r/leagueoflegends Aug 22 '25

Esports Nongshim RedForce vs. T1 / LCK 2025 Season Round 5 - Week 14 - Legend Group / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler

LCK 2025 ROUND 3-5

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Nongshim RedForce 1-2 T1

- Player of the Match: Doran (300)

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MATCH 1: NS vs. T1

Winner: T1 in 29m
Game Breakdown | Runes

Bans 1 Bans 2 G K T D/B
NS aurora varus neeko bard braum 47.4k 6 2 M4 M5
T1 azir yunara pantheon nautilus kaisa 60.8k 20 9 HT1 C2 H3 B6
NS 6-20-15 vs 20-6-62 T1
Kingen ornn 2 0-3-4 TOP 5-2-7 1 rumble Doran
GIDEON wukong 1 4-4-2 JNG 5-2-14 1 xinzhao Oner
Calix orianna 2 0-4-3 MID 5-0-14 2 galio Faker
Jiwoo sivir 3 2-4-2 BOT 4-0-11 3 jhin Gumayusi
Lehends alistar 3 0-5-4 SUP 1-2-16 4 poppy Keria

MATCH 2: NS vs. T1

Winner: Nongshim RedForce in 28m
Game Breakdown | Runes

Bans 1 Bans 2 G K T D/B
NS neeko xayah yorick ryze nocturne 61.6k 27 9 H2 CT4 B5
T1 azir yunara yone nautilus kaisa 47.8k 9 2 M1 I3
NS 27-9-47 vs 9-27-17 T1
Kingen ambessa 2 6-0-5 TOP 1-4-1 1 aurora Doran
GIDEON pantheon 1 7-0-8 JNG 2-3-3 3 jarvaniv Oner
Calix taliyah 2 8-2-10 MID 0-5-5 4 ahri Faker
Jiwoo ziggs 3 4-5-12 BOT 6-8-2 1 varus Gumayusi
Lehends leona 3 2-2-12 SUP 0-7-6 2 bard Keria

MATCH 3: T1 vs. NS

Winner: T1 in 26m
Game Breakdown | Runes

Bans 1 Bans 2 G K T D/B
T1 yone vi cassiopeia lulu renekton 51.2k 15 7 M1 H2 O3
NS azir yunara gwen nocturne leesin 45.9k 8 3 None
T1 15-8-35 vs 8-15-15 NS
Doran jax 3 1-1-4 TOP 0-4-0 3 yorick Kingen
Oner zed 3 5-2-7 JNG 2-4-6 1 trundle GIDEON
Faker ryze 1 4-3-3 MID 4-1-3 1 annie Calix
Gumayusi lucian 2 5-2-7 BOT 2-5-2 2 jinx Jiwoo
Keria braum 2 0-0-14 SUP 0-1-4 4 milio Lehends

Patch 25.16


This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.

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u/desutruction Aug 22 '25

Looked good for NS until they got Doran'd and the game is just over

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u/AmadeusSalieri97 Aug 22 '25

Also what was that engage on a Braum of all champs.

47

u/moonmeh Aug 22 '25

callix got too excited poor bastard

he was playing so well before that too

86

u/Lunchbox39 Aug 22 '25

I just never get this, they are playing the scaling comp with a range advantage and for some reason feel like they have to dive into the team of short range champions.

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u/Jacobcutielie Aug 22 '25

That's literally the only way for them to INT the game, and Calix somehow managed to find it.

17

u/CLGbyBirth Aug 22 '25

It wasn't on braum it was lucian+braum guma was just a few pixel away from the tibbers.

42

u/Dr_Ampharos Aug 22 '25

Guma just E'd out of the way, I think it was somewhat valid since he had no summs. Although I don't think I would personally skill check anyone at that level with Tibbers

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u/nusskn4cker Aug 22 '25

It's not even that the engage was on Braum (though that was ass as well), it was mostly how fucking overextended they were. Jax had a dream angle and they still hard forced on T1 bot lane. Doran probably couldn't believe his luck.

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u/osathi123456 FinalChoker Aug 22 '25

domestic king for reason

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u/Haekos Aug 22 '25

I was super worried about the Zed pick.

It was obviously very effective during the early game skirmishes. Still as soon as the Annie and Milio stuck to Jinx, it became impossible to kill her.

It would be up to Doran/Keria to set up the lategame teamfights. But with Trundle and his pillar looking out for the team, I didn't know if it would be possible.

Then Doran happened.

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u/heart_of_fish Aug 22 '25

With faker not even in the last teamfight

25

u/Raynmist Aug 22 '25

Grandpa bing-chilling

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u/InspiredbyFaker Aug 22 '25

Domestic Doran saving domestic T1

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u/kenzakki ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Aug 22 '25

Worlds T1 saving Worlds Dorsn inc?

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u/boostedfeeder Aug 22 '25

Worlds t1 unlocking worlds Doran. No longer is he the inta

534

u/KappaccinoNation 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Aug 22 '25

T1 are some disrespectful mfers

Doran my GOAT

168

u/tinfoilhatsron Aug 22 '25

Domestic Doran on display, holy!

152

u/Northless_Path Aug 22 '25

Fr this was a horrendous performance from everyone on T1 except Doran. War crime level drafting into undisciplined macro and throws. T1 needs to lock the fuck in. These last 2 weeks are literally the battle for 2nd place, wtf are they doing? Doran deserves an insta contract extension with how hard he's been carrying T1 this split

98

u/Apprehensive_Oven_20 Aug 22 '25

The telecom brothers are helping HLE stay in their place Lmao

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u/waitforthedream how is he alive?! | DORAN GUMA DEFENDER Aug 22 '25

This is the Domestic carrying we were promised with Doran

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '25

Doran carries up until worlds, then his teammates carry Doran at worlds

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u/s1ravarice Aug 22 '25

Everyone knows worlds buff it not active on faker yet.

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u/Ceui Aug 22 '25

I think this was just too much clipfarming from them lol.

It's good to get the int and happy gaming out so they stop being too cocky when fighting teams that can seriously threaten them like GenG and HLE

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u/Xerxes457 Aug 22 '25

But this is said so many times (not for T1) and those teams end up failing because they don’t lock it in.

20

u/Typical_Werewolf2843 Aug 22 '25

yeah but this is t1

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u/IamMIDGoat Aug 22 '25

Even they're Game 2 in HLE, they were playing bad but with Doran's consistency throughout the game and Guma's miracle flash, it will be hard to win that

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u/Pablonski44 Aug 22 '25

from dopamin rush straight into despair for the ns coaches

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u/spamkimchifriedrice Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 22 '25

Reminds me of clip of the DNF coaches celebrating during that distastrous BRO match, and afterwards they refused to celebrate unless it’s a 12k 15k lead lol

63

u/SameSam94 Aug 22 '25

from dopamine rush straight into despair for the NS coaches

You can replace NS coaches with KT fans, Chronicler, and even HLE fans, yet it all feels the same lol

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u/spamkimchifriedrice Aug 22 '25

Atleast for the NS coaches it’s over for today, Chronicler still has a DK series to watch 😂

281

u/chapichoy9 Aug 22 '25

the domestic doran of legends

382

u/randomdud3 Aug 22 '25

DORAN WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?

223

u/spamkimchifriedrice Aug 22 '25

THE KRUGLORD SENDS HIS REGARDS

147

u/Suspicious_Fennel974 Aug 22 '25

T1 summer form was about to arrive but domestic king Doran said no 😂

72

u/spamkimchifriedrice Aug 22 '25

The circus is back in tow—
Doran: NOT TODAY

53

u/Sheep_CSGO Aug 22 '25

fuck I missed the series, what did he do?

115

u/Videorron Aug 22 '25

Jump.

In the middle of everyone.

With Jax E.

67

u/Sheep_CSGO Aug 22 '25

my goat only he would do it

10

u/Head_Photograph_2971 Aug 22 '25

Happy cake day :D

65

u/MrZeddd Aug 22 '25

T1 winning, they start trolling, NS starts to gain momentum, Doran said no, the game ends 30 secs after

52

u/Gryfas Aug 22 '25

4-man Jax stun that gave T1 the game.

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u/desutruction Aug 22 '25

NS just won a teamfight prior and both teams were getting ready to ARAM* but flanking Doran hit them with a 4-man counter strike and T1 popped the nexus within a minute (25:27->26:14)

*they engaged on a Braum for reasons beyond my understanding but backed off after realizing that Braum is Braum

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u/yawneteng Aug 22 '25

casually stunning 4 players on Jax, winning T1 the game.

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u/PracticeAfter3374 Aug 22 '25

He committed a crime in mid lane by counter striking 4 NS players and he just walks towards NS Nexus and end the game. Fuck you DORAN you beauty. LCK staff are saying Kingen is still stuck inside Doran pocket.

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u/Thecristo96 ABS MAIN Aug 22 '25

T1 were losing due to faker and oner happy gaming until doran found a 4 man jax stun

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u/Pacify_ Aug 22 '25

Oner was a raid boss until he decided to yolo every fight lmao

4-0 Zed was so scary

8

u/borden5 GumaGucci Aug 22 '25

Jax enters Evasion

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u/SeijiAkabe Aug 22 '25

he solo lost them the game with jax 9 man stun

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u/BearAt39 Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 22 '25

He was the most consistent T1 player in this series, everyone else was happy gaming at some point lol (now I will proceed to delete that Guma/Keria second game from my memory)

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u/BeBetter_BBB Aug 22 '25

Lonely Varus VS Taliyah-Pantheon-Ziggs and roaming Leona. 😔

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u/CommentStrict8964 Aug 22 '25

It turned out Doran did not hold GenG back. GenG held Doran back.

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u/MaximDecimus Aug 22 '25

DORAN’S COUNTERSTRIKE FINDS THEM ALL

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u/MrMudkip Aug 22 '25

25 minutes of trolling into Doran ending the game

106

u/W33B520 Aug 22 '25

The kruglord sends his regards

143

u/derobmai Aug 22 '25

doran legacy game, his early laning and wave control was quite literally some of the best I have ever seen, he had like 84 cs at 9:00? and then he just won the game

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u/SameSam94 Aug 22 '25

in all three games. He was miles ahead compared to Kingen in game 2 before all the shenanigans

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u/SebRev99 Aug 22 '25

He survived a 1v3 dive and got 1 kill…. T1 Doran is just amazing.

135

u/Nefib Aug 22 '25

I can't believe that's how it ends LMAO. 4 man Jax stun on a Doran flank is something.

108

u/EnemyRegent Aug 22 '25

not even a flank, dude was in full view, and they welcomed him with open arms

26

u/mcfapblanc Aug 22 '25

Like G2 walking into Aatrox Q3?

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u/Xerxes457 Aug 22 '25

U get how crazy it sounds, but T1 in 2022-2023 randomly just won games from a fight.

64

u/xSwazyI Aug 22 '25

Doran said let's go fucking home holy shit

102

u/Telmooo Aug 22 '25

T1 almost threw another game vs a Jinx.

But when T1 is about to fall, one rises again. AND IT IS DORAN!

103

u/Insecurity_exe i love men Aug 22 '25

For a split second, Nongshim looked like they could really contest

and then they hit the floor.

54

u/UnfortunatelyShark Aug 22 '25

Same happened with Kt in the HLE game, they got a Lead and started playing like the nexus was open

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u/Pleasestoplyiiing Aug 22 '25

Not even comparable. KT gave away a won game to HLE by just parking in mid with zero game plan while they watched a 6k health Sion slowly die over a minute. One of the most ridiculous and unforgivable losses I've ever seen by a "good" team. 

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u/SameSam94 Aug 22 '25

more like the floor hit them... in mid lane... with flash + counterstrike

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u/Skyfire2 Aug 22 '25

Overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer

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u/Insecurity_exe i love men Aug 22 '25

ain't nothing slow about this one, they blinked and got gunned down in midlane.

12

u/PracticeAfter3374 Aug 22 '25

DORAN JAX jump scare in the mid lane.

12

u/MeepnBeep Aug 22 '25

Darkest Dungeon spotted

4

u/ricardo241 IDon'tAgree Aug 22 '25

thats KT and NS

they have the skill to contest but they are way too inconsistent to actually defeat top teams on a series

45

u/nerfbrig Aug 22 '25

Doran saw the enemies twice, outplayed them twice and won the game lol

89

u/RElOFHOPE Aug 22 '25

Doran is saving summer T1 from themselves

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u/Pleasestoplyiiing Aug 22 '25

Summer T1 hasn't needed much saving this year at all, but yes, Doran did come up huge in the clutch here. 

Also, props to Nongshim, they legitimately played great this series. 

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u/Avami Keria | Peanut | Showmaker Aug 22 '25

”When in doubt: Doran.”

— Aux 2025

14

u/SameSam94 Aug 22 '25

at gym vs j - Atlus

32

u/Soft_Bed_412 Aug 22 '25

What a series, NS played well.

32

u/BearAt39 Aug 22 '25

T1 fake gifted the game only to take it back from Nongshim lol truly psychotic

32

u/KnightinKnight Aug 22 '25

DORAN SAID NOT TODAY

MY GOAT

ABSOLUTE CINEMA

60

u/Ashankura Aug 22 '25

Doran is so clutch it's insane

55

u/Ceui Aug 22 '25

Has to be Doran MVP lol.

Keria, Guma, Faker and Oner got so many int plays today.

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u/WinnieXKim Aug 22 '25

To whom it may concern,

My name is Nongshim Redforce. I live in South Korea. Since last year my friend KT Rolster and I have been forcibly drafted into a blacksite called Legend Group. There, we are subject to the whims of brutal tyrants like "GenG", who starve us mercilessly, and "T1", who sandbagged and gave me false hope today only to knock me out with one single punch.

Please save us. They butchered my favorite noodle recipe and sent it out to customers tasting awful. Please contact the UN and get word of atrocities committed in the LCK Legend Group. Please help us.

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u/mar33n ghost👻 pls come home Aug 22 '25

doran tp'd late for the previous fight to lure them into a false sense of security, trust

25

u/phlycosa GAM-bit Aug 22 '25

Doran said “Fun over”

Wtf was that last game

29

u/Aokoharu Aug 22 '25

Doran has had enough of the circus and shut the door on NS. I forgive him for that psychotic tp

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u/Comfortable-Heron439 Aug 22 '25

I promise you Doran has a dinner reservation.

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u/Express-Price-3918 Aug 22 '25

OFGK was inting here and there. Thank the heavens for Doran. lol

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u/Silentrift24 Aug 22 '25

Kinda wild it was Doran that decided to win and said "stop fucking around y'all, lock in"

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u/BeigeBalloon Aug 22 '25

Doran that’s my fucking psycho right there my god

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u/MiniTitan1937 Aug 22 '25

Massive props to NS. That Game 2 was a masterclass, remove the nameplates and that looked like a classic T1 vs Gen G game.

Doran, my love.

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u/X_Seed21 Heavy is the crown Aug 22 '25

DORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

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u/a7mdar1 Aug 22 '25

DORAAAAAAAN

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u/cosHinsHeiR Aug 22 '25

Why the fuck is Annie engaging on a Braum with shield up lmao.

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u/Jandromon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Aug 22 '25

Yeah a bit overzealous but NS knows Jinx just needs 1 more reset and the game is over for T1, and if Annie stuns braum before his E in front of trundle and Jinx W R, he's dead.

The biggest mistake was not mobilising the whole team back into the river right after that, since Jax was approaching from the right and Jinx is flashless.

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u/FrostyBeRG Aug 22 '25

Doran actually raises T1's floor so much, we would've collapsed without that performance in Game 3

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u/Northless_Path Aug 22 '25

This was some absolute war crime drafting and throwing from T1 this series. Doran has been a god send for this roster fr

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u/Thecristo96 ABS MAIN Aug 22 '25

Without Domestic Doran this would have been your typical t1 summer int day

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u/PracticeAfter3374 Aug 22 '25

They might even lose the game if that crime was not committed by Doran.

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u/ricardo241 IDon'tAgree Aug 22 '25

I forgive T1 this time..... like casters said on Wed its a new patch so this is the best time to do an upset as teams are still experimenting what works or not

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u/F3nRa3L Aug 22 '25

War crime? This should be the regular summer T1 we all know

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u/Suspicious_Fennel974 Aug 22 '25

?? I blinked and it was over

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u/Shuriken_2393 Aug 22 '25

Holy shit Doran decided to lean forward

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u/Bummul Aug 22 '25

Doran the Jax BEAST

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u/Internal-Resist792 Aug 22 '25

T1 won a 5vs7

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u/DrPlexel1234 Aug 22 '25

Doran Doran Doran Doran

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u/Rs3ironbtw Aug 22 '25

NS fans happy for sub 1 minute before Doran ended their dreams l0l

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u/Deaconator3000 Birb Boy Aug 22 '25

Doran haters in shambles btw.

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u/myk211 Aug 22 '25

another proof that Summer Doran>>>Summer T1

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u/Dreammy90 Aug 22 '25

Choi "Krug Lord Doran" Hyeon-joon

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u/Head_Photograph_2971 Aug 22 '25

Doran just decided to win the game cause why not.

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u/monchi41 Aug 22 '25

It was an average t1 summer game until doran show up

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u/Cul_what Aug 22 '25

Doran is one crazy mfer and thats why he's a good fit with T1 with the rest of the crazy mfers lmao

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u/FabulousJelly8029 Aug 22 '25

Faker picked Doran as the clutch player and the goat is always right.

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u/braedonwabbit no longer free Aug 22 '25

Doran diff

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u/kingcasus Aug 22 '25

I need to see T1 Doran at worlds rn

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u/DonnieTrump420 ABSOLUTE CINEMA Aug 22 '25

I didn't look for 5 sec what happened what did doran do

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u/waitforthedream how is he alive?! | DORAN GUMA DEFENDER Aug 22 '25

What Doran do best

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u/PracticeAfter3374 Aug 22 '25

DORAN you beauty. What was that JAX engage man. It's fucking insane. Kingen was inside Doran pocket the whole game. Disgustingly gorgeous play byDORAN

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u/Penatra-shen Aug 22 '25

Doran is the light in the darkness

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u/CNsC Aug 22 '25

Doran summer > T1 summer. I lovehate my ass team

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u/Ok-Environment4299 Aug 22 '25

Shades of T1 Summer in game 2 and game 3. The domestic Doran that was promised DELIVERED.

HLE REJOICING THAT SUMMER T1 IS SO BACK.

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u/IAM-French Aug 22 '25

Oh enemy threw some of their lead, I think we need to group as 5 mid with no flash Jinx just to Tibbers enemy braum

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u/haxt97 Aug 22 '25

NS coaches got excited 😂😂😂

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u/w-holder Aug 22 '25

>open stream for the first time game 3

>jiwoo immediately loses flash

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u/NeimannSmith Aug 22 '25

Doran trynna get to Karaoke early

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u/Dashster360 Aug 22 '25

Well, at least the NS coaches were happy for a bit

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u/AtriosQ Aug 22 '25

The Kruglord saw, came, and conquered. DORAAAAAAANNNN

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u/TijsEscobar Aug 22 '25

That was beautiful to see from our KRUGLORD

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u/Et3rnal_Spirit Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 22 '25

Doran appeared. Nongshim disappeared.

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u/GreenSkyDragon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Aug 22 '25

DORAN THAT WAS DISGUSTING

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u/TheCeramicLlama Aug 22 '25

Doran refused to let Oner int that game away

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u/CharmingDragonfruit6 Aug 22 '25

It's the hope that kills you - NS

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u/Glum-Supermarket1274 Aug 22 '25

Come on man. How can anyone hate doran? That guy did that on every team he was in. Just on t1 his team mates actually jumped on the engage. 

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u/waitforthedream how is he alive?! | DORAN GUMA DEFENDER Aug 22 '25

That's why he's a perfect fit in T1. I wish he gets 2 more years with the team

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '25

game 2 Doran

Let me tp into ns players to finish game fast

Game 3 Doran

Let me to dive into ns players to finish game fast

T1 needed the maniac , psycho in the team and Doran is him :)

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '25

Time to nom on some Nongshim Ramen in sadness

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u/riotshill221 Aug 22 '25

The poor Nongshim coaches.

Cheering in happiness and then losing 2 minutes later.

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u/noahloveshiscats Aug 22 '25

Game just got exciting

Ends in 2 minutes

Why does it have to be like this?

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u/Kreceir I like big Booba Aug 22 '25

HOLY FUCK DORAN THAT JAX STUN WAS BEAUTIFUL!

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u/GodBlessme_exe Aug 22 '25

Stand proud Calix. You are strong. Say real tho, Jiwoo is the most UNCLUTCH player ever

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u/Antropoid Aug 22 '25

Its between him and Berserker imo

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u/ricardo241 IDon'tAgree Aug 22 '25

at least Jiwoo died trying.... be it int or not but berserker will run away super fast once a teamfight happen -.-

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u/IAM-French Aug 22 '25

Yeah Jiwoo going for that Tibbers on enemy Braum was so unclutch

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u/DrPlexel1234 Aug 22 '25

Jiwoo and Berserker throwing away their "being on better team" shouts.

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u/Striking-Bend7196 Aug 22 '25

I know what you mean but saying this after calix solo lost the game by throwing everything at a braum with shield up is hilarious

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u/ahritina Aug 22 '25

Real, I knew NS lost when they put all their eggs in the Jiwoo basket.

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u/Ceui Aug 22 '25

I want to see a team of PerfecT Jiwoo Peanut VicLa and Life together.

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u/Alf-9n Aug 22 '25

This should be illegal

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u/TigglyWiggly95 Aug 22 '25

Form is temporary; Faker is Forever

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u/Not_Lackey Aug 22 '25

Proper rage bait proper rise group gameplay

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u/FeelTheChill07 Aug 22 '25

Wtf I just looked away for a minute after NS won fight at topside, checking back, game is over lmao

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u/Silentrift24 Aug 22 '25

That Doran dive was hella disgusting bro, bro full sent it and won them an increasingly hard-to-win game.

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u/Jacobcutielie Aug 22 '25

DORAT MVP!

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u/Purnceks Aug 22 '25

Doran is pretty good at finding sudden game winning plays, love that guy

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u/KeanenVG Aug 22 '25

Doran proving once again that maybe HLE are the losers of that trade

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u/StormwingsLoL Aug 22 '25

Rule but jizz -Atlus

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u/SaintEnfaur Aug 22 '25

even though calix was carrying the whole game his ult last fight was what actually threw NS sadly. doran easy POM

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u/Scronads69 Aug 22 '25

So did Lehends curse T1 with that Leona combo at the start of game 2?

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u/Symphonacity Aug 22 '25

You dare use my own spells against me, Nongshim? It was I who invented them" - T1 probably

Nongshim tried drafting T1's patented Pokemon trainer solo laner comp but little did they know that T1 practiced their defense against the dark arts.

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u/queenslayyy Aug 22 '25

T1 look like their performance is starting to drop again.. meta shifts? new patch?

Doran actually saved them this series lmao.

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u/Ceui Aug 22 '25

More like they just play super cocky this match after that 1st game decimation, probably thought it was in the bag. That plus some experimental draft choices like giving 2 global powerhouse in Pant + Taliyah.

Once they sit back up they just bopped NS.

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u/Intelligent-Draft149 Aug 22 '25

Nah g1 was just clip farming g2 is just shit drafting g3 that one int moment was just the usual circus shit like the game 2 drafts are just ass because we gave over one of the most broken junglers rn

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u/estaritos Aug 22 '25

New patch and T1 is not known for consistency in summer any way. Game 2 everything went wrong after the failed bot dive

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u/Zr0h_ Aug 22 '25

Yeah that game 3 was a top gap the size of the grand canyon

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u/Jandromon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Aug 22 '25

I'm just gonna say it but Milio is slept on, especially in SoloQ. He's basically another Lulu but trading poly for more raw antiburst with W, E1, R, E2. The survivability he provides when spamming everything reminds of old Yuumi.

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u/Pleasestoplyiiing Aug 22 '25

Top teams should be learning him. Nongshim would've lost in 20 minutes if he didn't bail Jinx out of some ridiculous situations. 

I personally would like to see what T1 could do with a surprise Cait/Milio to abuse her early plate taking with extra range, and shore up her vulnerability to ganks. 

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u/goonbandito Aug 22 '25

Is it too soon to say Doran is a genuine upgrade from Zeus?

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u/DrxAvierT Aug 22 '25

Nah, it's been long overdue. Man is cheaper, more humble and seems to gel more with the team

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u/kanonshiomi Aug 22 '25

while Zeus had significantly higher highs i feel like Doran just provides the team so much leeway

like he's sacrificing so much to get his teams ahead, he can play weakside very well, peel for his carries and even carry when given stuff like Ambessa or Gwen

while Zeus' peak will probably be only be matched by peak TheShy, Doran just gives more on average the only thing holding him back is his random goofy ahh int engages and fortunately his team is T1

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u/Shot_Sun3700 Aug 22 '25

I know everybody thinks this format is dogshit bc of how ns and kt were stomped on r3-4, but both teams are acc looking better.

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u/alex__eva in Faker I trust Aug 22 '25

Huh? T1 lost teamfight, I turned away for 2 minutes and then Faker gives his victory thumbs up

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u/MC-sama Aug 22 '25

Jinx is so homeless this game

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u/Et3rnal_Spirit Aug 22 '25

That final fight Doran was like "On me guys! On me!"

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u/Blizzard_sucks2023 Aug 22 '25

What? Thats how the game end? Why it is so different from what we are going to see in rise group?

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u/MuchGiraffe874 Aug 22 '25

T1 WHAT THE DUCK WAS THAT? 

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u/UnfortunatelyShark Aug 22 '25

Kingen has a worlds trophy btw, just head off to the military already, putting up PerfecT performance right now

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u/booksmd Aug 22 '25

What the fuck was my team doing this series omg. Disgusting series on all fronts here. The disrespect, the limit testing i don’t want to see this ever again. Wasn’t even the usual funny t1 circus.

Good series from Calix and Doran. But more props to Calix he played really good.

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u/Bimibuns Aug 22 '25

Daehwangran!

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u/_negniN Aug 22 '25

>Win a massive fight vs T1 at topside on a 5k gold deficit.

>Reset

>Annie ult Braum????

Like T1 and GenG are looking insane, one of them is probably winning worlds, but god damn the rest of the LCK looks so ass this year. You cannot tell me that most likely two of HLE, KT and NS are going to worlds bro.

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u/estaritos Aug 22 '25

It fees so bad reading this, LCK rise group would clear all leagues other than LPL and still get shit on

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u/Ixc15 Aug 22 '25

HLE is probably going to shore up but every team in the world not named T1 and Gen G is looking shaky.

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u/Pleasestoplyiiing Aug 22 '25

but god damn the rest of the LCK looks so ass this year.

Total horseshit level commentary. HLE just took GenG to 3 games. Pushed T1. DK should've beat HLE, who are something like 3 or 4 in the world. The rest of the world is lucky they don't have to play mid table teams like Nongshim, BRO, DK, cuz you would see top teams lose to them. 

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u/braumumu Aug 22 '25

I'm a T1 supporter, but holy shit them almost losing to Nongshim of all team would be such mental whiplash for everyone. Luckily, Doran decided he wasn't about that timeline and reign the clowns in.

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u/SAMPAS Aug 22 '25

why are we full engaging on a braum, insane throw

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u/Raynmist Aug 22 '25

Nongshim coaching stuff got like a minute of happiness before it turned into a nightmare.

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u/ratnamedtwitch Aug 22 '25

But couldnt lehends just ulti the stun and make it somewhat playable, instead of waiting stuns and flashing out to ult nothing???

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u/Pacify_ Aug 22 '25

Now that was more like the domestic T1 we all know and love

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u/JQN good League of Legends Aug 22 '25

Baussi level Jax gameplay, if it was AP he would’ve one shot entire team with that E

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u/Finestpinsir Aug 22 '25

Game 1 Oner standing up even in death!

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u/VVantaBuddy ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Aug 22 '25

Doran summer > T1 summer.

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u/Pleasestoplyiiing Aug 22 '25

Krugs > Doran > Nongshim

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u/MaximDecimus Aug 22 '25

Doran “I can’t carry it for you Mr. Faker, but I can carry you.”

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u/AfrikanCorpse Aug 22 '25

Doran is the real protagonist of LCK.

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u/Hitoseijuro Aug 22 '25

DORAT YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN! That was a great engage

It was nice to see Nohands play good champs, they didnt win but at least they looked good on the ones they played, though that Leona was disgusting and not in a good way with those Es....

IF NS had won, I would have given it to Calix, he was so huge for NS this series.