League of Legends: T1's ace ADC player Gumayusi officially returns to Hanhwa Life Esports (HLE) after six years..

LCK powerhouse Hanhwa Life Esports (HLE) announced on Tuesday via their official X (Twitter) account that T1's ace ADC player, Gumayusi, has officially joined the team.

According to HLE's official statement, Gumayusi will replace Viper, who left the team after his contract expired, as the team's new starting bot laner and ADC.

Despite widespread rumours, speculation which claimed that Viper would be joining JD Gaming (JDG) has not yet been confirmed.

Notably, this transfer reunites Gumayusi with Zeus. The two were teammates at T1 from 2020 to 2024.

This will also mark Gumayusi's return to his former team, Hanhwa Life Esports (HLE) after six years.

About Gumayusi

The 23-year-old Gumayusi, whose real name is Lee Min-hyung, was born on February 6, 2002 in South Korea. His teammate Faker is his distant relative, and his brother INnoVation is a former professional StarCraft 2 e-sports player in South Korea.

Gumayusi started playing League of Legends in 2018, mainly as a Bot / ADC player.

At the time, he played for KeG Seoul, and became famous when he represented HLE in the 2018 KeSPA Cup Finals with a 2:1 upset.

Soon after, Gumayusi officially joined T1 under the ID of Catan and became its trainee.

While a trainee, Gumayusi represented T1's rookie team, T1 Rookies, in the 2019 LoL Amateur Tournament and won in 2019.

In November of the same year, Gumayusi was officially promoted to the T1 main team and made his T1 debut in the LCK Regional Finals the following year, defeating Afreeca Freecs 3:1.

In January 2021, Gumayusi officially became a main member of the T1 roster in the 2021 LCK Spring Split. During this spell, he achieved the first pentakill milestone in his personal career with Aphelios.

The following year, Gumayusi broke the record for the most kills in a single season with 219 kills. He was also part of the team that achieved an 18-0 record in the season, making T1 the first team in the LCK to achieve this feat.

During his six-year spell with T1, Gumayusi helped the team win multiple major championships, including three League of Legends Worlds Championship, the 2024 Esports World Cup, and two LCK Spring Splits.

Individually, he was selected twice as an LCK he has been selected as the first team Bot Lane player in the LCK Spring twice, the LCK Award Bot Lane Player of the Year twice, the LCK Award Gold King Award, and was named World Championship MVP among other honours.He also won the IeSF 10th Esports World Championship for South Korea and was inducted into the Esports Hall of Fame in 2022.