congrats to them for winning, but i think i heard somewhere that they wont be allowed to go to Istanbul cause China valorant isnt official or something? or can they? i hope they can
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Ricegum [#2]why would they be playing in a vct qualifier if they cant attended champs?
idk bro just saw a few threads at the before lcq started, glad they were wrong
SaltyMcNulty [#3]If it isn't official then why would Riot invite them to a tournament whose literal purpose is to qualify for Champs? LMAO
It isn't official in China tho.
We can raise the only example that is PUBG PC. Chinese teams can attend all 4 intl. events in 2019 (2 Master equivalent, National Cup and Worlds) at offline venue while at the same time PUBG PC has never got approved in China since Day 1 until today (They eventually won the most recent Worlds while the game isnt even officially made legal by the regulation in 2021).
VALORANT China is in the same spot as PUBG PC. Can Played, Not fully legal nor true illegal, does have entry to the competitive eco
like #7 only thing stops them is COVID and VISA
and also #6 example of CS is very great as well, CS didnt got approved in China till 2017 (TyLoo attend the Cologne Major in 2016)
EDIT: The cons of game not approved meant you can Host LANs, BUT you are not allowed to have any public crowd attending at all.
SaltyMcNulty [#3]If it isn't official then why would Riot invite them to a tournament whose literal purpose is to qualify for Champs? LMAO
Its rito games bro
simurgh [#5]It isn't official in China tho.
The game isn't officially released in China yet but that doesn't mean EDG's participation is illegal. They got invited to the LCQ by Riot.
Ricegum [#2]why would they be playing in a vct qualifier if they cant attended champs?
I mean LoL's MSI had Chinese team, but they were playing from China and didn't fly to South Korea LAN. It had to do with Covid restrictions IIRC but don't know are they relevant for Champions.
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