The loss to DK points out a “harsh” reality about T1’s Bottom Lane position
The loss to DK was a strong response to comments about the T1 Bottom Lane pair
At the time when T1 parted ways with Gumayusi and recruited Peyz, there was a lot of talk about these deals as the Gu – Ke pair had been together for a long time. However, with the KeSPA Cup 2025 championship, plus Gumayusi and HLE being eliminated from the LCK Cup after just the group stage, many people believe that T1 is still very strong and the AD position can completely be replaced, as long as Faker and Keria are still there. Many viewers even quoted Uzi’s controversial statement: “In T1, if you put anyone in the AD position, they will still win the championship.”
Uzi once commented that any AD installed on T1 will do.
First, is the laning phase. Since T1 2022 started to debut in front of the audience, there is a championship formula that they regularly apply to maximize the abilities of the players: Gumayusi will use champions that may be a little behind compared to the opponent but thanks to high skills, he will go from drawing to winning the laning phase and Keria will roam and gank other lanes. But clearly, this has not been applied since Peyz joined.
This is probably the tournament where Keria has been the most boring since the ZOFGK squad debuted.
The former Gen.G star is still very outstanding and highly skilled, but Peyz is not a “self-destructive” ADC like his senior. Peyz will maximize his potential if given resources. But that means other lanes will easily lose to the other lane. And in Faker’s position, losing his lane will lead to a consequence: Faker’s opponents will freely switch to other positions, while Faker will be stuck. This appeared in the match against BNK and then the match against DK.
As mentioned before, once Keria cannot actively roam and gank, this Support’s ability to create mutations disappears. Compared to LCK Cup 2025, Keria then had at least 1 POM before being eliminated by HLE. This year, he only ranges from round-shouldered to almost “invisible”. As for the recent match against DK, there is no argument to say that Keria was even more pale than Career.
Peyz does not yet have the ability to calculate damage and be as calm and cool as Gumayusi in chaotic situations like this.
In addition, there is another quite important factor: Gumayusi has the ability to calculate extremely good damage. And when this player is no longer in T1, a “second Punishment spell” of this team also disappears. At the same time, Gumayusi has shown strong bravery through many matches, even when T1 faced countless difficulties like in the 2022 World Championship final. That is something that perhaps currently, Peyz cannot replace his senior, and the future is still unknown.
Peyz is still the top AD superstar, but it still takes a lot of time for him to fill Gumayusi’s position.
Anyone can become T1’s AD, but to win the title, you need to review
Of course, it would be too early to comment on Peyz or the T1 bot pair, especially since this is only the first tournament of the year with a short time. But clearly, the loss to DK, with the bot pair’s below-average performance, pointed out the truth: anyone can be T1’s AD, but to win the championship or at least have moments that pull back the whole game, at present, no one can replace Gumayusi.
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