KeSPA, Riot Games and OnGameNet have announced their plans for the 2015 Season
KeSPA, Riot Games Korea and onGameNet have released a joint press release announcing their plans for the 2015 season. The press release confirms the move to a league based system and restricts teams to one team per organization. Full press release is below.
Greetings from the executive office of the Korean eSports Association, OnGameNet, and Riot Games.
First of all, we would like to apologize to the eSports fans, pro-players, pro-team affiliates, and all other parties related to eSports, for keeping you waiting for such a long time.
As we have promised before, Korean eSports Association (“KeSPA”), OnGameNet, and Riot Games (“3 Parties”) would like to share with the fans the tentative operation plan for 2015 eSports league, which has been discussed amongst the 3 Parties thus far.
The 3 Parties plan to collect various opinions on the subject matter of this announcement for one week and dedicate some time to discuss together what direction the Korean LoL eSports league should take by holding an open public hearing on Tuesday, November 4th.
As many fans are aware, the Korean eSports environment and system are still lacking in many regards to be considered a mature professional sports market.
KeSPA, OnGameNet, and Riot Games decided that it is time to responsibly suggest a new vision for eSports in Korea. Although this new vision may be controversial, we decided that it would be most important to inform and share all the information with the fans.
Furthermore, the 3 Parties would like to strongly state that our first and foremost concern during our discussions was that the proposed changes to the 2015 eSports league help improve the welfare of Korean pro-players.
We would like to ask for the fans’ sincere concerns and opinions on the proposed plan below. KeSPA, OnGameNet, and Riot Games will continue to heed to the fans’ voices.
Thank you.
Proposed plan for the 2015 Season
LoL Champions: Shift from tournament format to league format
- Run biannual leagues starting in 2015 (first half / second half; 4 months each)
- 8 teams will participate in the 2015 Season
- Provide 7 seeds to top 7 teams based on past LoL Champions performance
- Determine the recipient of the remaining 1 seed via a separate qualifier tournament
- Continue the efforts to increase the number of participating teams in the league
KeSPA LoL teams will shift from a two-team system to a single-team system
- Participating teams in the 2015 Season of LoL Champions will compete as a single representative team of the company
- For 2015 Season, the team roster will be expanded to 10 players (5 players will be starting)
Launch a reserves league for KeSPA LoL teams
- 10 players in the team roster may participate in both LoL Champions and the reserves league
Consider hosting pre-2015 Season friendlies or a seed qualifier tournament
- Review the possibility of holding pre-2015 Season friendlies or a seed qualifier tournament to replace the 2014 LoL Champions Winter Split
Seek ways to improve the welfare of Korean pro-players
- Expand KeSPA pro-players’ Azubu streaming broadcast business and support various events
- Ensure increase in actual income of KeSPA pro-players who are streaming
- Introduce “Minimum Salary Policy for Pro Players for the 2015 Season”
- Adopt minimum salary standards that are on par with other domestic professional sports to help pro-players lead a stable professional career
- Support operating costs of teams participating in LoL Champions
- Help participating teams without a sponsor to find sponsorship and provide financial support for operating costs
- Set a one-year requirement for contracts between players and teams participating in LoL Champions
- Teams are advised (but not required) to set 1-year contract terms with the players in the 2015 Season, and required starting from the 2016 Season
- Ensure pro-players’ stable professional activities by requiring contracts to last at least one year
Fuente: http://www.ongamers.com/articles/ma...eason/1100-2303/
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Run biannual leagues starting in 2015 (first half / second half; 4 months each)
8 teams will participate in the 2015 Season
Provide 7 seeds to top 7 teams based on past LoL Champions performance
Determine the recipient of the remaining 1 seed via a separate qualifier tournament
Continue the efforts to increase the number of participating teams in the league
For 2015 Season, the team roster will be expanded to 10 players (5 players will be starting)
KeSPA LoL teams will shift from a two-team system to a single-team system
Participating teams in the 2015 Season of LoL Champions will compete as a single representative team of the company
For 2015 Season, the team roster will be expanded to 10 players (5 players will be starting)
Adopt minimum salary standards that are on par with other domestic professional sports to help pro-players lead a stable professional career (Que los equipos amateurs los CS de aqui tengan salarios)
Expand KeSPA pro-players’ Azubu streaming broadcast business and support various events
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http://www.ongamers.com/articles/questions-remaining-after-the-korean-reorganizatio/1100-2305/
