T1 revamp its Dota 2, Valorant and Wild Rift roster

T1, a well-known Korean esports company, overhauled its lineup across three distinct games in a 15-day span. The Korean organization disbanded the Wild Rift roster, while significant changes have been introduced to its Valorant and Dota rosters.

T1 parts ways with Gabbi and Karl

T1 parted ways with Kim “Gabbi” Santos and Karl “Karl” Baldovino, putting an end to the most fruitful period of its brief Dota 2 history ahead of the regional qualifiers for The International 2022. Both players will enter the final stages of the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit as unsigned free agents, while T1 will be looking for prominent players to take their places.

 

The team’s inconsistent performance in the most recent DPC events is probably to blame, even though the organization’s announcement did not explicitly declare this. Due to the late arrival of Gabbi in February, T1 only managed to accumulate 273.31 DPC points. The team failed to accumulate enough DPC points to attend The International 11 through DPC point after missing out on a seat at the Arlington Major, ruining all of their ambitions of getting a direct invite to the biggest DOTA 2 event of the year. The International 2022: Southeast Asia Qualifier, which is scheduled to begin on September 3rd, will be the team’s last opportunity to earn a spot in the tI11 tournament.

T1’s Dota 2 roster:

• Carlo “Kuku” Palad
• Kenny “Xepher” Deo
• Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon

T1 disbanded its Wild Rift Roster

On July 29, T1 posted a tweet on Twitter informing fans and followers of the departure of their Wild Rift roster. The mobile MOBA division of T1 has struggled to gain dominance, even though T1 is considered one of the top competitors in League of Legends esports.

 

T1 placed third at the Wild Rift Champions Korea (WCK) 2021 and Wild Rift Champions Korea (WCK) 2022 Spring events but failed to make it to the Horizon Cup both years. Nevertheless, the team was able to qualify for the Icons Global Championship 2022 as a result of their third-place showing at the WCK 2022 Spring. The team fought their way up through the play-in round of the global championship series but were quickly ousted during the group round.

Ban joins T1’s Valorant roster

South Korean esports organization VALORANT has bolstered its VALORANT line-up by signing former Knights player Joseph “ban” Seungmin Oh to replace Josh “pwny” VanGorder. The organization also parted ways with dynamic, who joined T1’s Valorant lineup less than five months ago. 

 

As T1 prepare for the 2023 season and a potential position in the partnered league, the team has been in rebuilding mode since playing its final official match in May. Due to their lack of participation in the top-tier competition, T1 was also unable to qualify for the VCT NA Last Chance Qualifier. 

Ban formerly played for well-known North American teams including Luminosity Gaming and Knights on the VCT circuit before joining T1. Although he performed well, he failed to achieve any major success at A-tier events. As a highlight of his career so far, he has earned 7th-8th place finishes at NA Stage 1 Challengers 2022 and NA Stage 3 Challengers 2021. 

T1’s Valorant roster

• Joshua “steel” Nissan
• Zander “thwifo” Kim
• Son “xeta” Seon-ho
• Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-beom
• Joseph “ban” Seungmin Oh

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