Zander "thwifo"
Kim is no longer a part of
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #7
FiNESSE
Pujan Mehta
s0m
Sam Oh
crashies
Austin Roberts
Victor
Victor Wong
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
, three months after joining the team as a sixth man.
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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 #3
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Sayaplayer
Ha Jeong-woo (하정우)
Rossy
Daniel Abedrabbo
Carpe
Lee Jae-hyeok (이재혁)
iZu
Ham Woo-ju (함우주)
xccurate
Kevin Susanto
, 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 #89
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
ShadoW
Tobias Flodström
grubinho
Grzegorz Ryczko
starxo
Patryk Kopczynski
sheydos
Bogdan Naumov
and
Giants Gaming
Giants Gaming
Inactive
Redgar
Igor Vlasov
Fit1nho
Adolfo Gallego
nukkye
Žygimantas Chmieliauskas
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
Cloud
Kirill Nehozhin
, NRG lost to
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #1
pANcada
Bryan Luna
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
tex
Ian Botsch
kiNgg
Francisco Aravena
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
aspas
Erick Santos
C0M
Corbin Lee
at 4 p.m. ET.
Still in need of a sixth,
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #7
FiNESSE
Pujan Mehta
s0m
Sam Oh
crashies
Austin Roberts
Victor
Victor Wong
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
are: