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2024 LEC season

The 2024 LEC season is the 12th season of the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends. The season is divided into three splits, Winter, Spring, and Summer, and will culminate with the LEC Season Finals.

2024 LEC season
LeagueLEC
SportLeague of Legends
Duration
  • 13 Jan – 18 Feb (Winter)
  • 9 Mar – 14 Apr (Spring)
Number of teams10
Winter
ChampionsG2 Esports
  Runners-upMAD Lions KOI
Spring
ChampionsG2 Esports
  Runners-upFnatic
LEC seasons
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Three team changes occurred leading up to the 2024 season, with Astralis selling their LEC franchise slot to Karmine Corp, KOI effectively rebranding to Rogue, and Excel Esports rebranding to GiantX.

League changes edit

Format and eligibility edit

In contrast to previous season, the LEC merged the group and playoff stages into one double-elimination tournament playoff for the 2024 season. It will maintain the same number of best-of-three and best-of-five series as the previous year. Additionally, teams that can face can face each other in the upper bracket of the playoffs will not face each other in the lower bracket, aside from the lower bracket final. The league also put increased emphasis on the Summer Split, with winner of the Summer Finals automatically qualifying for the 2024 World Championship and giving both the second- and third-place finishers in the Summer Split Playoffs a spot in the LEC Season Finals as well. Additionally, any ties in Championship Points heading into the LEC Season Finals are broken by which team earned the higher number of Championship Points in Summer.[1][2]

The league increased the time in between the Winter and Spring splits and Spring and the Mid-Season Invitational by one week. The break between Summer split and the LEC Season Finals will be shortened by one week.[1]

The LEC also increased the minimum age requirement to compete from 17 to 18. Riot said the reason for the age limit increase was to "enable teams and the LEC to explore additional revenue opportunities."[3]

Teams edit

Several team changes occurred heading into the 2024 season. In October 2023, La Ligue Française team Karmine Corp purchased the LEC franchise slot of Astralis.[4] The following month, KOI ended their partnership with Infinite Reality, splitting their esports assets. With the split, Infinite Reality retained the LEC franchise position and reverted their branding back to Rogue.[5] In December 2023, Excel Esports and Giants Gaming merged. As a result, LEC franchise Excel Esports rebranded to GiantX.[6]

Winter edit

The Winter Split regular season began on 13 January 2024. All matches took place at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany. The split concluded with the Winter Split Final on 18 February.[7]

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 G2 Esports 9 7 2 0.778 Advance to playoffs
2 Team BDS 9 7 2 0.778
3 SK Gaming 9 5 4 0.556
4 MAD Lions KOI 9 5 4 0.556
5 Fnatic 9 5 4 0.556
6 Team Vitality 9 4 5 0.444
7 Team Heretics 9 4 5 0.444
8 GiantX 9 4 5 0.444
9 Rogue 9 2 7 0.222
10 Karmine Corp 9 2 7 0.222
Source: LoL Esports

Playoffs edit

Upper quarterfinalsUpper semifinalsUpper finalFinal
1G2 Esports2
8GiantX0
1G2 Esports2
5Fnatic1
4MAD Lions KOI0
5Fnatic2
1G2 Esports3
2Team BDS0
2Team BDS2
7Team Heretics0
2Team BDS2
6Team Vitality0
3SK Gaming0
6Team Vitality21G2 Esports3
4MAD Lions KOI1
Lower round 1Lower quarterfinalsLower semifinalsLower final
5Fnatic2
3SK Gaming23SK Gaming12Team BDS2
7Team Heretics15Fnatic24MAD Lions KOI3
4MAD Lions KOI3
6Team Vitality0
4MAD Lions KOI24MAD Lions KOI2
8GiantX0

Source: LoL Esports

Spring edit

The Spring Split regular will begin on 9 March 2024. The split will conclude with the Spring Split Final on 14 April.[8]

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Fnatic 9 6 3 0.667 Advance to playoffs
2 Team Vitality 9 6 3 0.667
3 G2 Esports 9 6 3 0.667
4 Team Heretics 9 6 3 0.667
5 Team BDS 9 5 4 0.556
6 GiantX 9 4 5 0.444
7 MAD Lions KOI 9 4 5 0.444
8 SK Gaming 10 4 6 0.400
9 Rogue 10 3 7 0.300
10 Karmine Corp 9 2 7 0.222
Source: LoL Esports

Playoffs edit

Upper quarterfinalsUpper semifinalsUpper finalFinal
1Fnatic2
6GiantX0
1Fnatic0
3G2 Esports2
3G2 Esports2
7MAD Lions KOI0
3G2 Esports3
5Team BDS1
2Team Vitality2
8SK Gaming1
2Team Vitality1
5Team BDS2
4Team Heretics0
5Team BDS23G2 Esports3
1Fnatic1
Lower round 1Lower quarterfinalsLower semifinalsLower final
1Fnatic2
4Team Heretics24Team Heretics15Team BDS2
8SK Gaming11Fnatic31Fnatic3
2Team Vitality1
2Team Vitality2
6GiantX17MAD Lions KOI0
7MAD Lions KOI2

Source: LoL Esports

Summer edit

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Fnatic 0 0 0 — Advance to playoffs
2 G2 Esports 0 0 0 —
3 GiantX 0 0 0 —
4 Karmine Corp 0 0 0 —
5 MAD Lions KOI 0 0 0 —
6 Rogue 0 0 0 —
7 SK Gaming 0 0 0 —
8 Team BDS 0 0 0 —
9 Team Heretics 0 0 0 —
10 Team Vitality 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: LoL Esports

Playoffs edit

Upper quarterfinalsUpper semifinalsUpper finalFinal
1
8
4
5
2
7
3
6
Lower round 1Lower quarterfinalsLower semifinalsLower final

Source: LoL Esports

Season Finals edit

Qualification edit

A total of six teams will qualify for the Season Finals. The winner of each split, as well as the second- and third-placed teams from the Summer Split will automatically qualified, while the remaining teams are determined based on Championship Points. Teams are awarded Championship Points at the end of each split based on their performance, and seeding in the Season Finals is determined strictly by Championship Points.[2]

Pos Team Win Spr Sum Total Qualification
1 G2 Esports[a] 120 145    265 Upper bracket semifinals
2 Fnatic 60 120    180
3 Team BDS 80 95    175
4 MAD Lions KOI 100 55    155
5 Team Vitality 45 70    115 Lower bracket quarterfinals
6 Team Heretics 30 55    85
7 SK Gaming 45 35    80
8 GiantX 30 35    65
9 Rogue 0 0    0
10 Karmine Corp 0 0    0
Source: LoL Esports
Notes:
  1. ^ Automatically qualified as the winner of the Winter and Spring Splits.

Bracket edit

Upper semifinalsUpper finalFinal
Lower quarterfinalsLower semifinalsLower final

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ciocchetti, Cecilia (6 December 2023). "LEC addresses fan concerns with format, schedule changes for 2024". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2024 LEC Season Changes: All you need to know". LoL Esports. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ Šimić, Ivan (7 December 2023). "Riot Games unveils changes to LEC for 2024, including minimum player age increase". Esports Insider. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ Fudge, James (18 October 2023). "Riot Games Approves Astralis Transfer of LEC Slot to Karmine Corp". The Esports Advocate. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ^ Daniels, Thomas (22 November 2023). "Rogue returns following KOI and Infinite Reality split". Esports Insider. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ^ Šimić, Ivan (14 December 2023). "EXCEL ESPORTS and Giants Gaming merge to form GIANTX". Esports Insider. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ^ Fudge, James (14 December 2023). "Riot Reveals 2024 LEC Winter Split Dates". The Esports Advocate. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ^ Lyons, Ben (16 February 2024). "LEC Spring Split to kick off in three weeks". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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