At the beginning of the article, Joe confirmed that T1 will continue to use the 6 -person squad, and Gumayusi will be the main competition when the season starts. However, this gunner will compete with Smash for the main fight in the team and the coaching staff will decide the main player.
Next, the CEO of T1 talked about Gumayusi and the contributions of the gunner born in 2002 to the team, initially T1 also kept the intention to maintain the 5 -person squad, but the team coach had decided to test Smash and this young gunner. Accordingly, T1 decided Smash would stay in T1 this season.
Joe's notice mentioned: “Our decision was made that he (Smash) would stay in the LCK team this season. We are confident of his development and believe that Smash has the potential to become an excellent player. Like the main squad members, Smash will start communicating with fans through T1 Membership, T1 pop and live live from 24.”
Finally, Joe apologized to the fans and hoped that fans would continue to support the team in the near future. However, the CEO's notice still makes fans unhappy. Many people have criticized the “unfair” organization with Gumayusi, who contributed to help the world championship twice in a row. In particular, the team leaders also show “non -transparent” in solving communication problems and feedback on the team to play too late.
T1 will start the LCK's official season in early April, with the first week of Multing Drx on April 4 and Geng on April 6. Earlier, T1 was eliminated after the first round of the play-off 2025 LCK Cup when it was 2-3 before Hanwha Life Esports and stopped at 5-6, lost tickets to the First Stand 2025.
