Global Esports
Global Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #42
blaZek1ng
Gary Dastin
Lightningfast
Abhirup Choudhury
Polvi
Niko Polvinen
Benkai
Benedict Tan
Russ
Russel Mendes
have announced Abhirup "Lightningfast"
Choudhury ahead of their 2024 VCT season.
A longstanding veteran of the initial lineup that dominated the Indian scene, Lightningfast was one of the two members that were retained for Global Esports' 2023 VCT season. However, unlike Ganesh "SkRossi"
Gangadhar, Lightningfast only played two matches with the rest of the roster in the Pacific League against
Talon Esports
Talon Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #14
Crws
Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut
JitBoyS
Jittana Nokngam
Surf
Thanachart Rungapajaratkul
lenne
Lim You Xiang Lionel
ban
Joseph Seungmin Oh
Governor
Peter No
and
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #1
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
before remaining on the bench for the rest of the season.
Global Esports surprised many with a diverse roster that included players from both the Americas and Pacific Leagues. Still, they were ultimately unable to achieve desired results within the Pacific League despite their efforts, ending their season just two spots outside of playoffs. With a shot at attending Champions on the line, the team was given one more chance to qualify through the Pacific LCQ, but were eliminated in their first match against
Rex Regum Qeon
Rex Regum Qeon
Asia-Pacific
Rank #27
xffero
David Monangin
Lmemore
Hagai Kristen Yesyurun
Jemkin
Maksim Batorov
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
and forced to watch from the sidelines for the remainder of the year.
In preparation for 2024, Global Esports elected to undergo a rebuild and released the majority of their roster last week. Lightningfast's announcement came one day after the organization acquired Benedict "Benkai" Tan from Champions grand finalists Paper Rex in exchange for Cahya "Monyet" Nugraha.
While still incomplete, the roster of
Global Esports
Global Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #42
blaZek1ng
Gary Dastin
Lightningfast
Abhirup Choudhury
Polvi
Niko Polvinen
Benkai
Benedict Tan
Russ
Russel Mendes
is now:
- Ganesh "SkRossi" Gangadhar
- Abhirup "Lightningfast" Choudhury
- Benedict "Benkai" Tan
- Peter "Spin" Bradford (Assistant coach)
- Morgan "BigTime" Jay (Assistant coach)
Preview image courtesy of Riot Games.