The LEC begins this yr on 21 January, however this time there’s a complete new format. We are going to present you the format and the collaborating groups right here.
The winter cut up of the LEC begins on 21 January. This launch introduces a very new format, which has been tailored to the desires of the followers. We’ll present you the way this format works and which groups are collaborating right here.
The LEC has heard the calls of the followers for an improved format. Specifically, extra best-of-three and best-of-fives had been requested. However the LEC has actually stepped it up a notch and now affords extra of the whole lot: extra matchdays, extra splits, extra video games.
The LEC Splits and Video games
To start with, LEC followers can rejoice in the truth that they won’t solely have the ability to watch the LEC for 2 days in a row, however that there’ll now at all times be three match days in a row. These will at all times begin on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from round 6pm. So this yr each week is a Tremendous Week.
The splits themselves have additionally modified. As an alternative of a winter and a summer time cut up, there’s now a spring cut up in between. On the finish of those three splits there’s a Season Remaining. The person splits are once more divided into the Common Season, the Group Stage and the Playoffs. Within the common season, there would be the best-of-ones as regular.
The eight finest groups then transfer to the Group Stage, the place best-of-three await them. There, two teams with 4 groups every will probably be shaped.
That is additionally the place the Winners and Losers Bracket will happen. In an effort to get into the play-offs, two victories should be achieved.
Within the playoffs, the final 4 groups will play one another in a best-of-fives format. The 2 group winners can afford to lose, as they may then play the winner of the match between the 2 group runners-up. On the finish, the cut up winner may be topped.
If a staff manages to win two splits in a single yr, they begin the Season Remaining in at the very least fourth place. If all three splits are gained, the place on the Worlds is secured.
The LEC Season Remaining
The Season Remaining can have solely six groups competing for the title. The winners of every cut up will probably be assured a spot right here. The remaining groups, will probably be those that have earned essentially the most Championship factors throughout the splits.
These will probably be awarded based on the placings achieved within the splits. Whereas the Winter and Spring splits award the identical factors, you will get extra within the Summer time cut up.
The groups will begin within the Winners or Loseres Bracket, relying on their rating, and must combat their method by means of the Greatest-of-Fives. Whoever wins the Season Finals would be the new LEC Champion and can compete at Worlds.
(You will get extra details about the format here.).
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The LEC Groups
There’ll once more be a complete of ten groups competing for the win. As an alternative of Misfits Gaming, nevertheless, we are going to see Crew Heretics any further. Rouge, the final winner of the LEC, has additionally teamed up with KOI, which is why we are going to now see that identify within the standings.
So these are the groups of the LEC:
- Astralis
- Excel Esports
- Fnatic
- G2 Esports
- KOI
- MAD Lions
- SK Gaming
- Crew BDS
- Crew Heretics
- Crew Vitality
On January 21 at 6pm, the primary recreation will start with G2 vs Excel. You may watch the video games on Twitch both at (Summoner’s Inn) or by way of the (LEC stream)
