Former world champion Bang returns to T1 as streamer

Former League of Legends world champion Bae “Bang” Jun-sik has returned to T1 as a streamer. Bang will stream League of Legends content on his own channel. CHZZK Under the banner of the Korean esports organization.

Launched in December 2023 following Twitch’s exit from South Korea, CHZZK is a streaming platform operated by online company Naver, has grown considerably and has become one of the largest streaming platforms in South Korea.

Bang becomes the eighth content creator on T1’s roster. He joins Lee “Flame” Ho-jong, a former League of Legends player who spent his career competing in the LCS (now LTA North), LCK and LPL.

Bang retired from League of Legends in May 2023, after one year and three months competing for T1. Known for his time in the bot lane, Bang is a two-time World Champion, winning the tournament in 2015 and 2016 with T1. In addition to Worlds, he won the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), which was his last major accolade.

He is also the third player to reach 1500 kills in the LCK, the top Korean tier of League of Legends. He joins Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, midfielder and co-owner of T1, and Kim “PraY” Jong-in as the other players to have recorded such an achievement.

In addition, after nearly five years at T1, Bang competed in the LCS with Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves. After a stint with Afreeca Freecs in 2022, the player returned from professional gaming. This is not the first time Bang has collaborated with T1 as a streamer, having joined the organization in 2022 in a similar capacity before leaving in 2023.

Aside from Bang’s return to T1, the organization is looking to expand its operations. In November 2024, it announced that it wanted to raise $35 million to expand its Base Camp, a gaming cafeteria based in Seoul. It was the first time T1 had sought to raise capital since the organization introduced the T1 brand in 2019.

Several eSports organizations have a roster of content creators representing the team at influencer-focused events, sponsorship integrations and other activations.