The VALORANT Champions Tour 2024: Masters Shanghai champions, Gen.G, have disbanded their lineup

The champions of the VCT 2024: Masters, Gen.G Esports, despite their excellent results, announced the departure of Kim “Meteor” Tae-oh, Kim “Lakia” Jeong-nim and Byung “Munchkin” Sang-bom after their contracts expired.

In 2023, Gen.G have revamped their lineup ahead of the upcoming VCT 2024 in Shanghai.At the VCT 2024: Pacific Kickoff tournament, the team got off to a great start and thrilled the audience. In the early stage of the competition, they lost only 1 match and were able to comeback and win their first trophy and qualified for VCT 2024: Masters Madrid.

After the team's successful performance at VCT 2024 in Madrid, as well as the amazing performance in Pacific Stage 1 and eventually then won VCT 2024 Shanghai, gave the spectators hope for a new championship team, but...

The last tournament this roster played was VALORANT Champions 2024, where the team played rather mediocrely, but is this a reason to break up the team?

With the transfer window opening, the community was expecting a lot of announcements, but the departure of Meteor, Lakia, and Munchkin came as a real shock. The gaming community expressed open surprise and confusion over the news. It is unclear whether Gen.G simply decided not to renew contracts or it was a players decision, but no one expected the Shanghai-winning roster to disband so quickly. With coaches Solo and HSK in charge, there is no doubt that the team will build a strong roster around the remaining two stars to breathe life back into the Asian scene.

On the positive side, Gen.G retained Kim "t3xture" Na-ra and talented young player Kim "Karon" Won-tae, two the best players in the roster.