T1
T1
Korea
Rank #4
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Sylvan
Ko Young-sub (고영섭)
Carpe
Lee Jae-hyeok (이재혁)
iZu
Ham Woo-ju (함우주)
xccurate
Kevin Susanto
has announced the signing of Ko "Sylvan"
Young-sub (고영섭), adding the talented Korean controller to their roster as a part of their domestic rebuild. They also signed Seol "Indigo"
Do-hoon (설도훈) and Lee "CheongGak"
Il-ho (이일호), the latter being a former T1 coach.
T1's 2024 roster mixed players from different regions of the world, bringing in Rossy as the lone import, while also signing Indonesian player xccurate . Veteran Sayaplayer and Carpe are the only players remaining from the 2023 roster, and preparations for the 2024 season finished with the team signing Japanese Challengers player iZu .
Sylvan joins after spending the 2024 season unattached to a VCT roster. In the 2023 season, he played for
Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #1
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
before being released at the end of the VCT season. He signed with Chinese Challengers side
TOP Esports
TOP Esports
Inactive
MrCANI
Chen Tingxun (陈廷训)
, but was soon again a free agent following their elimination at China Evolution Series Act 3: Heritability.
Indigo joins after spending time with Korean Challengers side
Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
Korea
Rank #5
Xross
Jeonghwan (정환)
yoman
Chae Young-moon (채영문)
Cloy
SID
. NongShim fell in the grand final to eventual Korean VCL champions
Sin Prisa Gaming
Sin Prisa Gaming
Korea
Rank #3
Persia
Yang Zi-on (양지온)
margaret
Kim Ji-woo (김지우)
Dambi
Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
, who also went on to lift Pacific Ascension.
CheongGak was a coach for T1 in the 2023 season, departing for Chinese side
Wolves Esports
Wolves Esports
China
Rank #10
V1ya
Zhang Ruimin (张睿珉)
SiuFatBB
Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦)
Yuicaw
Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑)
Spring
Liu Jiunting (刘俊霆)
aluba
Zhong Haojun (钟皓钧)
in June of this year. He re-joins a T1 side that is more Korean than when he left.
Former coach Daeda revealed that the organization was looking to build a roster with a more domestic focus, and they have done just that, signing two Korean coaches and a talented Initiator/Controller to jumpstart the transition.
T1 is now:
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