Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #5
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
ZynX
Kim Dong-ha (김동하)
Ash
Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
has completed their mid-season rebuild, signing veteran player Seo "Suggest"
Jae-young (서재영). The signing comes days after the organization promoted
Gen.G Global Academy
Gen.G Global Academy
Korea
Rank #7
Raxcal
Kim Min-seok (김민석)
KiTae
Park Ki-tae (박기태)
Fric
Jeon Jae-hyeok (전재혁)
Sovereign
Kim Do-hyun (김도현)
RgoN
Yong Seung-hyeon (용승현)
player Ha "Ash"
Hyun-cheol (하현철), expanding the active roster to six.
While he made his debut in 2020 with
PROPARTY
PROPARTY
Inactive
allow
Park Sang-wook (박상욱)
Suggest
Seo Jae-young (서재영)
peri
Jung Bum-ki (정범기)
solo
Kang Geun-chul (강근철)
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
, Suggest first rose to fame with
NUTURN
NUTURN
Inactive
, who at the time were one of the largest Korean organizations in Valorant alongside
Vision Strikers
Vision Strikers
Inactive
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
Zest
Kim Ki-seok (김기석)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
. At the time, Suggest was the squad's initiator player, while also filling the duelist role on some maps. In 2021, NUTURN and Suggest reached Masters Reykjavik, finishing third at the event behind
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #6
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
CyvOph
Clement Millard
Veqaj
Sylvain Pattyn
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
and
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
Rank #6
Reduxx
Yassin Aboulalazm
Jerrwin
Gurjiwan Gill
Victor
Victor Wong
stand-in
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
cortezia
Gabriel Cortez
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
.
NUTURN ceased operations at the end of the 2021 season, and Suggest found a new team in
DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
Japan
Rank #3
Meiy
Ibuki Seki
SSeeS
Tomonori Okimura
yatsuka
Kazuya Ikeda
Caedye
Amon Mateus Okakura
Akame
Yu Gwang-hui (유광희)
. Suggest hit the ground running with DFM in 2022. Across Week 1 and Week 2 of Japanese Challengers Stage 2, he was rated as one of the competition's best players. In Week 1, he had the fourth-highest rating, and the highest kill-to-death ratio of any player. In Week 2, he had the competition's highest rating and second-highest kill-to-death ratio. Despite this success, DFM was not able to qualify for an international event in 2022.
As Valorant entered its franchising era in 2023, DFM was selected as a partnered organization. However, Suggest's role on the team changed. He started the year as the team's duelist, but that changed as he picked up the sentinel and then the initiator roles to end the year. That season, he competed in seven of DFM's ten matches throughout the Pacific season, including league play and the Last Chance Qualifier.
Suggest was released by DFM in 2023 after just over two years with the organization, and shared that he would take a break for the near future. His arrival to Gen.G marks his return to professional Valorant after over a year on the sidelines.
The 2023 Pacific LCQ, the last time
Suggest
was on the VCT stage.
Suggest and Ash's additions bring a sense of familiarity for Gen.G's coaching staff. While Ash is an internal promotion, Suggest has had playing experience with the coaching staff. Head coach solo and coach peri were teammates with him on NUTURN, and HSK was a teammate and later on a coach of his on DetonatioN FocusMe.
With the two signings, Gen.G becomes one of several Pacific teams to now take on a six-man roster, with the full roster now:
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