MVP Project confirm new fifth

Earlier in the week, Hyung-Ju "⁠Sound⁠" Nam departed from his loyal teammates, who've all been playing under the MVP banner for a year since their acquisition.  He did not disclose the reasons on why he left surprisingly, even though the team has been improving vastly throughout 2016 in the Asian scene.

After learning of his departure, HLTV.org reached out to the team on their situation. Many people expected a player from MVP PK to take Sound's spot. That was not the case, as 22-year-old HoKyeong "timon" Ahn was named as the replacement instead.

Former Team 3D member Ronald "⁠Rambo⁠" Kim, who joined the team about two months ago as coach, has given HLTV.org a statement on their status: 

"Sound made the decision to pursue his education and participate in his mandatory military service," Kim said in the statement. "It will take about two years for him to complete."

"HoKyeong aka timon, Sound's replacement has been living with the team for the past two months as a back-up substitute. He was on the same team as XigN and HSK before they joined MVP, back in m0nster. 

We were registered for the DreamHack Las Vegas qualifier, but decided to not participate in the end to give our players a vacation because of Sound's announcement. The team has some tournaments coming up in the future, but I can't release any information just yet."

With this permanent change, MVP Project's lineup currently consists of:

Hyun-Pyo "⁠XigN⁠" Lee
Hae-Sung "⁠HSK⁠" Kim 
Jung-Hyeon "⁠rindA⁠" Jeon
Soon-Woo "⁠Argency⁠" Kwon
HoKyeong "timon" Ahn

Ronald "⁠Rambo⁠" Kim (coach)