League of Legends Will Be Missed From one of The Biggest Events This Year

League of Legends is no doubt a very famous games and saw many successful championships along the past years, thanks to  a number of dedicated players and teams from around the world.

However that was not enough as it seems the game will be dropped from this season IEM championship, Michael Blicharz announced on Reddit that IEM was dropping League from its current season.

Blicharz’s reasons focused primarily on schedule conflicts, as it seems that Scheduling IEM tournaments for the League offseason is also not working out, And the difficult schedule is only part of the issues between League and IEM. Blicharz acknowledged in the comments to his post that the current IEM prize pool was unlikely to entice teams from attending instead of focusing on their domestic leagues. This was the case at the last three IEM events where League was a part of the competition. At IEM Oakland and IEM Gyeonggi last fall, and at the IEM Championships in Katowice a few months ago, a number of eligible teams declined invitations.

Technical issues have also plagued IEM’s recent League broadcasts. Sitting through hours-long pauses is not fun for anyone, least of all the players, however Blicharz did leave the door open for the re-inclusion of League in the future and we have only the time to tell us how that will work out.