As you know, since the LCK teams that dominate the world of League of Legends, or the teams that win major international tournaments (MSI, Worlds) all have the imprint of Korean players, the stars
Players from the LCK are always rated higher than the average level of the League of Legends industry
As for these players, most of the names that have to go abroad are in the category of `unable to find opportunities to develop their careers` in their home country.
Scout is one of the cases that could not find a position in the LCK and successfully transferred to the LPL
Recently, after LOUD’s loss to GAM Esports and then CBTC Flying Oyster to Team BDS, all teams using Korean foreign players in the Playin round of Worlds 2023 returned home.
CFO’s loss to BDS also ended the journey of all teams using Korean foreign players in the 2023 World Championship Playin round.
Foreign soldier Crocs (right) is one of the direct reasons why LLL failed against GAM
A while ago, the communications manager of CERBERUS Esports shared the reason why VCS could not recruit quality Korean foreign players.
CES’s communications manager shared about using Korean foreign soldiers
Quality Korean players themselves will almost always choose LPL.
VCS doesn’t really need Korean foreign soldiers to become a strong region
Meanwhile, names like GAM, BDS or PSG and especially TW have shown: it is not necessary to use foreign players to be successful.
