T1
T1
Korea
Rank #2
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Meteor
Kim Tae-oh (김태오)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
iZu
Ham Woo-ju (함우주)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
has announced the signing of former
Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #3
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
ZynX
Kim Dong-ha (김동하)
stand-in
Ash
Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
in-game leader Byeon "Munchkin"
Sang-beom (변상범).
As a result, rookie Controller player Kang "DH"
Dong-ho (강동호) has been moved back to
T1 Academy
T1 Academy
Korea
Rank #6
Satoru
Park Jeong-woo (박정우)
Gnadel
Han Gnadel (한그나델)
DarK
Park Jung-hyeon (박중현)
Pkm
Park Kang-min (박강민)
DH
Kang Dong-ho (강동호)
.
After spending the past two seasons with Gen.G, Munchkin returns to the team that he played for during the inaugural season of VCT's partnership era. In the past two seasons with the Tigers, Munchkin has reached heights within the Pacific region and internationally, lifting trophies at Pacific Kickoff, Stage 2, and Masters Shanghai, in addition to runner-up finishes at Masters Madrid, Stage 2, and Stage 1 in 2025. After a trophy-laden 2024, Gen.G failed to replicate the same amount of success in 2025, reaching just one international event and falling short of qualifying for Champions Paris.
In his first stint with the Esports giant, Munchkin played on T1's first Korean roster, which was built around the old
Cloud9 Korea
Cloud9 Korea
Inactive
Bazzi
Park Jun-ki (박준기)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
Hate
Lee Ye-hun (이예훈)
xeta
Son Seon-ho (손선호)
core, including several Korean Overwatch talents, such as
carpe
and
Sayaplayer
. Before T1, Munchkin played for Japanese pre-partnership squad
Crazy Raccoon
Crazy Raccoon
Inactive
, competing at Masters Reykjavik, Masters Berlin, and Champions Berlin.
Throughout his career, Munchkin has played a variety of roles, but is most well-known for his role as Viper on Gen.G's double-Controller comp, particularly on maps like Haven and Split. He has also played the Initiator role at several points throughout his career, such as KAY/O and Skye, while also playing the Sentinel role on some teams. On T1, Munchkin will reunite with Meteor , who played the Sentinel role for Gen.G in 2024.
T1 kicked off its 2025 season in hot form, qualifying for and winning Masters Bangkok, but falling short of expectations in its return to regional play. The squad qualified for Champions Paris, but fell in the group stage behind
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #6
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjamin David Fish
ComeBack
Berkcan Şentürk
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
and
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
North America
Rank #2
jawgemo
Alexander Mor
BABYBAY
Andrej Francisty
trent
Trent Cairns
valyn
Jacob Batio
leaf
Nathan Orf
. Since the end of its season, T1 has looked to make a change
Since the offseason, T1 has attempted to make changes in its agent pool, shifting DH to the Initiator role and moving in-game leader stax to the Controller role. The experiment resulted in a 5th-6th finish at Redbull Homeground and seemingly incited a change in approach. Additionally, head coach Autumn and coach Indigo departed, with former academy coach KDG taking the reins in the coaching booth.
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #2
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Meteor
Kim Tae-oh (김태오)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
iZu
Ham Woo-ju (함우주)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
's full roster is now:
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