Riot Games revealed the details of the LEC 2023

In anticipation of the imminent start of the professional season in the League of Legends, Riot Games spoke about the details of the 2023 season in Europe. Recall that earlier LEC has undergone structural changes that will become active in the next season.

Schedule and duration of LEC 2023 splits

This year the games will take place 3 days a week. Each week the teams will play on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, however, the final stages of the splits will take place on Sundays.

Each split will last 6 weeks. In addition, the 2023 LEC Season Finals will take place in August and September.

All three splits (Winter, Spring, Summer) of the LEC will be played live at Riot Studios in Berlin. The regional finals will take place in the same avenue, but with a special Season Finals Roadshow.

How tiebreaks will be played if necessary

If three or more teams are tied at the end of a phase, their position in the standings is determined by how they performed against all other teams in their tiebreak.

This means that if one or more teams win/lose more than 50% of the total number of matches against each team in a tiebreak, they are automatically given the higher/lower place(s) available in the tiebreak and a new tiebreak is assigned. announced among the remaining teams.

Championship Points Distribution

With the expansion of the LEC competitive year to three splits, Riot Games has redesigned the allocation of Championship Points required to qualify for the World Championship.

The Winter and Spring Splits will award the same number of points, while the Summer Split will have an increased number of points.

LEC Winter/Spring 2023

• 1st place - 120 Championship Points
• 2nd place - 100 Championship Points
• 3rd place - 80 Championship Points
• 4th place - 60 Championship Points
• 5th place - 50 Championship Points
• 6th place - 40 Championship Points
• 7th place - 30 Championship Points
• 8th place - 20 Championship Points
• 9th place - 10 Championship Points
• 10th place - 5 Championship Points

LEC Summer 2023

• 1st place - 180 Championship Points
• 2nd place - 150 Championship Points
• 3rd place - 120 Championship Points
• 4th place - 90 Championship Points
• 5th place - 75 Championship Points
• 6th place - 60 Championship Points
• 7th place - 45 Championship Points
• 8th place - 30 Championship Points
• 9th place - 15 Championship Points
• 10th place - 7 Championship Points

At the LEC, each participant will receive points, even if they get to the last places.

Format of LEC Winter 2023

The competitive league will be held in several stages. At the first stage, all teams will be placed in one group, where they will play Single Round-Robin system in bo1 matches.

According to the results of the first stage, 8 best teams go further. There the teams will be divided into two equal groups, 4 clubs in each.

In each quartet, GSL will be played with bo3 matches, which will determine the participants in the playoffs. 2 teams from each group will go to the decisive stage: the winner of their basket will go to the winners' final, and the second places will start the playoffs from the first round.

In the playoffs, the team will play a Single-Elimination bracket with bo5 matches. The split winner advances to the LEC 2023 Season Finals.

Participants of LEC Winter 2023

10 teams are taking part in LEC 2023. The list of participants in the top European league has become longer, however, sometimes participants can sell their slots to participate in other clubs, as happened in the 2023 season with Team Heretics.

List of participants of LEC Winter 2023

• Astralis
• Excel Esports
• Fnatic
• G2 Esports
• KOI
• M.A.D. Lions
• SK Gaming
• Team BDS
• Team Heretics
• Team Vitality