A Detail That Hasn’t Changed About Smash After More Than a Turbulent Year
On the last afternoon of February 2026, DK suffered a somewhat surprising defeat to BNK with a score of 0-3. This loss also marked the end of ShowMaker and his teammates’ early year journey, while helping BNK become the second team representing LCK to participate in the upcoming First Stand alongside Gen.G. However, aside from the significantly weaker performance of DK’s players, this was the second consecutive time in Smash’s career that he has lost to Diable. And both times were within less than a year.
Specifically, in the previous encounter, Smash, wearing the T1 jersey, faced Diable’s BNK during the 2025 Regular Seasons. In fact, in both games played, Smash could not show anything, if not for being completely annihilated by Diable right from the laning phase. If Diable had not been too “fired up” at that time, BNK might have ended the match with a score of 2-0, and there wouldn’t have been any chance for Gumayusi to substitute in for the deciding game.
In the recent match, Smash was also devastated by Diable right from the laning phase in 2 out of 3 games. Only in the deciding third game did Smash have a somewhat “easier” time. But this player could not do much more as the game was firmly in BNK’s hands just a few minutes into the laning phase.
Smash Will Have to Face Diable Many More Times
And one fact is that in the near future, Smash will have even more matchups against Diable. Given that both teams are rich in potential to compete for spots in EWC, CKTG… it is very likely that in the future, they will also clash in BO5 matches, and the duel between the two young ADs could determine the outcome of the game.