In Week 1 of the LEC Summer Split, Team Vitality caused an upset, beating G2 Esports in their second game of the season. SK Gaming also showed improvements compared to their performance last season.

Week 1 results

  • G2 Esports 1 – 0 MAD Lions
  • Team Vitality 1 – 0 Schalke 04
  • SK Gaming 1 – 0 Origen
  • Excel Esports 0 – 1 Rogue
  • Misfits Gaming 0 – 1 Fnatic
  • Schalke 04 0 – 1 SK Gaming
  • Rogue 1 – 0 Misfits Gaming
  • Excel Esports 0 – 1 MAD Lions
  • Fnatic 1 – 0 Team Vitality
  • G2 Esports 0 – 1 Origen
  • SK Gaming 0 – 1 MAD Lions
  • Schalke 04 0 – 1 Rogue
  • Origen 0 – 1 Misfits Gaming
  • G2 Esports 0 – 1 Team Vitality
  • Fnatic 1 – 0 Excel Esports

Match of the week: G2 Esports vs Team Vitality

Spring Split bottom-dwellers Team Vitality looked unstoppable against Spring champions G2 Esports. Vitality showed off their fresh roster and new resolve against G2, executing well-coordinated team fights to defeat the latter.

Top laner VIT Lucas “Cabochard” Simon-Meslet was clean on Sion, achieving a perfect 4/0/9 KDA in a span of 29 minutes.

Cabochard made every Unstoppable Onslaught count. Coupled with the new roster’s synergy and great map rotation, Vitality delivered a stellar performance.

Ending the game with Dragon Soul, Baron buff and a 11,000 gold lead, they were ahead of G2 in every aspect.

Player of the week: Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov

Fnatic finished the weekend with a perfect 3-0 streak, defeating Misfits Gaming, Team Vitality, and Excel Esports.

Support Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov played a big part in their victories, helping bot laner Martin “Rekkles” Larsson to excel in-game.

In this teamfight by the Baron pit, Hylissang’s Blitzcrank caught VIT Labros “labrov” Papoutsakis’ Thresh right off the hook. His set up earned Rekkles’ debut Syndra a kill and the Baron buff.

Standings

1. Fnatic (3-0)
1. Rogue (3-0)
3. SK Gaming (2-1)
3. MAD Lions (2-1)
3. Team Vitality (2-1)
6. Origen (1-2)
6. G2 Esports (1-2)
6. Misfits Gaming (1-2)
9. Excel Esports (0-3)
9. Schalke 04 (0-3)

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