This is the most disappointing player in LCK right now
In the 2025 season, a strange phenomenon has occurred in the LCK that has attracted the attention of the professional LoL community worldwide, and in fact, many teams have “learned” from it. Specifically, teams continuously rotate players between the main roster and Challengers whenever these players drop in performance over several consecutive matches. Among them, T1 is the “pioneer” team, and this rotation has brought both positive and negative effects. However, there is currently one LCK player that even the fans of the team are requesting to be demoted to Challengers, namely ShowMaker.
After a breakout phase at the LCK Cup 2025, ShowMaker and DK have returned to their familiar ups and downs. In fact, this time it’s even worse as DK has not only failed to surprise strong teams but has also lost to weaker teams. The number of losses for DK has reached 8, and recently they were defeated 2-0 by OKSavingsBank BRION. If DK loses their remaining 3 matches while OKBRO wins their next 2, DK’s 6th place position will be threatened.
And during this streak, ShowMaker has been the most disappointing player. The captain of DK has lost his form from the LCK Cup. In many matches, viewers even noticed ShowMaker making careless plays. Clearly, this is not good for either him or DK. The consequences are evident. The loss to OKBRO was the “last straw” that made many DK fans hope the team would demote him to Challengers.
– One thing I hope for when reading the news is that DK has benched ShowMaker or sent him to Challengers
– I used to really like this guy, but now he is no longer the ShowMaker who was expected to be Faker’s successor
– Perhaps the championship in 2020 and the disappointment in 2021, along with Canyon’s departure, have caused him to lose all motivation
But DK still cannot replace ShowMaker in LCK
Nevertheless, the possibility of DK replacing ShowMaker is almost non-existent. Simply put: DK Challengers is even worse, and Garden is certainly not someone who can replace the veteran, as he is also underperforming. The DK Challengers team is currently at the bottom of the standings and has lost the chance to make it to the playoffs.
Therefore, DK will still have to strive with ShowMaker. But this Mid Laner must also regain his form if he doesn’t want his career to slide, especially now that he is preparing to step into the “veteran” ranks of the LCK.