Riot outlines 2026 residency changes for LCS and CBLOL

Riot Games has detailed a series of residency rule changes for League of Legends’ North American (LCS) and Brazilian (CBLOL) leagues ahead of the 2026 season, following the formal split of the Americas ecosystem into separate competitions.According to the announcement, the former ‘Americas Resident’ slot will be removed from next year’s roster rules, with updated criteria introduced to determine which players qualify as residents within their respective leagues.

The changes form part of Riot’s broader restructuring of the League of Legends Americas (LTA) system, which was dissolved earlier this year. The updates are expected to play a notable role in how LCS and CBLOL organisations assemble…