LEC Season Finals 2023: Schedule, playoffs bracket, teams and stream

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The LEC Season Finals is the tournament that European fans have been waiting for since the start of the year. Here is how you can watch the season-ending LoL event.

The crowning event of Europe’s top League of Legends league is just around the corner. The Winter, Spring and Summer split winners, plus the three teams with the most Championship Points accrued over the course of the season, will clash in the LEC Season Finals for the chance to be crowned the 2023 European champion.

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The top three teams of the LEC Finals will secure direct entry into the Swiss stage of Worlds 2023. The fourth-placed team, meanwhile, will have another opportunity to qualify for the event via the Worlds Qualifying Series, where it will go up against the fourth seed from the LCS.

The early stages of the LEC Finals will take place inside the LEC studio, in Berlin, before the tournament moves to the Sud de France Arena, in Montpellier, for the lower bracket final and the title decider. Before these two matches, French arena will also stage EMEA Masters Summer Finals, making it the first time that Europe’s tier-two competition will be part of the LEC roadshow.

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The teams that’ll be attending the LEC Season Final are locked in, although the final seeding and bracket won’t be settled until EXCEL’s set against G2 is played out. Following XL’s win over Fnatic, the total championship points numbers have determined which 6 teams will be attending the Season Finals.

With KOI, Vitality, Heretics, and Astralis having their season ended by other teams, the 6 teams that can go to Worlds are locked in:

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  • G2 Esports
  • MAD Lions
  • Team BDS
  • EXCEL
  • Fnatic
  • SK Gaming

It remains to be seen who can come out on top and make it to Worlds 2023.

Here is all you need to know about the 2023 LEC Season Finals:

LEC Finals: Format

  • 6 teams compete in a double-elimination bracket.
  • Seeding is determined based on Championship Points.
  • All matches are played in a Bo5 format.
  • Top 3 teams qualify for Worlds.
  • 4th-placed team will play in the Worlds Qualifying Series (WQS) where the 4th place teams from both NA and EU fight for the final spot.

LEC Finals: Schedule and results

LEC studio matches (August 19 – September 3)

Day 1: August 19

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Round 1 G2 vs BDS 7 AM 10 AM 3 PM

Day 2: August 20

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Round 1 MAD Lions vs EXCEL 7 AM 10 AM 3 PM

Day 3: August 26

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Round 1 Fnatic vs TBD 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Day 4: August 27

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Round 1 SK vs TBD 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Day 5: September 2

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Round 2 TBD vs TBD 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Day 6: September 3

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Final TBD vs TBD 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Sud de France Arena matches (September 9-10)

Day 1: September 9

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Final TBD vs TBD 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Day 2: September 10

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Grand Final TBD vs TBD 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

LEC Finals: Teams and rosters

Team Qualified from Players
G2 Esports Winter Split BrokenBlade, Yike, Caps, Hans Sama, Mikyx
MAD Lions Spring Split Chasy, Elyoya, Nisqy, Carzzy, Hylissang
EXCEL Summer Split Odoamne, Peach, Abbedagge, Patrik, LIMIT
Team BDS Championship Points Adam, Sheo, NUCLEARINT, Crownie, Labrov
SK Gaming Championship Points Irrelevant, Markoon, Sertuss, Exakick, Doss
Fnatic Championship Points Oscarinin, Razork, Humanoid, Noah, Trymbi

LEC Finals: Standings and prize

Placement Team Prize Money (USD)
1 TBD $71,600 + Worlds spot
2 TBD $44,060 + Worlds spot
3 TBD $27,540 + Worlds spot
4 TBD $16,525 + WQS spot
5-6 TBD $8,260
TBD

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