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 signing of Yu "BuZz"
Byeong-cheol (유병철), adding one of Korean Valorant's most recognizable names as part of their domestic rebuild.
BuZz has been at the center of Korean Valorant since its professional scene was first established. He joined
Vision Strikers
Vision Strikers
Inactive
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
Zest
Kim Ki-seok (김기석)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
in 2021, and played a part in proving to the international stage that Korean Valorant teams were a force to be reckoned with.
In 2022 when
DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #4
Flashback
Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
free1ng
No Ha-jun (노하준)
HYUNMIN
Song Hyun-min (송현민)
BeYN
Kang Ha-bin (강하빈)
acquired Vision Strikers, he joined along with
MaKo
,
Zest
,
Rb
, and
stax
, the former of which will now be a teammate of BuZz's on T1. MaKo is the only remaining Vision Strikers player still on the DRX roster.
In joining T1, BuZz will be separated with DRX coach termi for the first time since joining Vision Strikers.
BuZz started his professional Valorant career in 2020 with
Cloud9 Korea
Cloud9 Korea
Inactive
Bazzi
Park Jun-ki (박준기)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
Hate
Lee Ye-hun (이예훈)
xeta
Son Seon-ho (손선호)
. When the team was disbanded, he joined
BearClaw Gaming
BearClaw Gaming
Inactive
joshh
Joshua Leow
bryce
Bryce Lee
Flaring
Henri Forichon
JayH
Wong Jia Heng
when they set their sights on a Korean roster. He then joined
MUYAHO
MUYAHO
Inactive
10X
Choi Jin-woo (최진우)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
GANA
Jeon Hyeong-heon (전형헌)
Harry
Kim Han-kyu (김한규)
iNTRO
Kang Seung-gyun (강승균)
, who were later acquired by
Rio Company
Rio Company
Inactive
SungJin
Ko Sung-jin (고성진)
Sunday
Kim Min-soo (김민수)
kanade
Um Hyun-sung (엄현성)
LuZ
Lim Ui-jun (임의준)
Jinboong
Kim Jin-won (김진원)
.
BuZz signed with Vision Strikers in 2021, entering the spotlight of Korean Valorant. In his first season with the team, he competed at Masters Berlin and Champions 2021. After Vision Strikers was acquired by DRX the following season, BuZz reached Masters Reykjavik and Masters Copenhagen, and then finished third at Champions 2022.
BuZz has reached the last three Champions events as part of DRX's roster, and T1 will be looking to return with him in their squad. The Duelist, most known for his Jett, joins a T1 squad that, in 2024, hit below expectations. With a roster built around a handful of international names, T1 reached Masters Shanghai thanks to a third-placed Pacific Stage 1 finish, but they finished the season as the seventh-best team in the region.
T1 is now:
- Kim "stax" Gu-taek (김구택)
- Kim "Meteor" Tae-oh (김태오)
- Go "Sylvan" Young-sup (고영섭)
- Lee "carpe" Jae-hyeok (이재혁)
- Yu "BuZz" Byeong-cheol (유병철)
- Ham "iZu" Woo-ju (함우주)
- Kevin "xccurate" Susanto
- Shin "Norman" Jun-ho (Manager)
- Yoon "Autumn" Eu-teum (윤으뜸) (Head coach)
- Lee "CheongGak" Il-ho (이일호) (Coach)
- Seol "Indigo" Do-hoon (설도훈) (Coach)