BOOM Esports Controller player Sha "ZesBeeW" Mohtar and coach Ji "Meow" Dong-jun (지동준) have announced that they have been allowed to explore their options.
The announcements come days after it was revealed that the Pacific Ascension runners-up would be promoted into VCT following the removal of 2023 Ascension winners
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crazyguy
Ngô Công Anh
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ZesBeeW announced that he is looking to play Duelist, Controller, or the in-game leader roles, while also willing to relocate anywhere in the world. The Singaporean had been with BOOM since the Indonesian VCL's second split began.
He previously played for a few Singaporean teams, including
Team Ender
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phrog
victoria
,
Bigetron Arctic
Bigetron Arctic
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frostmind
Muhammad Rafi Diandra
, and
Team SMG
Team SMG
Inactive
.
Meow had been with BOOM since June of 2021, ending a stint of nearly three years with the Indonesian organization. Before BOOM, he was the head coach of Korean Challengers side
TUBEPLE Gaming
TUBEPLE Gaming
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ParkJJong
Park Jong-eun (박종은)
climax
Maeng Ju-ho (맹주호)
NakJi
Kim Sang-hyeop (김상협)
rolex
Yoon Jae-Ho
Persia
Yang Zi-on (양지온)
, where current SPG player
Persia
was.
Meow said that he is: "[An] unrestricted free agent, hoping to join a team long term as the Head Coach/Coach."
BOOM's eventual ascension into VCT was yet another twist in BOOM's eventful 2024 season. The Indonesian side started the year losing in the grand final of the Indonesian Challengers League Split 1 to
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. They suffered just two losses in the campaign, with both coming to Alter Ego.
In the Split 2 playoffs, they were sent into the lower bracket by Alter Ego. It appeared as though history may repeat itself, but they fought their way into the grand final and got revenge against them, winning 3-2 to claim Indonesia's lone Ascension slot.
BOOM's run to the Ascension grand final followed a similar script. After being sent to the brink of elimination by
Sin Prisa Gaming
Sin Prisa Gaming
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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)
, they dominated the lower bracket, setting up for a rematch with SPG.
After falling down 2-0, they forced a map 5, where they lost in overtime in heartbreaking fashion.
While they would not find ascension via lifting the Ascension trophy, BOOM will be in the Pacific league for the 2025 season. As they prepare for their first offseason as a VCT team,
BOOM Esports
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Hildegard Arnaldo
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Sheldon Andersen Chandra
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's roster is now:
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