E -sports cooperation introduces 'LCK Certified Agent'… Eligibility screening starts

[Moon Young-soo Moon Young-soo] The Korea e-Sports Association (President Kim Young-man) introduced the 'LCK Certified Agent System' for the preliminary LCK agent and began to accept the qualification screening on the 5th.

The LCK certified agent is a new system to select and manage agents with professional capabilities to help players smoothly negotiate and conclude in the League of Legends (LOL) e-sports. The LCK certified agent will conduct contract bargaining and salary adjustment (designated one person) on behalf of LCK, LCK CL players and coaching staff, and can carry out contracts related to other revenue sources such as advertising.

Athletes can focus on the economy by managing marketing, contract bargaining, etc., and the league is actively involved and sanctions on agent-related violations and dispute situations that can occur. The association explained that it can promote esports ecosystem.

The LCK certified agent system is a permit system, and only those who have completed a seminar and qualify for qualifications can be qualified as an LCK certified agent. Since the Certified effect is up to two years, this year is the first year of the system, the exception is replaced by seminars.

This year's qualified agent must be reemployed in 2023. Even when the directly led to the role of the player, it is necessary to obtain a certified qualification for the management within the system. In this case, the agent qualification is limited to one player.

The LCK subsidiary and the Korea e-Sports Association prepared to establish the system and regulations, and the Korea e-Sports Association will be in charge of the operation of the system by utilizing the capabilities of e-sports organizations, and the LCK subsidiary will serve as a supervision of the system management.

On the 3rd, the Korea e-Sports Association held a briefing session for esports agents and potential agents, which are currently active so that the system can be settled smoothly. More than 60 people participated in this meeting to solve the question about the system through detailed explanations and Q & A sessions.