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When T1 signed Braxton “Brax” Pierce to spearhead their Valorant team<\/a> his signing was meant to signal a spiritual comeback for a player who was effectively forced out of CS:GO after the infamous iBuyPower match-fixing scandal and his subsequent VAC ban put a ceiling on his ambitions.<\/p>\n

He wasn’t the only one, Keven “AZK” Larivière, who was a teammate of Brax’s on iBuyPower and also the subject of a ban, too found in T1 the potential for a comeback.<\/p>\n

But eight months later those dreams are dashed as both have been dropped from the side as the Korean organisation look to fresh talent to take them through 2021.<\/p>\n

T1 had initially achieved good results in Valorant, including qualifying for the Valorant First Strike main event, reaching the quarter-finals where they were defeated by 100 Thieves, the latter going on to win the tournament.<\/p>\n

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Today we say our goodbyes to @brax1wnl<\/a> and @AZKcs_<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Thank you for being such an integral part of T1 VALORANT – best of luck in your future endeavours & we’ll see you on the server! pic.twitter.com\/maNryDGNxl<\/a><\/p>\n

— T1 (@T1) February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But the team never looked truly convincing and after their failure to qualify of the main event of the opening Valorant Champions Tour event the writing was on the wall.<\/p>\n

T1’s Valorant head coach, David Denis thanked both players for their service while explaining that change was needed to take the team forward.<\/p>\n

That change is already a reality, on the 4th February T1 announced the signing of Timothy “autimatic” Ta, one of North America’s best CS:GO players and a player who has officially moved to Valorant.<\/p>\n

He will be reunited with Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham, with whom he previously played with on Cloud9.<\/p>\n

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Let’s get to work.<\/p>\n

Welcome @autimaticTV<\/a> to T1 VALORANT! pic.twitter.com\/dOLZBLJbXB<\/a><\/p>\n

— T1 (@T1) February 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He will be reunited with Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham, with whom he previously played with on Cloud9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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