On October 3, Riot Games decided to punish Jang “Emenes” Min-Soo the amount of $ 15,000 due to regional discrimination behavior when playing single rankings. The Publisher of League of Legends also punished Emenes to undergo “Professional Education Training Course” before starting the LCS 2024 season.
Riot determined that Emenes violated Section 14.3.3 on behavior and behavior, with words that were “attacked and offensive”. During the investigation, Riot also found many reports on the Emenes account related to “wrongdoing”, not meeting professional competition standards, as well as reviews on social network posts.
This is the first time Emenes has violated Riot's conduct rules. However, the penalty for Korean players may increase if violating any rules. In the past, Svenskeren was banned from competing for 3 matches in Worlds 2024 because of discrimination and defamation. Meanwhile, Kim “Onfleek” Jang-Gyeom was also banned from playing 3 matches at the LCK Spring Lk 2021 because of “distinguishing, racist discrimination, ethnic disdain with professional players”.
Currently, Emenes is preparing to attend the World Championship 2023. As a runner -up LCS Championship 2023, C9 is classified as the No. 2 seed in North America and in the group stage of Worlds 2023.
