CBLoL & LLA Sacrificed for LCS Shortcomings According to Fans

The merger of the CBLoL, LLA, and LCS leagues into one mega league by Riot Games has been met with discontent from the Brazilian community, as their league will no longer exist as a separate entity.

On June 11, Riot announced its intentions to combine the LCS, CBLoL, and LLA into a pan-American league modeled after the North American Valorant competition, VCT Americas.

The structure will differ from that of the FPS league, as the goal is to organize north and south conferences consisting of eight teams each. Notably, six current partnered teams from both the LCS and CBLoL will remain in the conferences, resulting in the exclusion of two LCS teams and four Brazilian teams from the tournament.

The LLA suffers further, as the new mega league only includes two current teams, with one assigned to the north conference and one to the south.

The esports community of League of Legends has been greatly impacted by this news, as the modifications indicate a significant change in the competitive landscape.

Despite the impending sacrifice of their league for the struggling North American counterpart, the Brazilian community remains resistant to the proposed change and is expressing anger towards it.

Responses to the recent social media announcement have prompted several fans to declare, “Brazil has no use for the LCS.”Images of the LCS logo have also been defaced.

“They are trying to persuade me that it is beneficial to eliminate our identity, erase the CBLoL name, remove 4 teams from our history, cause unemployment for many professionals, devalue the title by implementing 3 splits, and increase the likelihood of losing talented players to the NA region,”said Brazilian coach Hugo Augusto ‘Galfi’ Garcia on social media, translated by a machine.

Despite LCS viewership declining consistently over the years, Esports Charts reports that CBLoL has been one of the world’s fastest-growing leagues, surpassing its North American counterpart.

Former LCS and CBLoL player Loïc ‘toucouille’ Dubois expressed disappointment over the decision for Riot to ask four CBLoL teams to leave in order to help save the struggling LCS. He felt that this move was disrespectful towards Brazilian fans who have been supporting their teams. He hopes that this decision will ultimately benefit both leagues in the long run.

Despite not achieving much success in major tournaments, Eefje ‘sjokz’ Depoortere, a freelance esports host and frequent LEC contributor, highlighted the growth of the Brazilian league, which is something that the LCS has been unable to replicate.

On social media, Marc Robert ‘Caedrel’ Lamont, a well-known League esports streamer, expressed the same sentiment.

“Lamont expressed his disappointment at how the change in LCS has negatively affected and damaged the CBLOL. He noted that the Brazilian league was previously flourishing, but has now been unfairly affected by this new development.”

So far, Riot has not addressed the concerns expressed by fans after their announcement.