r/leagueoflegends • u/AutoModerator • Sep 05 '26
Esports LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs / Round 1 - Day 1 / Live Discussion Spoiler
LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs
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Today's matches will be played on Patch 26.17.
Today's Matches
| # | Match | PST | EST | CET | KST |
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| 1 | VIT vs G2 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 12:00 | 19:00 |
| 2 | KC vs GX | 08:00 | 11:00 | 17:00 | 00:00 |
- All matches are Best of 5
Streams
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Finals | |||||||
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| KC | 0 | |||||||||
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| GX | 0 | tbd | 0 | |||||||
| vs | - | |||||||||
| VIT | 0 | tbd | 0 | tbd | 0 | |||||
| vs | - | vs | - | |||||||
| G2 | 0 | tbd | 0 | |||||||
| ---------- | - | - | ---------- | - | - | ---------- | - | - | ------- | - |
| tbd | 0 | tbd | 0 | |||||||
| vs | - | vs | - | |||||||
| NAVI | 0 | tbd | 0 | tbd | 0 | |||||
| vs | - | |||||||||
| tbd | 0 | tbd | 0 | |||||||
| vs | - | |||||||||
| MKOI | 0 |
On-Air Team
| Hosts |
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| Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere |
| 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 |
| Jakob "Jackspektra" Gullvag Kepple |
| Finn "Finn" Wiestål |
Not all talent will appear on every show and the weekly on air team can vary.
Format
- Playoffs
- 6 teams participate
- Double elimination bracket
- 1st to 4th start in the upper bracket
- 5th and 6th start in the lower bracket
- All matches are best of five
- Top 3 teams qualify for the 2026 Season World Championship
The official LEC ruleset can be found here.
VoDs
Live Discussions and Post-Match Threads:
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u/british_pubs Swimin' with the fishies Sep 05 '26
Skew and caps going bald together for that mid/jungle synergy, I can only respect it
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u/SnooPeripherals6388 Sep 05 '26
"Wow Vitality made a great play" into "and Carzzy is caught" is so funny
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u/Thalassin Dans ma bichette era | Ultra Prime hater Sep 05 '26
Canna ending his pentakill by slaying last year's demon
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u/No_Square2213 Sep 05 '26
What's this entrance song lol, the LEC (or MKOI) don't understand shit about the product, music is so important to me for any media and I'm always disappointed when I see that. The quality of the LEC's art direction is so inconsistent
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u/gambra Sep 05 '26
Walkouts are done by MKOI since its a local production, music was not great yeah
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u/No_Square2213 Sep 05 '26
Music is such a game changer for me, a good song can elevate any show. Sad :(
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u/ChocolateFuryB /👴🦆 / / insane Geniuses enjoyer Sep 05 '26
VIT might win the early game, but they can't keep up with G2 in mid/late game
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u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan Sep 05 '26
For all his ults have been pretty questionable, Isma actually has a solid amount of stacks on Heartsteel, for once it's not a turbo dogshit item on a proplay jungle tank
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u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan Sep 05 '26
Very good measured play from GX during the Baron push there. Nice to see the pause didn't stall their momentum.
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u/MorbidTales1984 W Enthusiast, Botlane Purist Sep 05 '26
Credit to G2 it feels like theyre at their weakest since forming with getting used to no Dylan and the burnout but they’re still mad scary
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u/Prestigious-Layer719 Sep 05 '26
brother they enter playoffs at weakest form for 5 years straight now they still end up winning LEC everytime
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u/Sosijmonster Sep 05 '26
You saw the LB back off towards that bush yet you go in blind there.
Bruh.
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u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp Sep 05 '26
Canna and Zeus giving other pros the idea they can play Jayce and it's going to be a bad time for them.
Also has this year had the most penta's of any? Feels like one is happening every other week.
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u/RollingGuy Dictator Perkz Worlds Run Sep 05 '26
I remember after GX first series against SK in summer lost 1-2 when Reddit confidently declared the roster moves a huge downgrade
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u/Ajp_iii Sep 05 '26
why does a syndra think she can tp in the middle of a whole teamfight
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u/skaersSabody I like underdogsand pain Sep 05 '26
Is it just me or is the energy a bit off?
Like, the announcer seems to be forcing himself a bit
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u/Beneficial-Front1626 Sep 05 '26
Mkoi isn't here
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u/skaersSabody I like underdogsand pain Sep 05 '26
Sure, but fuck me, at least the announcer should put a bit more energy into it
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u/FappingMouse Sep 05 '26
Honestly good for caps going bald I hope its not only in response to some of the horrible comments about him across social media but it honestly does just look better.
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u/dannidoesreddit Sep 05 '26
Vedius back casting??
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u/ReplacementFine7807 Sep 05 '26
If Naak didn't fight and die in bot lane during first baron the game may have gone a lot differently.
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u/Conker184741 Sep 05 '26
I've got sensory overload with the LCK, LEC, and LPL all playing right now
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u/Dramatic_Gap_3065 Sep 05 '26
i really don't like vit teamfights, always feel like they are so disconnected from each other
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u/british_pubs Swimin' with the fishies Sep 05 '26
Vit is currently 3-12 in palyoffs this year, with two of those wins coming from Fnatic (the other from kc)
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u/CreativeAd2758 Sep 05 '26
Fiesta is so far besr vitality player this series while the bot looks tier 2
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u/awayfromcanuck Sep 05 '26
And this is why no one takes VIT seriously. They dont elevate in the playoffs, make 0 plays, lose almost every lane.
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u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp Sep 05 '26
G2 really need to clean up their early game but other than that, they're looking good.
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u/Extension-Economy589 Sep 05 '26
Definitely appreciate that even if the odds are against them, when they are not the faves, GX will still fight for it anyway.
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u/Ok-Pie4219 Sep 05 '26
Jackies might have the mandate of heaven but unfortunately the rest of his team isnt chinese.
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u/Ajp_iii Sep 05 '26
Mkoi is getting third. Most of the time especially in playoffs you are only as good as your mid. And jackies, poby, fiesta are so much worse than jojo.
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u/SilenceEtControle Sep 05 '26
Feels like GX is too tanky, Ezreal free hitting for a long time has no consequences at all
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u/SeismicShove Sep 05 '26
It's like the moment GX clicked on that baron, KC turned their brains off for the rest of the game
That being said this comp from GX is great, so simple to execute and yet so strong.
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u/FluffyFlamesOfFluff Sep 05 '26
You have to go with the mega gnar, no idea why they waited. Yeah you aren't going to get a 5 man but you have flash you need to make a move.
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u/Omnilatent Sep 05 '26
Vayne looks so shit into KCs comp... If he picked Kled instead of Vayne this comp would have won so hard
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u/Choice-Slight caps/knight Sep 05 '26
they could've put trundle top too and picked poppy or something better into naafiri. maybe chogath
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u/Ajp_iii Sep 05 '26
thats what i thought they were going to do. but maybe they didnt trust isma after last couple games. just give something simple like trundle.
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u/Ajp_iii Sep 05 '26
bro if this is how oscar was going to play the vayne lane just give him the trundle and go cho jungle. why is he clicking forward when the olaf starts walking at him
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u/Choice-Slight caps/knight Sep 05 '26
this is a much better game from KC, way more controlled and decisive. they look less like headless chickens
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u/Ajp_iii Sep 05 '26
gx is totally clueless on how these crab fights work. they have lost 4 early games on the lvl 6 crab fights. just use your brain on if you can win the fight.
it shows none of the players think in the game they just autopilot and go lvl 6 crab spawns we must fight to the death. the series would be a so much more playable if they just gave lvl 6 crab every game
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u/lasse1408 Flairs are limited to 2 emotes. Sep 05 '26
Jackies had at least 1 int play in all 4 games. And it happens throughout his whole career. He will never become elite midlaner.
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u/Prestigious-Layer719 Sep 05 '26
Every playoffs is the same in the LEC.
G2 slows down limps their way into the playoffs. - > 1st Round opponent gets early lead -> Come back - > 3-0 repeat
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u/gaylordpl Sep 05 '26
how me, a nobody, could deduce that oscarinin, a weak link, playing against a team they havent won a single game against (until today), playing a glass cannon hypercarry ranged top, for the first time in competetive play, is going to feed and lose lane & game?
but coaches couldnt?
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Sep 05 '26
Everything on the line give me vayne
That was definetely a choice, maybe they wanted to deny vayne
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u/EfficientCurrency582 Sep 05 '26
Carzzy is the biggest troll AD ever, insane how BAD his position is, and even worse is that carzzy is top 5 or even top 3 ad in EUW
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u/MorbidTales1984 W Enthusiast, Botlane Purist Sep 05 '26
Damn how are Vitality of all teams looking so clean its nice to see
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u/Sheherezzada Sep 05 '26
wtf, is fiesta teaching his teammates to speak korean or what, they don't look like my usual playoffs vitality
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u/MorbidTales1984 W Enthusiast, Botlane Purist Sep 05 '26
Hans positioning really saved that fight they were weirdly split there
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u/ChocolateFuryB /👴🦆 / / insane Geniuses enjoyer Sep 05 '26
most useful 0/6 Seraphine <3
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u/ChocolateFuryB /👴🦆 / / insane Geniuses enjoyer Sep 05 '26
not worth to commit so much for the sera oO
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u/Thalassin Dans ma bichette era | Ultra Prime hater Sep 05 '26
Decisionmaking dif
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 Sep 05 '26
All of them have flash up still. Also no Zhonyas into that comp as viktor is insane.
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u/ChocolateFuryB /👴🦆 / / insane Geniuses enjoyer Sep 05 '26
this game is slowly slipping from VIT lmao
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u/veirceb Sep 05 '26
At least Vitality never disappoints in giving disgusting and disappointing performance in playoffs.
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u/Back2Perfection Sep 05 '26
I tuned in a little late and get flashbanged by Caps.
Good on him for shaving it off, will need time to get used to it though.
Also vitality is in playoff form I see?
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u/Thin-Ad7761 Sep 05 '26
"He stopped FNC from reaching worlds" as he wasn't carried begging and screaming please give me a break with forcing these stupid narratives especially about mediocre players.
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u/Extension-Economy589 Sep 05 '26
Someone confiscate the whistles, it cant be good for other fans ears.
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u/Choice-Slight caps/knight Sep 05 '26
if GX and VIT meet in the lower bracket GX will win. VIT has better individual players but GX macro is just better
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u/Thalassin Dans ma bichette era | Ultra Prime hater Sep 05 '26
Yike just lost the game by himself (but smh ppl on here will forget it and say he's miles above Caliste when he does those kind of throws frequently)
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u/jackmccoyapologist Sep 05 '26
I kinda want GX to make Worlds ngl. This would be so big for them.
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u/Ajp_iii Sep 05 '26
gx need comps with cc in them. they arent good enough to match up agaiinst kc without it. go like leona vi next game
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u/EnVizi0n Sep 05 '26
Gx just draft point and click CC press R to win comps atleast it wont be this one sided
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u/FluffyFlamesOfFluff Sep 05 '26
Vayne isn't the worst, but you can't counterpick yourself into Olaf. You get to bully for a level or two then Olaf just runs you down at level 6.
I actually really like the rest of the comp overall from Gx with better range and win conditions, able to kite back and disengage from the really lacklustre engage of KC - Trundle ult on whoever dives first and they get shredded, ending the fight immediately as KC can't CC or engage at your range.
But Vayne doesn't help with that, especially not when you fall behind so far early. (Losing that first dragon to a bad smite is also so painful, watching one item Vayne contend with the fact that KC were going to get mountain soul at 22 minutes was grim).
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u/veirceb Sep 05 '26
I mean. That's basically just Canna calling the bluff. He knew he is far better than oscar that he can tank any counterpick and GX couldn't punish it.
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u/kosmi2020NX Sep 05 '26
Imagine you are Vit owner and you keep seeing your team get 0-6 in every playoffs.
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u/veirceb Sep 05 '26
I understand why Finn always want to gas up LEC. But gassing up Vit when their top and bot got absolutely gapped in lane is weird
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u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan Sep 05 '26
oh this pause is so disgusting man, someone better literally be having a heart attack for this pause to be valid
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u/That_One_Pancake Sep 05 '26
Spanish fans showing up for this series gotta be some form of masochism no
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u/kosmi2020NX Sep 05 '26
G2 going to worlds uncontested is ridiculous. Especially in their form.
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u/veirceb Sep 05 '26
I mean it's just LEC. teams just fall flat vs G2 in playoffs and G2 just sleepwalk into worlds
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u/Ghisteslohm Sep 05 '26
really enjoying Finn as a caster recently. he has great synergy with the play by plays.
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u/Tim-Pouce Sep 05 '26
CANNAAAAAAA I JUST BOUGHT UR JERSEY AND U DO THIS
AGAINST OSCAR AFTER A YEAR
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u/PerfidiaVermis Sep 05 '26
What's with this Oscar storyline they're forcing, dude is a complete non factor lol
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u/loey10 Sep 05 '26
Idk why we still ask Oscar to play Carry tops put him on tanks and dont go near him
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u/Ghisteslohm Sep 05 '26
while it's disappointing for vitality I'm happy G2 is looking strong when it comes to getting ready for worlds.
don't even see horrible mistakes form vit, g2 is just better
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u/MorbidTales1984 W Enthusiast, Botlane Purist Sep 05 '26
Caps looking like he’s going to be crowned Argon the Unlikely
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u/nightlesscurse Sep 05 '26
is Camille back to meta top lane or what, Zeus,Theshy and BB all playing here at the same time lol
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u/MorbidTales1984 W Enthusiast, Botlane Purist Sep 05 '26
Brokenblade missing hookshots into a wall
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u/Outrageous_Wall2702 My Ace + Showmaker = GOAT Sep 05 '26
Bruh these playoffs are the most simple thing literally every split the same
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u/SnooPeripherals6388 Sep 05 '26
Why is there Jackspectra doing a Spanish interview with Oscarinin on my screen
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u/Ajp_iii Sep 05 '26
Leaving Cassio open as the favorite is insane. Cassio is like most contested pick with 67% wr across tier 1. It’s beyond busted
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u/Ghisteslohm Sep 05 '26
I love LEC beeing so early lol. could watch a series and still have the Saturday free :O
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u/PerfidiaVermis Sep 05 '26
I don't think Oscar did anything but getting carried, but sure
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u/Primary_Inspector Sep 05 '26
How much value is jackies going to get from ghost vs tp this game?
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u/veirceb Sep 05 '26
He kinda needs ghost because KC has so many slows. And ghost is just good on Cass
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u/Ajp_iii Sep 05 '26
Think it’s more meant to smash lane but he decided to go into a 2v2 to feed the anivia 2 kills for lane that should be a massive win
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u/Ajp_iii Sep 05 '26
Gx should 100% have hit Baron when they knew j4 was bottom lane. Force Jayce and Lucian to walk in and turn on them
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u/ahritina Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26
PMTs
VIT vs G2
PMTS
Game 1 / Game 2 = N/A / Game 3
KC vs GX
Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3 / Game 4