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FLY and TL's Strategy for the Future: Young Korean Mid Lane Talent

     Fans keeping a close eye on the LCS Global Contract Database will have noticed that earlier today FlyQuest signed mid laner Song "Quad" Su-hyeong to a 3 year contract. Jensen fans need not worry, as according to Sheep Esports' LCS Eevee, this signing is for their Challengers roster.  In an interesting turn of events, Team Liquid announced their Challengers roster on X earlier today as well, featuring mid laner Jo "Roamer" Woo-jin. The global contract database reveals that he is on a 2 year contract with TL.      Many North American fans are understandably apprehensive about importing foreign talent instead of developing native players. Over the years we've seen many players on the sunset of their careers come to the LCS and perform rather poorly before retiring soon after. It's clear that this year teams haven't stopped importing entirely, but are adopting a different approach. In 2023, both TL and FLY are running rosters with only 1 non-re...