T1 Announces TenZ as Newest Roster Addition

Tyson "TenZ" Ngo is officially returning to competitive play after a 2-year absence, signing with T1 to compete in VCT 2027. The Canadian star announced his retirement from professional play following the conclusion of his VALORANT Champions 2024 run with Sentinels and was most recently signed to T1 as a content creator for the Korean organization. 

Return of the King

Undisputably the biggest name in VALORANT, 2 years on from his retirement, TenZ remains a household name in both casual and professional VALORANT.

Following his retirement, he delved into various content creation endeavours but it appears the newest T1 lineup — an international project headlined by the other big signing, Austin "crashies" Roberts — proved irresistable enough to return to active play. 

T1 retained their 3-man Korean core of Yu "BuZz" Bung-chul, Kim "stax" Gu-taek and Ham "iZu" Woo-Joo. Brazilian 2-time international champion Gustavo "Sacy" Ross is also reportedly tied to this blockbuster move by T1, reuniting 2 of the former Masters Madrid winners under a new banner. 

The roster is set to compete in VCT Kickoff 2027 on January 14, 2027. 

T1 VCT 2027 Lineup

• Yu "BuZz" Bung-chul
• Kim "stax" Gu-taek
• Ham "iZu" Woo-Joo
• Austin "crashies" Roberts
• Tyson "TenZ" Ngo

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