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 BLEED BLEED Inactive .

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 Team Ender Inactive ann kijo griefing phrog victoria , Bigetron Arctic Bigetron Arctic Asia-Pacific Rank #21 Madelyn Raven William k1ngkappa damaraa Damara Danuardi sayoo Willy Ivandra 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 Inactive 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 Alter Ego Alter Ego Asia-Pacific Rank #10 Nakya Alehandro Fabian Simanjorang Cud Thomas Alfiantino ray4c Rayvaldo Chandra ValdyN Rivaldy Nafian gotten Davin . 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 Inactive 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 BOOM Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #1 dos9 Zhumagali Dastan Famouz Fikri Zaki Hamdani Shiro Hildegard Arnaldo NcSlasher Sheldon Andersen Chandra BerserX Rizkie Adla Kusuma 's roster is now:

  • Fikri "Famouz" Zaki Hamdani
  • Hildegard "Shiro" Arnaldo
  • Sheldon "NcSlasher" Andersen Chandra
  • Rizkie "BerserX" Adla Kusuma
  • Heru "5ynz" Prasetyo (Manager)
  • Harry "6fingers" Tjahjadi Putra (Assistant coach)
  • Fidel "Fidelwow" Saputra (Analyst)