Doubleliftt said in a live broadcast on October 13 that the bubble of the League of Legends LCS League is collapsing and is in a dilemma of spending a lot of money but not achieving results. The first round of the group stage of
2022 Global Finals has ended. The three teams of LCS have achieved a total record of 0-9 and have not won the first victory so far. The most important thing is that the game is one-sided, and the LCS team often cannot even see the opponent's two towers. In contrast, the LEC team's performance is much better, and the RGE team even achieved a 3-0 record. Of the 15 starters of the three
LCS teams, only 3 are local players, which basically announced that the signing plan of the LCS region has failed. The fact that so much money has been spent but no results has led to many discussion posts on the League of Legends Reddit forum in the past few days. One of the posts’ themes is “I would rather see the All-American class losing than see 12 foreign players losing”. This post received 1,000 likes in half a day.
As a former LCS league professional player, Doublelift also made severe criticism of the current situation of the LCS league in live broadcast today. He believes that the bubble economy of the LCS league is collapsing, and the league has reached the point where professional players’ salaries and other financial businesses need to be reduced.
"I think the bubble is crashing," Doublelift mentioned in a sleigh with another former LCS pro Sneaky. "I don't think there will be crazy high salaries anymore. My opinion is that esports is a business, and it's an entertainment industry."
The LCS division has been considered the most friendly division for professional players over the past few years because the teams in this division are willing to pay expensive contracts, have little training time and no too much pressure. In 2019, the DIG team offered Huni a salary of $2.3 million. In 2020, the TL team signed a contract of $4.6 million for Jensen. This sky-high contract is even higher than most LPL players, and it is not a small number.
makes the LCS region a nursing home for all kinds of elderly players or players who are in a downturn.
As the 2022 season comes to an end, we have every reason to believe that major LCS teams will reduce their spending. The EG team launched two newcomers from the youth training team this year, but won the 2022 LCS Spring Championship and reached the mid-season championship and the 2022 Global Finals. They did not form a super team. The TL and TSM teams with the highest expenditure cost in LCS failed to enter the World Championship this year, but the performance of high-paying teams such as C9 and 100T teams in the World Championship is not much better than that of EG teams.
"I think North American divisions play badly in the World Championship, which will lead to a decrease in the fans of the LCS League, thus reducing the high salary." Doublelift said, "If this situation gets worse and worse, the LCS League will become less popular due to this and other reasons. Then, there will be no such a high salary of millions."
The LCS team will play bad results every year, and it will be worse year by year. Judging from the situation in the first round of the group stage, the LCS team may be wiped out this year. It is no longer a shame for no LCS team to reach the quarterfinals. If three teams can't even get a small point, it is a shame for the host.
As the total score of the LCS region became 0-9, this region tied their 11-game losing streak in the global finals, with only 2 games left, which happened in 2015.
"As a player, you must continue to work hard until the end. Everyone is eager to compete." Doublelift added, "Being able to play in the World Championship, even if you are just beaten by a strong team, is a dream. This is the meaning of competition. Compete with more powerful opponents, learn from it and become stronger."
has said that, the LCS team has not learned anything from these losses. This is what disappoints the LCS audience the most, and the entire competition area is step by step towards the abyss of 0-18.
During the offseason at the end of this year, the LCS team may be more inclined to promote players from the second team and boldly use various new players rather than signing star players or recruiting expensive foreign players.Especially the TL team that failed to reach the global finals, they have ended their contracts with HansSama, Bjergsen and other players. CEO Steve clearly stated that they will launch a new lineup next year, focusing on cultivating their own players, and no longer build a super team. Whether the
-like roster-building tactics will be imitated by other clubs remains to be seen. But if the LCS team is wiped out this time and the star lineup is out of hope, mining players from the second team and the amateur league may become the practice of many clubs, which can greatly alleviate their financial situation.
