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Doran (gamer)

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Doran
Current team
TeamT1
RoleTop laner
GameLeague of Legends
LeagueLCK
Personal information
Name최현준
(Choi Hyeon-joon)
Born (2000-07-22) July 22, 2000 (age 25)
NationalitySouth Korean
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Team history
2018Seoul
2018–2019Griffin
2019-2020DRX
2020-2021KT Rolster
2021-2023Gen.G
2023-2024Hanwha Life Esports
2024-presentT1
Career highlights and awards
  • World champion (2025)
  • 4× LCK champion
    • 4× LCK Second All-Pro Team
    • 3× LCK Third All-Pro Team

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Hyeon-joon (Korean: 최현준; born July 22, 2000), better known as Doran, is a South Korean professional League of Legends top laner for T1. He began his career with Griffin in 2018 and later played for teams including DragonX, KT Rolster, Gen.G, and Hanwha Life before joining T1 in 2024. Throughout his career, he contributed to strong team performances in the LCK, earning domestic titles and appearing on the international stage. Doran is recognized for his steady laning phase, versatility in playing different champions, and consistent growth, making him a respected figure in the Korean esports scene.

Early Career

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KeG Seoul and Griffin (2017–2019)

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Doran joined the Seoul national team in 2017 and the following year, he competed in the KeG Championship and KeSPA Cup. In the opening round of the knockout stage of the KeSPA Cup, Seoul defeated HLE but they were eliminated by DWG. After graduating from high school, Doran joined Griffin's youth training program. Griffin headed into the 2019 LCK Summer Split with a new top laner, Choi "Doran" Hyeon-joon, and finished the regular season in first place with a 13–5 record. This placement secured the team a bye to the finals and a spot in the 2019 World Championship, as a series victory would give them a direct qualification as the LCK's first seed, while a series loss would still earn them the most championship points and qualification as the LCK's second seed.[1][2] Griffin lost to SKT in the finals, with Griffin only managing to take a single game off SKT.[3][4][5]

Professional Career

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Early career and LCK debut (2019–2020)

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Ahead of the 2019 LCK Summer Split, Doran joined Griffin and made his LCK debut while sharing the top lane position with Sword. Griffin reached the finals that split but lost 1–3 to SK Telecom T1. After the season, Doran and teammate Chovy transferred to DragonX for 2020. With a roster featuring Pyosik, Chovy, Deft, and Keria, DragonX placed 3–4th at the 2019 KeSPA Cup, and opened the 2020 LCK Spring Split with a 4–0 record. DragonX finished the regular season 14–4, tied for first but placed third due to tiebreakers. They defeated DAMWON Gaming 3–2 in the playoffs before losing to T1, finishing third overall. In the Mid-Season Cup—held in place of MSI due to COVID-19—DragonX finished third in their group. The team remained unchanged for the 2020 Summer Split, finishing second after losing to DAMWON Gaming in the finals. DragonX qualified for Worlds 2020 via Championship Points, placing second in Group D with a 4–2 record before losing 0–3 to DAMWON Gaming in the quarterfinals.

KT Rolster (2021)

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For the 2021 season, Doran joined KT Rolster, while former teammates Chovy, Deft, and Keria moved to other LCK teams. KT finished 5–5 mid-season in Spring but dropped to 8th place by the end of the split. Summer 2021 saw a similar result, with KT finishing 7th and missing playoffs. Doran left the team on November 17, 2021, and shortly after signed with Gen.G as their starting top laner.

Return to top form with Gen.G (2022–2023)

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Doran joined Gen.G for the 2022 season, forming a lineup with Peanut, Chovy, Ruler, and Lehends. Gen.G placed second in LCK Spring 2022, losing the finals to T1, who completed an 18–0 perfect split. In the 2022 Summer Split, Gen.G finished first with a 17–1 record and won the LCK championship, marking Doran’s first domestic title. At Worlds 2022, Gen.G topped their group and defeated DAMWON Gaming in the quarterfinals before losing 1–3 to eventual champions DRX in the semifinals. With roster changes in 2023—including Peyz and Delight replacing Ruler and Lehends—Gen.G defended their title in Spring 2023 and again in Summer 2023, defeating T1 3–0 in the finals. Gen.G qualified for Worlds 2023 as Korea’s first seed, finishing the Swiss Stage 3–0 before being eliminated 2–3 by Bilibili Gaming in the quarterfinals.

Hanwha Life Esports (2024)

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Ahead of the 2024 season, Doran joined Hanwha Life Esports alongside Peanut and Delight, teaming up with Zeka and Viper. The team finished third in Spring 2024, reaching the upper bracket but losing to Gen.G and later to T1 in the lower bracket. The roster remained unchanged for Summer 2024, where HLE won the LCK championship, defeating T1 twice and beating Gen.G 3–2 in the finals, giving Doran his fourth LCK title. At Worlds 2024, HLE advanced through the Swiss Stage with wins over PSG Talon, G2 Esports, and FlyQuest, but were eliminated 1–3 by Bilibili Gaming in the quarterfinals.

T1 (2025–present)

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Following the 2024 offseason, Doran joined T1 as their starting top laner, replacing Zeus after T1’s back-to-back world championship victories. The move reunited Doran with former KeG Seoul teammate Gumayusi for the first time in six years. His team finished in third place in the first two round of the LCK, they defeated KT and HLE to qualify as the second seed in the Mid-Season Invitational. In the MSI final, T1 lost to Gen.G.[6] In November, they won the World Championship finals, thus giving Doran his first world title.[7]

Achievements

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Doran is a multiple-time domestic and international title holder in the LCK and global League of Legends competitive scene. He is a four-time LCK champion and a World Champion, as well as one of the most consistently high-performing top laners of his era. Doran’s 2025 season with T1 marked a major career milestone, securing his first World Championship title and a runner-up finish at MSI, solidifying his position as one of the most accomplished Korean top laners of his generation.

Playstyle

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Doran is widely recognized for his consistency and stability as a top laner, often prioritizing lane control, team coordination, and low-risk decision-making. Unlike highly aggressive laners, Doran’s approach focuses on maintaining pressure without overextending, allowing his jungler and mid laner to play proactively around the map.

Throughout his career, he has been praised for his strong laning fundamentals, including wave management, matchup knowledge, and minimizing unforced errors. His champion pool includes both tanks (such as Ornn, Sion, Gragas) and bruisers/carries (such as Gnar, Jayce, Camille, Jax), giving his teams drafting flexibility across multiple metas.

Coaches and analysts often describe him as a “reliable, team-first top laner”, capable of adapting his playstyle based on team needs rather than personal carry potential. He is known for maintaining composure even under high pressure, a trait that contributed heavily to his domestic titles and T1’s run to the 2025 World Championship and MSI 2025 finals.

Doran’s versatility and stability have made him one of the most dependable top laners in the LCK, consistently performing at a high level across several seasons and various team environments.

See also

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  1. ^ Jang, David (August 18, 2019). "Griffin Qualifies for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship". Inven Global. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Kolev, Radoslav (August 19, 2019). "Griffin the first LCK team to qualify for Worlds 2019, as Summer Playoffs begin". VPEsports. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Geddes, George (August 31, 2019). "SKT crush Griffin to win LCK Summer 2019". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Moncav, Melany (August 31, 2019). "SK Telecom T1 defeats Griffin, is the LCK summer champion - News - LOL - WIN.gg". WIN Esports. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Kolev, Radoslav (August 31, 2019). "SKT cement domestic dominance with repeat LCK title". VPEsports. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "LOL/Faker止步亞軍！GEN.G鏖戰五局擊敗T1 衛冕MSI冠軍". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2025-07-13. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  7. ^ "《英雄聯盟》史上首個三連冠誕生！T1電信大戰五局打滿奪隊史第六冠". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2025-11-09.
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