According to sources close to
Sheep Esports, Byeon
"Munchkin" Sang-beom has reached a verbal agreement with
T1 to join their
VALORANT roster for the 2026 VCT Pacific season. .The Korean player has been competing at the highest level of
VALORANT since 2020, following several years in the
Overwatch League with
Seoul Dynasty, and has represented line-ups such as
Cloud9 Korea,
T1, and most recently
Gen.G. Over the last two seasons, he has led Gen.G through one of the most successful periods in the organisation’s
VALORANT history, marked by an international trophy at
Masters Shanghai 2024 and a deep run to the grand final of
Masters Madrid earlier that year.
Gen.G’s 2024-2025 core around Munchkin consistently reached the closing stages of international events, with podium finishes at multiple VCT stops and a sustained presence in the Pacific title race, before the organisation
released most of its roster at the end of the 2025 season and allowed the players to explore their options. During that span, Munchkin alternated between Initiator and flex roles while calling, leading Gen.G to a Masters title and establishing himself as one of the most experienced shot-callers available on the market heading into the 2026 off-season.
The organisation opened the season with a second-place finish at VCT Pacific Kickoff and secured its first international VALORANT title at Masters Bangkok 2025, winning a best-of-five against G2 Esports, before closing the year at Champions Paris under head coach Yoon "Autumn" Eu-teum. Shortly after Champions, T1 parted ways with Autumn and later promoted academy coach Kim "KDG" Dong-gun to lead the main roster, signalling the start of a new chapter for the project ahead of VCT 2026.
