T1 has welcomed back Austin "crashies" Roberts, giving the Korean organization its first multinational roster since the 2024 season. "Back where it all started... Excited for this new challenge," crashies said.
crashies last played for T1 in 2020, when the organization's operations were based in North America. He was a rookie then, and later competed for ENVY, OpTic Gaming and NRG, reaching eight international events. He left NRG for FNATIC ahead of the 2025 season.
With FNATIC he won one EMEA title and finished runner-up twice on the international stage in 2025, followed by no international appearances in 2026. A lifelong Initiator player, he picked up some Sentinel and secondary Controller reps late in his FNATIC stint, but is expected to play Initiator for T1.
BuZz is the primary Duelist and iZu has played a variety of roles, while stax, who made his name as an Initiator, returned to the main roster this year as an IGL on Controller. crashies does not speak Korean, but coach Sungmin has overseas coaching experience, and stax has improved his English through appearances on English VCT broadcasts. This year's VCT rules allow teams to sign up to two out-of-region imports.
T1's roster is now stax, BuZz, crashies and iZu, with manager Norman and coach Sungmin.