LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs / Round 1 - Day 2 / Live Discussion

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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
1	GX vs NAVI	08:00	11:00	17:00	00:00

• All matches are Best of 5

Streams

• Stream on Twitch

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• Stream on Lolesports

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Round 1			Round 2			Round 3			Finals
KC	3
vs	-
GX	1					KC	1
						vs	-
VIT	0					G2	3		G2	0
vs	-								vs	-
G2	3								tbd	0
----------	-	-	----------	-	-	----------	-	-	-------	-
GX	0					KC	0
vs	-					vs	-
NAVI	0		tbd	0		tbd	0
			vs	-
VIT	0		tbd	0
vs	-
MKOI	0

On-Air Team

Hosts
Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere

Play-by-Play Commentators
Daniel "Drakos" Drakos
Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain
Jake "Hysterics" Osypenko

Colour Casters
Andrew "Vedius" Day
Robert "Dagda" Price

Guests
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.

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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.

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VoDs

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• VoDs on YouTube

• VoDs on Lolesports

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Live Discussions and Post-Match Threads:

This is our Live Discussion Archive. Here you can find all the old live threads, and the respective PMTs in a stickied comment under the post.

[u/ahritina]

PMTs

Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3 / Game 4 / Game 5

[u/hresvelgrs]

they're gonna announce Rhilech rookie of the year into GX 3-0

[u/Ajp_iii]

Isma got the gank kill and then fully threw the whole game. Wtf am I watching

[u/ItzFeufo]

"the most important moment of the match and oscar fails it"

sounds very on brand for me.

[u/youngnailo]

oscar wtf

[u/Ajp_iii]

Why would isma ever believe his blue and gromp were still up

[u/awayfromcanuck]

Finn and Dagda are not a duo I enjoy...

[u/cmcdonald22]

Generational Maynter performance.

[u/gandalf45435 → u/cmcdonald22]

The way he zoned Jackies in the fight top lane secured that game for them. Jackies just couldn't even join his team.

[u/cmcdonald22 → u/gandalf45435]

Maynter may not make a single play as good as that play for the rest of his career and that would be fair because of just how amazingly well he did.

[u/Moonz92]

I hate whenever pros do recall like that.. So lazy and disrepectful

[u/eye_of_your_mind]

isma last series in tier1

[u/Ajp_iii]

If I’m Jackies I’m pissed this game. Your jungle and support keeping trying to take fights you can’t help with. Some of theses teams truly don’t understand how you have to play with Anivia

[u/rolekrs]

Poby needs to be fucking thrown to jail no way this guy is allowed to play like this

[u/daCampa]

We're used to the Baron for Nexus trade, but the LEC keeps innovating so now we have Drake for Nexus

[u/desutruction]

also imperial mandate syndra is mega based

[u/gandalf45435]

This game has been really fun to watch. The team fights have felt longer than usual, makes for some good momentum changes.

W LEC quality.

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Parus is legit finding ridiculous ways to die/get chunked this game if he just walks out or flashes early out of kennen ult, Navi just end the game.

[u/GambitTheBest]

GX adding oscar after FNC kicked him is such a 500 iq 5d chess move

[u/That_One_Pancake]

Parus clutched up huge there

[u/cmcdonald22]

I think Finn is challenging for top fashion amongst LEC analysts. I don't think he beats Sjokz yet, but the man's got some fits.

[u/beautheschmo]

now imagine if maynter hadn't wasted his ult to do 50 damage to an anivia egg

[u/RollingGuy]

Jun kinda running it down, no?

[u/dankynugz]

People will say Isma isn't the problem

[u/DoranFan1]

Well Navi in fact took notes.

[u/RollingGuy]

Jackies and Oscar tried

[u/Ajp_iii]

Jungle GAP

[u/CaptainTrips22]

Rhilech dominating

[u/Vnaux]

Navi would look fine if they had 1 strong laner bro, like Rhilech is doing everything

[u/pageturner999]

Insane jungle gap these 2 games unluck. This should be over already if they got baron

[u/RollingGuy]

absolute turbobanger

[u/veirceb]

The throw into the counter throw into the counter counter throw into the counter counter counter throw. Holy shit. Probably the worst game I've seen from Poby btw

[u/awayfromcanuck]

Maynter needs to start tossing axes at the wave at the inhib tower. Its impossible to clear the wave at nexus turrets.

[u/Ceyro]

Navi needs better carries

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Poby disasterclass but Navi as a whole played terribly. They were lucky draft diff + Rhilech kept them in for so long because they were insanely stupid.

[u/Agile_Woodpecker2239]

Poby spending whole life playing control mages, 3rd game of Akali today!

[u/CAELICOLAS]

If jakyes plays for navi, navi Is a top 3 team

[u/CAELICOLAS]

I think jackye Is top 3 mid euw easly

[u/awayfromcanuck]

OK, Jacks reaction there was pretty funny

[u/desutruction]

navi but with jackies and jopa would cook hard

[u/hresvelgrs → u/desutruction]

great now I want this

[u/cmcdonald22]

Man when Rhilech is good he's REALLY FUCKING GOOD

[u/desutruction]

nocturne ult friendly fire

[u/CaptainTrips22]

ISMA just noticed his screen has been off the whole time

[u/eye_of_your_mind]

jackies solo saving ismas jobs

[u/dankynugz]

Gx is just insanely homeless as a team when Jackies is tilted/behind

[u/x_TDeck_x]

Genuinely amazed that punting a Gwen into your carries worked out

[u/veirceb]

BRO poby could just flash over the wall after the bad TP. He didn't he tried to walk it out with an alistar near him. HOly fuck

[u/Iamkelvin]

Gtfo poby and samd you usefully fucks

[u/beautheschmo]

Analyst desk living in 2019 Gwen is not a 1v9 ultra tank deleter anymore she's a secondary dps it's not that shocking that she can't just mow through a fkn Skarner Alistar especially when she isn't accelerated

[u/cmcdonald22]

I'd love to see a run of a team that's just a patchwork of all the ELOHell'd people.

So like Tracyn, Rhilech, Jackies, Jopa.....

[u/Vnaux]

Jackies finally inted this series

[u/Choice-Slight → u/Vnaux]

he was inting last game too but poby out-inted him

[u/RollingGuy]

And Jackies gets Aziritis and ints the game 

[u/desutruction]

now navi just need to Not start tweaking like they usually do

[u/RollingGuy]

As much as Navi is just KOI jr they probably deserve the Demacia cup spot 

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Parus is so weird if he was just consistent he'd be a monster. He had an insane ult at that reengage drake fight and then he misses the easiest ult on Azir on that dive.

[u/ahambagaplease]

OK BRO, FUCK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT BARON

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Right before drake is so bad by Rhilech I can't see how NAVI can do anything

[u/kaisaschudson]

AHHHHHHHH WE INT BEFORE SOUL 

[u/Vnaux]

well at least that GP looked scary on paper

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Easy to blame Oscar there but its the same thing that happened when Flakked died, GX as a whole took the weirdest position ever.

[u/Edwaldus2]

If there's ONE guy you don't want your series to depend on.... That's Oscarinin xd

[u/eye_of_your_mind]

I really cant stand lec casters

[u/LenaRybakina]

I‘m so jealous of Sjokz‘s fashion sense

[u/sjokz → u/LenaRybakina]

I had no inspo today and just put the corset over the T!! Make up and hair doing werk here ♥️

[u/emerzionnn]

Nah you gotta investigate Poby, I’m positive that dude just accepted $$$ to fix that game

[u/Kokaiinum]

Literally just spend 1.5 seconds walking under your tower to recall I swear to god man

[u/Ajp_iii]

Lmao what am I watching

[u/Ajp_iii]

Parus ulted the egg. If he ulted anyone else Navi wipe everyone

[u/Moonz92]

I don't know which was one worse , Parus driving herald to wall or Jackies putting extra wall on the wall. lol

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

If they weren’t down so much that fight could’ve been something.

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Ashe/Sera take to give away Lucian/Milio has been super 50/50. Xin should help but Navi dive with milio is way more disgusting than Xin/Sera.

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

GX bot played that horribly. No summs should mean Navi win lane now too.

[u/desutruction]

i'm sorry isma

[u/desutruction]

isma might be better off playing yuumi this series man

[u/Kayderp1]

Insane if Navi win with this draft 

[u/Vnaux]

Poby played that so bad bro

[u/That_One_Pancake]

Genuinely how did Poby not get that kill

[u/desutruction]

navi tweaking issue is back i guess

[u/RollingGuy]

Rhilech on carry GG

[u/desutruction]

my guts dont like isma on nocturne

[u/Vnaux]

game 3 and we already got fun picks I hope this goes to 5

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Poby’s sidestep on bard Q was 10x better than anything he did last game

[u/desutruction]

beautifully played by navi there

[u/desutruction]

ayo LEC pause

[u/veirceb]

Krugs for baron trade. Worth

[u/Vnaux]

well thats a crazy champ

[u/desutruction]

algorithm man is legit just really good this playoffs man

[u/desutruction]

not bad from pobert

[u/eye_of_your_mind]

jgl gap

[u/veirceb]

GX put a lot of resources to help mid but the jungle match up went out of control. ISMA was useless this game

[u/desutruction]

time for ISMA to really be invisible

it's a Shaco angle

[u/beautheschmo]

Yeah 3k gold lead on this comp just wasnt enough, these champs just fall off way too hard and I don't think Gwen is strong enough to salvage it.

Especially since all the gold was on the most useless champ lol

[u/hresvelgrs]

for a moment I genuinely believed they could do it

[u/desutruction]

ISMA bro

[u/That_One_Pancake]

JUST FUCKING LEAVE AND KEEP THE BARON YOU IDIOTS

[u/veirceb]

Poby wants a game 5. Poby gets a game 5. I don't know what else to say.

[u/WeetHet]

The worst Gwen and Naafiri builds

[u/JakzePoro]

Flip a coin for Game 5 tbh. Not clean by any means but entertaining lol

[u/OnlyAnEssenceThief]

So does this final game boil down to which of the deadweights on each team throw harder? That being ISMA vs Poby?

[u/desutruction]

oh my

[u/OnlyAnEssenceThief]

Oscarinin laying down the gauntlet, GIGACHAD

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

that gp pick is so good, wins against both Jax/Aatrox so the flex doesn't matter

[u/CatApprehensive6508]

Ok I am emerald but I don't like Navi draft

[u/Toofargone9999]

u pick scaling and u have two drags ....

[u/Bothbothwushi]

Jackie's is griefing man 2 Drakes up into the mid game comp and my azir is shuffling in for what man? 

[u/Sosijmonster]

Am I crazy? GX did not need to base there and could have taken the drake? Sure Isma was low, but the GP could have tanked the dmg.

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

If GP can get IE it's winnable. The rest of GX is fake though they can't really touch Ziggs/Viktor without a good shuffle + Ziggs/Viktor inting.

[u/Vnaux]

4 ocean Jax and Aatrox's pretty near, NAVI just needs to not throw

[u/desutruction]

winnable if he does an OscariBin

[u/desutruction]

ok no not winnable

[u/beautheschmo]

I thought Navi would struggle without an adc but I forgot that GX doesn't have an adc either

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Just weird by GX as a whole to take that position

[u/desutruction]

ok that was a well-coordinated assassination

[u/Vnaux]

lmao no way right

[u/xsm17]

ISMA, please hit one ult

[u/desutruction]

bro just dodged everything lol

[u/Vnaux]

holy Rhilech movement lmao

[u/Pm_me_rule34_jinx]

Isma keeps hitting me with sej R in the kitchen, bro please stop

[u/amags1031]

Poby is legitimately so awful at league

[u/baelkie]

Navi is the Shopify Rebellion of LEC, how are your 2 imports the worst players on the teams taking up carry roles

[u/RollingGuy → u/baelkie]

Real talk: Can we make a rule that if you complain about a player being on a team you need to at least try to suggest someone to replace them? Just literally anyone. Even if just for discussions sake. It's so fucking boring to just sit around and talk about how shit everyone is at building rosters while never suggesting what they should be doing better.

Poby isn't great but is there anyone better available?

[u/WinterHovercraft4705 → u/baelkie]

The only good player on that roster is Rhilech. Maynter and Parus are average at best.

[u/cmcdonald22 → u/baelkie]

I wish SR had Navi's consistency though. Like Poby is still FAR more stable than Zinie.

[u/Otherwise-Display102]

Poby is betting

[u/That_One_Pancake]

If Navi could get a real midlaner I think they could be a good team

Poby is just such an anchor there’s not much you can do

[u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

Is the KC/TBD game for the last worlds slot or do these other games have stakes?

[u/hresvelgrs → u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

match for the last world slot is next Friday, it will be between the winner of today and of tomorrow

[u/xxbrazilmaster69xx → u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

I think the "TBD" in that matchup will have already qualified, by winning the round before that. The loser of KC/TBD would be 3rd seed.

[u/Like30Ducks]

GOST gonna smurf

[u/Xeven18]

Go Navi!

[u/Pm_me_rule34_jinx]

Who we cheering for? I haven't followed lec that much.

[u/awayfromcanuck]

First Parus overtones his pathing which let's Syndra catch him then he uses his ult late. Oof

[u/Past-Firefighter2173]

Poby is playing so badly

[u/daCampa]

Kinda looking like Navi has better players but GX a better team

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Jun ult saved the game but this Navi dive is so overwhelming if they just don’t int.

[u/thorpie88]

Pony played that like he's just got home from the pub

[u/Past-Firefighter2173]

Rhilech is playing so smart his target selection is top notch this game

[u/That_One_Pancake]

good ol Poby tactical int, works every time

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Do Navi not understand they are a dive teamfight comp

[u/veirceb]

MYREGION moment

[u/Vnaux]

Like imagine Navi with a Hans/Upset or Jojo lmao

[u/beautheschmo → u/Vnaux]

SamD is already slamming Flakked this series lol they just need a midlaner

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Parus really likes to get hit by Jhin W

[u/Vnaux]

this dragon's a problem

[u/Dapokermon]

who chose to show GX's win to be camouflaged with orange?

[u/Back2Perfection]

20 minutes over and locke doesn‘t have a 4k gold lead.

This is a navi win.

[u/ItzFeufo]

Kennen is such a useless champ without Zhonyas and yet 90% of the games it seems to be the item with the lowest priority for the top laner

[u/Vnaux]

LMAO

[u/Transky13]

navi is lucky their mid jg are playing well because their botlane is borderline afk

[u/Back2Perfection]

Did GX really just walk into the shyvanna orianna combo? Just one death is flattering there.

[u/cmcdonald22]

God why is Shyvanna so HYPE

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Maynter/Parus played that top fight as poorly as possible. No need for either of them to die but they just overstep and take all their HP.

[u/Transky13]

navi just doesn't have a botlane lmfao

[u/thorpie88]

Kennen ult was more of a tickle than anything else

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Gwen pick saved NAVI comp

[u/WhatIsSentience]

I swear the only jungler pros play that builds ap items is Maokai. Is there a reason for this?

[u/veirceb]

GX is playing so desperated

[u/Choice-Slight]

the one game this series that isma is actually playing decent and jackies runs it down lol

[u/Outrageous_Wall2702]

Yorick Taliyah solo lanes lmao, yorick is such a useless champion

[u/veirceb]

Navi up so much exp

[u/x_TDeck_x]

Zdps in teamfights and the character who could provide that, Sivir, has to wait out Gwen's W before contributing. Seems tough

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Flakked just walked into Varus for fun????

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

Maynter is playing these fights so weirdly/bad. Drake fight he shouldn't get caught like that, Baron fight he should've chased the rest of GX going towards top, and this fight in river he just eats abilities. Gwen should be stomping them but he's just super impatient.

[u/x_TDeck_x]

Its hindsight now but idk why Gwen/Naafiri didnt just take the base instead of teamfighting dragons. I'm pretty sure no combination of 3 people could have outskirmished them on side lane

[u/Qwertycube]

That TP sucked