2019 LEC season
| 2019 LEC season | |
|---|---|
| League | LEC |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | 18 January – 14 April (Spring) 7 June – 8 September (Summer) 13-15 September (Regional Qualifier) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | English: Twitch, YouTube |
| Spring | |
| Season champions | G2 Esports |
| Runners-up | Origen |
| Top seed | G2 Esports |
| Season MVP | Rasmus "Caps" Winther (G2 Esports) |
| Summer | |
| Season champions | G2 Esports |
| Runners-up | Fnatic |
| Top seed | G2 Esports |
| Season MVP | Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski (G2 Esports) |
The 2019 LEC season was the first season of the newly rebranded League of Legends European Championship (LEC), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends. Following the league’s rebranding from the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) in late 2018, the league debuted a new, franchise-based model and refreshed visual identity.
League changes
Broadcasting
Teams
| Excel Esports | FC Schalke 04 |
| Fnatic | G2 Esports |
| Misfits Gaming | Origen |
| Rogue | Splyce |
| SK Gaming | Team Vitality |
Spring
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | 13 | 5 | 8 | Advance to winners' bracket |
| 2 | Origen | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Fnatic[lower-alpha 1] | 11 | 7 | 4 | Advance to losers' bracket |
| 4 | Splyce[lower-alpha 1] | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| 5 | Team Vitality | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | SK Gaming[lower-alpha 2] | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | FC Schalke 04[lower-alpha 2] | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 8 | Misfits Gaming | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 9 | Excel Esports | 5 | 13 | −8 | |
| 10 | Rogue | 2 | 16 | −14 |
Notes:
Playoffs
The semifinal and final matches were played in Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | G2 Esports | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Origen | 0 | Origen | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fnatic | 3 | WB | Origen | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Vitality | 0 | LB | Fnatic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fnatic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Splyce | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Splyce | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | SK Gaming | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Individual awards
| Award | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Pro Team | Lukas "Cabochard" Simon-Meslet | Top | Team Vitality |
| Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Jungle | G2 Esports | |
| Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | G2 Esports | |
| Kasper "Kobbe" Kobberup | Bot | Splyce | |
| Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle | Support | G2 Esports | |
| Coach of the Split | André "Guilhoto" Guilhoto | Coach | Origen |
| Rookie of the Split | Oskar "Selfmade" Boderek | Jungle | SK Gaming |
| MVP | Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | G2 Esports |
Summer
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | 15 | 3 | 12 | Advance to winners' bracket |
| 2 | Fnatic | 14 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Splyce | 12 | 6 | 6 | Advance to losers' bracket |
| 4 | FC Schalke 04 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| 5 | Rogue | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 6 | Team Vitality | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 7 | SK Gaming | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 8 | Origen | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 9 | Misfits Gaming | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 10 | Excel Esports | 4 | 14 | −10 |
Tiebreaker table
The tie between four teams with 7-11 record was broken using an additional table including only matches between them.
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Team Vitality[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | SK Gaming[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Origen | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Notes:
Playoffs
The semifinal and final matches were played in O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece.
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | G2 Esports | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fnatic | 2 | Fnatic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Splyce | 0 | WB | Fnatic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rogue | 3 | LB | Schalke 04 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rogue | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Schalke 04 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Vitality | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Individual awards
| Award | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Pro Team | Martin "Wunder" Hansen | Top | G2 Esports |
| Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Jungle | ||
| Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | ||
| Luka "Perkz" Perković | Bot | ||
| Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle | Support | ||
| Coach of the Split | Fabian "GrabbZ" Lohmann | Coach | G2 Esports |
| Rookie of the Split | Kacper "Inspired" Boderek | Jungle | Rogue |
| MVP | Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Jungle | G2 Esports |
Regional Qualifier
The Regional Qualifier was an additional tournament held after the conclusion of the summer split to determine LEC's representatives at the 2019 World Championship.
Format
- 4 teams with highest Championship Points total (excluding summer split champion; ties broken by summer split result)
- Stepladder format
- Winner advances to 2019 World Championship Group Stage
- Runner-up advances to 2019 World Championship Play-In Stage
Qualification
| Pos | Team | Spring | Summer | Total | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | G2 Esports | 90 | AQ | AQ | Qualifies directly to Worlds |
| 1 | Fnatic | 50 | 90 | 140 | Start in Final |
| 2 | FC Schalke 04 Esports | 0 | 70 | 70 | Start in Round 2 |
| 3 | Origen | 70 | 0 | 70 | Start in Round 1 |
| 4 | Splyce | 30 | 20 | 50 | |
| 5 | Rogue | 0 | 40 | 40 | |
| 6 | Team Vitality | 10 | 20 | 30 | |
| 7 | SK Gaming | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 1. | Fnatic | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2. | FC Schalke 04 | 0 | R2 | Splyce | 0 | ||||||||
| 3. | Origen | 2 | R1 | Splyce | 3 | ||||||||
| 4. | Splyce | 3 | |||||||||||
References
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