Collegiate team director claims LCS orgs ‘reached out’ amid reported walkout

Over the last several days, the North American League of Legends community has been buzzing after reports claimed the league’s collective group of pro players has decided to walk out on opening day of the 2023 LCS Summer Split. With only two days left until the start of the split, teams have supposedly been forced to look elsewhere for talent, including collegiate squads headed to Los Angeles.

Saint Louis University’s team director Nick Chiu, for example, confirmed to Dot Esports that the team was contacted by “a couple of LCS orgs” in regard to opening day since his team—and three of the other top collegiate squads—was headed to L.A. to compete in the Collegiate League of Legends Championship’s final four.