This is the LCK team that is currently facing the biggest crisis
In the 2025 season, a phenomenon has occurred at LCK that has attracted the attention of the entire professional League of Legends community globally, and it has been quite a learning experience. Specifically, teams continuously swap players between the main roster and the Challengers team whenever these players underperform in many consecutive matches. In this case, T1 is the “top team,” and the constant swaps have brought both positive and negative impacts. However, there is currently an LCK player that fans of the team are demanding to be relegated to Challengers, and that is ShowMaker.
After the disappointing performance in the LCK Cup 2025, ShowMaker and DK returned to their familiar struggle. Moreover, this time they even performed worse as DK failed to impress against strong teams and consistently lost to weaker teams. In fact, DK’s loss streak has reached 8 matches, and they recently suffered a 0-2 defeat to OKSavingsBank BRION. If DK loses 3 more matches while OKBRO wins the next 2, DK’s 6th place spot will be at serious risk.
During this loss streak, ShowMaker has been the player who has been under the most pressure. DK’s performance has been noticeably below par in this LCK Cup. Moreover, in several matches, fans have noticed ShowMaker making crucial mistakes. Clearly, this is not a good sign for both him and DK. And the consequences have become evident. The loss to OKBRO was like the “final straw” that made many DK fans hope for his demotion to Challengers.
– One hope of mine when hearing the news is that DK has demoted ShowMaker to Challengers
– I used to really like this guy, but I feel that he is no longer the ShowMaker that used to shine like a star against Faker
– Having won the championship in 2020 and then running out of steam in 2021, coupled with Canyon’s departure, he has lost his target completely
However, DK still cannot replace ShowMaker in LCK
Despite this, the possibility of DK replacing ShowMaker seems unlikely. In simple terms: DK Challengers is even worse and it’s clear that they cannot afford to replace him when he is also having a poor performance. The DK Challengers team is currently struggling and has lost the opportunity to enter playoffs.
Therefore, DK will still have to stick with ShowMaker. However, the players themselves also need to regain their confidence if they want to avoid a long-term decline, especially considering that at present, he has been preparing to meet the “top tier” standards of LCK.
