Английская Википедия:2023 LEC season
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The 2023 LEC season is the 11th season of the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends, and the first under new branding. The LEC rebranded from the "European Championship" to the "EMEA Championship" to broaden player eligibility. Two team changes occurred for the 2023 season, with Misfits Gaming selling their LEC franchise slot to Team Heretics and Rogue rebranding to KOI. The league also saw a major format change, expanding from two splits to three, and introduced a season final playoff. The schedule also underwent adjustments, with Superweeks every week, extending into Monday.
League changes
Branding and regions
The LEC rebranded from the League of Legends European Championship to the League of Legends EMEA Championship, opening eligibility for players with residency status in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East/North Africa to participate in the league without transfer restrictions. The League of Legends Continental League (for CIS and Russia) remained suspended but allowed CIS-based league to be integrated into the expanded LEC in the future.[1]
Format
The LEC underwent a significant revamp in its format for the year 2023. The new format featured three splits with three champions throughout the year. Each split consisted of three weeks of a round-robin regular season, followed by a group stage with the top eight teams from the regular season engaging in a double-elimination bracket over two weeks. The top four teams emerging from this stage proceeded to the playoffs, where they competed in a best-of-five, double-elimination format for the trophy. The three seasonal champions automatically qualified for the Season Finals, where overall seeding was determined by Championship Points. In the Season Finals, the three LEC champions met the top Championship Points candidates in a final four-week, best-of-five double-elimination bracket to decide the yearly LEC Champion.[2]
Unlike the previous structure where games were played primarily on Saturdays and Sundays with occasional Friday "Superweeks," the new schedule included Superweeks every week. Instead of concluding on Sunday, each week extended into Monday. This schedule adjustment was part of a broader transformation in the European League of Legends ecosystem. The aim was to increase the significance of regular-season games, as they historically tended to matter less, especially in the Spring splits.[3]
Teams
The 2023 season saw two team changes coming into the season. In July 2022, Misfits Gaming sold their LEC franchise slot to Team Heretics, effective at the beginning of the 2023 LEC season.[4] Additionally, following the merger between Rougue and KOI in October 2022, Rogue rebranded to KOI.[5]
Winter
Regular season
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Groups
- Group A
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- Group B
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Playoffs
Шаблон:4TeamBracket-PagePlayoff
Final standings
| Шаблон:Abbr | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | MSI 2023 Play-In stage and Season Finals |
| 2 | MAD Lions | |
| 3 | KOI | |
| 4 | SK Gaming |
Spring
Regular season
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Groups
- Group A
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- Group B
Шаблон:4TeamBracket-2Elim-B Шаблон:Stack end
Playoffs
Шаблон:4TeamBracket-PagePlayoff
Final standings
| Шаблон:Abbr | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD Lions | MSI 2023 Play-In stage and Season Finals |
| 2 | Team BDS | |
| 3 | Team Vitality | |
| 4 | G2 Esports |
Summer
Regular season
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Groups
- Group A
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- Group B
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Playoffs
Шаблон:4TeamBracket-PagePlayoff
Final standings
| Шаблон:Abbr | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | Season Finals |
| 2 | Excel Esports | |
| 3 | Fnatic | |
| 4 | Team Heretics |
Season Finals
Playoffs
Final standings
| Шаблон:Abbr | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | Worlds 2023 Main Event |
| 2 | Fnatic | |
| 3 | MAD Lions | |
| 4 | Team BDS | Worlds Qualifying Series 2023 |
| 5 | Excel Esports | |
| 6 | SK Gaming |
Awards
- Winter
- 1st Team All-Pro:[6]
- Шаблон:Abbr Photon, Team Vitality
- Шаблон:Abbr Elyoya, MAD Lions
- Шаблон:Abbr Caps, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr Hans Sama, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr Mikyx, G2 Esports
Шаблон:Stack end Шаблон:Stack begin
- 2nd Team All-Pro:[6]
- Шаблон:Abbr BrokenBlade, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr Yike, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr Nisqy, MAD Lions
- Шаблон:Abbr Exakick, SK Gaming
- Шаблон:Abbr Hylissang, MAD Lions
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- 3rd Team All-Pro:[6]
- Шаблон:Abbr Chasy, MAD Lions
- Шаблон:Abbr Markoon, SK Gaming
- Шаблон:Abbr Larssen, KOI
- Шаблон:Abbr Comp, KOI
- Шаблон:Abbr Trymbi, KOI
- Spring
- 1st Team All-Pro:[7]
- Шаблон:Abbr Chasy, MAD Lions
- Шаблон:Abbr Elyoya, MAD Lions
- Шаблон:Abbr Nisqy, MAD Lions
- Шаблон:Abbr Crownie, Team BDS
- Шаблон:Abbr Hylissang, MAD Lions
Шаблон:Stack end Шаблон:Stack begin
- 2nd Team All-Pro:[8]
- Шаблон:Abbr Adam, Team BDS
- Шаблон:Abbr Sheo, Team BDS
- Шаблон:Abbr Caps, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr Carzzy, MAD Lions
- Шаблон:Abbr Mikyx, G2 Esports
Шаблон:Stack end Шаблон:Stack begin
- 3rd Team All-Pro:[8]
- Шаблон:Abbr Photon, Team Vitality
- Шаблон:Abbr Yike, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr nuc, Team BDS
- Шаблон:Abbr Hans Sama, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr Labrov, Team BDS
- Summer
- 1st Team All-Pro:[9]
- Шаблон:Abbr Photon, Team Vitality
- Шаблон:Abbr Elyoya, MAD Lions
- Шаблон:Abbr Caps, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr Hans Sama, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr Mikyx, G2 Esports
Шаблон:Stack end Шаблон:Stack begin
- 2nd Team All-Pro:[10]
- Шаблон:Abbr BrokenBlade, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr Yike, G2 Esports
- Шаблон:Abbr Nisqy, MAD Lions
- Шаблон:Abbr Exakick, SK Gaming
- Шаблон:Abbr Hylissang, MAD Lions
Шаблон:Stack end Шаблон:Stack begin
- 3rd Team All-Pro:[10]
- Шаблон:Abbr Chasy, MAD Lions
- Шаблон:Abbr Markoon, SK Gaming
- Шаблон:Abbr Larssen, KOI
- Шаблон:Abbr Comp, KOI
- Шаблон:Abbr Trymbi, KOI
- Season
- Most Valuable Player of the Year: Mikyx, G2 Esports[11]
- Rookie of the Year: Yike, G2 Esports[12]
- Coaching Staff of the Year: G2 Esports[13]
References
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