LYON has announced the addition of Niship ‘Dhokla’ Doshi to its League of Legends roster following the visa issues of Frankie ‘Zamudo‘ Lin.
The North American veteran will take over as the team’s top laner heading into the LCS 2026 Lock-In tournament.
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With Dhokla’s signing, here is the full active roster for LYON:
- Niship ‘Dhokla’ Doshi (Top-laner)
- Kacper ‘Inspired’ Słoma (Jungler)
- Kang ‘Saint’ Seong-in (Mid-laner)
- Kim ‘Berserker’ Min-cheol (Bot-laner)
- Jonah ‘Isles’ Rosario (Support)
- Kim ‘Reignover’ Yeu-jin (Head Coach)
- Han ‘Rigby’ Earl (Coach)
The official announcement stated that Dhokla has been brought in to ‘fill Zumudo’s place’ during these issues. However, on Riot Games’ LoL Global Contract Database, it shows that Dhokla’s contract runs until November 15th, 2027.
Dhokla is among the most experienced players in the North American League of Legends esports scene. He began his professional career in 2016 and has since represented multiple reputed organisations such as OpTic Gaming, NRG, and 100 Thieves.
The top laner has an LCS 2023 Spring trophy under his belt and has made two appearances at the League of Legends World Championship so far, most recently with 100 Thieves in 2025.
Dhokla initially joined the North American organisation as a positional coach ahead of LTA North 2025 Split 3. However, he later replaced Rayan ‘Sniper’ Shoura in the starting line-up for the LTA 2025 Championship, where 100 Thieves secured a top-three finish.
With his help, 100 Thieves also pulled off one of the biggest upsets at Worlds in China, defeating the 2024 runner-up Bilibili Gaming in the opening round of the Swiss Stage.
LCS 2026 Lock-In
The 2026 LCS season will kick off with the LCS Lock-In, which will see eight teams competing at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles from January 24th to March 1st.
The event will begin with a Swiss Stage featuring the following opening matchups:
- Cloud9 vs Team Liquid
- Sentinels vs Disguised
- FlyQuest vs Shopify Rebellion
- LYON vs Dignitas
The top four teams will then advance to the Playoffs to battle in a double-elimination bracket. The winner of the LCS Lock-In will qualify for First Stand, while the runner-up and third-place finisher will compete at Americas Cup.
All the matches will be streamed live on LCS’ official Twitch and YouTube channels.
Source: https://esportsinsider.com/2026/01/lyon-dhokla-2026-lcs-roster
