On September 1st, the Japanese esports team FAV Gaming officially announced the promotion of player fukukeN from their academy to the main roster.

The 19-year-old fukukeN joined FAV’s academy in November 2022. By December, he was temporarily included in the main roster for the Riot Games ONE Pro Invitational tournament, where he showcased a high level of play and caught the attention of the community. He continued to actively participate in various tournaments.

Recently, fukukeN once again took a spot on the main roster during the VCJ Split3 tournament, where he delivered impressive results as an initiator: 31 kills, 17 deaths, and an ACS of 234. His contribution to the team’s victory was significant, confirming his potential and leading to his promotion to the main roster.

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This is the second promotion of an FAV academy player after Hands. fukukeN is considered one of the team’s most promising players.

FAV Gaming also recently qualified to participate in the main stage of Split3, which will take place at the end of November. However, key players bazz and Minty have announced their transition to free agent status, which could affect the team’s roster and future results.

Current FAV Gaming VALORANT Roster:

• Phantom
• Hands
• fukukeN
• Minty (inactive)
• bazz (inactive)
• pocky (coach)
• Cynthia (assistant coach)