Team
T1 VALORANT
T1 VALORANT is T1's game-specific competitive unit in VALORANT.
Commercial snapshot
Founded
Not publicly disclosed
Based in
Signature achievement
Not publicly disclosed
Club
Game
Tournament
Latest listed roster
Latest roster checked 2026-10-22
CheongGak
Coach · Since
Lee Il-ho, known as CheongGak, is a South Korean VALORANT coach who returned to T1 in October 2024 and served on its Champions 2026 coaching staff.
KDG
Coach · Since
Kim Dong-gun, known as KDG, is a South Korean VALORANT coach who became T1's head coach in October 2025 after leading T1 Academy to the 2025 Challengers Korea title.
BuZz
Player · Since
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철), known as BuZz, is a VALORANT player whose professional career includes Vision Strikers, DRX, T1.
DH
Player
iZu
Player · Since
Ham Woo-ju (함우주), known as iZu, is a South Korean VALORANT player who advanced from Jadeite to T1 in 2023.
Meteor
Player · Since
Kim Tae-oh (김태오), known as Meteor, is a VALORANT player whose professional career includes Gen.G, T1.
Munchkin
Player · Since
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범), known as Munchkin, is a VALORANT player whose professional career includes Crazy Raccoon, T1, Gen.G.
stax
Player · Since
Kim Gu-taek (김구택), known as stax, is a VALORANT player whose professional career includes Vision Strikers, DRX, T1.
Partnerships
Commercial categories and activation routes identified from the profile.
Category
Gaming peripherals · VALORANT
Commercial note
Team-specific relationship; T1 identifies Pulsar as its VALORANT peripherals partner.
Category
Telecommunications
Partner
Commercial note
Lead partner; long-running strategic relationship.
Category
Financial services
Partner
Commercial note
Premier partner; Korea-focused commercial relevance.
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