Overwatch Legend Carpe is Reportedly Transferring to T1’s Valorant Roster

Lee “Carpe” Jae-hyeok made a reputation for himself as a top-tier DPS participant when he entered the Overwatch League, representing Philadelphia Fusion in 2017. 5 years later, he’s the one participant in Overwatch League to have stayed with the identical crew for an extended tenure. Carpe has not solely carried out effectively for Fusion, however he additionally secured South Korea the Overwatch World Cup in 2018. His contract expired earlier this 12 months and he’s reportedly switching gears and shifting to Valorant after having a embellished profession in Overwatch. Carpe’s transfer was and it’s but to be formally confirmed.

Carpe can be reunited together with his Overwatch pals at T1’s Valorant roster

Carpe isn’t the one Overwatch veteran in T1’s Valorant roster. He can be becoming a member of Ha “Sayaplayer” Jung-woo and  Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-beom, two professionals who’ve additionally competed within the Overwatch League. Sayaplayer performed for Florida Mayhem whereas Munchkin performed for Seoul Dynasty and Boston Rebellion. 

When Carpe ultimately makes the transfer, T1’s Valorant roster will function the next gamers: 

• Lee “Carpe” Jae-hyeok

• Son “xeta” Seon-ho

• Byeon “Munchkin” Sang-beom

• Joseph “ban” Seungmin Oh

• Ha “Sayaplayer” Jung-woo

• Kim “BeomJun” Beom-jun

Notably, Philadelphia Fusion is owned by Comcast Spectacor and SK Telecom, two organizations that personal T1. The transfer to T1 feels pure and with two of his South Korean pals by his facet, the brand new Valorant roster undoubtedly seems promising.

In 2021, T1 made some large adjustments to its roster and moved to North America (NA). However the gamers didn’t discover a lot success within the NA circuit. BeomJun is the one participant who has not performed for T1 beforehand and he doesn’t have aggressive expertise within the worldwide Valorant esports scene. He’s prone to be the substitute through the 2023 aggressive season.

Sayaplayer returned to T1 final week after a one-year stint in North America. He was an impactful participant for The Guard all through the 2022 season and he could be the important thing to serving to T1 return to its glory days. Throughout his time at The Guard, Sayaplayer helped the crew safe NA Stage 1 Challengers, an NSG Winter Championship, and likewise a decent top-eight end at Masters Reykjavik this 12 months. 

After buying Sayaplayer, BeomJun, and now Carpe, T1’s South Korean roster seems absolutely rounded on paper. Nonetheless, T1 has not but formally confirmed Carpe’s transfer from Overwatch to Valorant. Followers are excited to see how the crew fares within the subsequent season and they’ll get a style very quickly as T1 is ready to compete within the inaugural occasion in São Paulo, Brazil in February 2023.