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Korean esports team ROX Gaming is stepping into the fighting game community with its signing of Tekken veteran Jaemin "Knee" Bae.

Knee has long been a dominant player in the worldwide Tekken scene, with victories and high placements across several versions of the game. His most recent accomplishment was a third place result in Tekken 7 at Evolution 2017.

"We were impressed with Knee’s consistent level of play and his ability to perform at the highest level for over a decade now. With the Tekken World Tour being announced this year, it was a no brainer (sic) to pick him up to represent our organization. His personality, skill level, and class all align with the ideals that ROX instills in its players and teams,” said Eliot Namgung, director of esports for ROX Gaming, in a statement. 

In the past, ROX Gaming has been best-known for its successful ROX Tigers League of Legends team. It will be interesting to see if this is only the club's first step into the fighting game world.