The Chinese League of Legends Professional League (LPL) officially announced a new rule: all teams participating in the German Cup must send a full main squad to participate, otherwise they will be fined. The new rules also require players who fail to qualify for the World Championship to also participate in the German Cup in order to improve their professional attitude. The news sparked controversy and heated discussions on international social media.
The release of this regulation is due to the fact that this year's LPL suffered a defeat in the World Finals and was won by T1 without bloodshed, and this painful defeat brought a considerable blow to the LPL. In order to change this, the LPL had to make changes, and the new rules for the German Cup after the transfer period were recently made public.
The implication of this rule is that even if you don't make it to Worlds, you have to field a full squad in the German Cup. If you don't, you will face a fine. In addition, for those teams that have qualified for the Worlds, they have the option to send three main players to the German Cup. The purpose of this regulation is to require players to have a better professional attitude, not only care about the LPL league or the world championship games, and all kinds of small games cannot be all messed up.
However, this regulation has caused dissatisfaction among some players and fans. They believe that this regulation will put too much burden on the players and affect the physical and mental health of the players. Many believe that this rule will make the careers of the fighters harder and may cause some players to retire from professional competition.
On international social media, many netizens expressed their opinions. Some people expressed support for the LPL's decision, believing that it would help improve the professional attitude of the players and the quality of the competition. However, there are still some who believe that this rule is too harsh, which not only affects the physical and mental health of the players, but may also affect the spectacle of the game.
In addition, some people raised questions such as: what is the punishment for a player who does not perform well in the German Cup, and if a team has already determined its lineup, but something unexpected happens before the game and needs to adjust the lineup, is it against the rules?
In general, this provision has caused a lot of controversy. Some people think that this is the LPL's efforts to improve the quality of the game and the professional attitude of the players, but others think that this regulation is too harsh and may affect the physical and mental health of the players. In any case, the rules have been announced, and we are looking forward to the German Cup at the end of the year to see if the teams of TES, NIP and RNG can surprise us.