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Upon contract expiry, Asia-Pacific (APAC) Rainbow Six team T1 has released every member of the team, players and coaches alike.
The team has played together for only a year, which equals the same time T1 joined Rainbow Six. However, they have opted to not renew the contract of any team member.
T1 made the announcement through their official Twitter page, thanking the players and wishing them all the best.
“As of today, the journey of the T1 @rainbow6kr team has come to an end. Signed contracts with Manager Jae-duk ‘WATB’ Lee, coach Jun-hyeok ‘FanXy’ Lim, analyst Jun-young ‘Revi’ Shin, Hyun-jin ‘Arukaze’ Hwang, Min-ho ‘CrazyBoy’ Choi, Il Cheon ‘iLeven’, Joo-wan ‘Mephi’ Park and Jae-hyun ‘PJH’ Park to quit.”
“We part ways with our R6 team today. We truly appreciate everything that ‘WATB’, ‘FanXy’, ‘Revi’, ‘Arukaze’, ‘CrazyBoy’, ‘iLeven’, ‘Mephi’, and ‘PJH’ have done for the team. All the best!”
T1 은 이들의 새로운 도전을 응원하겠습니다. 그동안의 성원과 지지에 감사드립니다.
We part ways with our R6 team today. We truly appreciate everything that 'WATB', 'FanXy’, 'Revi', 'Arukaze', 'CrazyBoy', 'iLeven', 'Mephi', and 'PJH' have done for the team. All the best!
— T1 (@T1) April 30, 2022
Given the big reveal, many have started to wonder if this marks the end of T1 in Rainbow Six completely. There has been no follow-up regarding how the team plans to proceed.
Concurrently, the future of the former roster is unknown, as some of them will likely be courted by other Rainbow Six teams.
T1 has struggled since the creation of their Rainbow ix team. In the 2021 season, they had the worst record in Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 among all teams that participated in the 2021 APAC League North Division.
Although their performance in Stage 3 was much improved, it was not enough to keep them from being sent to the relegation.
However, they continued their impressive form in the relegation. They swept Japan-based REJECT 2-0 in Round 2 of the competition. Although REJECT put up a good fight in Clubhouse, they were utterly dominated on Oregon.
A top-two finish in the relegation guaranteed T1 seeding in APAC North 2022. The event, which started on March 16, has been played to its end, seeing four teams qualify for the Playoffs.
Unfortunately, despite their 3-0-0-4 record, T1 was not part of those four teams. They finished sixth on the standings, level on points with FAV gaming and 3 points behind SANDBOX Gaming.
For their efforts, they walked away with $3,000 from the $41,000 prize pool. Without featuring in the playoffs, they lost their chance of competing with the hope of qualifying for the Charlotte Six Major 2022.
That is another lost opportunity to gather points ahead of the Six Invitational.
Nonetheless, T1 has Stages 2 and 3 to at least make the playoffs and fight for spots in the August and November Majors. However, it is unclear if the organization will put together a team before North Division Stage 2 commences.
