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)
has announced the departure of Austin "
crashies
" Roberts and Victor "
Victor
" Wong from the organization. They are the second and third players, respectively, to leave the T1 starting roster, in wake of the benching of Tyler "
Skadoodle
" Latham.
In a tweet, crashies stated that he felt the need to step down from the team, citing the team's direction moving forward as the leading cause.
The two American players both joined T1 early in the Valorant beta originally off the heels of their CS:GO careers. Both players had hefty histories in the NA MDL, with numerous brief stints in EPL.
Despite great showings in the Twitch Rivals North American Showdown and the T1 x NSG Showdown, T1 have been unable to adapt to the rapidly changing North American ecosystem. Originally perceived to be a major rival in the scene, T1 have steadily slipped in the power rankings, taking losses to sponsored and un-sponsored underdogs alike, such as the now-sponsored
Homeless
Homeless
Inactive
supamen
Phat Le
psalm
Harrison Chang
POISED
Kevin Ngo
dephh
Rory Jackson
.
With the Ignition Series now past T1, the organization looks to be rework its roster for the next wave of events. Alongside the aforementioned benching of Operator player Skadoodle, reports have surfaced that T1, alongside fellow rival
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #7
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
, are vying for Joshua "steel" Nissan, a former professional CS:GO player who recently announced his transition to Valorant.
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)
are now:
Discord