League of Legends developer Riot Video games has introduced that Estral Esports top-laner Park ‘Summit‘ Woo-tae has been provisionally suspended from competing following allegations of dishonest.
Riot Video games shared that the investigation into Summit is at present pending, and can allow Estral Esports to discipline a substitute participant from its current roster.
Throughout this time, across the 5-hour and 10-minute mark, Summit is seemingly seen within the background of fellow Estral Esports participant Jang ‘Ghost‘ Yong-jun’s POV, watching a VOD of a earlier play he had made.
On LTA North’s social media account, Riot Video games acknowledged: “After in depth evaluate of the allegations raised through the LTA North Promotion Event between Estral Esports and Disguised, match officers have provisionally suspended Summit from competing pending the end result of a full investigation.”
The League of Legends developer additionally cited its Esports World Code of Conduct 2025 Version (web page 12, 4.3), defining dishonest as the usage of any ‘in- or out-of-game methodology, method, or expertise’ that provides a staff or participant ‘an unfair benefit.’
Estral Esports has since printed an announcement following the suspension of its top-laner, Park ‘Summit‘ Woo-tae, calling the sanction ‘overly extreme.’
“We consider the sanction imposed is disproportionate and overly extreme,” Estral Esports acknowledged. “The penalty fails to have in mind the human issue of getting seven individuals (gamers and employees) ready in entrance of a pc for greater than 5 hours, with out motion or options.”
Estral Esports additional added that it believes there was ‘no unhealthy religion or intent’ from Summit, and that it has filed a proper enchantment with the league.
What Will Occur to LTA North Promotion?
Riot Video games shared that the rest of the distant sequence within the LTA North Promotion match bracket might be delayed by in the future. Nevertheless, the LAN finals will nonetheless be held on October twelfth, 2025, its unique date.
Solely three video games have been performed between Estral Esports and Disguised earlier than the disruption, with the remainder of the sequence postponed to October seventh at 13:00 PM PT / 16:00 PM ET.
Because it at present stands, Disguised are forward with a rating of two:1 towards Estral Esports. Each groups will combat for a spot within the Higher Bracket Finals, going through off towards Luminosity.
Regardless of being known as LTA North Promotion, the match serves as a qualifier to LCS 2026 Break up 1, following the return of each LCS and CBLOL as unbiased leagues.
