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The new and improved LEC’s first Winter Split began on January 21. 2023 is shaping up to be a very exciting year for European League of Legends, although it is now EMEA and not just EU. if you’ve missed the off-season, there were a lot of changes to the league, starting with its new name, […]

The first-ever roadshow in the new LEC format is heading to Montpellier, France. The 2023 LEC Season is starting just today, with a matchup between Excel and G2, we’ve already learned where the Season Finals will be heading at the end of the year. With the announcement of the new LEC format and the change […]

The first look into the LEC in 2023 will be the showmatch at the Kickoff Event. Riot announced their schedule for the new annual Kickoff Event that will feature all nine accredited leagues yesterday. The two-day special event will take place on January 10-11, with LEC’s own showmatch being scheduled between 5-8 pm CET (8-11 […]

Full rosters for all LEC teams and rumored transfers. LEC 2023 Winter Split will be the inaugural split for the newly named League of Legends EMEA Championship. With Worlds 2022 ending, we had a lot of rumors about the new rosters that will play in the league. And with the free agency officially starting today, […]

The newly renamed LoL EMEA Championship is starting on January 21 with G2 vs. Excel. It is more and more looking like 2023 will be a year of change for LoL Esports and Riot in general. We’ve already had a lot of format changes announced, especially in Europe with the region changing to EMEA to […]

The official five-man LEC roster for Astralis has been revealed. As we get closer and closer to the newly renamed League of Legends EMEA Championship, more teams are making official roster announcements. Astralis is the second team to announce their LEC roster, but unlike MAD Lions they did it with a video skit. In the […]

Sweeping format changes are coming to European League of Legends. Riot and LEC just announced the creation of EMEA as a region in League of Legends esports, along with format changes to the LEC and ERL ecosystem, in a press conference. Representing Riot at this conference were Maximilian Peter Schmidt (Director, League of Legends Esports, […]

The plans, which mark the start of the second decade of LoL Esports in the region, include key changes to the LEC and wider EMEA ecosystem. Rumors had surfaced nearly a month ago that European LoL would see significant format changes in the incoming year. While fans have been speculating about these changes, there wasn’t […]

DetonatioN FocusMe star Shunsuke “Evi” Murase is reportedly close to signing with LEC’s debuting Team Heretics. With only two international events in a year, and with only a handful of best-of series, not many players get themselves an opportunity to create a personal following. Especially minor region players that rarely play on the big stages. […]

Fnatic’s legendary bot laner will be returning home after a two-year break. When people say AD Carry in Europe, most of the fans immediately think of Carl Martin Erik “Rekkles” Larsson. And when people said Rekkles, many used to think about Fnatic. But after spending five years with the organization and reaching impressive highs, Rekkles […]

Team Vitality ADC Matyáš “Carzzy” Orság will return to the organization he became a LEC champion with. After spending a couple of years at the bottom of the LEC, Team Vitality came into the 2022 season with the idea of a super team. After recruiting two big-name players that were returning to Europe from North […]

XL will come into the 2023 season with a near-complete roster overhaul. The 2022 Season was the most successful season in Excel Esports’ history. The organization made their first LEC Playoffs during the Split Split, an achievement they managed to repeat in Summer. Unfortunately, both journeys ended early in 2-3 first-round losses without any best-of-series […]

G2 find the final piece of their 2023 roster in the LFL. For the longest time, the jungle position of G2 Esports has been occupied by the same player. Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski has been with the team since 2017, winning multiple trophies in that time, but it was reported last month that Jankos was leaving […]

Team BDS continues to strengthen the LEC roster with BDS Academy players. With the ending of the LEC Summer Split, Team BDS completed their first season in Europe’s premier league. Unfortunately for the organization, it wasn’t the best of seasons. They finished the Summer in tenth place, a downgrade from Spring Split’s ninth-place finish. But […]

After nearly five years with Fnatic, Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov won’t be wearing the black and orange jersey anymore. While LCK is still waiting to play in Worlds Finals, Western teams already started their post-Worlds offseason roster changes. Fnatic is the latest team shaking things up ahead of the 2023 season. The organization came into […]

Excel Esports has picked up the Romanian top laner Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu. Who will leave Rogue at the start of the 2023 split. The 2022 Summer Split was the first-ever LEC championship in Rogue’s history. It was a bittersweet ending for at least the name “Rogue,” as the organization decided to partner with the Spanish […]

Team Heretics are continuing their roster building by bringing Lee “Ruby” Sol-min on. The Spanish organization founded by the Youtuber Jorge “Goorgo” Orejudo will be one of two new faces that will be a part of LEC in 2023. Heretics bought the LEC spot this July when Misfits Gaming decided to move away from the […]

Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle is eyeing a return to G2 Esports while reuniting with his old bot lane partner. The Slovenian support player was integral to Europe’s most successful League of Legends roster. Between the years 2018 and 2020, G2 Esports made two Worlds semifinals (2018, 2020), one Worlds Final (2019), won LEC four times in […]

The first weekend of the LEC Summer Split 2022 playoffs as Fnatic v Excel got us underway on Day 3 of the action. With spots at worlds on the table, playoffs meant everything for those involved. With Rogue v MAD Lions the first series of the weekend, could G2 v Misfits follow it up? LEC […]

The first weekend of the LEC Summer Split 2022 playoffs as G2 v Misfits gets us underway on Day 2. With spots at worlds on the table, playoffs meant everything for those involved. With Rogue v MAD Lions the first series of the weekend, could G2 v Misfits follow it up? LEC Playoffs Power Rankings […]

The first weekend of the LEC Summer Split 2022 playoffs as Rogue v MAD Lions is here. With spots at worlds on the table, playoffs meant everything for those involved. With Rogue v MAD Lions the series to get us on the way, we’re in for an early treat. LEC Playoffs Power Rankings Rogue v […]

With the LEC Summer 2022 done and playoffs not quite here, the league announced the All-Pro teams. LEC’s Summer Split was one of the closest in recent memory, with many players’ forms rising and falling throughout the season. Not many players did shine above the rest, there wasn’t a clear MVP favorite like Vincent ‘Vetheo’ […]

The penultimate weekend of the LEC is here and there’s so much to play for. Here’s our LEC Week 7 recap. Check out our Power Rankings for the LEC (or LCS) if you want to get a look at our thoughts.   Week One Recaps – Day One, Two, Three LEC Week Two Recap – Day One, Two […]

The penultimate weekend of the LEC is here and there’s so much to play for. Here’s our LEC Week 7 recap. Check out our Power Rankings for the LEC (or LCS) if you want to get a look at our thoughts.   Week One Recaps – Day One, Two, Three LEC Week Two Recap – Day One, Two […]

LEC Week 6 is here and we’re getting close to playoffs. A day of exciting fixtures awaits this weekend, with Day Two looking to follow on from day one. Check out our Power Rankings for the LEC (or LCS) if you want to get a look at our thoughts.   Week One Recaps – Day […]

LEC Week 6 is here and we’re getting close to playoffs. A day of exciting fixtures awaits this weekend, with Day One no exception. Check out our Power Rankings for the LEC (or LCS) if you want to get a look at our thoughts.   Week One Recaps – Day One, Two, Three LEC Week Two Recap […]

After six long years in the European League scene, both EU LCS and LEC, Misfits are saying goodbye to their fans after one last split as Team Heretics step into their spot.  It was initially reported yesterday, by Eros, that the North America-based organization was set to sell its spot in the premier European league. […]

Among an already rough split, BDS are forced to make roster changes for LEC Week 6 with LIMIT set to return. LEC Summer 2022 is not going very well for BDS as they are dead last in the league with only one win after five weeks of gameplay. With the performances of the team having […]

It looks like LEC will have a new team joining in for the second year in a row, with Misfits Gaming looking for a way out. Misfits Gaming has been one of the mainstay organizations in the history of LEC, or EU LCS before that, ever since they got promoted back in the 2016 Challenger […]

Europe’s premiere League of Legends competition, the LEC has been playing its regular seasons without an audience for the last two years. Even with most traditional sports allowing live audiences, Riot and LEC have been very cautious about opening up the Berlin studio until the last split’s playoffs. Even though it wasn’t a stadium event, […]