It's a shame CIS doesnt have any spot in EMEA but sadfully it's lack some place in the franchise list
I have a hope for 2027 or 2031 :
- KR become too big,
- War is over and CIS is back (finally a T2)
- Reduction to 8 franchised team and 4 ascended (In EMEA only GX and one TR team can be dropped, every other 8 franchise are too important, -1BR team, -1NA team)
And this 3 thing create a situation where :
- Riot decide to Split Asia (SA-SEE + potentially MENA and CIS) and Pacific (KR-JP-OCE)
- In Pacific OCE and TW receive a spot (One remaining spot for unkown team)
- In Asia MENA, CIS, VN receive a spot (and lets be honest CIS will have 2 or 3 of the 4 ascention spot)
Problem with this is that CIS deserve 2 spots and in that system they are only one left, meaning while in Pacific they are 1 franchise spot left (And
It's hard to say who could have the next spot but Japan have already 2 may be enough, and Korea shouldn't have 4 franchised spot especially since they probably will have 3 ascended team already so they don't need one more franchised.
I have a wet dream of the last spot is going to north korea for more hype, but it's impossible. Mongolia and maybe Hong Kong are 2 dark horse but too small for having a franchised team