Nongshim RedForce Nongshim RedForce Korea Rank #1 Xross Jeonghwan (정환) Rb Goo Sang-min (구상민) Francis Kim Mu-bin (김무빈) Dambi Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규) Ivy Park Sung-hyeon (박성현) has announced the departure of Yang "Persia" Zi-on (양지온).

Persia was a part of the Sin Prisa Gaming Sin Prisa Gaming Inactive Persia Yang Zi-on (양지온) margaret Kim Ji-woo (김지우) Dambi Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규) Francis Kim Mu-bin (김무빈) Ivy Park Sung-hyeon (박성현) squad that won Pacific Ascension in 2024, playing as the team's primary Controller player. On a squad of young rookies, Persia was the sole veteran on the SPG squad, in age and experience, having carried over a career that saw him play for different outfits across Asia, including Orangutan Orangutan Inactive Makaveli Nikhil Chettri RvK Rishi Vijayakumar deecee Daivik Chauhan Hoax Aman Yadav in India, Maru Gaming Maru Gaming Korea Rank #18 Xenus Lee Kyung-ho (이경호) mir Hwang Mir (황미르) in Korea, and BC SWELL BC SWELL Japan Rank #19 Allen flora Neal X Lee Jae-yong Hands Jinbey in Japan. From 2018 to 2020, he played professional Overwatch and Apex Legends.

0.0087 seconds: Persia's most iconic moment.

After riding the high of an undefeated run through Ascension, Nongshim and Persia had a rough start to life in VCT. They fell short of the international stage, at Pacific Kickoff, finishing 5th-6th. Then in Stage 1, Nongshim found itself at the bottom of a four-way tie of teams that went 3-2 in the group stage, eventually leading to a lower bracket berth that ended its playoff run with one loss.

Nongshim made changes heading into Stage 2, picking up Korean veteran Rb in place of margaret . With Champions Paris qualification needed to secure a VCT slot in 2026, Nongshim showed improvements in Stage 2, but fell just short at 5th-6th.

Reaching the playoffs, however, did secure a slot at Pacific Ascension 2025 to give Nongshim the opportunity to defend its slot. Under a new banner, the Sin Prisa core competed for its VCT lives, but without a key member of its 2024 squad. Persia, while on-site in Bangkok for the event, was replaced on-stage by Xross , a member of the original Nongshim RedForce squad prior to the organization acquiring SPG. After suffering a defeat in its opening group stage match, Nongshim won six straight, ending in a do-or-die rematch against BOOM Esports BOOM Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #8 natz Jonathan Adiputra Shiro Hildegard Arnaldo NcSlasher Sheldon Andersen Chandra BerserX Rizkie Adla Kusuma to secure its 2026 VCT Pacific slot.

With Persia departing, Nongshim RedForce Nongshim RedForce Korea Rank #1 Xross Jeonghwan (정환) Rb Goo Sang-min (구상민) Francis Kim Mu-bin (김무빈) Dambi Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규) Ivy Park Sung-hyeon (박성현) 's full roster is now:

  • Kim "Francis" Mu-bin (김무빈)
  • Goo "Rb" Sang-min (구상민)
  • Lee "Dambi" Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
  • Park "Ivy" Sung-hyeon (박성현)
  • Jeonghwan "Xross" (정환)
  • Kim "SilKanoN" Gyeong-min (김경민) (Head coach)
  • So "Sungmin" Seong-min (소성민) (Coach)