The stakes have never been higher at the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) Summer 2023. The third split of season 13 is set to offer an impressive 180 championship points to the victor, a significant increase of 40 points compared to the Winter and Spring seasons. G2 Esports and MAD Lions claimed 120 championship points each during those seasons.
Now, the question on everyone’s mind is: which team will seize the lion’s share of championship points this season and secure a coveted spot at the LEC Season Finals?
Here’s everything you need to know about the LEC Summer 2023, including its schedule, format, where to buy tickets, where to watch, and more.
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What is the LEC Summer 2023?
The LEC Summer 2023 is the third split of the year in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region’s professional League of Legends league.
Format
The tournament has three stages — regular season, group stage, and playoffs.
10 teams will play each other in a single round-robin, best-of-one format in the regular season. The top eight teams will qualify for the Summer groups.
The remaining eight teams will be divided into two groups of four in the group stage, which will be played in a double-elimination, best-of-three format. The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs.
The playoffs will follow a double-elimination format, where the remaining four teams will play in best-of-fives.
The winner of the Summer playoffs will be crowned the LEC Summer champion and automatically qualify for the Season Finals.
LEC Summer 2023 schedule and results
This year’s LEC Summer will run from June 17 to July 30, with a one-week break in the first week of July.
Week 1 of LEC Summer 2023
June 17
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
MAD Lions | 1 — 0 | Team Vitality |
Team Heretics | 1 — 0 | SK Gaming |
KOI | 1 — 0 | Excel Esports |
G2 Esports | 1 — 0 | Team BDS |
Fnatic | 1 — 0 | Astralis |
June 18
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
SK Gaming | 0 — 1 | Team Vitality |
Excel Esports | 0 — 1 | Fnatic |
MAD Lions | 1 — 0 | G2 Esports |
KOI | 0 — 1 | Team BDS |
Team Heretics | 1 — 0 | Astralis |
June 19
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
SK Gaming | 1 — 0 | Excel Esports |
Team BDS | 0 — 1 | Astralis |
MAD Lions | 1 — 0 | KOI |
Fnatic | 0 — 1 | G2 Esports |
Team Heretics | 1 — 0 | Team Vitality |
Week 2 of LEC Summer 2023
June 24
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team BDS | 1 — 0 | SK Gaming |
Excel Esports | 1 — 0 | Team Heretics |
KOI | 0 — 1 | Fnatic |
Team Vitality | 0 — 1 | G2 Esports |
MAD Lions | 1 — 0 | Astralis |
June 25
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team BDS | 0 — 1 | Excel Esports |
Astralis | 1 — 0 | Team Vitality |
KOI | 1 — 0 | Team Heretics |
G2 Esports | 1 — 0 | SK Gaming |
Fnatic | 1 — 0 | MAD Lions |
June 26
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team BDS | 0 — 1 | Team Heretics |
MAD Lions | 0 — 1 | Excel Esports |
G2 Esports | 1 — 0 | Astralis |
KOI | 0 — 1 | SK Gaming |
Team Vitality | 0 — 1 | Fnatic |
Week 3 of LEC Summer 2023
July 1
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Astralis | 1 — 0 | SK Gaming |
Team Vitality | 0 — 1 | KOI |
Excel Esports | 0 — 1 | G2 Esports |
Fnatic | 1 — 0 | Team BDS |
MAD Lions | 0 — 1 | Team Heretics |
July 2
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Excel Esports | 1 — 0 | Astralis |
G2 Esports | 1 — 0 | KOI |
Team Heretics | 0 — 1 | Fnatic |
Team BDS | 1 — 0 | Team Vitality |
SK Gaming | 1 — 0 | MAD Lions |
July 3
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team Vitality | 0 — 1 | Excel Esports |
Team BDS | 1 — 0 | MAD Lions |
KOI | 1 — 0 | Astralis |
Team Heretics | 0 — 1 | G2 Esports |
SK Gaming | 1 — 0 | Fnatic |
Week 1 of LEC Summer 2023 Group Stage
July 15
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
MAD Lions | 0 — 2 | Excel Esports |
SK Gaming | 2 — 0 | Fnatic |
July 16
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team BDS | 2 — 1 | Team Heretics |
KOI | 0 — 2 | G2 Esports |
July 17
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Excel Esports | 2 — 1 | SK Gaming |
Team BDS | 0 — 2 | G2 Esports |
Week 2 of LEC Summer 2023 Group Stage
July 22
TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
MAD Lions | 9 a.m. PST | 4 p.m. GMT | Sunday, July 23 at 12 a.m. GMT+8 | Fnatic |
Team Heretics | 11 a.m. PST | 6 p.m. GMT | Sunday, July 23 at 2 a.m. GMT+8 | KOI |
July 23
TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
SK Gaming | 9 a.m. PST | 4 p.m. GMT | Monday, July 24 at 12 a.m. GMT+8 | TBA |
Team BDS | 11 a.m. PST | 6 p.m. GMT | Monday, July 24 at 2 a.m. GMT+8 | TBA |
Lower semifinal
July 24
TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Upper final
July 28
TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Lower final
July 29
TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Final
July 30
TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
(To be updated)
Where to buy tickets for the LEC Summer 2023
LEC tickets are on sale via lolesports, services over to Vivenu. Ticket prices start at US$13 (€12).
Where to watch LEC Summer 2023
Fans can watch the LEC Summer 2023 season on the league’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.
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