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The service, which can last up to three years, is compulsory for men between the ages of 18 and 28 and, in the case of Khan, is unavoidable.\u00a0 \u201cI won\u2019t be able to avoid it,\u201d he said according to a translation by Korizon\u2019s Kevin Kim. \u201cIt will be a \u2018direct hit\u2019 as I used up all of my chances [to deny it.]\u201d\u00a0 Khan is required to enlist in June 2022, which clashes with the LCK Summer Split. \"Of course, I am still able to compete in spring, but what's the most important thing? [The] World Championship,\u201d Khan said. \u201cIt doesn't make any sense for a team with their sight set on Worlds to play me in spring, but not in summer.\" A bill, proposed in Sept. 2020, would allow \u201cnotable figures\u201d in the fields of pop culture and the arts to delay their service until they turned 30, according to a report by Naver. But this, it appears, has yet to come to fruition. \"Why can't I defer my [military service] to a later date?\u201d Khan said. \u201cThere are such and such reasons, just know that I no longer can't.\" See League of Legends on Amazon Exemption from military service was first introduced by former South Korea president Park Chung-hee in 1973 for athletes competing in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. South Korea\u2019s national soccer team was promised exemptions if they won the FIFA World Cup in 2002. And in 2006, the national baseball team was promised exemptions if they \u201cperformed well\u201d in the World Baseball Classic.\u00a0 Esports, including League of Legends, will feature at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, which means there's a possibility South Korean players or teams could be offered exemption from military service. 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