Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
Korea
Rank #1
WoohyuN
Moon Woo-hyun (문우현)
Xross
Jeonghwan (정환)
UdoTan
Go Kyung-won (고경원)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
has seemingly completed its offseason rebuild, finalizing its coaching lineup with former
ONSIDE GAMING
ONSIDE GAMING
Korea
Rank #4
head coach Park "Hype"
Min-soo (박민수) and former player Yang "Persia"
Zi-on (양지온).
Hype joins after capping off a successful season with ONSIDE. The team went undefeated in the Korean Challengers circuit after
Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #3
Xiesta
Jung Si-hwan (정시환)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Raxcal
Kim Min-seok (김민석)
loanee
Xiesta
joined the squad, leading to trophy-lifting runs in Split 1 and Split 2. In the 16 Korea Challengers matches that the team played with Xiesta, ONG went 15-1. A successful Split 2 earned Hype and ONG a spot in the Pacific Stage 2 Play-Ins, which ended with the team securing a playoff spot to finish the year as a top-eight team in Pacific.
ONSIDE was Hype's biggest coaching role on a non-GC team. In 2025, he led
Ninetails
Ninetails
Korea
Rank #21
Quest
kaoru
EveR
Kim Ji-min (김지민)
ReZet
FullMoon
Jeong Ye-jin (정예진)
in a dominant run that saw it become not only the first Korean team to participate in a GCC, but also to win a match at one. Hype joined NTZ midway through the year, and has also previously coached for
Mir Gaming GC
Mir Gaming GC
Inactive
332
Park Min-ju (박민주)
HF2
BIBI
h4ste
Park Ju-hwi (박주희)
and
GOMA
GOMA
Inactive
Podz
Supply
kanade
Um Hyun-sung (엄현성)
nEzz
kanade
Um Hyun-sung (엄현성)
.
Persia joins as a familiar face to those who closely follow Pacific Valorant and its second tier, and a welcome face to Nongshim and OG
Sin Prisa Gaming
Sin Prisa Gaming
Inactive
Persia
Yang Zi-on (양지온)
margaret
Kim Ji-woo (김지우)
Dambi
Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
fans. The veteran helped the team in its iconic run through Pacific Ascension 2024, earning a spot in VCT the following year under the Nongshim RedForce banner. Persia left the team at the end of the season and joined Japanese Challengers squad
REJECT
REJECT
Japan
Rank #2
Yoshiii
John Yoshiharu Kawakami
Dep
Yuma Hashimoto
BRIAN
Jremy
Jeremy Cabrera
midway through the 2026 season. On a fusion roster of sorts, Persia and REJECT established themselves as the team to beat in Japan, going on a 13-match winning streak from the start of Split 2 before falling in the Grand Final of the Japan Finals in upset fashion.
The move marks not just a return to Nongshim and a reunion for Persia and former teammates
Ivy
and
Francis
, but also marks his first step into the non-playing side of Valorant. Since making his debut in 2020, the 28-year-old has played for several teams in Asia, including
Orangutan
Orangutan
Inactive
Makaveli
Nikhil Chettri
RvK
Rishi Vijayakumar
deecee
Daivik Chauhan
Hoax
Aman Yadav
in India,
Maru Gaming
Maru Gaming
Inactive
Xenus
Lee Kyung-ho (이경호)
mir
Hwang Mir (황미르)
in Korea, and
BC SWELL
BC SWELL
Japan
Rank #20
LOB
Lim Byung-gun (임병건)
dabuchi
in Japan, among others. From 2018 to 2020, he played professional Overwatch and Apex Legends.
After saying goodbye to both
Sungmin
and
yoman
this offseason, Nongshim head coach
SilKanoN
has rounded out his coaching booth. Nongshim, who were invited to the playoff stage of Pacific Kickoff's Korea Qualifiers, have parted ways with
Dambi
since the start of the offseason, but have brought in former
Global Esports
Global Esports
Inactive
PatMen
Patrick Mendoza
Kr1stal
Savva Fedorov
xavi8k
Xavier Juan
Autumn
Kale Dunne
standout and Pacific Stage 2 MVP
UdoTan
.
Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
Korea
Rank #1
WoohyuN
Moon Woo-hyun (문우현)
Xross
Jeonghwan (정환)
UdoTan
Go Kyung-won (고경원)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
's full roster is now:
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