Sources: HamBak set to join Sentinels in LCS

Sentinels' roster is almost complete for next year. Jungler Ham "HamBak" Yoo-jin will be the next player to join the roster, sources tell Sheep Esports on Sunday. He will be the team's second import alongside Cho "Rahel" Min-seong in the AD Carry position.

After spending his entire career in Korea up to this point, HamBak will be experiencing a new region by joining the Sentinels project. On their side, the team that recently made its return to the North American league continues to build its project for next year after having recovered part of the Disguised team, notably Isaac "DARKWINGS" Chou as well as Rahel and Choi "huhi" Jae-hyun as previously reported by Sheep Esports.

Last year, Hambak had already been considering a move abroad due to his interest in Western culture. He even entered advanced discussions with Rogue in the LEC, but that possibility ultimately fell through. Rogue later opted to sign Jungler Kim “Malrang” Geun-seong instead.

Sentinels could be one of the big surprises of next year’s LCS. While most teams have already locked in their rosters, Sentinels is now finalizing its own with a key new addition. Led by Greyson "Goldenglue" Gilmer, the team set to take 100 Thieves’ slot in the LCS has just completed the signing of its new jungler: HamBak, arriving from OKSavingsBank BRION.

In 2024, he came off a fabulous year, having won all the tournaments with KT Rolster Challengers. He was also named MVP of the LCK CL Summer finals as well as the Asia Stars Challengers Invitational. He joined BRION and even won the KeSPA Cup with the team. Although he played the beginning of the season with the team, he was eventually replaced by Kim "Croco" Dong-beom and played very few matches with the academic team BRION Challengers, who were eliminated very early from LCK CL.

In 2025, Hambak struggled to keep his spot in the LCK, despite a very deserved promotion and start in the league. He got the chance to play a few games as a substitute, but it wasn't enough to secure a spot in the LCK next year. Still, Hambak feels like a talent that still has a lot to prove, and will now have the chance to do so in the LCS with Sentinels.