TSM Has 3 Imports

IncrediPhiLL·11/26/2017, 4:15:20 AM·3 votes·4,979 views

With the addition of Sven and Mithy, TSM now has 3 imported players (Svenskeren is leaving, so It wont be 4) on the roster. I’m not sure if the rules have changed after the whole franchising thing, but doesn’t this mean they are going to have to bench Bjerg?

I heard somewhere that Bjerg no longer counts as an import, but that doesn’t make sense to me... considering the likes of Impact, Piglett, and even Jensen still count as “foreign imports” even though they have been in the NALCS for years. Reignover comes to mind as well...

If TSM gets to have a majority imported team, then that defeats the purpose of... I don’t know... “NA” LCS... Might as well change their name from TSM to LMQ2.

12 Comments

Infernape11/26/2017, 5:52:28 AM3 votes

I'm pretty sure Bjergsen is considered an NA resident and doesn't take up an import slot.

LinoWidge11/26/2017, 8:48:46 AM3 votes

Bjergsen doesn't take up an import slot due to the grandfather rule, which allowed an imported player to not take up an import slot after 2 years. Which is why the spring 2016 TSM roster had Bjerg, Sveskeren, & Yellowstar.

In mid 2016 the rule was changed from 2 to 4 years so players like Impact, Jensen, & Piglet who've been in NA since 2015 have to wait till next year.

Hemanth11/26/2017, 5:51:14 AM2 votes

Somewhere around 4-5 years to be resident

Built to Tylt11/26/2017, 4:23:52 AM1 votes

Who cares about Pro teams for League?

III BAKURYU III 11/26/2017, 9:02:38 AM1 votes

What Lino said is correct from my understanding, especially with the Bjergsen situation. While the whole more imports aren't really "NA" we also have to look at North America"U.S.A" really and see which parts of the graph of the population are immigrants, Asians, Mexicans, Americans, blacks, whites etc. Riot extended the clause from 2 to 4 years, and if players want to come to NA mainly for $ and most likely an easier path to Worlds, let them.

Walla says ez11/26/2017, 12:02:26 PM1 votes

It is a joke. Such a shame. Both for NA losing any credibility and for EU getting robbed