T1 Continues to Make “Groundbreaking” Media Moves
As is known, since the beginning of the 2025 season, fans have operated under the assumption that T1 has 5 official players and a 3-member coaching staff. In fact, in the team introduction clip for T1 2025, the organization only announced the 5 players and the coaching staff. However, recently in the latest clip on their official YouTube page, T1 added Smash to the description, making it a 6-person roster.
According to many opinions from the community, this seems to confirm that Smash will be the 6th member of the first team, and that T1 will compete with a 6-member roster in 2025. However, this announcement has left many T1 fans feeling displeased. Instead of an official post on social media, T1 simply added Smash to… the description of the YouTube clip.
Previously, regarding personnel issues, T1 had also caused trouble by substituting players right before matches without any public information for fans. This reason has led to T1 receiving “backlash” and is also related to Smash.
Fans Express Frustration with T1
On many forums, numerous fans have criticized T1’s actions as somewhat dismissive of Smash and the fans themselves. According to various arguments, regardless of the situation, T1 should have an official post regarding Smash’s addition to the first team and the announcement of a 6-member roster for the 2025 season. And of course, fans have the right to receive an official announcement regarding this personnel change.
– They didn’t even give Smash a single post?
– The upper management of T1 has been truly perplexing, and this is how they treat fans.
– The issue isn’t about replacing Gumayusi or not, but are they too busy to make a proper announcement?
However, in response to the criticisms, T1 remains silent. In their latest move, they only announced the streaming schedule for the players and stated that the DDoS issue has been somewhat resolved.