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Japanese organisation VARREL joins VCT Pacific for 2026

Japanese esports organisation VARREL is set to compete in VCT Pacific for the 2026 season after acquiring the roster of Ascension Pacific winners SLT Seongnam.

In a statement by Riot Games, VARREL has acquired the players and head coach from the South Korean organisation.

The new VARREL roster will see Go ‘C1ndeR‘ Jae-hyuk, Kim ‘Klaus‘ Min-hyuk, Shin ‘oonzmlp‘ Sang-beom, Kim ‘XuNa‘ Tae-geon, and Jang ‘zexy‘ Suk-hyun join as the starting five players.

Goo ‘TK9_uc8fc‘ Tae-kyun will continue to be the head coach of the squad and will be supported by analyst Kim ‘R3THME‘ Ki-woon and Seo ‘Rain‘ Hong-seung.