For the Asian division, especially the LPL and LCK, the 2022 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou in the second half of this year is a competition that the two major regions attach great importance to, because this e-sports is officially included in the competition, and because this is a highest honor event, so both sides attach great importance to it, but just when the LPL region has not yet determined the asian games and related matters, south Korean LCK has recently drawn up a 10-person list for the primary election, and it is reasonable to make plans early. It should be a good thing to prepare in advance, but recently this thing is increasingly developing in a direction that many people can't understand.
The pre-selected 10-man roster is based on the T1 starting five-person group, with a number of head teams of 1-2 players, but we all know that the Asian Games list standards are based on the rules of the fist global competition, that is, the 6 +1 way, five starts + a substitute + an emergency substitute, follow-up Kespa (the coordinator of the national team of the South Korean Asian Games) official also revealed that 10 players will eventually determine 6.
This move has also triggered the dissatisfaction of T1 and many team fans, because from 10 to 6, which in itself can be determined after the recent spring games and playoff discussions, it is now necessary to go through a formalistic cutscene, wasting players' time, and wasting the energy of players.
However, the follow-up kespa is also transparent, at the end of April, will be through a warm-up match with other overseas teams to determine the 6-man roster, and the problem is in this so-called warm-up match, Kespa organized this warm-up match is not free, they plan to turn this warm-up tournament into a open tournament, held in Gwangju Metropolitan City, and will also pre-sell tickets for this warm-up tournament in advance, initially planned to invite LPL\ LJL \ PCG three divisions of the team, This practice has subsequently triggered strong resistance and discussion among many South Korean netizens.
At the same time, the decision of the warm-up match is also relatively hasty, according to the Korean media industry insiders disclosed, the T1 team is the spring final after the warm-up match such an event, but because of the T1 follow-up fan meeting, sponsors and personal live broadcast and other related activities, this is also the player's already not generous holiday has once again shortened, and a number of T1 players have also said that they are very tired in the recent live broadcast, and under such a tight schedule, many game critics also said:
"If this continues, it will be strange that T1 can achieve good results at MSI."
In addition to netizens and industry insiders expressing dissatisfaction, Fist also seems to disagree with this warm-up match, because Fist is the authorizer of all formats of the League of Legends worldwide, and this kind of profitable event can never be carried out without the nod of Fist, because it undoubtedly violates the relevant event regulations.
So under multiple pressures, such as a number of overseas teams said that because of the inconvenience of cross-regional travel, this warm-up match was also recently postponed and changed to a non-public internal training match, while the open training match will be held after the selection of 6 players who are really on the big list.
Although the current matter is over, but from this matter is enough to see that the selection of the Asian Games is not like the selection of talents, but has become a tool for fame and fortune, originally a very simple thing, have to be stirred up by all parties more and more complicated, although the official time of the Asian Games is held in September this year, but now the embarrassing scene of chicken feathers in a place can not help but make people feel extremely disappointed.