Riot delays competitive League of Legends season after players vote to pull out

Players represented by the LCS Players Association (LCSPA) voted to pull out after Riot Games announced that LCS teams would no longer be required to field an amateur group. North American Challengers League (NACL) starting from the summer season. In the days that followed, several teams stated that they would no longer field NACL teams, citing the economic challenges of doing so. Players protest those decisions, as it cuts off a vital development pipeline League of Legends Talent.

In a blog post, Naaz Aletaha, Riot Games’ global head of League of Legends Esports said Riot hopes the two-week delay will “give us time for productive dialogue between the LCSPA, the teams and the league, and then resume LCS competition this summer.” However, Altaïa said that if the season needed to be delayed further, “we would be prepared to cancel the entire LCS summer season.” If that happens, Elita said the LCS will not qualify for this year’s Worlds, the global tournament that serves as the high point for competitive League of Legends every year.