Following in the footsteps of Gen.G Esports, Fredit BRION has become the second LCK organization to officially announce the recruitment of young talent from the Vietnamese League of Legends server. This move is quite understandable, as BRO has also garnered significant attention after recruiting hot streamer Ha Tieu Phu as their Global Content Creator.
Compared to Gen.G Esports’ earlier recruitment announcement, Fredit BRION’s “hiring” seems more practical and straightforward. The organization clearly states its goal of recruiting young talents (aged 16-21) from Vietnam’s League of Legends to train at their academy (Academy team) and seek opportunities to compete in the LCK Challenger (LCK CL – the second division in Korea, primarily for youth teams and trainees).
BRO also mentions that Vietnamese players will “have the opportunity to compete in the LCK.” Of course, this is theoretical, as a player can only participate in the LCK if they achieve a very high ranking on the Korean server or perform well in the Challenger tournament.
In addition to mandatory recruitment requirements such as age (16-21), skill level (Grandmaster on the Vietnamese server or higher), and the condition of being able to participate without issues related to playing away from home, BRO has also provided specific information about the compensation.
Accordingly, if they compete in the LCK Challenger, Vietnamese players can earn up to 40 million won per year, equivalent to about 790 million VND. This means that each month, the “players” will earn over 65 million VND. Clearly, this is an excellent income for a professional player competing in Korea, higher than most salaries of current VCS players. This does not even take into account income from other sources like content creation and streaming…
However, it should also be emphasized that the 40 million won figure is the “highest possible income.” This means that not every player can earn this salary, as it depends on their performance and contribution to the overall success of the team.
Nonetheless, this is a significant opportunity for young League of Legends talents to develop in a more professional and higher-class environment compared to the domestic tournament system. In fact, players need not worry too much about warnings that “Korean League of Legends does not use foreign players.” For the LCK, there has never been a precedent, but in the CK division (the predecessor of LCK Challenger), the team Bbq Olivers did recruit a foreign player – that being the player Malice from Sweden.
