Because HLE was eliminated early in the LCK, the league invited all HLE members to join an official interview. In this program, top laner Zeus revealed that after departing from T1, he became too complacent, which led to a sharp drop in his competitive form. Toward the end of the interview, Zeus expressed nostalgia for the wonderful times at T1 and candidly stated that if a suitable opportunity arises in the future, he hopes to return to T1 as their top laner.

These remarks brought great joy to many T1 fans. After all, when Zeus left T1, severe conflicts erupted between T1 fans and Zeus’s supporters. Eventually, T1 declared to the world that “the God King is a position.” Many T1 fans also speculate that Gumayusi might regret his decision in the future, especially since T1’s current AD player, pezy, not only has a lower price but also performs better on key champions than Gumayusi. Many believe that if T1 wins another world championship, it will prove that “a three-time world champion AD” is indeed a position worth holding.

Gumayusi shares his feelings about leaving T1

Although many T1 fans hoped to see Gumayusi “regret” his departure, Gumayusi responded for the first time in an interview about his feelings after leaving T1. He felt that life and competition at T1 were too suffocating. As the absolute core of T1, every loss brought enormous public pressure, and he even fell into a period of self-doubt. However, after transferring out of T1, Gumayusi realized how much more relaxed life outside was, where even losing a match didn’t bring any fan pressure.

Last year, Gumayusi indeed faced tremendous pressure at T1. Since his champion pool had serious issues at the time, T1’s management arranged a substitute AD player, Smash, for him. Whenever Gumayusi made mistakes during matches, he would be benched. I still remember that Gumayusi was threatened by fans due to his poor performance, so it’s understandable why he felt so much pressure at T1.

Is HLE’s potential ceiling the highest in the world?

After leaving T1, Gumayusi’s reputation improved, or rather, the external pressure lessened mainly because HLE’s jungler Kanavi and coach Redmii attracted most of the attention. Every time HLE lost, Kanavi and Redmii would be heavily criticized by fans, while Gumayusi, who “tried his best” during matches, faced less criticism. Of course, many viewers wonder whether HLE has a chance to attend the World Championship in the future, since they haven’t even made the playoffs.

Recently, Gumayusi had a heart-to-heart talk with fans in his paid fan group. He believes that HLE is currently still in a phase of mutual adaptation, so fluctuations in results are very normal. He promises that HLE will achieve better results to repay fans in the future. Finally, Gumayusi openly stated in the fan group that HLE’s potential ceiling is the strongest in the world. Many viewers who saw this comment also admitted that Gumayusi is like the LCK version of Bin, with one being a world champion and the other the “absolute core.”