Astralis Reportedly Joining the EU LCS
By Zac Cameron ·
While some teams will not be continuing in the European scene of League of Legends, at least one big organization is reportedly looking for a spot.
Astralis, one of the biggest and most dominant organizations in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, is reportedly joining the European League of Legends Championship Series next year, according to ESPN. Teaming up with popular Danish caster Martin "Deficio" Lynge, Astralis will seek to carve out their place in LoL and seek the same glory they achieve in CS: GO.
It was back in February when Deficio announced that he would be stepping down from his full-time position as an EU CLS caster, revealing that while he would be working on another project, it would not have anything to do with the current teams of the EU LCS. It seems that this current project was helping Astralis work through the application process for joining the EU LCS with the introduction of franchising next year.
We have already seen news that several current EU LCS teams will not be remaining in the league when franchising takes effect, with new organizations taking their place. Should this report be true and Astralis does join the league, Deficio will need to decide between his role as a caster for Riot Games, or any potential position with Astralis.
If accepted into the EU LCS, Astralis will need to pay a whopping 10.5 million Euros ($12.07 million) over a multi-year period for the franchise slot. At this time, it remains unclear which other organizations will be taking the remaining slots.