Title: Why is LCS not a wild card?
On the global e-sports stage, the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), as the top league in North America, has repeatedly performed poorly in international competitions in recent years, even triggering discussions on whether the LCS should be relegated to a wild card division. This article will combine hot topics and structured data across the Internet in the past 10 days to analyze the current situation of the LCS and its essential differences from the wild card region.
1. The core differences between LCS and wild card regions
| Contrast Dimensions | LCS region | wild card division |
|---|---|---|
| Competition system | Has a complete professional league system | Mostly small regional leagues |
| capital investment | Average annual investment exceeds US$200 million | Average annual investment is less than US$5 million |
| International competition quota | Fixed 3 World Championship seats | You need to compete for a spot through the qualifying competition |
| player salary | Top players earn over a million dollars a year | Average annual salary is less than $50,000 |
2. LCS performance data that has been hotly discussed in the past 10 days
| Event name | Best results in LCS | Best results in Wild Card Division | Discuss the popularity index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 mid-season | Exited from group stage | Quarterfinals (Vietnam Division) | 8.7/10 |
| 2023 Asian Tournament | Not participating | Semi-finals (Brazil Division) | 6.2/10 |
| 2023 All-Star Game | Individual champion | Team competition runner-up | 7.5/10 |
3. Three major reasons why LCS is still not a wild card
1.Historical achievement endorsement: LCS has won the world runner-up twice (2011, 2018), and the best result in the wild card division is only the top eight.
2.Business value support: According to statistics from Esports Charts, the peak number of viewers of the LCS Spring Split Finals reached 1.2 million, far exceeding the wild card division (maximum of 450,000).
3.Talent training system: LCS has a mature youth training system. In the past three years, it has sent 23 players to other divisions, while the average output of wild card divisions is less than 5 players.
4. Excerpts from the focus of discussions on the entire network
| opinion type | Support ratio | representative speech |
|---|---|---|
| LCS status should be retained | 68% | "Infrastructure and investment are not wild card levels at all" |
| Should be downgraded to wild card | twenty two% | "The winning rate in international competitions has been below 40% for three consecutive years" |
| Needs reform but retains seats | 10% | "It is recommended to introduce a cross-region promotion and relegation system" |
5. Forecast of future development trends
According to the latest "2024 Season Plan" released by Riot Games, the LCS will still maintain its status as a major division, but will face three major reforms:
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