Legends Ascend South Asia to grant LCP Wildcard

LoL Esports

April 23, 2025

Davide Xu

Riot Games has announced the launch of Legends Ascend South Asia, an open amateur tournament with the chance to qualify for the LCP.

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LCP opening up to the amateur scene with Legends Ascend South Asia

Riot Games, in collaboration with Aftermath Ventures, will be launching a new competition for the South Asia League of Legends community.

The Legends Ascend South Asia will be an online-only amateur competition with a robust tournament structure that will run for four months. It will feature three open qualifiers and a prize pool of INR 10,00,000 (around 10,000 EUR), allowing teams to compete in a competitive setting as they look to make it into professional play.

The winners of the tournament will qualify for the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP) Wildcard Playoffs, giving the teams the chance to battle for a place in the LCP promotion and relegation tournament that takes place at the end of the season.

Arun Rajappa, Country Manager India & South Asia, Riot Games, commented on the announcement: “Legends Ascend is about giving players in South Asia a real shot at competitive League of Legends. It’s a step towards building a stronger, more connected community where players and fans can all find more ways to play, engage, grow, and be part of something bigger.”

Format and eligible countries

The Legends Ascend will be open to players from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. The tournament will consist of three open qualifiers followed by round robin league and the playoffs stage for the top four teams in a double-elimination bracket.

Registrations will be open starting on April 27, 2025, for the first open qualifier. The dates for the tournament are as follows:

Open Qualifier #1:
- Registrations: April 27 – May 3
- Matches: May 4 – 11
Open Qualifier #2:
- Registrations: May 12 – 17
- Matches: May 18 – 25
Open Qualifier #3:
- Registrations: May 26 – 31
- Matches: June 1 – 8
Round Robin League:
- Matches: June 13 – July 20
Playoffs (Top 4 Double Elimination)
- Matches: July 25 – August 3

Where to watch Legends Ascend South Asia

All matches will be broadcast on the Aftermath Ventures’ FragNation YouTube Channel starting on May 4.

LCP relegation tournament explained

Following the merger of the minor regions across the entire LoL esports ecosystem, the newly formed LCP has implemented a relegation tournament that applies to Guest teams in order to guarantee a higher competitive level in the region. The four partner teams (CTBC Flying Oyster, TALON, GAM Esports, and Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS) are exempted from these.

For the 2025 season, the four guest teams are Chiefs Esports Club, DetonatioN FocusMe, Secret Whales, and Vikings Esports. According to the rules, two guest teams will be selected (teams that qualify for Worlds will be exempted).

The lowest placed guest team will be selected to contest for the Free-for-All (Guest spot) while the second guest team will be selected to participate in the Promotion for the Regional Merit slot and will not be contesting for the FFA slot.

In the promotion tournament, the domestic leagues, including LJL, PCS, OCE, and VC,S will be competing alongside the winner of the wildcard team which includes the Legends Ascend South Asia winner to decide the guest teams for the upcoming 2026 LCP season.