T1 has 3 koreans

is this allowed?

because all 3 live in north america, yes.

probably 4 if Steel change his name from Josh Nissan to Josh Hyundai

As far as I can tell, ban has lived in NA for a long time, and xeta has been here for 1.5 years so (assuming he is a lawful permanent resident) that would make him count as a resident per Riot’s VCT rules. Munchkin is the only one that is considered a foreign player currently, but you only need 3/5 to be residents on your starting roster so it’s fine.

This much time steel could learn Korean to speak

Didnt soniqs move 5 australians to NA without any issues?

i've responded to similar questions a lot recently so you can look through my post history for answers

It matters more about citizenship

Ban is American

Ethinitically Korean but living in America

xeta and ban are legal residents in US (green card holder or citizen), therefore count as local players (not foreign) in Riot rulebook.

there you go, mystery solved

They wiil go Asian league instead of American League