T1 has introduced that its high laner Choi ‘Doran’ Hyeon-jun has re-signed with the esports organisation for the 2026 LCK season.
T1 revealed on X (Twitter) that the highest laner has signed a contract extension with the organisation. Doran was the ultimate contract uncertainty for T1, along with his group members Mun ‘Oner‘ Hyeon-jun, Lee ‘Faker‘ Sang-hyeok and Ryu ‘Keria‘ Min-seok already contracted for subsequent yr.
Each Oner and Keria have contracts up till 2026. In the meantime, Faker re-signed with the organisation till 2029 earlier this yr.
A Championship Successful Season
Previous to his time at T1, Doran had notably competed for Hanwha Life Esports and Gen.G, profitable a complete of 4 LCK splits throughout these tenures.
After beating KT Rolster within the 2025 Worlds Grand Finals, Doran managed to safe his first main worldwide championship. Consequently, he was in a position to decide on a champion to obtain a Worlds 2025 pores and skin. While others have but to publicly announce their selections, Doran has seemingly chosen Ambessa to obtain this honour.
What Subsequent for T1?
With Doran re-signing with T1, 4 out of the 5 present world champions will stay with the organisation. Nonetheless, the group’s subsequent step can be to switch its star bot laner Gumayusi.
In response to outlet Sheep Esports, it appears T1 has its eyes set on Kim ‘Peyz’ Su-hwan. At the moment plying his commerce on Chinese language group JD Gaming, the 19-year-old has already tasted worldwide success, having gained MSI 2024 with Gen.G. As of this writing, no official announcement concerning Gumayusi’s substitute has been made.
