In 2025, Zeus left T1 and joined Hanwha Life Esports . Right after the transition, he won the LCK Cup and the First Stand Tournament. However, since his team failed to qualify for the Mid-Season Invitational, they began losing stability. Despite securing second place in the LCK, the 2025 season ended for him with a quarterfinal exit at Worlds.
Zeus shared his thoughts on his debut season with HLE and compared the experience with his years at T1 .
I played for T1 for a long time and then moved to Hanwha Life. I felt both teams were great. Moreover, since there were many players I played with for the first time, I thought adapting might be challenging, but it seems I adapted more easily than expected. However, looking at the results, this year left a feeling of incompleteness and regret.
Choi “Zeus” Woo-je
Commenting on the decline in results after a successful start, Zeus detailed the lack of stability within the team and the critical loss to Gen.G Esports, which became the turning point of the season.
I feel we lacked stability in many aspects compared to T1 or Gen.G. Because we made mistakes alternately, the team started losing balance. We usually played well against Gen.G, but the loss in the MSI qualifiers, where we led 2-0 and allowed the opponent to turn the match around, was a heavy blow. After letting go of a victory we should have secured, it felt like we lost control of the situation. Despite this, we still reached the LCK finals and qualified for Worlds. At Worlds, I was confident in our direction and form during training. However, in the end, we lost to Gen.G again in the quarterfinals and were eliminated, which left a bitter taste. It was especially disappointing not to achieve better results with Peanut and Viper .
Choi “Zeus” Woo-je
Zeus shared his mixed emotions after his team was eliminated early from Worlds, while his former team T1 claimed victory, and expressed what he felt watching their triumph.
When we were eliminated in the quarterfinals and my former team T1 went on to win, I felt mixed emotions. First, there was a strong sense of regret, and second, watching T1 , I thought it looked really cool. Watching their journey to the finals, which was very challenging starting from the Play-In stage, I felt how incredible they were. Looking at them, I tried to set myself on a positive path: that I must try again and definitely win the title once more.
Choi “Zeus” Woo-je
Zeus shared memories of working with the legendary jungler Han " Peanut " Wang-ho, discussing his impact on the team and his last advice before retiring.
Even before we started playing together, Peanut was known as an extremely skilled player. And it was also said that he could be strict (laughs). Working with him, I felt that outside the game, he made a lot of effort to raise the "lower bar" (minimum level of play) for other players. He was always a comfortable and fun older brother. I was very sorry that he left at such a sad and difficult moment. I remembered his words during his retirement: "There will come a time for you too, so play in a way you won't regret later."
Choi “Zeus” Woo-je
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