Hanwha Life Esports has introduced bot-laner Lee ‘Gumayusi‘ Min-hyung to its League of Legends roster for the 2026 LCK season.
The announcement follows the gamers’ departure from League of Legends World Champion T1 earlier this month.
Hanwha Life Esports wrote: “Along with his distinctive efficiency and in depth expertise, Gumayusi will assist lead Hanwha Life Esports towards even higher heights. We kindly ask in your continued assist as we start our journey with Gumayusi within the 2026 season.”
It marks the tip of Gumayusi’s run with T1 after a 12 months of uncertainty relating to his future with the organisation. From T1’s CEO intervening to reinstate the participant in the beginning of the 2025 LCK season after being benched by academy participant Sin ‘Smash‘ Geum-jae to successful Worlds 2025.
Gumayusi was named the MVP through the Grand Finals match towards KT Rolster. Following the event, T1 would announce the 23-year-old’s departure from the group on November seventeenth with a submit and farewell video after representing the organisation for seven years.
As Gumayusi begins his subsequent chapter with Hanwha Life Esports, his bot-laner spot on T1 has been taken by Kim ‘Peyz‘ Su-hwan, who previously performed for Gen.G Esports within the 2024 season.
Smash Additionally Leaves T1
T1’s promising academy participant, Smash, has additionally ended his tenure with the organisation to affix Dplus Kia as its latest bot-laner.
Dplus Kia wrote: “Along with his steadily constructed abilities and fast progress, he is able to unleash his full potential. We ask in your anticipation and assist. Please give an enormous spherical of applause to welcome Smash in order that his journey of racing ahead with Dplus KIA can shine even brighter.”
T1 faces a big shift as each Gumayusi and Smash depart, bringing a turbulent chapter to a detailed. As soon as locked in a fierce battle for a spot on T1’s major roster, the 2 gamers will enter the upcoming season underneath new organisations.
