Korean Organization T1 has officially announced the return of Tyson ‘TenZ’ Ngo to competitive action as he joins T1’s roster for 2027.
The Canadian’s return to pro play was heavily rumored in the off-season, with the former Sentinels player baiting fans on social media.
TenZ makes long-awaited return to Valorant pro play in T1 move
TenZ’s long-awaited return to competitive Valorant is upon us as T1 has announced that the VALORANT Masters Reykjavík 2021 and VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 champion will play for the Korean org in 2027.
The flex player returns to pro play in VCT Pacific, having last played in August 2024 at Valorant Champions 2024 in Incheon, South Korea.
The announcement closely followed the news that Austin ‘crashies’ Roberts would join the roster, giving the T1 roster a distinctive NA flavor in addition to its Korean core, which finished 5th-6th at Valorant Champions 2026.
The T1 Valorant roster for 2027 is:
- Tyson ‘TenZ’ Ngo
- Austin ‘crashies’ Roberts
- Ham ‘izu’ Woo-Joo
- Yu ‘BuZz Byung-chul
- Kim ‘stax’ Gu-taek
The move is not a move to T1, as TenZ already had his home at the organization, acting as a Content Creator for the org since May 2026.
The move brought together the arguable GOAT of Valorant with the GOAT of League of Legends, Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok, who TenZ met upon signing with T1 in May.
Following the move, Tenz noted on stream that he had the potential to join T1 “when Valorant first came out,” also stating that he was willing to sub in for T1 if necessary.
So the move has been coming for a while, but now T1 fans can finally look forward to seeing Tenz in the server.
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Darragh is an Esports Journalist for Insider Gaming specialising in Counter-Strike. He loves to explore how esports teams work, or why they very often do not.
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