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TSM Drops Apex Legends Team, Plans to Acquire One Ahead of LAN Season

Richard Janvrin
By: Richard Janvrin
Esports
TSM Makes Shocking Decision, Drops Apex Legends Team

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Key Takeaways

  • TSM dropped its Apex Legends team
  • The team consisted of Dooplex, Gent, and Peniac
  • TSM wants to acquire a team ahead of the LAN season in a few months

TSM announced on X that it's doing away with its Apex Legends roster. 

As a result, the entire team, including Ira "Dooplex" Shepherd, Rigoberto "Gent" Padilla, and Nathaniel "Panic" Arthur, is no longer with TSM. 

TSM Announcement on X

As mentioned, TSM announced the decision to part ways with the team on X. 

"Today we announce the departure of our Apex roster.

"It's been an incredible year with the HUSS crew, and we can't wait to see the new heights you reach as a trio.

"TSM will look to reacquire an Apex roster closer to the start of the competitive LAN season," the organization wrote. 

Dooplex and Gent signed with TSM in April 2025, and Panic joined a month later. 

The trio performed well, finishing 7th at the ALGS 2025 Split 1 Pro League - Americas in June 2025 and at the ALGS Championship in January 2026. 

TSM Reasoning and Fan Reaction

This move to part ways with the team and trio comes as TSM wants to "reacquire" a team closer to the start of the upcoming competitive LAN season. 

As a result, fans interpreted this as TSM not wanting to pay Gent, Panic, and Dooplex in the meantime. 

"Anyone thinking teams care about the players is wild. They said the quiet part out loud. They only want teams for LAN. Other than that, you’re a waste of investment as far as they are concerned," one fan wrote. 

In the midst of this, Panic's Twitch has been growing. He recently showed a screenshot of his stats from a recent stream. 

  • 1,818 average viewers
  • 3,410 max viewers 
  • 255,474 unique viewers
  • 305,161 live views
  • 281 new followers
  • 91 new subscriptions 
He's now above 20,000 followers. 
Right now, it's unclear what will happen with Dooplex, Gent, and Panic as the next season approaches with ALGS' sixth year beginning on Feb. 28 and an online open going through March 23. 
Furthermore, qualifying teams will head to the Pro League Split 1 in April. 

Other Esports Roster Moves

With TSM doing away with its Apex Legends team, there have been other esports roster moves, including the following: 

Richard Janvrin is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. He started writing as a teenager before breaking into sports coverage professionally in 2015. From there, he entered the iGaming space in 2018 and has covered numerous aspects, including news, reviews, bonuses/promotions, sweepstakes casinos, legal, and more.

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