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Most players heading into an international League of Legends tournament have to deal with jet lag, unfamiliar food, and the general disorientation of competing in a foreign country. T1’s newest AD carry, Kim “Peyz” Su-hwan, doesn’t have that problem this time around.
The 19-year-old joined T1 in November 2025, replacing Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong after a seven-year run that included three World Championships.
A record-breaking replacement
Peyz is a three-time LCK champion and an MSI champion. During MSI 2024, he set a record for the most kills in a single tier-one game with 28.
T1’s 2026 roster now features Peyz alongside Doran, Oner, Faker, and Keria.
The Play-Ins stage of MSI 2026, held in June 2026, has already generated serious attention. The matchup between T1 and Team Liquid drew a peak audience of 1.39 million viewers.
Where blockchain meets the Rift
T1 announced a multiyear partnership with the Sui blockchain in February 2024. The partnership doesn’t appear to involve any specific token tied to roster moves like the Peyz signing.
The 1.39 million peak viewership figure from a single Play-Ins match correlates with rising volumes in crypto betting during the event.
The risk, as always with esports sponsorships, is that the relationship between viewership and actual crypto adoption remains unproven at scale. The question investors should be asking is whether these partnerships include actual product integration—things like in-game rewards settled on-chain or tournament prediction markets—or whether they’re essentially logo placements with extra steps.
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