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Gumayusi
Image
Gumayusi in 2026
Current team
TeamHanwha Life Esports
RoleAD Carry
GameLeague of Legends
LeagueLCK
Personal information
Name이민형
(Lee Min-hyeong)
Born (2002-02-06) February 6, 2002 (age 24)
Jeonju, South Korea
Team history
2018KeG Seoul
2018–2025T1
2026–presentHanwha Life Esports
Career highlights and awards
Medal record
Esports
Representing Image South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Aichi-NagoyaLeague of Legends
IeSF Esports World Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 KaohsiungLeague of Legends

Lee Min-hyeong (Korean: 이민형; born February 6, 2002), better known as Gumayusi (Korean: 구마유시) or simply Guma, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player for Hanwha Life Esports. Starting off as a trainee for T1, he went on to win three consecutive League of Legends World Championships (2023–2025), including winning a World Championship Finals MVP in 2025 before leaving T1 to join Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) for the 2026 season. As a member of HLE, he went on to win the 2026 Mid-Season Invitational.

Gumayusi won one LCK title in 2022 and one Esports World Cup title in 2024. He represented the South Korean national team at the 2026 Asian Games, earning a gold medal.

Career

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Early career (2018)

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On December 18, 2018, Gumayusi played in KeSPA Cup 2018 under the amateur team, KeG Seoul. His team defeated pro LCK team Hanwha Life Esports with a match score of 2–1.[1][2]

T1 (2018–2025)

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In December 2018, it was announced that Gumayusi joined SK Telecom T1 under the name "Catan".[3] During his time as trainee, he and four other trainees from T1, Canna, Ellim, Mask, and Kuri, competed in the 2019 LoL Amateur Tournament. The team was called 'T1 Rookies', and they won the tournament.[4][5][unreliable source?] On November 26, 2019, T1 announced that Gumayusi was called up to the main roster.[6]

Gumayusi made his debut in the LCK at the 2020 Regional Finals.[7] His debut match was against Afreeca Freecs, which he won with a match score of 3–1.[8] On November 24, 2020, Gumayusi re-signed with T1.[9]

On January 13, 2021, Gumayusi played his first game of the season in LCK Spring 2021. He served as the main player of the roster for the first time in his career. The game was against Hanwha Life Esports.[10] Gumayusi got his first pentakill in his career in the match against DWG KIA. He achieved the milestone with Aphelios.[11] Gumayusi was included in the roster for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship,[12] in which he and his teammates ended the journey in the semifinals.[13] On December 3, 2021, Gumayusi re-signed with T1.[14]

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Gumayusi winning his 1st LCK title

In the 2022 LCK season, Gumayusi broke the record of the player with the most kills in a season, setting the record to 219 kills.[15] He was also a member of the team that went undefeated in the regular season with a 18-0 record, becoming the first team to achieve this record in the LCK.[16] Gumayusi won his first LCK title with his teammates in the 2022 LCK Spring finals.[17]

In 2023, Gumayusi and T1 reached the LCK Spring Finals, where they lost to Gen. G. With finishing second place but qualified for the Mid-Season Invitational as the second seed, they got defeated 3–2 by JD Gaming and 3–1 by Bilibili Gaming to exit the Mid-Season Invitational at the loser-bracket final. T1 finished second in the LCK Summer Finals in another rematch against GenG, with the most championship points in the LCK. The team qualified for the 2023 World Championship, marking Gumayusi's third Worlds appearance. At Worlds, Gumayusi and T1 won their fourth Worlds title on November 19, 2023. After going 3-1 in the Swiss Stage, Gumayusi and T1 entered the Knockout Stage, where they first defeated the LPL second seed, LNG Esports 3-0 in the quarterfinals. After defeating tournament favorites JD Gaming 3-1 in the semifinals, Gumayusi and T1 defeated Weibo Gaming in the finals 3-0, marking Gumayusi's first World Championship and T1's fourth. On November 23, 2023, Gumayusi re-signed with T1.

At the 2024 League of Legends World Championship, Gumayusi and T1 won the tournament, marking T1's fifth World Championship and Gumayusi's second.[18]

During the new LCK Cup in 2025, Gumayusi was benched and replaced by the T1 Academy ADC Sin "Smash" Geumjae after 5 games.[19]. T1 did not qualify for the tournament's first stand, and he stayed benched until the regular Spring round. Gumayusi was not fully active; he and Smash were deployed alternately until the 14th of April. After the pressure of fans and T1's CEO Joe Marsh's intervention, the coach team let Gumayusi be the main ADC again with no official announcement.[20] T1 finished the split with 11 wins and 7 losses, placing them third in the rankings after Gen.G and Hanwha Life Esports. Gumayusi and T1 qualified for MSI 2025 after they beat Hanwha Life Esports with a dominant 3-0 win, earning the second seed, during Road to MSI 2025.[21] T1 advanced to semifinals at MSI 2025, beating CFO and BLG. They met Gen.G at semifinals and lost 2-3 and dropped to the lower brackets, meeting AL. With a 3-2 win, Gumayusi and T1 enter the finals to meet Gen.G for a second time[22]. Ultimately, the team lost 2-3 again, ending up as runner-ups. 2025 LCK second round introduced a new system, where all teams are put in two groups depending on their standing in the previous round. Due to T1 ending the Spring round in third place, they are put in the "Legends" group and kept their placement until the end of the round. With their standings, Gumayusi and T1 were automatically qualified for the playoffs for 2025 World Championship. With a loss to HLE, T1 dropped to the lower bracket's quarterfinals and lost to Gen.G. Because an LCK team won MSI 2025, four LCK teams can participate at Worlds 2025. After the loss to Gen.G, T1 qualified for Worlds 2025 as the forth seed.

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Guyamusi (left) with his 2025 Worlds Finals MVP trophy

At the 2025 World Championship, Gumayusi and T1 won their sixth Worlds title on November 9, 2025 after defeating KT Rolster with a close 3-2 win. He was named tournament MVP after the finals by Hall of Legends inductee Uzi due to his strong plays with Miss Fortune, Kalista, and Varus. Gumayusi will receive two skins, one for winning with T1 and a prestige skin for receiving the MVP award. His choices are Miss Fortune and Yunara[23]. He becomes the player with the second-most skins after Faker.

On November 17, 2025, T1 announced that Gumayusi had left the team.[24]

Hanwha Life Esports (2026–present)

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On November 23, 2025, HLE announced that Gumayusi joined the team for the LCK 2026 season.[25]

Personal life

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Lee Min-hyeong was born in South Korea on February 6, 2002.[26][27] He is the younger brother of Lee "INnoVation" Shin-hyung [ko], a South Korean former professional StarCraft II player.[28] Lee, a 40th generation descendant of the Gyeongju Lee clan, is a distant nephew of Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, his former T1 teammate and organization's part-owner.[29][30] Lee is a Christian.[31]

Lee's role model is Uzi.[32]

Seasons overview

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Year Team Domestic International
League Split First Stand Mid-Season Invitational World Championship
Cup Spring Summer Season Playoffs
2021 T1 LCK N/a 4th 2nd N/a N/a Did not qualify 3rd–4th
2022 LCK 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd
2023 LCK 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st
2024 LCK 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st
Round 1-2 Round 3-5
2025 T1 LCK 5th 3rd 3rd 4th Did not qualify 2nd 1st
2026 HLE LCK 10th 1st 2nd 2nd Did not qualify 1st 9th–11th

Awards and honors

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International
LCK
  • One-time LCK champion – Spring 2022[34]
  • Three-time LCK Bottom of the Year – 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Two-time LCK All-Pro 1st Team – Spring 2022, Spring 2023[35][36]
  • Three-time LCK All-Pro 3rd Team – Spring 2024,[37] 2025 Season, 2026 Season
  • Two-time LCK Gold King Award – 2022, 2023[38]
South Korea Esports

References

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  1. ↑ "[KeSPA Cup] KeG Seoul Gumayusi on Feedback Without Coaches: "We gathered together and tried to cheer up. That's how we recovered and won game 2."". InvenGlobal. December 18, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ 김, 용우. "[KeSPA컵] KeG 서울 이민형, "한 세트만 승리하자고 생각했다"". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ 김, 용우. "스타2 이신형 동생 이민형, SK텔레콤 T1 입단". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ "[광주바위게 vs T1 rookies] 2019 LoL 아마추어 대회 결승전 1세트". AfreecaTV. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "[광주바위게 vs T1 rookies] 2019 LoL 아마추어 대회 결승전 2세트". AfreecaTV. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "[오피셜] '로치' 김강희 T1 합류... '구마유시' 이민형 등 연습생 1군 승격" (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2020 – via sports.news.naver.com.
  7. ↑ 김, 용우. "[롤드컵 선발전] 또 다른 유망주 등장...T1 '구마유시' 선발 출전" (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via sports.news.naver.com.
  8. ↑ "[LCK Today] T1 gets revenge on AF, advances to the regional finals to face GEN". InvenGlobal. September 8, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ 이, 한빛. "[오피셜] '구마유시' 이민형, T1과 2022년까지 계약 연장". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ 심, 영보. "[오피셜] T1 선발, '칸-엘-클-구-케' 출격". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ 모, 경민. "[LCK] T1 '구마유시' 시즌 1호 펜타, 노데스로 담원에 1세트 승리" (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via sports.news.naver.com.
  12. ↑ "T1 announces roster for Worlds 2021". InvenGlobal. September 23, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  13. ↑ "T1 Stardust: "Apart from solo queue ping being high, I don't think it's appropriate [for NA] to blame their shortcomings on their environment."". InvenGlobal. October 30, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  14. ↑ "T1's 2022 LCK roster revealed: Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, Asper". InvenGlobal. December 3, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  15. ↑ Suárez, Pablo (March 21, 2022). "T1's Gumayusi, Keria break records for most kills and assists in LCK". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  16. ↑ "T1 rewrite LCK history with an undefeated regular season, 18-0". InvenGlobal. March 20, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  17. ↑ "T1 defeat Gen.G 3-1 and becomes 2022 LCK Spring Champions, will represent the LCK at MSI 2022". InvenGlobal. April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Faker makes history with his 5th title! T1 are your reigning Worlds 2024 champion". OneSport. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  19. ↑ Clément Chocat (December 31, 2025). "LCK: Smash to Step In for Gumayusi Against KT Rolster in the Telecom War". Sheep Esports. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Gumayusi back in T1's starting lineup at CEO's request". March 20, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  21. ↑ "T1 qualifies for the most important LoL tournament before the Worlds, dominating former teammates". June 25, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  22. ↑ "T1 secure spot in the 2025 MSI Grand Finals after victory over Anyone's Legend". July 12, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Gumayusi reveals his choice of Words 2025 champions skins". November 25, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  24. ↑ Marchoude, Ilyas (November 17, 2025). "LoL: Gumayusi leaves T1". Sheep Esports. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  25. ↑ Rijit Banerjee (November 23, 2025). "Former T1 ADC Gumayusi reunites with Zeus at HLE". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  26. ↑ "T1 소속 구마유시, 생일 선물도 국가대표 급…팬들에 감사 인사 남겨". Topstarnews. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Happy Gumayusi Day". Twitter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  28. ↑ 심영보; 김홍제. "[KeSPA컵] 한화생명 잡은 '구마유시' 이민형, "(이)신형이 형에게 영향을 받진 않았다"". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  29. ↑ League of Legends: Gumayusi was surprised when he discovered that Faker was his "superior", retrieved February 12, 2022
  30. ↑ Faker Is Confirmed To Be Gumayusi's UNCLE?!, retrieved March 24, 2022
  31. ↑ "Exclusive: 'I cope with defeat by asking help from God' says T1 Gumayusi". ONE Esports. March 20, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  32. ↑ T1 Gumayusi debut interview, thoughts on his next match against GEN | Ashley Kang, retrieved April 23, 2022
  33. ↑ "T1 Defeats Weibo Gaming To Win 2023 'League of Legends' World Championship". Hypebeast. November 19, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
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  35. ↑ "LoL Esports". lolesports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  36. ↑ "[LCK 스프링] T1, 사상 첫 5명 모두 올 LCK 퍼스트 팀 선정". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  37. ↑ Lee, Yong-jun (March 26, 2024). "'쵸비' 정지훈, 스프링 정규 리그 MVP...어워드 '싹쓸이 3관왕'" ['Chovy' Jeong Ji-hoon, spring regular league MVP... won three awards in a 'sweep']. The Korea Daily (in Korean). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  38. ↑ Park, Ji-young (December 13, 2023). "'구마유시' 이민형, 2년 연속 LCK 골드킹[포토]". www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  39. ↑ 박, 박성호 (November 12, 2018). "한국 e스포츠 대표팀, IeSF 월드 챔피언십 종합 우승". 뉴시안 (in Korean). Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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