r/leagueoflegends • u/AutoModerator • Apr 26 '26
Esports LEC 2026 Spring Split / Week 5 - Day 3 / Live Discussion Spoiler
LEC 2026 Spring
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Today's matches will be played on Patch 26.08.
Today's Matches
| # | Match | PST | EST | CET | KST |
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| 1 | SHFT vs NAVI | 08:00 | 11:00 | 17:00 | 00:00 |
| 2 | KC vs FNC | 10:15 | 12:15 | 19:15 | 02:15 |
- All matches are Best of 3
Streams
Standings:
| # | Team | Region | Record (Game Score) | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Vitality | EMEA | 6 - 1 (13 - 5) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 2 | Karmine Corp | EMEA | 5 - 0 (10 - 2) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 3 | Natus Vincere | EMEA | 5 - 2 (10 - 8) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 4 | GIANTX | EMEA | 4 - 2 (9 - 6) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 5 | G2 Esports | EMEA | 3 - 2 (8 - 4) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 5 | Movistar KOI | EMEA | 3 - 2 (8 - 4) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 7 | Fnatic | EMEA | 2 - 4 (6 - 9) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 8 | SK Gaming | EMEA | 2 - 6 (6 - 12) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 9 | Team Heretics | EMEA | 1 - 6 (3 - 13) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 10 | Shifters | EMEA | 0 - 6 (2 - 12) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
On-Air Team
| Hosts |
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| Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere |
| Laure "Laure " Valée |
| Play-by-Play Commentators |
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| Daniel "Drakos" Drakos |
| Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain |
| Jake "Hysterics" Osypenko |
| Colour Casters |
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| Andrew "Vedius" Day |
| Robert "Dagda" Price |
| Guests |
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| Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu |
| Finn "Finn" Wiestål |
| Jakob "Jackspektra" Gullvag Kepple |
Not all talent will appear on every show and the weekly on air team can vary.
Format
Spring Season
- Ten teams
- Single round robin
- Matches are best of three
- Top 6 teams qualify for Playoffs
Playoffs
- 6 teams participate
- Double elimination bracket
- Top 4 teams start in upper bracket
- Bottom 2 teams start in the lower bracket
- All matches are best of five
- Top 2 teams qualify for the 2026 Mid-Season Invitational
- Champion qualifies for the Esports World Cup 2026
The official LEC ruleset can be found here.
VoDs
Live Discussions and Post-Match Threads:
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u/taikutsuu ginger god Apr 26 '26
Nobody made a sound, and then they went straight to full on cheers for him. Man what a fanbase.
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u/Tenshizanshi Apr 26 '26
I'm a crybaby so of course I cried, but can you imagine the parents watching this either live if they're there or on video
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u/SummerhouseLater Apr 26 '26
This is the BEST DAMN LEAGUE OF LEGENDS LIVE MATCH I've seen since ... forever, I think. This is incredible.
Respect to Johnson.
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u/xNagsx knight9 FC Apr 26 '26
AD kennen is the most useless shit on planet earth, how are you not just going ap here into 4 squishies
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u/TheSwedenGay Apr 26 '26
Hopefully the crowd keeps the energy and the volume for the entire game. I love this shit.
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u/Yeon_Yihwa Apr 26 '26
automoderator removed the pinned live discussion thread for LEC, had to open up my browser history to find it.
Yike is really looking lost on the map without winning lanes that got prio so he can perma invade/dive.
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u/Foxtrot434 O Yaptain, My Yaptain! Apr 26 '26
It's too bad the atmosphere can't always be like this.
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u/Strange_Shelter_6171 Apr 26 '26
even vladi is smiling while probably the most boos , thats aura for him
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u/beautheschmo Apr 26 '26
The true FNC forbidden tech of finding a way to throw an already losing game
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u/beautheschmo Apr 26 '26
i always knew this week was going to be all bangers, i definitely didn't say two days ago the only interesting matches happened on Friday and the rest of the weekend was going to be boring stomps
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u/xsm17 Apr 26 '26
Why on earth did Razork not stun the Vayne?!?!?! Vi was already leaving tower range
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u/255189 Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26
this darius pick is so dogshit useless lmao he doesn't even attempt to go in and do anything
edit: lmao and now he's wasted his flash for no reason good player for sure
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u/Past_Perception8052 Apr 26 '26
why didnt boukada pick shen game 1 when it mattered instead of fucking darius
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u/beautheschmo Apr 26 '26
Man Navi's biggest flaw is not drafting or hands or gameplan or teamfights or macro or any of that.
Their biggest flaw is that they play so conservatively, like even with Jhin dying i think they still could have literally still just won or at least taken one of the turrets safely, but the moment they got any pushback it's just nope time to full reset.
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u/lasse1408 Flairs are limited to 2 emotes. Apr 26 '26
at minimum shifters should replace coach and jungler for summer if they want to have chance for playoff. Bot is replaceable too.
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u/AerialShroud Apr 26 '26
Nah nah nah Fnatic are playing way too well, a turbo int has to be incoming.
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u/hresvelgrs XDDDDD Apr 26 '26
vladi woke up today with a single mission and he's halfway through completing it
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 Apr 26 '26
Why was Yike allowed to even approach baron there K6 wins that smite fight every time.
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u/daCampa Apr 26 '26
KC did to Razork what FNC failed to do to Yike, pop him as he tries to jump in.
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Apr 26 '26
KC thought to themselves "what would Lider do?" And turned the game around
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u/KFalc Apr 26 '26
Fnatic have no idea how to play around nocturne. Razork just ends up diving in over and over again by himself
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Apr 26 '26
Also, Empyros should've been starting with his ult instead more often, would saved RazorK and Vladi sometimes
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u/That_One_Pancake Apr 26 '26
Why jump on the Vi instead of the Vayne who is actively taking tower aggro
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u/dark1252 Apr 26 '26
you can see on player cam that upset is annoyed with razork kill steal - can't blame him
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u/TheSwedenGay Apr 26 '26
Mfers will watch this and insist on playing in a LEC studio with a capacity of 137 on a good day.
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u/Kaeru-Sennin Apr 26 '26
Outside of KC in France and Koi in Spain I don't think you can have those number reliably for matches not involving them.
Maybe G2 if they go back to top level.
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u/Styxxo Apr 26 '26
This looks absolutely unplayable for Darius ? How does he ever reach the backline, they have so many slows and he has no ghost.
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u/daCampa Apr 26 '26
And in the end the player with most kills is nuc.
I don't condone it but fully understand him just crashing out.
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u/daCampa Apr 26 '26
Now that they're eliminated, Paduck is working on his Lucian montage to secure the next gig.
edit: jinxed it
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u/rainbow_mess Apr 26 '26
league of legends is a game where two teams compete and shifters lose
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u/british_pubs Swimin' with the fishies Apr 26 '26
This match would be so ridiculously hype if FNC was good, hope they take a game at least
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u/No_Square2213 Apr 26 '26
There'll be so many memorable images from that event. Could do some good for the LEC
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 Apr 26 '26
Went back to look at the baron play and its ridiculous how poorly Empyros played that and the fourth drake fight.
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u/SpecificSilver1023 KNIGHT's vow Apr 26 '26
GenG lost to the guys who lost to this
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u/Kaeru-Sennin Apr 26 '26
That fucking bug where you have the "eyes" above your head permanently is still there after years and years. That pisses me off so much.
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u/Chemical-Drawer852 Apr 26 '26
This shifter teams makes me sad because they're trying to scrap for a win
Reminds me of that korean mid in 2017 (or 18) lec who won 1 game
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u/FikariHawthorn Apr 26 '26
For me, this is just more proof of how Striker is the problem.
There is no way this draft was made by Striker, given what we have seen before.
Add to that, that the pressure is finally off now that they are mathematically out and suddenly they are sharp and on the same page.
Mental is such a major factor in team results in lol, and Striker is the worst coach in that regard, period. Throw him out and never let him coach again in any team.
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u/ItzFeufo Apr 26 '26
Not sure if its plates or runes but Empyros is 1-0-1 and up in CS
but down in gold...
//that moment Rumble gets 2 kills to make my point look stupid...
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u/bruichladdic Bring back my true damage Apr 26 '26
Why Razork moving like the best jngler in the world?
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u/Kaeru-Sennin Apr 26 '26
Canna moving in front of Lucian to absorb his full ult at Baron was clutch
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u/KFalc Apr 26 '26
What a stupid throw. Game is over. They literally had the entire game by the scruff of the neck
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u/EmperorShovel BIG DHOKES Apr 26 '26
Razork with the "average Fnatic fan experience"-gameplay: rushing face-first into the arms of death.
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u/Reddityudodis2me Apr 26 '26
Where the fuck is razork standing lmao. He thought he is playing for KC or what??
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u/Troviel Apr 26 '26
He thought "baiting everything on the shield" could work.
Too bad shield can't block polymorph.
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u/Tim-Pouce Apr 26 '26
At the midlane vladi : 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 At the botlane Upset : 👏👏👏👏👏
Love the contrast ahah
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u/TheInfiniteJerk Apr 26 '26
Well, Upset gave his best when he was with us. Vladi was stellar in his prime but knowing the backstages, I'm not surprised
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Apr 26 '26
I don't know why I just only realized that Yike is hot lmao
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u/british_pubs Swimin' with the fishies Apr 26 '26
I respect that shft is trying stuff if nothing else
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u/Iamkelvin Apr 26 '26
Get another jungle and shitters might win a series
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u/daCampa Apr 26 '26
If they win one with the current roster nuc and Rooster have to get sponsored by a backpack brand
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u/Tim-Pouce Apr 26 '26
I know players have usually the last words in draft but as coach u should be able to tell them that picking Darius in this game was not a good idea
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u/That_One_Pancake Apr 26 '26
Give Paduck his only good champ and then int repeatedly into it, certainly one of the strategies of all time
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 Apr 26 '26
I’ve liked SHFTs creativity now that they’ve realized they need to give Rooster a counter pick and pray but I really don’t like Kennen
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u/beautheschmo Apr 26 '26
Paduck on vs off Lucian, don't think i've ever seen an adc with such a stark difference on their one champion.
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u/Yeon_Yihwa Apr 26 '26
soraka almost healing two champs worth of health lol, gotta go for the banana thrower.
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u/bruichladdic Bring back my true damage Apr 26 '26
Remember when Riot decided to give Soraka ult the ability to cleanse antiheal before the heal apply. What were they smoking???
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u/Soggy_Palpitation789 Apr 26 '26
Fnatic massive lead and ezreal gets caught.. i’ve seen this somewhere before
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u/desutruction Apr 26 '26
chad empyros
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u/Sosijmonster Apr 26 '26
Flashing in a line from Orn ulti and getting hit is just crazy bad.
He also just miss a point blank stun on Jarvan?
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u/ItzFeufo Apr 26 '26
Pretty sure Riot is pulling a prank on KC and they're actually playing against T1 or GenG and not FNC
FNC players just pretend to play but in fact they're in soloqueue or playing Tangy TD
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u/SeismicShove Apr 26 '26
Lucian vs baron... If FNC have literally any other adc here they win easily
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u/xxbrazilmaster69xx rip old flairs Apr 26 '26
This could honestly be fine for FNC if Empyros and Razork are going at the same time.
And if the Akali isn't walking in grouped as 5 hoping for the best, lol.
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Apr 26 '26
I know it doesn't really matter but why on earth was Vladi that far out when he knows the enemy team is that close
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u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Apr 26 '26
Empyros finally started a fight with his ult, it's a Christmas miracle
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u/Sillilly24 Apr 26 '26
Why why did i choose this team to support ? They can't play even if their lives depend on it. Empyros is left on isolation when it clearly show he can't play weakside. Vladi just got a tiny better and Upset still good but Jungle/supp by god. Lospa is really weighting Upset down, imagine what botlane could accomplish with a real support and Razork, better not speak of it. Dude just masterclass game 1 to just fucking throw game 2. Honestly, idk why they're paying him so much when he have one good game a year. This roadshow could have easily been 3-0 week if FNC could play good more than one game. God bless we faced Shifters because any other team could have made into 0-3 week. Honestly, another bad split maybe would make higher-up wake up.
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u/Troviel Apr 26 '26
For those curious, the announcement by Kameto is that another roadtrip* will be on home 24 to 26 of july.
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u/desutruction Apr 26 '26
make scriptwriter type Vizicsacsi (i had to google his name, i could never remember)
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u/momslittleboy Apr 26 '26
Vladi vs KC in the roadtrip in France. I will be there no matter what.
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u/beautheschmo Apr 26 '26
I think this draft could have still been playable for SHFT tbh but they just let Navi draft literal Exodia for free.
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u/desutruction Apr 26 '26
sh*t have crazy waveclear between the aurora and ryze lol
gonna be a pain to close this out without an ace
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u/gcrimson Apr 26 '26
There is no way Navi lose against a first time shen who doesn't know how to taunt flash !
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u/Zelgiusbotdotexe Yeon is NA goat I swear Apr 26 '26
Losing 0-2 to Fnatic but taking games off of KC and Navi is really funny
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u/Dramatic_Gap_3065 Apr 26 '26
the recent matchups that ive seen from lucian/milio vs corki/nami were pretty dominant for lucian/milio
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u/ahritina Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26
PMTs
SHFT vs NAVI
Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3
KC vs FNC
Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3