The LCS Players Association says League of Legends pro players have voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of a walkout to protest recent rule changes that resulted in the elimination of seven teams from the North American Challengers League.
The 16-team NACL was announced in 2022 as a new developmental league for the LCS, the top-tier League of Legends professional league in North America. It was to be made up of 10 former Academy teams operated by LCS teams and six amateur "Provisional Teams." But earlier this year the LCS teams asked Riot to eliminate the NACL roster requirement, and in May it did, saying it made the change "to support the continued, long-term success of the teams and the professional esports ecosystem in North America."
