62

curlyhole

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this aged well...

#6

Warlordwibz

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Buzz contracts ends at end of season. DRX raid incoming.

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rowxn

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🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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number_1_Ego_fan

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I will be there no matter what

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osyduck

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W move

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babp

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W

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Kxran

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Hopefully brings more strategy and discipline to the team

#17

premier

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T1 should get Stew from JDG, and replace sayaplayer with him

#18

toofan1

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allow is FA btw

#19

ZekaTheGoat

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Allow is mediocre

#20

pixeloxie

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nooo i want him in PRX ;(

#32

Clover335

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u want him to replace davai?

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pixeloxie

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-mindfreak rather

#51

Uribaba

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Prx with an actual igl will be lowkey good but they won't be a w gaming anymore

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unknown_trash

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Ok this is a big W for stax.im glad that he didn't get stuck in roster jail with DRX like lakia was in 2022. I'm excited to see the rivalry between T1 and DRX

#22

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That's hugeeee

#23

1ucid

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now sign suggest

#47

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this guy right here knows ball

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shinehh

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And c0rpe is still in this roster

#57

number_1_Ego_fan

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carpe is good tho

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kapteN

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How are you calling stax a star player? He's not had any star roles or stats in any of the teams he was in?

I think he's great - and a good move for T1 - just not a star player

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LouBag

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DRX is one of the most successful pacific teams in the history of Valorant and Stax has been a part of that team since the beginning.

He is a star in pacific and that’s why he found a team instantly.

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kapteN

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Bro I know all that and I agree with you.

But that is not the definition of a star player.

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number_1_Ego_fan

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what are u on? can you give examples at least?

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kapteN

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Star players are players that the team plays around, sets up for their success, and have the potential to carry games by themselves. That's always been the definition of a star player in FPS games.

So by default, typically you'll see star players on duelist roles, it's almost as if Riot made a specific star player role for that reason. Stax just isn't this by the classical definition

Again, I think stax is a great player and a big reason of the success in his teams, especially early on, but he's not a star player in the traditional sense of the word

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WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

#28

NekoSugarGirls17

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Just go full Korean roster next year. There are so many talented korean players a lot better than xccurate and Rossy. Also sayaplayer should start learning a new role. T1 needs a better duelist.
-carpe
-Rossy
-xccurate
+Stew
+???
+???

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gordonramsay

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who downvoting you? Full korean team smokes this dogshit 2024 roster

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1UD

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T1 to champs

#35

annoybrocc02

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wow t1 made a good decision for once

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hansk588

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imagine if they sign all old DRX roster and starting shit on everybody

#37

arin2016

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Full Korean roster like it always should have been

This shit ass roster is bringing down the name "T1" that Faker worked so hard to build

#38

Klaw69

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very interesting changes in all regions for next split including this. I think people have fairly high expectations for this roster, I hope they can live up to those expectations.

#39

Tsikhamani

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He's their new IGL for sure and izu or Carpe will get dropped!
Carpe has high chances of getting dropped!

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ARk1d

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bring yoman next year to igl and go full korean, imagine 2 korean favourites in apac

#45

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bye bye carpe

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BLuko

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Rossy and carpe can be good players but I agree that T1 might not be the team for them

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spar10gamer

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Sayaplayer went NA and fell off..... now he's not fit to be a apac duel

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toofan1

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He def fell out
It would be surprising if he is not replaced

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