Drama Surrounding T1 – Zeus’s Transfer Surprises Many
As we have seen recently, the transfer drama involving T1 and Zeus has captured the attention of the League of Legends community. Just recently, Zeus and T1 won the 2024 World Championship, yet fans have been left wondering about this sudden shift. Within a mere day, T1 officially parted ways with Zeus and welcomed Doran.
According to the CEO of T1, the representatives of Zeus have already “broken the silence” regarding the transfer, and they also mentioned that Hanwha Life Esports had not set a deadline for Zeus’s salary negotiations. Furthermore, during the peak of the drama, HLE did not provide any commentary. However, as things began to calm down, the representatives of this team did speak up.
According to reports from a recent meeting, it was stated on Naver that HLE’s representatives are indeed denying that there was a deadline for any salary negotiations. Specifically, it was mentioned: “I do not wish to prolong the negotiation process for Choi Wooje. The reason is so that we can quickly shift to Plan B or C if necessary. Contrary to the information being circulated, we have set a deadline for the negotiation process so that we can conclude the negotiations swiftly.”
Thus, HLE’s denial stands in stark contrast to the statements made by T1’s CEO, Joe Marsh. However, around a month ago, when T1’s CEO released this information on public media, HLE remained completely silent.
This Could Be HLE’s “Self-Destruction” in the T1 – Zeus Drama
In fact, at this current moment, the League of Legends community is not overly concerned about the situation, except for a few T1 or Zeus fans. With this information, HLE has sparked a “counterattack.” The main question from the League of Legends community is: why didn’t HLE respond to T1’s CEO’s statement from the beginning, and why did they wait until now to issue a counter-statement?
Right below the article on Naver, the public’s comments are increasing over time. It seems that the perspective of either side is no longer significant, but what is essential is that HLE has created a narrative that cannot be easily understood and has caused more controversy.
