After the monumental change to move the LEC to three splits per year, we have finally reached the Summer Split. Here, champions will be forged, and the final attendees of the LEC Finals chosen. G2 and MAD Lions have already qualified. They will be joined by the winner of this split, plus the three-highest-scoring teams in Championship Points. From there, those six teams will battle it out for four places at Worlds. However, we're getting ahead of ourselves.
HotNewHipHop is here to give you the perfect tool to follow along with all the action. In this article, you will find every roster move and an easy-to-understand breakdown of all ten teams' rosters. Furthermore, you will be able to find the result of every game, as well as regularly-updated standings.
- Read More: 2023 LCS Summer split tracker
Rosters And Transactions
| Top | Jungle | Mid | ADC | Support | |
| Astralis | Finn | 113 | LIDER | Kobbe | JeongHoon |
| Excel Esports | Odoamme | Peach | Abbedagge | Patrik | LIMIT |
| Fnatic | Oscarinin | Razork | Humanoid | Noah | Trymbi |
| G2 | BrokenBlade | Yike | Caps | Hans Sama | Mikyx |
| KOI | Szygenda | Malrang | Larssen | Comp | Advienne |
| MAD Lions | Chasy | Elyoya | Nisqy | Carzzy | Hylissang |
| SK Gaming | Irrelevant | Markoon | Sertuss | Exakick | Doss |
| Team BDS | Adam | Sheo | nuc | Crownie | Labrov |
| Team Heretics | Evi | Jankos | Vetheo | Flakked | Mersa |
| Team Vitality | Photon | Bo Daglas | Perkz | Upset | Kaiser |
April 2023
- 8th: Team Vitality release coach Mephisto.
- 10th: Team Heretics mid laner Ruby is listed as inactive.
- 28th: Fnatic ADC Rekkles role-swaps to support and is listed as inactive.
May 2023
- 12th: Fnatic release inactive top laner Wunder.
- 16th: Jungler Xerxe leaves Excel Esports to join Spanish ERL team Giants.
- 19th: Team Heretics release inactive mid laner Ruby.
- 23rd: Inactive Excel support Targamas joins Karmine Corp. Meanwhile, inactive Team Vitality ADC Neon joins Vitality.Bee. Elsewhere, Team Heretics ADC Jackspektra joins Team Heretics Academy.
- 26th: Unicorns of Love jungler Peach signs with Excel Esports.
- 28th: Team Heretics send ADC Jackspektra to Los Heretics.
- 31st: Team Heretics promote ADC Flakked from Los Heretics.
June 2023
- 6th: Fnatic release support Advienne.
- 7th: Inactive mid laner Vetheo joins Team Heretics from Excel Esports.
- 8th: KOI release support Trymbi.
- 9th: KOI sign free agent support Advienne
- 10th: Fnatic sign ADC Noah from Polish team Zero Tenacity and free agent support Trymbi.
- 23rd: Inactive Astralis mid laner Dajor joins Spanish team Rebels Gaming
- 30th: Team Vitality bench jungler Bo and promote academy jungler Daglas
July 2023
- 4th: Team Vitality jungler Daglas returns to Vitality.Bee
August 2023
- 21st: Team Vitality release inactive jungler Selfmade
LEC Finals
The LEC Finals will take place in Montpellier, France between August 19 and September 10. The top-three teams will qualify for the Swiss Stage of Worlds 2023. The fourth-place finisher will qualify for a best-of-five qualifier against the fourth-place team from the LCS. The winner of that best-of-five will qualify for the Worlds Play-In Stage.
Qualified:
| G2 (Winter split champions) |
| MAD Lions (Spring split champions) |
| Excel Esports (Summer split berth)* |
| Team BDS (Highest championship points) |
| Fnatic (Second-highest championship points) |
| SK Gaming (Third-highest championship points) |
Upper Bracket Round 1
| G2 3 - 1 Team BDS |
| MAD Lions 3 - 0 Excel |
Lower Bracket Round 1
| Fnatic 3 - 2 Excel |
| SK Gaming 0 - 3 Team BDS |
Upper Bracket Final
| G2 3 - 1 MAD Lions |
Lower Bracket Round 2
- Wunder replaces Oscarinin for Fnatic after Oscarinin undergoes hand surgery
| Team BDS 2 - 3 Fnatic |
Lower Bracket Final
| MAD Lions 1 - 3 Fnatic |
Grand Final
| G2 3 -1 Fnatic |
Regular Season Match Results
Per the new league format, the split's regular season will comprise of three weeks of three matchdays each. The top eight teams qualify for the GSL round of the playoffs.
| Team | Record |
| G2 [Q] | 8 - 1 |
| Fnatic [Q] | 7 - 2 |
| Excel Esports [Q] | 5 - 4 |
| Team Heretics [Q] | 5 - 4 |
| Team BDS [Q] | 4 - 5 |
| SK Gaming [Q] | 4 - 5 |
| MAD Lions [Q] | 4 - 5 |
| KOI [Q] | 4 - 5 |
| Astralis [E] | 3 - 6 |
| Team Vitality [E] | 1 - 7 |
Week 1
June 17
| MAD Lions 1 - 0 Team Vitality |
| Team Heretics 1 - 0 SK Gaming |
| KOI 1 - 0 Excel Esports |
| G2 1 - 0 Team BDS |
| Fnatic 1 - 0 Astralis |
June 18
| Team Vitality 1 - 0 SK Gaming |
| Excel Esports 0 - 1 Fnatic |
| MAD Lions 1 - 0 G2 |
| KOI 0 - 1 Team BDS |
| Team Heretics 1 - 0 Astralis |
June 19
| Excel Esports 0 - 1 SK Gaming |
| Team BDS 0 - 1 Astralis |
| KOI 0 - 1 MAD Lions |
| Fnatic 0 - 1 G2 |
| Team Vitality 0 - 1 Team Heretics |
Week 2
June 24
| SK Gaming 0 - 1 Team BDS |
| Excel Esports 1 - 0 Team Heretics |
| KOI 0 - 1 Fnatic |
| Team Vitality 0 - 1 G2 |
| Astralis 0 - 1 MAD Lions |
June 25
| Excel Esports 1 - 0 Team BDS |
| Astralis 1 - 0 Team Vitality |
| Team Heretics 0 - 1 KOI |
| G2 1 - 0 SK Gaming |
| Fnatic 1 - 0 MAD Lions |
June 26
| Team BDS 0 - 1 Team Heretics |
| MAD Lions 0 - 1 Excel Esports |
| G2 1 - 0 Astralis |
| KOI 0 - 1 SK Gaming |
| Fnatic 1 - 0 Team Vitality |
Week 3
July 1
| Astralis 1 - 0 SK Gaming |
| MAD Lions 0 - 1 Team Heretics |
| Team Vitality 0 - 1 KOI |
| Excel Esports 0 - 1 G2 |
| Fnatic 1 - 0 Team BDS |
July 2
| Excel Esports 1 - 0 Astralis |
| Team BDS 1 - 0 Team Vitality |
| G2 1 - 0 KOI |
| Team Heretics 0 - 1 Fnatic |
| SK Gaming 1 - 0 MAD Lions |
- Team Vitality's loss officially eliminated them from playoff contention. Furthermore, SK Gaming's win confirmed Team Vitality's 10th-place finish.
July 3
| Team BDS 1 - 0 MAD Lions |
| Team Vitality 0 - 1 Excel Esports |
| KOI 1 - 0 Astralis |
| Team Heretics 0 - 1 G2 |
| SK Gaming 1 - 0 Fnatic |
Group Stage
Group A
| G2 |
| Team Heretics |
| Team BDS |
| KOI |
Results
| G2 2 - 0 KOI |
| Team Heretics 1 - 2 Team BDS |
| G2 2 - 0 Team BDS |
| KOI 0 - 2 Team Heretics |
| Team BDS 0 - 2 Team Heretics |
Group B
| Excel Esports |
| SK Gaming |
| Fnatic |
| MAD Lions |
Results
| Fnatic 0 - 2 SK Gaming |
| Excel Esports 2 - 0 MAD Lions |
| SK Gaming 1 - 2 Excel Esports |
| Fnatic 2 - 0 MAD Lions |
| SK Gaming 0 - 2 Fnatic |
Knockout Stage
| Lower Bracket Eliminator: Team Heretics 1 - 3 Fnatic |
| Upper Bracket Final: G2 3 - 2 Excel |
| Lower Bracket Final: Excel 3 - 1 Fnatic |
| Grand Final: G2 3 - 0 Excel |