TSM
TSM
North America
Rank #9
Recoil
seven
Johann Hernandez
gMd
Anthony Guimond
vora
sym
Tyler Porter
parted ways with players Alex "aproto"
Protopapas, Kevin "POISED"
Ngo, Tyler "sym"
Porter, and coach Daniel "Faded"
Hwang.
sym, aproto, and Faded joined TSM as part of a six-man roster pickup in 2024, when TSM acquired the roster of
BackOutsideBoys
BackOutsideBoys
Inactive
. The roster was assembled ahead of the 2024 season, months after an offseason announcement from the organization that they would temporarily cease Valorant operations.
Prior to TSM, aproto was well-traveled in the North American Challengers circuit, playing for
Moist Moguls
Moist Moguls
Inactive
aproto
Alex Protopapas
sym
Tyler Porter
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
flyuh
Xavier Carlson
thief
Brady Dever
and
BreakThru
BreakThru
Inactive
thief
Brady Dever
aproto
Alex Protopapas
sym
Tyler Porter
flyuh
Xavier Carlson
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
. He also played for
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
Inactive
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
NiSMO
Marc-Andre Tayar
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
aproto
Alex Protopapas
, and
Ghost Gaming
Ghost Gaming
Inactive
koalanoob
Gianfranco Potestio
NiSMO
Marc-Andre Tayar
aproto
Alex Protopapas
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
, and made his Valorant debut in 2020 with
Luminosity
Luminosity
Inactive
moose
Kaleb Jayne
mada
Adam Pampuch
dazzLe
Will Loafman
bdog
Brandon Sanders
TiGG
Tanner Spanu
. He was mainly the team's Sentinel player this season, on Cypher and Killjoy often but also playing Viper on occasion.
“Wouldn't trade the experiences and time I had with this team for the world,” aproto said. “Love them all like brothers. Will give an update on what my future holds and how I'm feeling soon.”
TSM teammate sym was also on Moist Moguls and BreakThru with aproto, and also played for several Challengers teams, including
Nearest Airport
Nearest Airport
Inactive
melya
Emily Khan
k0rupt
Wylie Watts
BlackMoose
Shawn Fox
Uncreative
Kuba Kosiba
Tn
,
Serenity
Serenity
Inactive
Turnup
Joseph Sicre
Joseph
Joseph Rivera
scourge
Sky Kages
Showtime
Antonio Angotti
Eazy
Ryan Matthews
, and the
TSM Academy
TSM Academy
Inactive
. He also made his debut in 2020. He was the team's Duelist player, with his go-tos being Jett, Raze and Neon.
POISED, the team's Initiator player, played for
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan
Inactive
POISED
Kevin Ngo
mummAy
Anthony DiPaolo
TiGG
Tanner Spanu
BABYBAY
Andrej Francisty
supamen
Phat Le
,
Rise
Rise
Inactive
,
Noble
Noble
Inactive
Precision
Colin O'Neill
bdog
Brandon Sanders
LeviathanAG
Aleko Gabuniya
payen
Nathaniel Lopez
ZK
Timothy Ly
, and
Dignitas
Dignitas
Inactive
koalanoob
Gianfranco Potestio
trial
rara
Noah Giesbrecht
ryann
Ryan Welsh
dephh
Rory Jackson
MAKKA
Bryan Drouillard
since making his debut in 2020. He mainly played Breach, Sova, and Skye, but has been known to play Omen or Viper when TSM used double Controller team compositions.
Before TSM and BackOutsideBoys, Faded was an analyst for FaZe Clan. Many members of the organization were together at different stops before joining TSM in 2024, a year that ended with them falling short of Ascension once again. While they held expectations as a team in the middle of the pack, an upset over favorites
Oxygen Esports
Oxygen Esports
Inactive
and a win over
Moist x Shopify
Moist x Shopify
Inactive
Pa1nt
Amarri Peak
Spaz
Adam Laamoumi
Paincakes
Jake Hass
BcJ
Brendan Jensen
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
gave them a spot at Americas Ascension. They were eliminated in the group stages at Ascension, finishing sixth.
TSM
TSM
North America
Rank #9
Recoil
seven
Johann Hernandez
gMd
Anthony Guimond
vora
sym
Tyler Porter
's roster is now: