Gen.G Global Academy Gen.G Global Academy Korea Rank #11 has announced the departure of the four players remaining on its roster, with Park "KiTae" Ki-tae (박기태), Kim "Sovereign" Do-hyun (김도현), Yong "RgoN" Seung-hyeon (용승현), and Jeon "Fric" Jae-hyeok (전재혁) now free agents.

The four, while playing with current Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #2 Ash Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) Efina Kim Nak-yeon (김낙연) Raxcal Kim Min-seok (김민석) player Raxcal , achieved a runner-up finish in stage 1 Challengers Korea Split 1, and ended the season in seventh at the end of Split 2 while playing with coach Kleine . With VCT set to enter a new phase beginning at the end of this year, Gen.G becomes the latest VCT team to drop its academy roster. KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports Latin America South Rank #6 saadhak Matias Delipetro mwzera Leonardo Serrati Less Felipe de Loyola Basso Dantedeu5 Jesús Federico Larrosa heat Olavo Marcelo has been trending towards the end of its KRÜ SPARK KRÜ SPARK Latin America South Rank #2 benG Benjamin Hidalgo mont1 program, which began just this year.

While Sovereign, RgoN, and Fric joined GGA as new faces, KiTae joined in his second attempt at a pro career. He played with a handful of PUG teams in 2023 and then with Nuclear Nuclear Inactive Seolho IDG Lee Dong-gi (이동기) in 2024, but then went to college. Not too long after competing with Osan University Osan University Korea Unranked int Seven IrisKR Corine at Predator League Korea, he joined GGA and competed as its IGL. Earlier this year, as a result of ZynX 's wrist injury, he played two matches for the main Gen.G roster before moving back to the academy.

Since its creation in 2025, Gen.G's academy has produced a handful of notable names. In addition to some well-known names in the Korean Challengers scene like Gnadel , BENECIA , Cloudy , and Ramgi , as well as current Gen.G players Ash and Raxcal.

With the future of academy rosters in doubt given the new VCT format for 2027, it remains to be seen what other organizations may do with their academies. The 'big three' Korean Valorant teams all operated academies for the past two years; Gen.G becomes the first to drop its academy roster, while T1 Academy T1 Academy Korea Rank #8 Satoru Park Jeong-woo (박정우) Gnadel Han Gnadel (한그나델) DarK Park Jung-hyeon (박중현) Impact Park Sung-hyun (박성현) wezzy Oh Min-seo (오민서) and DRX Academy DRX Academy Korea Rank #7 Kyra Park Jae-young (박재영) Krexx NGen Lee Jae-hong (이재홍) apeX Lee Chan-min (이찬민) XoNs Athan Na Ha-jun (나하준) are yet to make a move ahead of the 2027 season.