North American esports organization TSM is unlikely to secure a spot in the 2023 VCT Americas league, according to Dot Esports’ sources. The status of TSM’s VALORANT<\/em> division and whether it will compete in Challengers, drop its roster, or leave the game entirely is currently unknown.<\/p>
Several owners and players have cast doubt on TSM partnering with Riot since yesterday. <\/p>
The development might be considered a surprise to many, not just TSM fans. TSM has an exceptionally long-standing history with Riot in League of Legends<\/em> and was one of the first organizations to publicly announce its application for 2023 VCT partnership. TSM also fields a women’s roster in TSM X, as well as an academy roster. By failing to secure partnership, TSM’s reported pursuit of the star-studded OpTic roster<\/a> will likely come to a close.<\/p>
TSM as an organization has also been in the spotlight over the past few months via its founder and CEO, Reginald. Reginald was accused of verbal abuse and mistreatment<\/a> by TSM employees, prompting an internal investigation and a Riot one. Reginald was fined by Riot and placed on a two-year probation<\/a>, in addition to assigned mandatory executive coaching handed to him by the internal investigation<\/a>.<\/p>
