Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #2
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
Ash
Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
Suggest
Seo Jae-young (서재영)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
has promoted academy Duelist Ha "Ash"
Hyun-cheol (하현철) to replace the recently released
yoman
.
The decision to let go of yoman came after a shaky Pacific Kickoff, which saw Gen.G finish third and miss out on Masters Bangkok after qualifying for every international LAN in 2024.
Ash joined
Gen.G Global Academy
Gen.G Global Academy
Korea
Rank #8
Cloudy
Gu Min-jae (구민재)
BENECIA
Kim Jin-han (김진한)
Ramgi
Woo Jyun-huk (우준혁)
Gnadel
Han Gnadel (한그나델)
, Gen.G's academy team, in January of 2025. He joined after spending the previous three years on five different Korean Tier 2 teams. Since making his debut with
INS4NE
INS4NE
Inactive
Ash
Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철)
ExiA
Rap1d
ExiA
Jung Yeong-woo (정영우)
in 2021, he's played for
All Ways Incheon
All Ways Incheon
Inactive
Pooky
Blueming
Lee Ji-ho (이지호)
Cloy
Kim Min-gyu (김민규)
Sk9Na
Yoon Ji-woo (윤지우)
Ash
Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철)
,
OP.GG SPORTS
OP.GG SPORTS
Inactive
M1nu
Rap1d
B1ngSu
Seolho
ExiA
Jung Yeong-woo (정영우)
,
Incheon On Sla2ers
Incheon On Sla2ers
Korea
Rank #29
VaNish
XirZz
,
LFG Portal
LFG Portal
Inactive
Hate
Lee Ye-hun (이예훈)
Ash
Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철)
NakJi
Kim Sang-hyeop (김상협)
BeomJun
Kim Beom-jun (김범준)
stand-in
, and
FEARX
FEARX
Korea
Rank #5
Kally
Kim Dong-wook (김동욱)
Cloy
Kim Min-gyu (김민규)
SID
Kim Min-seung (김민승)
Hermes
Ahn Byeong-wook (안병욱)
Banger
An Hyung-gi (안형기)
.
With LFG Portal in 2024, he lifted the Split 1 Korean VCL, finishing the grand final with server-high marks in rating, average combat score, and kills. He finished the 2024 season with FEARX for Split 2 and Split 3, failing to qualify for Pacific Ascension in Split 2 and being eliminated in the main stage of Split 3.
The transition from Split 2 to Split 3 saw Ash transition from the team's Duelist player to its Initiator player, but since joining Gen.G Global Academy, he's been a near-full-time Duelist player.
While the double Duelist team comp has been popularized by teams like
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #1
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)
in the early parts of 2025, it is unclear whether or not Gen.G will go this route. Since joining Gen.G's academy, Ash has played games as an Initiator, with two maps on Tejo and one on Breach, but is not a like-for-like replacement for yoman.
With the two signings, Gen.G's five-man roster is:
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