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Oner benched as T1 hand Painter his LCK debut against HLE
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Worlds 2026: inside the LCK’s bootcamp solo queue
Sofm after play-ins exit: “We had absolutely no laning advantage against KC”Worlds 2026 Play-Ins: Our Team of the StageT1 head into the match top of the Legend Group at 16-5, having swept Dplus KIA 2-0 on August 6 after an opening-week loss to KT Rolster. Hanwha Life Esports arrive as reigning MSI 2026 champions and remain one of the strongest rosters in the world, despite dropping their own series to KT on August 2.
The choice of opponent makes the timing notable. Of the sides T1 still had to face in this stretch of Rounds 3-4, Hanwha Life Esports were arguably the toughest match on the calendar to hand a debutant.
Painter began his career at DRX Academy, spending a year there before moving to LCK Academy Series team, before a call-up to T1 Esports Academy's LCK CL roster as jungler that December. Today marks his first appearance at LCK level.