LMQ announces departure of Vasilii, ackerman, NoName; negotiations ongoing with Mor

This article was originally published on GameSpot's sister site onGamers.com, which was dedicated to esports coverage.

Speaking to onGamers today, LMQ management revealed that Zhou "NoName" Qi-Lin, Li "Vasilii" Wei-Jun, and Xiao "ackerman" Wang have all voluntarily left the LCS team.

After making it to the Season 3 World Championship finals in 2013, ackerman agreed to compete with LMQ in North America for one year. Despite attempts by the organization to retain him, he has decided to return to China and possibly compete on an LPL team. His decision was motivated by his relationships with his girlfriend and friends, who he missed throughout his stay in Los Angeles.

Former Team Captain NoName is retiring as a player and returning to China where he is pursuing different opportunities in LoL esports. Vasilii is said to be looking for a new team in the North American LCS.

LMQ mid laner Yu "XiaoWeiXiao" Xian has committed to staying with the team for the 2015 season but negotiations are still ongoing with support player Zhang "Mor" Hong-Wei.

Regarding the changes, LMQ General Manager Alex Gu said, “I am the last person who wanted to see any of the players leave, but ultimately it is really up to them. I wish them the best in everything they do in the future.”

The departures leave at least the top, jungle, and AD carry positions open for the team. Due to the LCS’s newly implemented Interregional Movement Policy, the organization must fill those openings with either players from the North American region, or exempt non-residents (such as Dexter, Helios, etc.) unless either Mor or XiaoWeiXiao leave as well.

LMQ management is currently holding tryouts for open positions. onGamers has been informed that qualified players can contact the organization directly at luyuesports (at) gmail.com.

LMQ management is currently holding tryouts for open positions. onGamers has been informed that qualified players can contact the organization directly at luyuesports (at) gmail.com, with the following information:

• Name
• Brief Introduction
• Age
• Position desired
• Solo Queue accounts and Rank
• Competitive Scene experience
• Eligibility to play in NA

When asked for further comment, Gu concluded, “On behalf of LMQ, I want to thank all of the North American fans. Even though this year was a long journey, one of our initial goals as an organization will never change: to make great contributions to the North American League of Legends scene and we are looking forward to achieving greatness with our new coach Fly"

This article has been updated on behalf of LMQ management to add more details about the application process.