T1’s Overwatch Roster Move for OWCS 2026 Sparks Mixed Fan Reactions

T1, a South Korean esports organization, has revealed its roster for the Overwatch Championship Series 2026 season. 

The roster consists of six players, including new players and some who have been with the organization for some time. Now, they'll compete side by side across multiple stages in an attempt to reqach the OWCS World Finals. 

This announcement comes just after the organization extended League of Legends star Oner through 2028. 

The New Roster

While most of the roster from 2025 remains intact, Kim ‘Bliss‘ So-myung has joined the team, replacing Kim ‘vigilante‘ Joon. In January, vigilante left the team. 

Now, here's the complete roster representing T1's Overwatch squad in 2026: 

• Kim ‘DONGHAK‘ Min-sung: Tank
• Jeong ‘jasm1ne‘ Jong-min: Tank
• Kim ‘skewed‘ Min-seok: Support
• Kim ‘Bliss‘ So-myung: Support
• Kim ‘ZEST‘ Hyun-woo: Damage
• Hong ‘Proud‘ Suk-jin: Damage

T1 is among four teams in the Asia region that are partnered with OWCS 2026. The other three squads include Zeta Division, Crazy Raccoon, and Team Falcons. There are other teams that partner in regions such as China, EMEA, and North America. 

Since T1 is partnered with OWCS 2026, an appearance at the OWCS Pre-Season Bootcamp in Seoul, South Korea, is likely. This is one of many Overwatch events scheduled for 2026. 

If you want to see T1 live, you'll be able to do so from Feb. 12 to 15 at the WDG Studio in Hongdae. 

T1's Presence In Overwatch

T1 is one of the top Korean Overwatch teams, further establishing that in 2025. It placed highly in all three stages of OWCS. The squad finished as runner-up in stages two and three, which set them up for qualifying for the Midseason Championship and the World Finals.

During the 2025 Esports World Cup, the OWCS Midseason Championship was held, and T1 placed fourth across 16 international teams. It outperformed other organizations like Champions Clash and Crazy Raccoon. 

At DreamHack Stockholm for the OWCS World Finals, T1 finished between fifth and sixth, along with Weibo Gaming. There were 12 teams that participated. 

Fan Reaction to the New Roster

After announcing the roster on X, fans shared their opinions on T1's Overwatch lineup heading into 2026. 

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐓𝟏 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝟐 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑

Tank: 'DONGHAK' | 'Jasm1ne'
DPS: 'ZEST' | 'Proud'
Support: 'skewed' | 'Bliss'

Head Coach: 'RUSH'
Coach: 'Fleta'#TogetherAs1 #Breakthrough #T1Overwatch2 pic.twitter.com/MI5cSorQ6g

— T1 Official (@T1_official_gg) February 5, 2026

"We just downgrading our world beating roster and making Skewed waste his talents as a top tier main support for the love of the game I guess," one fan wrote. 

"No way you let go Vigi for Bliss," someone else said. 

"LETS GO BLISS," someone else said, supporting the new acquisition.