Korean organization
Maru Gaming
Maru Gaming
Korea
Rank #24
Arduino
ANNYEON
Ssun
Kim Sun-rae (김선래)
JaEU
pr0xy
Lee Do-kyeong (이도경)
oonzmlp
have released their roster following the end of their contracts.
Maru were consistently near the top in Korea during their short stint in 2022, finishing in the top six in Stage 1 of VCT Korea Challengers. In Stage 2, the team came back with a vengeance by replacing
GwangUh
and
Delta
in favor of
Moves
from
Team T5
Team T5
Inactive
단하나
kaze
ELCbis Jr
Redwater877
and
Jeong Hi
, formerly a longtime member of
DAMWON Gaming
DAMWON Gaming
Inactive
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
allow
Park Sang-wook (박상욱)
exy
Park Geun-cheol (박근철)
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
Esperanza
Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철)
. Their Stage 2 roster went on a miracle run in Challengers, finishing second only to
DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #1
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
BuZz
Yu Byung-chul (유병철)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
BeYN
Kang Ha-bin (강하빈)
in the playoffs.
Defeating staples such as
World Game Star
World Game Star
Korea
Rank #25
Wenty
Yang Geon-mo (양건모)
YUNSEUNG
Xander
Felix
Park Hyeon-ho (박현호)
apeX
,
Incheon On Sla2ers
Incheon On Sla2ers
Korea
Rank #20
Gravity
wezzy
VaNish
froz
XirZz
, and
DAMWON Gaming
DAMWON Gaming
Inactive
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
allow
Park Sang-wook (박상욱)
exy
Park Geun-cheol (박근철)
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
Esperanza
Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철)
in the Stage 2 Playoffs guaranteed Maru enough circuit points to qualify into the East Asia Last Chance Qualifier, placing above rival team WGS.
They were unable to replicate their success from VCT Korea's playoffs once in the LCQ, as their run ended winless, going 0-2 in games against
REJECT
REJECT
Japan
Rank #3
GangPin
Chae Jung-moo
Akame
Yu Gwang-hui (유광희)
muto
Hals
BRIAN
and
Incheon On Sla2ers
Incheon On Sla2ers
Korea
Rank #20
Gravity
wezzy
VaNish
froz
XirZz
to be knocked out in last place.
All five of the team's players, plus their head coach, will enter free agency.
The Maru Gaming roster were:
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