T1 Signs VALORANT Star crashies for 2027 Roster
The American player returns to the South Korean organization six years after his initial release.
T1 has signed American VALORANT player Austin 'crashies' Roberts for its 2027 roster, bringing him back to the organization six years after it released him.
The team announced the signing on X on November 10th. "Back and stronger than before, 'crashies' has joined T1," the team wrote, asking fans to give him "a warm welcome and loud cheers" as he starts "a new chapter."
crashies quoted the announcement minutes later. "Back where it all started.." he wrote. "Excited for this new challenge. Please support us and we will do our best to make you proud!"
His return comes a week after he left FNATIC, which announced his exit on November 4th after two years with the European team. In his farewell post, he called FNATIC "a second home" where he had grown "not only as a player, but as a person."
His time at FNATIC included two of the team's biggest runs. FNATIC reached the Grand Final of VALORANT Masters Toronto in 2025, where it lost 3-1 to Paper Rex, and later made the VALORANT Champions 2025 Grand Final in Paris, where NRG beat it 3-2.
crashies played for T1 in VALORANT's first year as an esport, and the organization released him in September 2020. T1 is a South Korean esports organization best known for its League of Legends team, and competes in the Pacific league of the VALORANT Champions Tour.
crashies will play for the team in the 2027 VCT season. T1 has not yet named the rest of its 2027 roster.
The 2027 VCT season will feature events in 15 cities and conclude with the world championship in Austin, Texas, as revealed by Riot Games in October.
