Another Legend Also Cuts Ties with T1 After Gumayusi’s Departure
After a tumultuous year in 2025, with the World Championship 2025 having just concluded about a week ago and the end-of-season transfer market now open, Gumayusi and T1 officially announced their “parting ways”. The echoes of the unexpected split between the “Prince of the Red Dynasty SKT” and the reigning World Champion still linger today. In this context, it was discovered that the StarCraft 2 legend INnoVation has also unfollowed T1.
For those who may not know, INnoVation is a legend in the game StarCraft 2 and is also the biological brother of Gumayusi. In fact, INnoVation has been with the most successful Esports team in LCK even before the concept of SKT T1 was born, and he has had multiple interactions with Faker during the time when the G.O.A.T of the League of Legends scene was just a young intern who had recently joined.
INnoVation’s talent and popularity are undeniable. He is the one who helped Gumayusi earn the nickname “Little Lü Bu” within the LPL community, as one of INnoVation’s in-game nicknames is Lü Bu. According to a short story from Gumayusi’s sister, their family has been fully aware of all the negativity that the AD carry born in 2002 has faced throughout the past year. Therefore, INnoVation’s action of severing ties with a team he has been with for a decade is entirely understandable.
T1 CEO Makes Controversial Statement
While the community is still waiting for Gumayusi to officially confirm his new destination for the upcoming season, T1 CEO Joe Marsh made a confusing statement. He declared, “We don’t just choose the 5 best players; those 5 must also be able to play together.” At the same time, he remarked that T1Gall are merely “overzealous fans in Korea”.
Many viewers found it perplexing to understand what the CEO meant by “fit”, especially since Gumayusi has played alongside his T1 teammates since his debut, and he and Keria are regarded as the strongest bot lane duo in the world. If it relates to salary issues, then the CEO’s vague statement is completely inappropriate given that Gumayusi just left not long ago.
Furthermore, not only South Korean politicians but also many influential figures in the Esports community and social media, as well as the audience, understand the toxicity of T1Gall. This is certainly not the behavior of people who are “just passionate fans”. Dismissing the negative impact this group has had on Gumayusi over the past year can be seen as one of the most infuriating actions by T1’s management, which has already caused significant outrage since the Zeus incident.