KIWOOM DRX
KIWOOM DRX
Korea
Rank #4
Flicker
Kim Tae-hee (김태희)
has released rookie player Ahn "Hermes"
Byeong-wook (안병욱), cutting his stay with the organization short just five months after first arriving.
Hermes was a late addition to KRX's roster this past offseason, joining to fill the roster spot created following the retirement of Flashback .
Initially, Hermes assumed the same role as Flashback to start Pacific Kickoff, juggling the Yoru and Sentinel/secondary Controller roles. When the team dropped into the lower bracket, the staff added a further fold to his game, mixing in KAY/O and instead moving free1ng into the team's second Duelist role to complement HYUNMIN . KRX finished Kickoff in 5th-6th, meaning the org missed just its third international event since the beginning of the partnership era.
After Kickoff, Hermes was moved to the KRX bench, as the team promoted
DRX Academy
DRX Academy
Korea
Rank #5
NGen
Lee Jae-hong (이재홍)
XoNs
Athan
Na Ha-jun (나하준)
player
yong
two weeks before the beginning of Stage 1. While he would be reinstated in the starting lineup for the team's first game of the playoffs, he was swiftly re-benched for yong following a disappointing performance in the team's 0-2 loss to
FULL SENSE
FULL SENSE
Asia-Pacific
Rank #10
Killua
Tanate Teerasawad
JitBoyS
Jittana Nokngam
seph1roth
Chinnakrit Phoojaroen
.
Before KRX, Hermes competed for Korean Challengers side
FEARX
FEARX
Inactive
Zayn
Felix
Park Hyeon-ho (박현호)
wish
Jan
Shin Dong-yeop (신동엽)
Fr1ght
Distinct
Kim Sun-myeong (김선명)
Yusung
Day1
, who finished the 2025 season as the second-best non-academy team in Korea behind just
SLT Seongnam
SLT Seongnam
Inactive
. Over the years, he's played for teams like
HolyMolly
HolyMolly
Inactive
Harry
Kim Han-kyu (김한규)
10X
Choi Jin-woo (최진우)
Hermes
Ahn Byeong-wook (안병욱)
,
F4Q
F4Q
Inactive
Hermes
Ahn Byeong-wook (안병욱)
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
fiveK
Yoo Sung-min (유성민)
GOLD
Geum Chang-wan (금창완)
,
Maru Gaming
Maru Gaming
Inactive
Xenus
Lee Kyung-ho (이경호)
mir
Hwang Mir (황미르)
,
Dplus Esports
Dplus Esports
Korea
Rank #7
Kally
Kim Dong-wook (김동욱)
Ramgi
Woo Jyun-huk (우준혁)
shu
Yoon Si-hoo (윤시후)
JaXe
Shin Jae-young (신재영)
CabezA
No Gun-hyung (노건형)
, and
fOu Clan
fOu Clan
Inactive
, competing alongside players like
Jinboong
,
Persia
,
Estrella
, and eventual KRX teammates
BeYN
and free1ng.
With Hermes out of the picture, KRX returns to a five-man roster for Pacific Stage 2.
KIWOOM DRX
KIWOOM DRX
Korea
Rank #4
Flicker
Kim Tae-hee (김태희)
's full roster is now:
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