LCK Academy Series Tryout, with 50 participants from the 21st to the 22nd

Jun 25, 2025

LCK Academy Series Tryout, with 50 participants from the 21st to the 22nd





The Korea e-Sports Association announced on the 25th that the '2025 LCK Academy Series Tryout' held at LCK Arena in Jongno-gu, Seoul from the 21st to the 22nd was successfully ended.

This tryout is an event in which amateur players hoping to make their professional debut in the League of Legends" (LoL) show their skills and verify their possibilities for LCK teams. LCK teams are given the opportunity to directly identify and select prospects.




Since 2022, it has been held twice a year in the first half of the year, and from this year, it has been adjusted to a single event in the middle of the year to increase the efficiency of finding and recruiting amateur players. Through this, the tryout is establishing itself as a representative venue for discovering prospects, and 50 players who passed the selection criteria out of a total of 92 participants participated this year.

The tryout started with Soyang Training and Group Screening on the 1st day, and LoL Park Tour, LCK Team Q&A, and additional Screening were held on the 2nd day, and individual interviews with players were also held on both days. Lawyer Ahn Chan-sik, commentator Shin Jung-hyun of 「New Clear" and professor Han Sang-yong participated in this year's Soyang Education as speakers to give lectures on LCK standard contracts, career experiences and advice, and the life and posture of professional e-sports players, respectively.

Lawyer Ahn Chan-sik explained the composition and significance of the e-sports player standard contract and advised that `It is important to maintain basic dignity as a professional player and to be exemplary in fulfilling duties and responsibilities.' Commentator Shin Jung-hyun said that based on his experience as a commentator after his career and retirement, he needs to think about and prepare for after his career. Finally, Professor Han Sang-yong emphasized that "self-management, attitude, and responsibility are essential for professional players, and teamwork is the most important factor, especially in team games."




During the full-fledged scrim session, 23 officials from 10 LCK teams watched the participants' scrim, and gave feedback to the players on the spot to check the improved game play. In addition, each team conducted individual interviews with interested participants separately to confirm their enthusiasm and attitude, and a total of 20 people held individual interviews with the LCK team for two days.

In addition, during the 'LCK Team Q&A', players and team officials gathered to solve the questions of promising players. Players asked a variety of questions, including selection criteria, evaluation methods, training, and career, and LCK team officials expressed mind control, game understanding, and the importance of having multiple competencies 'hexagonal players'.

Meanwhile, the LCK Academy Series is a stage where aspiring LoL players and academy teams under the LCK team compete to build their skills for their professional debut, hosted by the LCK League corporation and co-organized by the LCK League corporation and the Korea e-Sports Association.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.