Lakia and DRX Vision Strikers part ways before the VCT 2022 season
Is this the end of the six-man roster?
Newly acquired Korean esports organizationDRX Vision Strikers (VS)and Kim “Lakia” Jong-min have mutually agreed to part ways for the upcomingVCT 2022 season, it announced onTwitter.
Lakia was part ofVision Strikers’ six-man roster strategythat had him sidelined for most of the international VCT competitions towards the end of the 2021 season.
Lakia moved to DRX Vision Strikers inactive roster
Lakia rejoined Vision Strikerson June 04, 2025, after he left NUTURN Gaming right before the VCT Korea Stage 3 Challengers tournament.
After joining the team, VS played the rest of the 2021 season with its six-man roster with Lakia and Lee “k1Ng” Seung-won swapping out for each other depending on which map was going to be played.
The six-man roster strategy worked well in the Korean region as VS qualified forMasters Berlinby defeating F4Q in theVCT Korea Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs.
Vision Strikers’ unique strategy showed great promise atMasters Berlinas they defeated Paper Rex andAcendin the group stage 2-0.
VS would finish in 5th-8th place after being eliminated byGambit Esportsin the quarterfinal, 2-1.
The Korean squad struggled to produce similar results duringValorant Champions 2021, where they finished 9th-12th place. Vision Strikers’ VCT 2021 season came to an end after suffering defeats at the hands of Fnatic and Cloud9 in the group stage.
VS took the opportunity to rework its lineup during the Valorant Champions Tour’s offseason. They decided to loank1ng to ESports Connectedand welcomed backKim “zest” Gi-seokto its roster after his prolonged leave of absence due to health issues.
AfterVision Strikerswas acquired by Korean esports organization DRX on June 18, 2025, the team announced the decision to moveLakiato its inactive roster.
DRX Vision Strikers Valorant roster
DRX Vision Strikers are set to compete in theVCT 2022 season, scheduled to take place sometime at the end of January 2022. It is uncertain if VS will continue to use its six-man roster strategy moving forward.
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