For the past few years, Riot and esports communities throughout North America have been working toward creating a more diverse and inclusive professional esports ecosystem. The LCS is excited to announce our first step towards this goal, a new program we’ve created called LCS Game Changers.
LCS Game Changers is a program to support women who are high ELO League of Legends players and work to transition them into our amateur and professional leagues. We understand this process can be daunting to do alone, and we’re excited to host this event that will act both as a training and scouting ground to provide women with more paths into the esports scene. We’ll be selecting 10 women to participate in the program alongside various LCS coaches and staff who will train and mentor them throughout the two week period.
This year we’ll be hosting a fully-remote event, jam packed with opportunities for our participants to level up. Throughout the program, players will be grouped into teams, where they will learn the fundamentals of becoming a pro, practice their skills, scrim against internal and external teams, and work with coaches and analysts to gain insight on how they can improve. Additionally, we’ll be hosting a variety of guest speakers, covering topics such as Life of a Pro and Mental Resilience, to better equip them to transition into the next step of their esports career.
We understand the importance of safety in the community, especially for underrepresented groups. This program's primary goal is to level up an underserved group of League of Legends players, and as such we will be respecting our participant's privacy by not broadcasting this event live.
TL;DR
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- Interested players can submit an application to participate [HERE][1]
- 10 highly-skilled women will be selected to field 2 teams
- Over 2 weeks, these players will experience “life as a pro”, playing daily scrimmages
- Through positional coaching, analyst VOD reviews, and expert panels, players will gain key pro-level skills
- At the end of the program, the teams compete in a best of 5 match
- The supercharged participants are able to demonstrate their skills and abilities while also building professional connections
Important Dates
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- Player Application Opens - August 24
- Player Selection - September 3
- Event Start - September 27
- Event Conclusion - October 8
Eligibility Requirements
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- Players must be 13 years of age or older.
- Players must be residents of the United States or Canada.
- Players must be able to attend the full two weeks of the event.
- Players must have the ability to submit game footage recordings.
[1]: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKYFZA4l3DclE6r4rTYtgPWvjD0IEkzja-98dsTTMb4Y2RuQ/viewform
