Kim "TenTen" Tae-young (김태영) has signed with Japanese Challengers team Murash Gaming Murash Gaming Japan Rank #14 TenTen Kim Tae-young (김태영) TENNN Tenta Asai MrTenzouEz Yuzuki Inada HoneyBunny Fumiya Tanimatsu ahead of Japan Stage 2.

The move is expected to be Murash's last as it finalizes its roster ahead of the next stage. Ask , who joined the team at the start of the year, is stepping down from the main roster to address physical and mental issues, resulting in coach Reita being elevated as a stand-in. Chay departed after Stage 1, meaning Murash's active roster count currently sits at four players.

The past year has been a whirlwind for TenTen. He signed with his first non-Japanese team in the offseason, joining T1 Academy T1 Academy Korea Rank #11 Satoru Park Jeong-woo (박정우) Gnadel Han Gnadel (한그나델) DarK Park Jung-hyeon (박중현) Pkm Park Kang-min (박강민) as a primary Duelist and helping the team to a third-place finish at WDG Challengers Korea Stage 1 while wearing the same badge as his older brother Meteor . Midway through Pacific Stage 1, he was signed by ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #11 Absol Kazuki Fujinoki SyouTa Shota Aoki SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe eKo Yeom Wang-ryong (염왕룡) Xdll Yuto Mizomori as a result of longtime player Dep suffering an injury. He stayed with ZETA through Stage 2 , continuing in the Duelist role before departing at the end of the year.

TenTen joined Team Secret this past offseason, but only made it through Kickoff with the multinational roster. After leaving, he shared that he had wanted to play the Sentinel role since his start with T1A, and that his departure from TS was in part due to him not being able to play the role. Last month, he was a stand-in for T1 Academy, playing the Duelist role for one game in the Split 1 playoffs after DH was sidelined following a car accident.

Murash adding TenTen, whether it be as a Duelist or as a Sentinel, adds to the long line of Japanese Challengers teams with players who have VCT experience on their roster. FENNEL FENNEL Japan Rank #6 Aace Souta Itou Hals CLZ Hikaru Mizutani Anthem Yoshitaka Enomoto GangPin Chae Jung-moo (채정무) with Anthem and CLZ , QT DIG∞ QT DIG∞ Japan Rank #4 Kippei Misaya yuran Yushin Hato Impact Park Sung-hyun (박성현) margaret Kim Ji-woo (김지우) with margaret and yuran , REJECT REJECT Japan Rank #13 Yoshiii John Yoshiharu Kawakami Dep Yuma Hashimoto hiroronn Hiroki Yanai Jremy Jeremy Cabrera Sota with Dep, Jremy , and hiroronn , RIDDLE ORDER RIDDLE ORDER Japan Rank #3 JoXJo Cho Byung-yeon (조병연) Minty Daiki Kato Seoldam Park Sang-min (박상민) gyen Koki Nakamura Luca with gyen and Seoldam , and now Murash with TenTen and TENNN promise a tight finish to Split 2, in which teams will fight for Japan's lone slot at the Pacific Stage 2 play-in.

Murash Gaming Murash Gaming Japan Rank #14 TenTen Kim Tae-young (김태영) TENNN Tenta Asai MrTenzouEz Yuzuki Inada HoneyBunny Fumiya Tanimatsu 's full roster is now: