DRX star Flashback retires suddenly ahead of VCT 2026

DRX announced that their star duelist, Minhyeok “Flashback” Cho, is stepping away from competitive VALORANT right before the VCT 2026 season kicks off.

The Korean squad’s official notice released on on Jan. 8, 2026, detailed how Flashback approached management after the 2025 VALORANT Champions Tour off-season to request a contract termination, aiming to “re-center his life away from competition.” After talks with coaches, staff, and the player himself, all sides agreed to let him go.