UPDATE: seven has been announced as the fifth member of the new TSM roster. The article has been updated to reflect this change.
TSM TSM North America Unranked seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter tdawgg Travis Regan XXiF Damion Cook have added former Gen.G Gen.G Korea Unranked 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) and T1 T1 Korea Unranked 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) players Anthony "gMd" Guimond and Johann "seven" Hernandez to their roster.
TSM have been in search of the final two members of their roster following the departure of Matthew "WARDELL" Yu and benching of Aleko "LeviathanAG" Gabuniya a month ago. According to an early April report on who would be joining TSM, Eric "Kanpeki" Xu and Austin "Neon" Hedge of Akrew Akrew Inactive gucc107 Andrew Gutnichenko Neon Austin Hedge Paincakes Jake Hass jovahnii Jovanni Miramontes ZachaREEE Zachary Lombardo were among the candidates to join the team, but gMd was eventually selected because he had recently entered restricted free agency.
Similarly, seven initially joined TSM in place of WARDELL for the March edition of the Knights Monthly after being moved to an inactive role on T1, making him a restricted free agent. He continued competing with them throughout the first Open event in the NSG Summer Championship and April Knights Monthly after TSM had slotted in gMd for Aleko.
Despite exiting their last two tournaments in the round of 16, TSM recently had a runner-up finish in the April Knights Monthly, claiming wins over Cloud9 Academy Cloud9 Academy Inactive geeza Tanner McGhee nillyaz Chase Linder , TSM Academy TSM Academy Inactive , and FaZe Clan FaZe Clan Inactive POISED Kevin Ngo mummAy Anthony DiPaolo TiGG Tanner Spanu BABYBAY Andrej Francisty supamen Phat Le before falling to Ghost Gaming Ghost Gaming Inactive koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio NiSMO Marc-Andre Tayar aproto Alex Protopapas brawk Brock Somerhalder johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid in the grand finals.
The first Open Qualifier for the second stage of VCT North America will begin next week, after the conclusion of Masters: Reykjavik this weekend.
TSM TSM North America Unranked seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter tdawgg Travis Regan XXiF Damion Cook 's roster currently consists of: