{"id":13930,"date":"2021-03-19T19:48:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/t1-adds-former-owl-champion-ans-to-valorant-roster"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:28:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:28:17","slug":"t1-adds-former-owl-champion-ans-to-valorant-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valorant\/t1-adds-former-owl-champion-ans-to-valorant-roster","title":{"rendered":"T1 adds former OWL Champion ANS to Valorant roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite Overwatch players initially being looked down upon when transitioning to Valorant, it seems FaZe Clan&#8217;s recent success has inspired teams to give former OWL pros a shot, as T1 announced the addition of Seonchang &#8220;ANS&#8221; Lee to the roster.<\/p>\n<p>The reveal, made via social media and the official T1 YouTube channel, shocked both Valorant and Overwatch fans alike. 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