@Itsyssssa As someone who shops for T1 merch regularly, no, they don't sell out Doran merch, if they do, his is always the last to be sold out. That's how it was for the season jerseys and jackets and it was the same for Worlds kits. Also he's not "your Rannie" he's a grown man and a pro.
“im going to burn bridges with 🐿️’s ex-team if he leaves” it’s fine if ur following your player, but don’t go around spreading narratives that the team actually hated him or whatever *IF* he does leave, because that is simply not true…
Imagine getting so mad over a game that you wish death on the players, acting like your entire life is ruined, and then having the audacity to call others parasocial LMFAO
I am not asking you to love him the way we Dotoris do. All I am asking is that you treat him with respect and kindness.
You don't have to love someone to respect them, nor do you have to be fond of someone to treat them with kindness.
The amount of hate Doran is receiving is absolutely ridiculous and unfair, not to mention irrational. This is no longer about fans expressing dissatisfaction with a player's performance or having opinions about roster changes. We're talking about targeted, sustained harassment that follows a player beyond the sporting environment and into his personal life. From relentless personal attacks and mockery to people flooding his personal Instagram with demands that he leave the team, and even death threats, the level of hostility directed at him is completely disproportionate. How has any of this become acceptable?
Let's get one thing straight: criticising a player's performance is perfectly fair. If you think he played badly, you can say so. If you think another player would be a better fit for T1, you are free to make that argument. But there's a fundamental difference between criticising someone's performance and personally targeting them with abuse, ridicule and humiliation.
The argument (many are saying, especially the Korean community) that he 'deserves' this or that 'he had it coming' because he's a professional player and should be held accountable is equally absurd. Being a professional athlete means being subject to public scrutiny and criticism. It does not mean surrendering your basic human rights, dignity or the right to be treated with decency. No bad performance, no matter how disappointing, justifies sustained harassment, personal abuse or threats against someone's life. These are basic standards of human decency, not privileges that someone has to earn through good performance.
And hiding behind the excuse that it's all "for the sake of the team" doesn't make it any more justified. If you genuinely believe Doran isn't the right player for T1, that's a roster opinion. If you have an issue with the organisation's roster decisions, address the organisation through appropriate channels. But using harassment and intimidation to force its hand is not legitimate criticism or fan activism. What exactly does harassing him on his personal social media accomplish? How does publicly mocking, humiliating and targeting a player contribute to a team's success?
Fans are entitled to their opinions, but that doesn't give them the right to dictate a player's career, let alone make his life miserable because he failed to meet their expectations. Roster decisions ultimately belong to the organisation, not the fanbase.
There's also a fundamental difference between being emotionally invested in a team and treating its successes and failures as personal victories and defeats. T1's victories are not your personal achievements, and T1's defeats are not personal injuries inflicted upon you by its players. Being a fan does not give you ownership over the team or the people who play for it.
You can dislike a player, criticise his performance, and want him replaced. But none of those things gives anyone the right to subject him to harassment, intimidation or degrading treatment.
You don't have to support Doran to recognise that what's happening to him is wrong. Basic human rights and decency are not conditional on how well someone performs in a sport or any other competitive discipline. If you think a player's poor performance makes them fair game for sustained personal harassment, perhaps it's time to reconsider what being a sports fan actually means.
There is something seriously wrong with people who take pleasure in tormenting another person like this. The level of obsession and cruelty directed at him is genuinely disturbing.
If you care about esports and the kind of fan culture it fosters, please make your voice heard. Loudly. We should be building a sporting culture that celebrates competition without dehumanising the people who compete in it. This level of toxicity should have no place in esports.
#SpeakUpForDoran #RespectInEsports
🧵Now that I'm home from Texas, I wanted to talk about my thoughts and objections with Game 4's draft for T1 vs BLG. Here is everything I said as a coach and spectator in-person at the venue during the draft and until minions crashed mid:
1/14 #Worlds2026
you know one thing about T1's draft i wished we could have seen is more interesting drafts. we saw the players practicing in diff roles with champs we dont see them use in pro play, i thought they might pull another mundo situation again and surprise us with a secret weapon
I've been telling so many people this but here's a small snippet summary of PS LoL's take on the game set 4 draft:
- T1 picked Lucian/Milio over Ashe/Seraphine due to previous upsets + Lucian has higher survival (solo) than Ashe/Seraphine ► BUT was this the best choice? Victor + Ashe/Seraphine have much longer range than Lu/Mil. Then T1 must pick another long-range champion to make up for this pick. AND they MUST push lane harder than their opponents.
- In order to counter Renekton in the 4th set, with Gragas gone, T1 had to go for more extreme picks. Otherwise, T1's comp cannot withstand Renekton's power. T1 must earn more in the early laning phase to make up for the short range champs they have. Renekton is the ideal champ to stop this. So they had no other choice but to bite the bullet and pick Vayne. However, this is the worst situation that they made [through the ban/pick phase].
- Reasons why this was the worst possible matchup:
Vayne is also a short-range champ, she cannot make up for the lack of range in this comp. Victor/Ashe/Seraphine all out-range her and are in their comfort zone. BLG's pick was very obvious a TOP focused pick, and Wukong is a passive champ. Vayne must play very aggressively against Renekton to win lane. Doran basically is walking on a tightrope alone in this situation. It is very risky and difficult pick. Although in theory it's not understandable, it is difficult to say this was a good idea.
-Then what should they have picked? Instead of Vayne, Ornn, Mundo - but they lack value/dps, then we have Jax and Aatrox to prevent ganks and survive. But even then there is no control over the 3 lanes for T1. Then Kennen might have been better as a team-fight oriented pick. But seeing however there are so many discussions on this, I can only imagine that it would have been difficult to handle the draft in a live situation.
As a side note, Vayne picks are not valued favourably due to the nerf patch, really significantly dropping her value. Vayne herself, is not a good pick at all.
If none of these picks are satisfactory, then we have to go back to the point of picking Lucian/Milio when BLG's first pick was Victor.
Rather than saying T1's draft failed miserably, it was more like BLG were the ones in control, setting the stage to their advantage.
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src: https://t.co/fHhSS35s6D
*You can turn on the subtitles for automatic translation to English, it does a decent job.
like that is still a human you are talking about no matter how badly you think he played you have no rights to say such words
thats not even criticism anymore thats just pure evil you guys should be ashamed of yourself
ive been blocking accs but it still hurts to read
urgh i can ignore if people think doran isnt the best or even if they wish him out of the team because of that
the one thing i cannot ignore and am absolutely disgusted is the ones who say such vile things such as how they wish he d*e or that they would k*ll him if they could
genuinely disgusting how the league community treats Doran.
there were MANY flaws in T1 draft, gameplay and whatever else you want to call out.
stop dog piling someone who genuinely cares about their passion and the criticism when you can’t even get close to that level.
los fans de t1 que piden a wooje de vuelta no estuvieron ese día q anunciaron que se iba a hle para ver la ola exagerada de hate que le cayó. y con doran nunca dejaron ni dejarán de insultarlo. tampoco estoy segura de que estén satisfechos con cualquiera q sea el top que llegue
Pour le suivre depuis 4ans c'est un gars très émotif avec pas une très grande confiance en lui il a bien conscience de ses lacunes, pas besoin de lui envoyer de la haine
Mais vous le verrez jamais avoir une mauvaise relation avec ses teammates tout le monde a l'air de l'aimer