T1 Brings TenZ Out of Retirement and Into Its Valorant Roster

T1 has signed Tyson 'TenZ' Ngo, a two-time Masters champion, to its Valorant roster for the VCT Pacific 2027 season. In an announcement on 12 November, the club said TenZ had ended his retirement. TenZ left professional play in 2024 and this year worked as a content creator within T1. The club described him as the 'living legend' of Valorant.

TenZ's career has been remarkable. With Sentinels, he beat Fnatic 3-0 in the Masters Reykjavík 2021 final. He then won Masters Madrid 2024 by defeating Gen.G 3-2 in the final. According to Liquipedia's records, this achievement made him the first player from the Americas to win multiple VCT Masters tournaments.

TenZ's news came a day after T1 re-signed crashies. crashies is returning to the club he left in September 2020, six years later. He played for Fnatic from 11 December 2024 to 4 November 2026 and joined T1 on 11 November 2026. Fnatic, the London-based organization, is going through major roster changes. The team lost 3-1 to Paper Rex in the Masters Toronto 2025 final and 3-2 to NRG in the Valorant Champions 2025 final, held in Paris. On 2 November, Fnatic parted ways with head coach Andrey 'ENGH' Sholokhov and announced it would make changes ahead of the 2027 season.

T1 also took a step toward roster stability. On 6 November 2026, the club extended its contract with BuZz. The new agreement will run until the end of 2028. The VCT 2027 format was announced on 28 October. Under it, eight partner teams from the Pacific region will enter the January 2027 Kickoff tournament directly, while the remaining four spots will go to teams coming through regional open qualifiers.