The South Korean player Lee “Scout” Ye-Chan has actually already qualified for the World Championship in League of Legends. But because he is having trouble with a former team, he might still miss the LoL Worlds 2024. Everything depends on whether his former team sues him or not.
This is the situation: Scout is a great midlaner. He won the World Championship in 2021. Scout has been playing for the Chinese team LNG Esports since December 2022.
LNG Esports won the Regional Qualifier tournament and secured the 3rd place for China at the Worlds 2024.
However, Scout might still miss the LoL Worlds 2024 because his former team could prevent his travel to Europe, where the Worlds will take place this year.
Faker’s qualification for the LoL Worlds 2024 is also shaky:
His former team could mess up Scout’s trip to the LoL Worlds 2024
Why isn’t he allowed to travel? Scout played for the Chinese team EDward Gaming from March 2016 to December 2022 before moving to LNG Esports.
However, a former team believes that the transfer was not conducted properly. EDward Gaming accuses Scout of agreeing to a transfer to a team in the South Korean LCK in 2022 while he was still under contract with EDward Gaming.
The move to South Korea ultimately did not happen, and Scout moved to LNG Esports in China, yet the lawsuit from EDward Gaming is still pending.
According to the current situation, EDward Gaming could issue a travel ban against Scout so that he stays in China and cannot fly to the LoL Worlds in Europe. According to a report from a Korean news site, EDward Gaming is considering such a lawsuit to obtain a travel ban.
What would the consequences be? LNG Esports would need a substitute for the midlane, which cannot be filled from the current roster.
Rookie and Doinb are considered possible alternatives to replace Scout.
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