DAMWON Gaming
DAMWON Gaming
Korea
Rank #3
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
allow
Park Sang-wook (박상욱)
exy
Park Geun-cheol (박근철)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Bangnan
Jung Min-u (정민우)
Esperanza
Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철)
have signed former
Jadeite
Jadeite
Japan
Rank #
Anker
Yuuta Uematu
SylFy
Hisao Yone
Akame
Brofeld
duelist Park "allow"
Sang-wook (박상욱) and parted ways with Lee "Hate"
Ye-hun (이예훈). Kim "Lakia"
Jong-min (김종민) will also join the Korean roster on loan from his current team
IGZIST
IGZIST
Japan
Rank #
GangPin
thiefy
oitaN
Masayuki Takahashi
poem
Yumeki Shibasaki
RIPablo
Shuma Ikeda
.
DWG KIA 발로란트 팀에 'allow' 박상욱 선수가 합류하였습니다.
전력 보강으로 더욱 더 강력해진 DWG KIA와 allow 선수에게 많은 관심과 응원 바랍니다.
#DWGKIA #DKWIN #DK_allow #JustFighting
All three players involved in the roster shuffle began their 2022 VCT journey in the Japanese region. Hate played alongside allow in Jadeite for Stage 1 of Japan's VCT circuit. Jadeite failed to qualify for Challengers Playoffs following elimination in both Week 1 and Week 2 of Open Qualifiers. Hate then joined DAMWON Gaming for their Stage 2 run in Korea. The team came in third behind
DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Rb
Goo Sang-Min (구상민)
Zest
Kim Ki-seok (김기석)
BuZz
Yu Byung-chul (유병철)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
and
Maru Gaming
Maru Gaming
Korea
Rank #
WIX
Kim Doo-heon (김두헌)
NakJi
Kim Sang-hyeop (김상협)
Chibab
Kim Young-hyun (김영현)
Moves
Park Jun-seo (박준서)
Jeong Hi
Lee Jeong-ha (이정하)
in Korea's Challengers Playoffs.
allow joined Jadeite prior to the start of this year's VCT circuit and primarily played duelist agents for the Japanese roster. The team showed improvement from their performance in Stage 1 and made it to Challengers Playoffs in Stage 2, but were eventually eliminated from the tournament after two consecutive losses in the playoff bracket.
Lakia also experienced varying results during his stint in Japan with IGZIST. Despite a strong start in Stage 1 after netting a top-three placement in Stage 1 Challengers behind
ZETA DIVISION
ZETA DIVISION
Japan
Rank #2
Xdll
Yuto Mizomori
stand-in
Laz
Ushida Koji
crow
Maruoka Tomoaki
Dep
Yuuma Hisamoto
SugarZ3ro
Shota Watanabe
and
Crazy Raccoon
Crazy Raccoon
Japan
Rank #3
Astell
Moon Ji-won (문지원)
popogachi
Souta Morita
Meiy
neth
Yusuke Matsuda
rion
Hiroto Tateno
, IGZIST was less impressive in Stage 2. The team made it to the Main Event of Week 2 Challengers, but were just shy of qualifying for the playoffs following a loss to Crazy Raccoon, the eventual third-place finishers.
Alongside DAMWON Gaming's announcement of Lakia's addition to the roster, IGZIST has put out a tweet wishing Lakia success for LCQ and Champions, implying that his loan period would be for DAMWON Gaming's upcoming run at East Asia Last Chance Qualifier, and for Champions 2022 if the team successfully qualifies through the LCQ event.
allow and Lakia are set to reunite with DAMWON Gaming's current head coach Kang "solo"
Geun-chul (강근철), who was the in-game leader for the duo on the first iteration of the
NUTURN
NUTURN
Inactive
roster, whose most noteworthy achievement was a third place finish at Masters 2 Reykjavik last year.
DAMWON Gaming finished fourth and third place in Korea's Challengers Playoffs for Stage 1 and Stage 2 respectively. Their circuit point total grants them one more chance at qualification for Champions 2022 through the upcoming East Asia LCQ, which will run from August 8 to August 14.
DAMWON Gaming
DAMWON Gaming
Korea
Rank #3
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
allow
Park Sang-wook (박상욱)
exy
Park Geun-cheol (박근철)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Bangnan
Jung Min-u (정민우)
Esperanza
Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철)
heading into the East Asia LCQ is:
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