Last updated: July 4, 11:00 AM BST (Added full Week 3 results, added Groups schedule, added standings).

The Summer Split of the League of Legends EMEA Championship, or LEC, is just around the corner, beginning on June 17. Reigning 2023 LEC Spring champions, MAD Lions will be looking to secure back-to-back victories, while the other nine competing teams will be looking to grab a slot at the LEC Season Finals in August and a slice of the $800,000 prize pool.

Here's everything fans need to know about LEC Summer 2023: the format, all ten competing teams' rosters, and how to watch. Keep reading to find out more!

LEC Summer 2023: Format

There are three stages for LEC Summer 2023: the Regular Season, Groups, and Playoffs.

The LEC Summer Split will run from June 17 until July 30, with a one-week break at the beginning of July.

Stage 1: Regular Season

  • Ten teams participate in a single-round-robin
  • All matches are best-of-one
  • The top eight teams advance to Summer Groups

Stage 2: Summer Group Stage

  • The eight teams will be split into two groups of four in a double elimination format
  • Matches will be best-of-three
  • Top two from each group advance to the Playoffs

Stage 3: Playoffs

  • First-placed teams from each Group play in the winner's bracket
  • Second-placed teams play in the loser's bracket
  • Matches are best-of-five
  • Winner qualifies for the LEC Season Finals and gets €40,000 of the €80,000 prize pool

The LEC Finals will commence on August 19. It will feature six teams, including the champions from LEC Winter, Spring, and Summer, alongside the three teams with the most championship points.

LEC Summer 2023: Teams

Here are all the competing teams for LEC Summer 2023 and their player rosters. All rumored players are in italics and be updated accordingly when the complete player rosters are confirmed.

Astralis

  • Top: Finn "Finn" Wiestål
  • Jungle: Doğukan "113" Balcı
  • Middle: Adam "LIDER" Ilyasov
  • Bottom: Kasper "Kobbe" Kobberup
  • Support: Lee "JeongHoon" Jeong-hoon

Excel

  • Top: Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu
  • Jungle: Lee "Peach" Min-gyu
  • Middle: Felix "Abbedagge" Braun
  • Bottom: Patrik "Patrik" Jírů
  • Support: Dino "LIMIT" Tot

Fnatic

  • Top: Óscar "Oscarinin" Muñoz
  • Jungle: Iván "Razork" Martín
  • Middle: Marek "Humanoid" Brázda
  • Bottom: Oh "Noah" Hyeon-taek
  • Support: Adrian "Trymbi" Trybus

G2 Esports

  • Top: Sergen "BrokenBlade" Çelik
  • Jungle: Martin "Yike" Sundelin
  • Middle: Rasmus "Caps" Winther
  • Bottom: Steven "Hans Sama" Liv
  • Support: Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle

KOI

  • Top: Mathias "Szygenda" Jensen
  • Jungle: Kim "Malrang" Geun-seong
  • Middle: Emil "Larssen" Larsson
  • Bottom: Markos "Comp" Stamkopoulos
  • Support: Henk "Advienne" Reijenga

MAD Lions

  • Top: Kim "Chasy" Dong-hyeon
  • Jungle: Javier "Elyoya" Prades
  • Middle: Yasin "Nisqy" Dinçer
  • Bottom: Matyáš "Carzzy" Orság
  • Support: Zdravets "Hylissang" Galabov

SK Gaming

  • Top: Joel "Irrelevant" Scharoll
  • Jungle: Mark "Markoon" van Woensel
  • Middle: Daniel "Sertuss" Gamani
  • Bottom: Thomas "Exakick" Foucou
  • Support: Mads "Doss" Schwartz

Team BDS

  • Top: Adam "Adam" Maanane
  • Jungle: Théo "Sheo" Borile
  • Middle: Ilias "NUCLEARINT" Bizriken
  • Bottom: Juš "Crownshot" Marušič
  • Support: Labros "Labrov" Papoutsakis

Team Heretics

  • Top: Shunsuke "Evi" Murase
  • Jungle: Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski
  • Middle: Vincent "Vetheo" Berrié
  • Bottom: Victor "Flakked" Lirola
  • Support: Mertai "Mersa" Sari

Team Vitality

  • Top: Kyeong "Photon" Gyu-tae
  • Jungle: Zhou "Bo" Yangbo
  • Middle: Luka "Perkz" Perković
  • Bottom: Elias "Upset" Lipp
  • Support: Norman "Kaiser" Kaiser

LEC Summer 2023: Where To Watch

The LEC Summer 2023 will be hosted at none other than the LEC Studio in Berlin, Germany. Ticketing services like Vivenu are selling tickets for the events, so grab them quickly before they sell out!

Fans can also catch the events live on the official LEC Twitch and YouTube channels for all match days, with various regions available, including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Hungary, Greece, Serbia, Turkey, and Czechia.

Peak viewers for LEC Spring 2023 hit around 500K; let's hope the LEC Summer 2023 is a bigger affair! The English YouTube channel has also been embedded above for reader convenience.

LEC Summer 2023: Groups Schedule

Which team are you betting on?

All times are in CET, and match winners will be in bold.

Week 1 (July 15-17)

July 15

  • 6:00 PM - Excel vs. MAD Lions
  • 9:00 PM - SK Gaming vs. Fnatic

July 16

  • 6:00 PM - Team Heretics vs. Team BDS
  • 9:00 PM - G2 Esports vs. KOI

July 17

  • 6:00 PM
  • 9:00 PM

LEC Summer 2023: Regular Season Schedule

Here is the schedule for the first week of the LEC 2023 Summer Split, beginning with the Regular Season. Future schedules will be added as soon as they are released, so stay tuned!

All times are in CET, and match winners will be in bold.

Week 1 (June 17 - 19)

June 17

  • 6:00 PM - MAD Lions Vs. Team Vitality
  • 7:00 PM - Team Heretics Vs. SK Gaming
  • 8:00 PM - KOI Vs. Excel
  • 9:00 PM - G2 Esports Vs. Team BDS
  • 10:00 PM - Fnatic Vs. Astralis

June 18

  • 6:00 PM - SK Gaming Vs. Team Vitality
  • 7:00 PM - Excel Vs. Fnatic
  • 8:00 PM - MAD Lions Vs. G2 Esports
  • 9:00 PM - Team BDS Vs. KOI
  • 10:00 PM - Astralis Vs. Team Heretics

June 19

  • 6:00 PM - Excel Vs. SK Gaming
  • 7:00 PM - Astralis Vs. Team BDS
  • 8:00 PM - KOI Vs. MAD Lions
  • 9:00 PM - G2 Esports Vs. Fnatic
  • 10:00 PM - Team Heretics Vs. Team Vitality

Week 2 (June 24 - 26)

June 24

  • 6:00 PM - SK Gaming Vs. Team BDS
  • 7:00 PM - Excel Vs. Team Heretics
  • 8:00 PM - KOI Vs. Fnatic
  • 9:00 PM - G2 Esports Vs. Team Vitality
  • 10:00 PM - MAD Lions Vs. Astralis

June 25

  • 6:00 PM - Team BDS Vs. Excel
  • 7:00 PM - Astralis Vs. Team Vitality
  • 8:00 PM - KOI Vs. Team Heretics
  • 9:00 PM - SK Gaming Vs. G2 Esports
  • 10:00 PM - Fnatic Vs. MAD Lions

June 26

  • 6:00 PM - Team Heretics Vs. Team BDS
  • 7:00 PM - MAD Lions Vs. Excel
  • 8:00 PM - G2 Esports Vs. Astralis
  • 9:00 PM - SK Gaming Vs. KOI
  • 10:00 PM - Fnatic Vs. Team Vitality

Week 3 (July 1 - 3)

July 1

  • 6:00 PM - Astralis Vs. SK Gaming
  • 7:00 PM - Team Heretics Vs. MAD Lions
  • 8:00 PM - KOI Vs. Team Vitality
  • 9:00 PM - Excel Vs. G2 Esports
  • 10:00 PM - Fnatic Vs. Team BDS

July 2

  • 6:00 PM - Excel Vs. Astralis
  • 7:00 PM - Team Vitality Vs. Team BDS
  • 8:00 PM - KOI Vs. G2 Esports
  • 9:00 PM - Fnatic Vs. Team Heretics
  • 10:00 PM - SK Gaming Vs. MAD Lions

July 3

  • 6:00 PM - MAD Lions Vs. Team BDS
  • 7:00 PM - Team Vitality Vs. Excel
  • 8:00 PM - Astralis Vs. KOI
  • 9:00 PM - G2 Esports Vs. Team Heretics
  • 10:00 PM - SK Gaming Vs. Fnatic

LEC Summer 2023

LEC Summer 2023: Standings

1) TBD (€40,000, 180 Championship Points, Season Finals Qualification)

2) TBD (€25,000, 150 Championship Points)

3) TBD (€10,000, 120 Championship Points)

4) TBD (€5,000, 90 Championship Points)

5) TBD (75 Championship Points)

6) TBD (60 Championship Points)

7) TBD (45 Championship Points)

8) TBD (30 Championship Points)

9) Astralis (15 Championship Points)

10) Team Vitality (7 Championship Points)

Final Thoughts

That's everything we currently know about the LEC Summer Split 2023. We will update this article with the current standings and schedules for future weeks when dates revealed.

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