The North American Valorant team NRG has announced the departure of Sam “s0m” Oh, who has been in the organization since 2020
Sam “s0m” Oh was the longest-standing member of NRG’s Valorant team, joining the organization in October 2020, right after leaving Gen.G’s CSGO squad. The 21-year-old, alongside teammate Pujan “FiNESSE” Mehta, recently decided to take a break from competing and focus on their streaming career after Champions 2023. Following this decision, NRG have announced the departure of s0m.
Today we say farewell to @s0mcs
Since joining us three years ago, Sam was everything you could ask for as a streamer, a teammate, and a friend. Thank you for being with us on this journey, and we wish you all the best for the future.
You’ll always be a W streamer ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ysoO1XIryi
— NRG (@NRGgg) September 13, 2023
NRG was the first and only organization that s0m has been a part of in Valorant. He played Controller roles for the North American squad during the 2023 VCT journey, where even though NRG had some impressive victories, the team ultimately failed to get any significant achievements.
s0m Will Focus on Streaming During Off Season
In the announcement, s0m mentioned that he saw this coming from NRG and clarified that it was also his decision to quit competing for a while – “I kinda just took a step back and decided that I’m just gonna stream for now.”
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The young player’s professional journey is not over yet, as he explained that he is willing to return to competing if he gets the right opportunity. Later in the video, s0m talked about focusing on streaming during the off-season of Valorant, which will likely last until January next year.
NRG Current Roster
With s0m leaving the team, here is the current NRG roster –
- Pujan “FNS” Mehta (IGL)
- Austin “crashies” Roberts
- Victor “Victor” Wong
- Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks
- Alan “ethos” Ruan (Substitute)
- Chet “Chet” Singh (Coach)