T1 welcome back crashies, bring TenZ and sacy out of retirement
T1 make waves in their 2027 roster announcement as the Korean organization runs it back with crashies, while bringing TenZ and sacy out of retirement.
SOUTH KOREA – T1 have officially announced the addition of players Austin "crashies" Roberts and Tyson "TenZ" Ngo to their active roster, with Gustavo "Sacy" Rossi as head coach ahead of the 2027 VCT season.
crashies started his professional VALORANT career playing for T1 in 2020 back when the organization's operations were based in North America. Following his departure from T1, he made multiple international appearances with organizations such as ENVY, OpTic Gaming, and NRG.
The American player then made the move to EMEA in 2025 where he signed with Fnatic. In his first year with the UK-based organisation, he helped them pull off two 2nd place finishes at Masters Toronto and Champions Paris. However, 2026 proved to be a difficult year for the EMEA team as they failed to make a single international tournament.
TenZ first gained international stardom after lifting the Masters Reykjavik trophy with Sentinels in 2021 after sweeping Fnatic 3-0 in the Grand Final. The Canadian player’s last international appearance was in 2024, where he won Sentinels their second Masters trophy in Madrid and placed 4th at Champions Seoul as he announced his decision to retire from professional VALORANT.
The two-time Masters winner initially joined T1 as a content creator in May of this year following his departure from Sentinels. However, T1’s landmark announcement ahead of VCT 2027 has pulled him out of retirement, thrusting him back into the professional scene.
T1’s signing of sacy as head coach has also brought the former Brazilian player out of retirement, this time in a coaching capacity. The move also reunited him with former Sentinels teammate TenZ. Many would consider LOUD’s Champions Istanbul win in 2022 as sacy’s shining moment during his career as a player.
After his departure from LOUD, the world champion found himself in Sentinels, sharing the same roster as TenZ. Together, they lifted the Masters Madrid trophy and finished 4th at Champions Seoul before both players announced their retirement from competitive VALORANT.
With this, T1’s current roster ahead of the 2027 season is:
- Ham "iZu" Woo-Joo
- Kim "stax" Gu-taek
- Yu "BuZz" Byung-chul
- Austin "crashies" Roberts
- Tyson "TenZ" Ngo
- Gustavo "Sacy" Rossi (Head Coach)
- So "sungmin" Seong-min (Coach)
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Cover photo courtesy of T1