In League of Legends, T1 seems to be at the top in terms of popularity as well as success. The current roster has built a large fanbase. However, the team is now changing, and T1 is getting a new top laner. We introduce you to Doran.
What is the current status at T1? The team that is present at Worlds 2024 will not exist in 2025. Although the contracts of Gumayusi, Keria, and Oner have been extended, Zeus’s contract is expiring. Zeus will leave T1.
However, a replacement has already been secured, as announced on x.com. For the next season, player Doran will play the top lane for T1. Doran is not a young talent, but a well-known professional. What he has achieved will be explained to you.
A Pro Who Defeated T1 in 2024
Who is the top laner Doran? Choi Hyeon-joon is 24 years old and known as Doran in League of Legends. His first major game was at the Esports World Championship for Team Seoul. In 2018, he joined Team Griffin as a trainee. He also played in the main roster in 2019, partially as a substitute for the top laner Sword. In 2019, there was an incident with a coach who allegedly choked Sword.
At that time, Doran was already regarded by fans as a better player who should not just be a substitute. Doran moved to DRX (then still DragonX) in 2019 and then to KT Rolsters in 2020. In 2021, he signed with Gen.G, where he played for 2 years.
There he achieved several successes. Together with Gen.G, he won the Summer Playoffs in 2022 and 2023. Both times, they defeated T1 in a 3:0. In international tournaments, Doran and Gen.G fared worse. At the Worlds 2022, they placed only 3-4, and at the Worlds 2023, they were even 5-8.
In 2023, he started with the team Hanwha Life. With Hanwa Life, they even won the Summer Playoffs and were considered favorites for Worlds 2024. However, it did not go well there; they were eliminated against BLG in the quarterfinals.
It has now been announced that he will play for T1 in 2025.
What do the fans say about Doran? In a reddit post on the topic, it is clear that many users consider Doran to be the inferior top laner who will now become T1’s weak point. Users like Transhumaniste even clearly call it a downgrade to Zeus
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However, some users are also on Doran’s side and hope that he does not receive too much criticism from fans who are disappointed that Zeus is not staying.
As for Zeus, it must be said that there are few players who currently perform better on the top lane than him. His only major competition might be Bin, who currently plays for BLG. How Doran fares with the well-known team will be seen from January 15, 2025, in the LCK Cup. In German esports for LoL, things continue in a humorous manner: LoL: President Knabe signs star player for “half a fortune,” but makes a terrible mistake
