Korean Challengers squad
Team IAM
Team IAM
Inactive
GodDead
Kim Sung-sin (김성신)
Bunny
Chae Joon-hyuk (채준혁)
Efina
Kim Nak-yeon (김낙연)
Doenmo
Ahn Seung-won (안승원)
Pkm
Park Kang-min (박강민)
has announced its disbandment. The players, some of Korea's biggest Valorant streamers with varying levels of tier one and tier two experience, have all indicated that they are ending their pro careers.
Team IAM joins a growing group of tier two Valorant teams to disband or withdraw from competition this offseason, which includes
Acend
Acend
Inactive
ALIVE
Gilad Hakim
musashi
Alessio Xhaferi
pyrolll
Artur Minin
cullumx
Nikolaj Cullum Andersen
chiwa
Egor Stepanyuk
,
Disguised
Disguised
Inactive
JA
John Timothy Arone
Vera
Rodman Yap
STYRON
Tidus Goh
crazyguy
Ngô Công Anh
wayne
Wayne Chang
, and
Made in Thailand
Made in Thailand
Inactive
Kadoom
Kantapong Kingthong
Killua
Tanate Teerasawad
cgrs
Patiphan Porsi
Laz
Kittikawin Jirawatkakan
seph1roth
Chinnakrit Phoojaroen
.
Doenmo announced that the team has decided to give up its seeding in the Korean Challengers League that was earned through its Split 3 finish, and that the placement would not be sold to a different organization. He also shared that while the Team IAM project had a two-year timeline, a loss of direction and funding issues led to the decision to disband the team. He also revealed that financial issues made it so that the team's disbandment had been writing on the wall, with the organization operating at a loss even with sponsors and merch sales.
IAM was formed around three members of the
F4Q
F4Q
Inactive
Hermes
Ahn Byeong-wook (안병욱)
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
fiveK
Yoo Sung-min (유성민)
GOLD
Geum Chang-wan (금창완)
core, an outfit that once held current VCT players
Estrella
and
BeYN
, who now play for
Rex Regum Qeon
Rex Regum Qeon
Asia-Pacific
Rank #11
Monyet
Cahya Nugraha
xffero
David Monangin
Jemkin
Maksim Batorov
Kushy
Bryan Carlos Setiawan
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
and
DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #2
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)
. Former Pacific champion
Zest
spent time on IAM's roster after leaving DRX and before joining
BLEED
BLEED
Inactive
.
Doenmo, a founding member of Team IAM, made his professional Valorant debut with the team in 2024. Prior to his debut, he was a popular streamer in South Korea
Kim "GodDead"
Sung-sin (김성신) once played for F4Q, and throughout a four-year career has amassed a lot of respect within Korean Valorant, playing for
ESportsConnected
ESportsConnected
Inactive
TS
Yu Tae-seok (유태석)
GodDead
Kim Sung-sin (김성신)
k1Ng
Lee Seung-won (이승원)
zunba
Kim Joon-hyuk (김준혁)
Bazzi
Park Jun-ki (박준기)
and
Incheon On Sla2ers
Incheon On Sla2ers
Korea
Rank #29
VaNish
XirZz
, but reached the top level of Valorant with
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)
in the 2023 season. Kim "Efina"
Nak-yeon (김낙연) made his debut with
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 2020, and after joining F4Q, stepped away from the pro scene in 2021 following its disbandment. Chae "Bunny"
Joon-hyuk (채준혁) was the third former F4Q player on IAM's roster. Like Efina, he moved to content creation in 2021 before making his re-debut in 2024 with IAM.
Kim "972"
Tae-il (김태일) debuted with
Team NoX
Team NoX
Inactive
Gubam
Alex
972
Kim Tae-il (김태일)
JW
Lee Jung-Woo
Bisu
in the Korean Challengers circuit in 2021. Like the team's other members, his pro career came to an apparent end that year, with the formation of IAM being his return to the pro scene. 972 left IAM in September following the team's Split 2 elimination, which saw them miss out on Pacific Ascension. He revealed plans to start a Korean Game Changers team, of which the country's tournament had just four participants in 2024.
Park "Pkm"
Kang-min (박강민) was IAM's newest player, having joined them after 972's departure and ahead of Split 3 of Challengers Korea, but will now begin the 2025 season without a team. He formerly played for
Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
Korea
Rank #3
Persia
Yang Zi-on (양지온)
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
margaret
Kim Ji-woo (김지우)
Dambi
Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
and
TEAM INDIGO
TEAM INDIGO
Inactive
IceBear
Pkm
Park Kang-min (박강민)
JaXe
YUNSEUNG
.
IAM coach
INPA
joined the organization after a long spell away from pro Valorant, too. He was last with the Japanese Challengers team
SCARZ
SCARZ
Japan
Rank #7
zepher
Jyousuke Matsuda
Medusa
An Min-cheol (안민철)
Anthem
Yoshitaka Enomoto
LOB
Lim Byung-gun (임병건)
Yoshiii
John Yoshiharu Kawakami
in 2021, and left the pro stage until joining IAM in 2024.
The five original IAM players are believed to be moving to content creation. Doenmo and 972 are currently signed to Gen.G as content creators, while Bunny is signed to T1.
Team IAM
Team IAM
Inactive
GodDead
Kim Sung-sin (김성신)
Bunny
Chae Joon-hyuk (채준혁)
Efina
Kim Nak-yeon (김낙연)
Doenmo
Ahn Seung-won (안승원)
Pkm
Park Kang-min (박강민)
's final roster is: