VARREL VARREL Japan Rank #1 has announced the release of its entire roster, including its six-man roster of Jung "Foxy9" Jae-sung (정재성), Kim "Klaus" Min-hyuk (김민혁), Kim "XuNa" Tae-geon (김태건), Shin "oonzmlp" Sang-beom (신상범), Jang "Zexy" Suk-hyun (장석현), and Ko "C1ndeR" Jae-hyuk (고재혁), as well as head coach Goo "TK9" Tae-kyun (구태균) and analyst Kim "R3THME" Ki-woon (김기운).

The decision, which the org shared was mutual, comes weeks after Riot did not select VARREL as a partnered org for the next phase of VCT.

"We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the players and staff who dedicated themselves to the team over the past year, proudly wearing the VARREL jersey and giving their all on the biggest stage," the org said. "Their unwavering efforts, professionalism, and passion will forever be remembered as a proud part of VARREL's history. We sincerely wish all departing players and staff the very best as they embark on their next challenges."

The main SLT Seongnam SLT Seongnam Inactive roster, which was acquired by VARREL following an undefeated run at Pacific Ascension last year, competed through the first two phases of regional play and finished 11th-12th twice before adding Foxy9, changing the team's momentum. In Stage 2, VARREL and Foxy9 went 4-1 with key wins over T1 T1 Korea Rank #2 stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) BuZz Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철) iZu Ham Woo-ju (함우주) and Paper Rex Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Rank #2 invy Adrian Jiggs Reyes f0rsakeN Jason Susanto something Ilya Petrov to qualify directly to the playoffs, but showed some rust, finishing fourth and coming up just short of qualfiying for Champions Shanghai.

VARREL shared that while it would be parting ways with this roster, it would continue to remain in Valorant. The team is seeded in Korea's qualifiers leading into Pacific Kickoff, suggesting the org will shift operations from Japan to Korea as well.