Zander "thwifo"
Kim is no longer a part of
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #3
FNS
Pujan Mehta
s0m
Sam Oh
crashies
Austin Roberts
ethos
Alan Ruan
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
Victor
Victor Wong
, three months after joining the team as a sixth man.

Thank you for being a great teammate to start our year off in the VCT. We'll be rooting for you in your next chapter!
thwifo became known for his time with
XSET
XSET
Inactive
, during which he won 2021's Complexity x NSG Invitational and featured in several VCT tournaments. He then spent a year under
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #16
iNTRO
Kang Seung-gyun (강승균)
xeta
Son Seon-ho (손선호)
Sayaplayer
Ha Jeong-woo (하정우)
ban
Joseph Seungmin Oh
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
Carpe
Lee Jae-hyeok (이재혁)
, although the team failed to reach the VCT and struggled in the lower echelons of competitive Valorant. He was released last October, following the organization's move to Korea for the VCT Pacific, and hasn't returned to professional play since.
NRG brought thwifo on as a sixth man in December, to fulfill Riot's roster requirements. After wins against
KOI
KOI
Europe
Rank #27
starxo
Patryk Kopczynski
koldamenta
Jose Luis Aranguren
sheydos
Bogdan Naumov
trexx
Nikita Cherednichenko
Wolfen
Berkant Joshkun
and
Giants Gaming
Giants Gaming
Europe
Rank #45
Fit1nho
Adolfo Gallego
nukkye
Žygimantas Chmieliauskas
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
rhyme
Emir Muminovic
Cloud
Kirill Nehozhin
, NRG lost to
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #1
aspas
Erick Santos
saadhak
Matias Delipetro
Less
Felipe de Loyola
tuyz
Arthur Andrade
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
and finished in top eight of VCT LOCK//IN. He did not get the chance to play for the team.
According to a report from Dot Esports, the team will sign "an internal player as the sixth man."
NRG's first match in the Americas League is scheduled for April 3, when they'll face
Leviatán
Leviatán
Latin America South
Rank #1
Tacolilla
Vicente Compagnon
kiNgg
Francisco Aravena
nzr
Agustin Ibarra
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
at 4 p.m. ET.
Still in need of a sixth,
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #3
FNS
Pujan Mehta
s0m
Sam Oh
crashies
Austin Roberts
ethos
Alan Ruan
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
Victor
Victor Wong
are: