LNG Esports’ star mid laner Lee ‘Scout’ Ye-chan would possibly miss the 2024 League of Legends World Championship as a result of his former workforce EDward Gaming is suing him.
Scout certified for Worlds 2024 with LNG Esports by means of the LPL 2024 Regional Finals on August 31. This can be his second journey to the worldwide event with LNG – if he’s allowed to make the journey.
Based on a report from Korean information outlet Day by day Esports, EDward Gaming could block him from touring regardless of having already certified.
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The org has been in some type of civil litigation with Scout since 2022, and so they’ve requested a journey ban for the participant. The Chinese language workforce initially sued the South Korean League of Legends professional for negotiating with different groups whereas beneath contract.
That is EDG’s second trial towards Scout, because the group appealed the court docket’s first choice and added to the potential journey ban stipulation.
Scout was on EDG for seven years earlier than leaving after 2022 Worlds.
The primary lawsuit towards Scout was a dispute over his contract, because the participant reportedly agreed to affix an LCK workforce whereas nonetheless beneath contract with EDG. He was finally allowed to signal with a brand new workforce in Korea within the 2022 offseason, however finally returned to China to compete on LNG Esports with the LPL.
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Based on the report, Scout’s capacity to attend the event is as much as EDG and whether or not the group will implement the ban. LNG Esports is about to start out its Worlds journey on the Swiss Stage on October 3.
If the participant can’t attend the event, LNG should subject an emergency substitute, as its present sub is a jungler.
Scout, LNG Esports, and EDG haven’t put out any statements concerning the state of affairs on the time of writing. High gamers that would take his place from the LPL that aren’t going to the World Championship embrace Zeng ‘Yagao’ Qi, Music ‘Rookie’ Eui-jin, or the at present team-less Kim ‘Doinb’ Tae-sang
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Scout led EDward Gaming to a Worlds title in 2021 and has been a beginning participant on the squad since 2016. The Korean participant additionally helped the group qualify for the worldwide event 5 instances throughout his seven years on the workforce, although EDG actually wasn’t pleased with the best way by which he left.
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Since shifting to LNG, Scout has helped the workforce to a top-eight end at Worlds 2023.
