T1's roster reduced to three as five leave in mass exodus

A massive roster shake‑up

The departures leave only three players on the current T1 roster: controller‑IGL stax (Kim “stax” Gu‑taek), duelist BuZz (Yu “BuZz” Byeong‑cheol) and flex‑player iZu (Ham “iZu” Woo‑ju). Manager Norman (Shin “Norman” Jun‑ho) remains on staff, but the team now faces a free‑agent market with virtually no positional constraints.

Meteor’s final bow

Meteor’s exit marks the end of the longest‑tenured stint on the squad. He originally joined T1 after a standout 2024 campaign with Gen. In his first year with T1, Meteor was pivotal in the team’s Masters Bangkok triumph in 2025, earning MVP honors as T1 lifted the trophy. The organization had previously allowed him to explore other options, but his contract simply ran out, prompting the clean break.

Munchkin and DH: shifting roles and brief returns

Munchkin arrived from Gen. G ahead of the 2026 season, reuniting with Meteor and instantly taking the in‑game leader role as a controller. As the year progressed, the team reshuffled, moving Munchkin into a secondary caller slot while stax reclaimed the IGL duties after four group‑stage matches. DH, a product of T1 Academy, was promoted to the main roster in 2025, then dropped after four matches in the 2026 group stage.

Coaching carousel spins again

KDG, a former Overwatch coach, was hired as head coach last offseason following the departure of Autumn to EDward Gaming. Prior to T1, KDG led Gwangju Shadow and served on T1 Academy staff. Assistant CheongGak, who first joined T1 in 2023, left for Wolves Esports in 2024 before returning for the all‑Korean rebuild that produced the current roster.

The stripped‑down roster now reads

- Kim “stax” Gu‑taek – IGL, Controller/Initiator - Yu “BuZz” Byeong‑cheol – Primary Duelist - Ham “iZu” Woo‑ju – Flex (any role)

With the offseason looming, T1 has “little to no constraints on who they can sign and what role those players can play,” according to the announcement.