Controversy arises over the LPL national team selection, BLG must drop one player! The rules are unfair and actually favor LCK.

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All major regions are preparing for the second stage of competition. This year, the number of international LOL events throughout the year is higher than in previous years. The Chinese and Korean regions will compete in an Asian Games tournament, and besides that, there is also a Saudi National Cup event at the end of the year.

In other words, this year, the Chinese and Korean regions actually need to select two national team squads.

National team controversy emerges, BLG needs to drop one player.

The Asian Games LOL tournament is familiar to everyone, but many viewers are not well-informed about the Saudi National Cup at the end of the year. Actually, the national team roster for this event also needs to be submitted around April or May, but the selection rules for this Esports National Cup differ from those of the Asian Games.

For the Asian Games, there certainly aren't many restrictions on player selection. The current situation in the LPL is that BLG's strength stands alone at the top. Selecting the Asian Games roster would definitely involve all four players from BLG except the ADC, and then just choosing one ADC.

However, the Esports National Cup at the end of the year is different. It stipulates that each club can have no more than three players selected.

That means BLG must drop one player. Based on performance in the first stage, BLG is most likely to drop mid-laner Knight, because his form during the Pioneer Tournament wasn't very good. Additionally, top-tier supports in the LPL are scarce, and On is also uniquely skilled at his level—they really need to take On.

Such a result would lead to a weakened LPL national team assembled at the end of the year, which conversely benefits LCK.

Held after the World Championship, the event lacks prestige.

Assuming the possible national team roster for LPL would replace Knight's mid-lane position with Crème, and choose Elk or GALA for the ADC role. But regarding the Esports National Cup, there's another noteworthy clue: Saudi Cup previously announced the list of participating teams, and among clubs related to League of Legends from China, only BLG and AL were included.

Does this mean the LPL national team can only be selected from BLG and AL? If so, the strength of the LPL national team would drop another level. At the same time, it implies that the so-called Esports National Cup's prestige is greatly diminished.

Firstly, this competition organized as a national team event cannot allow each national team to field its strongest roster, reducing the competitive intensity. Secondly, this event is held after the World Championship concludes. The World Championship holds the highest prestige throughout the year. In past years, after the World Championship ends, everyone takes a break, being in the most fatigued phase of the year. Especially for teams that lost in the World Championship, they often need time to adjust their mentality. Holding a tournament at this time would also lower everyone's competitive drive.

Simply put, the significance of an event held before the World Championship versus after it is completely different.

T1's championship roster leads, six major events throughout the year.

Additionally, foreign media released a voting interface for the esports national teams, polling for the roster each national team's fans most want to see. Interestingly, for the Korean team, the selected lineup is ZOFGK, which is T1's previous championship roster—Zeus and Gumayusi have already left the team.

If this roster is indeed selected to compete, then the appeal aspect would certainly be maximized.

In summary, based on the various clues currently revealed about this Esports National Cup, its prestige might be far lower than expected, definitely not comparable to the Asian Games. Personally, if Saudi Arabia wants to host such a national team-style competition, they shouldn't limit the number of participants from each club. If unofficial events impose more restrictions, viewers will deem them as filler tournaments.

Moreover, this year's LOL schedule clearly has too many events. There are six major international tournaments throughout the year: Pioneer Tournament, Asian Games, MSI, World Cup, World Championship, and National Cup. For the players, this will be a very exhausting year. Strong teams from all regions must prepare for a prolonged battle. Hope the teams from the LPL region push hard.