Tyson "TenZ" Ngo, one of VALORANT's most recognizable figures and a two-time Masters winner, has returned to competitive play by signing with T1. He has worked with the organization as a content creator since May this year.
The comeback arrives two years after the Canadian retired following the 2024 season. It is his second retirement, after a short break in 2021 to pursue content creation while with Cloud9. From March 2021 to the end of 2024 he played for Sentinels, winning Masters Reykjavik and later Masters Madrid. Sentinels ended that season in fourth place at Champions Seoul.
T1's roster now consists of stax, TenZ, BuZz, iZu and crashies, who returned to the team earlier as the first signing of a multinational lineup. Shin "Norman" Jun-ho is the manager and So "Sungmin" Seong-min the coach. The team will debut its new look in January at Pacific Kickoff.
Since retiring, TenZ filled in for Cubert Academy in place of nightz in 2025 and took part in several showmatches, but he now officially returns to professional play.