Gumayusi

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Gumayusi
Gumayusi at the 2023 LCK Awards
Current team
TeamT1
RoleAD Carry
GameLeague of Legends
LeagueLCK
Personal information
Name이민형
(Lee Min-hyeong)
Born (2002-02-06) February 6, 2002 (age 22)
South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Team history
2018KeG Seoul
2018–presentT1
Career highlights and awards
Medal record
Esports
Representing  South Korea
IeSF Esports World Championship
Winner 2018 Kaohsiung League 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 T1.[1] As a member of T1, he won the 2023 and 2024 League of Legends World Championships.[2]

He was a trainee of T1 before being promoted to the team.

Early life

He was born in South Korea on February 6, 2002.[3][4] He is the younger brother of Lee "INnoVation" Shin-hyung [ko], a South Korean former professional StarCraft II player.[5] Lee is also the distant nephew of Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, his fellow T1 teammate and part-owner.[6][7] Lee is a Christian.[8]

His role model is Uzi.[9]

Career

2018

On December 18, 2018, Lee 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.[10][11]

In December, it was announced that Lee joined SK Telecom T1 under the name "Catan".[12]

2019

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.[13][14]

On November 26, 2019, T1 announced that Lee was called up to the main roster.[15]

2020

Lee made his debut in the LCK on Regional Finals.[16] His debut match was against Afreeca Freecs, which he won with a match score of 3–1.[17]

On November 24, 2020, Lee re-signed with T1.[18]

2021

On January 13, 2021, Lee 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.[19]

Lee got his first pentakill in his career in the match against DWG KIA. He achieved the milestone with Aphelios.[20]

Lee was included in the roster for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship,[21] in which he and his teammates ended the journey in the semifinals.[22]

On December 3, 2021, Lee re-signed with T1.[23]

2022

Gumayusi winning his 1st LCK title

Lee broke the record of the player with the most kills in a season, setting the record to 219 kills.[24] 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.[25]

Lee won his first LCK title with his teammates in the 2022 LCK Spring finals.[26]

2023

Gumayusi celebrating after winning the 2023 World Championship

Lee and T1 reached LCK Spring finals, where they lost to Gen.G. With finishing second place but qualified for the Mid-Season Invitational as the second seed, where 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 finishing second in 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 Lee's third Worlds appearance. At Worlds, Lee and T1 won their fourth Worlds title on November 19, 2023. After going 3-1 in the Swiss Stage, Lee 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, Lee and T1 defeated Weibo Gaming in the finals 3-0, marking Lee's first World Championship and T1's fourth.

On November 23, 2023, Lee re-signed with T1.

2024

At Worlds, Lee and T1 won their fifth Worlds title on November 2nd, 2024.[27]

Seasons overview

Team Year Domestic Mid-Season Invitational World Championship
League Spring Summer
T1 2021 LCK 4th 2nd Did not qualify 3rd–4th
2022 LCK 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd
2023 LCK 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st
2024 LCK 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st

Awards and honors

International
  • Two-time Worlds champion – 2023, 2024 [28]
  • One-time Esports World Cup champion – 2024
LCK
  • One-time LCK champion – Spring 2022[29]
  • One-time LCK Bottom of the Year – 2023
  • Two-time LCK All-Pro 1st Team – Spring 2022, Spring 2023[30][31]
  • One-time LCK All-Pro 3rd Team – Spring 2024[32]
  • Two-time LCK Gold King Award – 2022, 2023[33]
South Korea Esports

References

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