T1
T1
Korea
Rank #3
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)
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 following the end of the 2023 season. Veteran Sayaplayer and Carpe were the only players remaining from the 2023 roster, and preparations for the 2024 season finished with the team signing Japanese Challengers player iZu . Sayaplayer has since been released by T1.
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
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
yoman
Chae Young-moon (채영문)
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 #4
Xross
Jeonghwan (정환)
Kally
Kim Dong-wook (김동욱)
Banger
An Hyung-gi (안형기)
Cloy
Kim Min-gyu (김민규)
SID
Kim Min-seung (김민승)
. NongShim fell in the grand final to eventual Korean VCL champions
Sin Prisa Gaming
Sin Prisa Gaming
Korea
Rank #2
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 #4
V1yA
Chang Rui-min (张睿珉)
SiuFatBB
Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦)
Yuicaw
Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑)
Spring
Liu Jiunting (刘俊霆)
Lysoar
Liang Youhao (梁优好)
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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