South American esports organisation LYON has introduced it would subject a substitute high laner firstly of the 2026 LCS season.
In a submit on the crew’s social media channels, LYON COO and founder Carlos ‘Biblos‘ Gibran Ricardo Larrea unveiled that beginning high laner Frankie ‘Zamudo‘ Lin obtained a unfavourable response to his visa utility, additional delaying his arrival to the crew.
Whereas the alternative participant has not been revealed but, the founder said that he’s ‘a really skilled participant’ who’s already with the crew in Los Angeles, with an announcement coming quickly.
He additional defined that regardless of the financial funding and efforts alongside esports specialised companies, in addition to Zamudo’s prior expertise as a professional participant within the North American Challengers League (NACL), the federal government deemed his ‘curriculum not sufficient’ to compete as knowledgeable athlete in the US.
This isn’t the primary time Zamudo has been troubled by visa points. The participant was supposedly going to make his Tier 1 debut in 2025 throughout LTA North 2025 Break up 2, however issues prevented him from competing. He was then later loaned to Isurus for the third break up; nonetheless, the crew was eradicated early within the playoffs.
Within the submit, Biblos additionally touched on the crew’s ADC, Kim ‘Berserker‘ Min-cheol. Though the Korean participant can be experiencing visa delays, he’s anticipated to play within the first break up.
“If one thing occurs, at most he’ll miss the primary and second match… Both method, we’ll have an ADC backup,” added Biblos.
LYON is Nonetheless Seeking to Struggle for Success
LYON can have its first official match on January twenty fourth, when the LCS Lock-In formally begins. The match will decide the LCS consultant for the primary worldwide occasion of the 2026 esports calendar, First Stand.
