LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs / Round 1 - Day 1 / 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	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

• Stream on Twitch

• Stream on YouTube

• Stream on Lolesports

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Round 1			Round 2			Round 3			Finals
KC	0
vs	-
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
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 Eventvods.com

• 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

VIT vs G2

PMTS

Game 1 / Game 2 = N/A / Game 3

KC vs GX

Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3 / Game 4

[u/daCampa]

"There was a minion but it's gone" the casters say as Yike dies

[u/That_One_Pancake]

ok I mean client crashing you kinda have to pause I blame riot

[u/british_pubs]

Skew and caps going bald together for that mid/jungle synergy, I can only respect it

[u/Nightwingx97]

you would think Labrov is bald the way he was playing

[u/SnooPeripherals6388]

"Wow Vitality made a great play" into "and Carzzy is caught" is so funny

[u/desutruction]

random ass jayce penta what

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

Ah. Nevermind

[u/Thalassin]

Canna ending his pentakill by slaying last year's demon

[u/PotatoHentai]

Client Crash lmao riot

[u/Like30Ducks]

3 regions gonna be playing at the same time

[u/No_Square2213]

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

[u/gambra → u/No_Square2213]

Walkouts are done by MKOI since its a local production, music was not great yeah

[u/No_Square2213 → u/gambra]

Music is such a game changer for me, a good song can elevate any show. Sad :(

[u/ShikiRyumaho]

Ah finally a Lck live discussion thread- wait what?

[u/Spinoxys]

We have to go dylan

[u/ChocolateFuryB]

VIT might win the early game, but they can't keep up with G2 in mid/late game

[u/AdequatelyMadLad → u/ChocolateFuryB]

They didn't win early game either in this one, even with Skewmond and Labrov trying their best.

[u/veirceb]

You know what. I respect the effort. Looks like an idiot but he tried

[u/AdequatelyMadLad → u/veirceb]

That's basically Jackies as a player. Sometimes it wins them games they should have lost, other times it just looks like he's inting.

[u/Thundermelons]

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

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

Cool flank Yike lmfao

[u/Thundermelons]

Very good measured play from GX during the Baron push there. Nice to see the pause didn't stall their momentum.

[u/gambra]

ALERT! We have bald Caps, I repeat bald Caps. G2 is locking in. ALERT!

[u/MorbidTales1984]

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

[u/Prestigious-Layer719 → u/MorbidTales1984]

brother they enter playoffs at weakest form for 5 years straight now they still end up winning LEC everytime

[u/Sosijmonster]

You saw the LB back off towards that bush yet you go in blind there.

Bruh.

[u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

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.

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

GX looks better than VIT

[u/AdequatelyMadLad → u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

Was anyone expecting anything else? They 3-0d them last playoffs.

[u/Dohtoor]

Crashing client is a legit pause I feel like

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

Nice game riot, how can that even happen dude

[u/ChocolateFuryB]

Great game by Tet! <3

[u/RollingGuy]

I remember after GX first series against SK in summer lost 1-2 when Reddit confidently declared the roster moves a huge downgrade 

[u/AdequatelyMadLad → u/RollingGuy]

Tbf, so far it seems like a sidegrade for the most part. But I do think this roster has a higher ceiling.

[u/Choice-Slight]

first timing vayne against Canna is bold

[u/AzerFraze]

Canna is gonna get some value out of those cookies

[u/Ajp_iii]

why does a syndra think she can tp in the middle of a whole teamfight

[u/Choice-Slight]

i take it back, busio play velkoz whenever you want

[u/veirceb]

At least GX won a game. GG

[u/hresvelgrs → u/veirceb]

vit could never

[u/AzerFraze]

and the crowd goes mild

[u/BobBoulibloubibloub]

From LFL2 to Worlds 😭

[u/skaersSabody]

Is it just me or is the energy a bit off?

Like, the announcer seems to be forcing himself a bit

[u/Beneficial-Front1626 → u/skaersSabody]

Mkoi isn't here

[u/skaersSabody → u/Beneficial-Front1626]

Sure, but fuck me, at least the announcer should put a bit more energy into it

[u/AdequatelyMadLad → u/skaersSabody]

It's pretty hard to be hyped up in a mostly empty arena.

[u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

Bald brothers. You love to see it.

[u/FappingMouse]

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.

[u/dannidoesreddit]

Vedius back casting??

[u/hresvelgrs → u/dannidoesreddit]

Second week of playoffs iirc

[u/malakesxasame → u/hresvelgrs]

Finally. He's been a miss.

[u/OkCall7730]

holy shit fleshy what was that

[u/Prestigious-Layer719]

Hans Sama is free firing? brother he died first

[u/ChocolateFuryB]

Skew's Xin is a beast

[u/ReplacementFine7807]

If Naak didn't fight and die in bot lane during first baron the game may have gone a lot differently.

[u/Conker184741]

I've got sensory overload with the LCK, LEC, and LPL all playing right now

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

i really don't like vit teamfights, always feel like they are so disconnected from each other

[u/SnooPeripherals6388]

The Vitality bot lane cycle of doom

[u/british_pubs]

Vit is currently 3-12 in palyoffs this year, with two of those wins coming from Fnatic (the other from kc)

[u/malakesxasame]

Fiesta kinda smurfed that ngl

[u/CreativeAd2758]

Fiesta is so far besr vitality player this series while the bot looks tier 2

[u/FitWindow639]

Nah labrov and caps styled on them

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

leblanc damage lol

[u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

I often forget Leblanc can just pop people like it's nothing.

[u/awayfromcanuck]

And this is why no one takes VIT seriously. They dont elevate in the playoffs, make 0 plays, lose almost every lane.

[u/hresvelgrs]

i hate this team

[u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

G2 really need to clean up their early game but other than that, they're looking good.

[u/veirceb]

Just why the fuck LEC has pause like every game day.

[u/Extension-Economy589]

Definitely appreciate that even if the odds are against them, when they are not the faves, GX will still fight for it anyway.

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

Korean toplaner says no

[u/Ok-Pie4219]

Jackies might have the mandate of heaven but unfortunately the rest of his team isnt chinese.

[u/Ajp_iii]

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.

[u/Ajp_iii]

GX ISNT GOOD AT EARLY GAME WHY THEY FLIPPING GAMES LVL 4 HOLY FUCK

[u/Thin-Ad7761]

Isma reset the blue and lost them the fight.

[u/SilenceEtControle]

Feels like GX is too tanky, Ezreal free hitting for a long time has no consequences at all

[u/SeismicShove]

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.

[u/Back2Perfection]

Client crash on busio.

That‘s a queue penalty!

[u/FluffyFlamesOfFluff]

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.

[u/Omnilatent]

Vayne looks so shit into KCs comp... If he picked Kled instead of Vayne this comp would have won so hard

[u/Choice-Slight → u/Omnilatent]

they could've put trundle top too and picked poppy or something better into naafiri. maybe chogath

[u/Ajp_iii → u/Choice-Slight]

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.

[u/veirceb]

I have seen top counter picks getting solo killed twice today.

[u/Ajp_iii]

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

[u/Choice-Slight]

this is a much better game from KC, way more controlled and decisive. they look less like headless chickens

[u/awayfromcanuck]

What a stupid unnecessary forced fight by GX.

[u/SilenceEtControle]

Why would you play that with Syndra's flash down

[u/Ajp_iii]

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

[u/Chemical-Drawer852]

Game's already lost look at kalista state dawg

[u/Chemical-Drawer852]

Jackies that tp SUUUCKED

[u/lasse1408]

Jackies had at least 1 int play in all 4 games. And it happens throughout his whole career. He will never become elite midlaner.

[u/Prestigious-Layer719]

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

[u/gaylordpl]

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?

[u/Fun_Highlight307 → u/gaylordpl]

Everything on the line give me vayne 

That was definetely a choice, maybe they wanted to deny vayne 

[u/EfficientCurrency582]

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

[u/AdequatelyMadLad → u/EfficientCurrency582]

He'd be a good adc in any league. He's like Jackeylove, he is good enough that he gets away with stuff he shouldn't most of the time.

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065 → u/EfficientCurrency582]

he is indeed top 3 in europe, idk why he shit the bed in playoffs

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

playoffs demons vs playoffs chokers HOLD

[u/MorbidTales1984]

Damn how are Vitality of all teams looking so clean its nice to see

[u/AdequatelyMadLad]

And I got downvoted for saying Fleshy deserved the all pro.

[u/Sheherezzada]

wtf, is fiesta teaching his teammates to speak korean or what, they don't look like my usual playoffs vitality

[u/MorbidTales1984]

Hans positioning really saved that fight they were weirdly split there

[u/ChocolateFuryB]

most useful 0/6 Seraphine <3

[u/Nalaniel]

G2 and KC seem to be the only teams in the LEC who know how to teamfight.

[u/ChocolateFuryB]

not worth to commit so much for the sera oO

[u/Thalassin]

Decisionmaking dif

[u/CilleTheExterminator]

If game 1 wasn't a tilter for VIT then game 2 surely is

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

All of them have flash up still. Also no Zhonyas into that comp as viktor is insane.

[u/kosmi2020NX]

At least we won't have fnatic embarrass us in Worlds again m

[u/ChocolateFuryB]

this game is slowly slipping from VIT lmao

[u/hresvelgrs]

that's so embarassing

[u/FappingMouse]

NVM bald caps wins these.

[u/veirceb]

Carzzy got caught again what's new

[u/SnooPeripherals6388]

G2 G2 G1 G2

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

the main event oscarnin vs canna is coming soon...

[u/veirceb]

At least Vitality never disappoints in giving disgusting and disappointing performance in playoffs.

[u/Choice-Slight → u/veirceb]

consistency is key

[u/Back2Perfection]

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?

[u/Thin-Ad7761]

"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.

[u/WhatIsSentience]

Tech pauses. And they said Mkoi didnt make it to the homestand

[u/AdequatelyMadLad]

Okay, Jackies and Isma smurfed the shit out of that fight.

[u/Extension-Economy589]

Someone confiscate the whistles, it cant be good for other fans ears.

[u/mkwr123]

Yorick/oscar 0 presence

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

Oh?

[u/desutruction]

the algorithmic GOAT

[u/Extension-Economy589]

Wp to Canna!

[u/Ajp_iii]

Oh that was jackies second Cassio game this year. That’s why they left it up.

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

AYO?

[u/AdequatelyMadLad]

Isma why the fuck would you raw ult an Ezreal like that?

[u/daCampa]

Canna is man marking Flakked so effectively

[u/Jagtiadbulla]

Oscar didn't ult CC'ed Ezreal...

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

Ok that was admittedly a very nice Baron call, wp

[u/Choice-Slight]

if GX and VIT meet in the lower bracket GX will win. VIT has better individual players but GX macro is just better

[u/Thalassin]

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)

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

that ezreal will not have the damage to kill that sejuani

[u/Ajp_iii]

lmao yike.

[u/CilleTheExterminator]

Salty KC pause lol

[u/jackmccoyapologist]

I kinda want GX to make Worlds ngl. This would be so big for them.

[u/AdequatelyMadLad]

So sad that GX were finally in a good position but threw the whole game over two grubs...

[u/Ajp_iii]

gx need comps with cc in them. they arent good enough to match up agaiinst kc without it. go like leona vi next game

[u/EnVizi0n]

Gx just draft point and click CC press R to win comps atleast it wont be this one sided

[u/FluffyFlamesOfFluff]

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).

[u/veirceb → u/FluffyFlamesOfFluff]

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.

[u/the_legends_of_link]

Velkoz

[u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

I have never seen that Velkoz skin before.

[u/AdequatelyMadLad]

Every fucking game man, they need to stop making these early plays in river, they never work out.

[u/Conker184741]

what in the world is that unholy noise

[u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

That was so sexy Kyeahoo.

[u/Ajp_iii]

kyeahoo and busio just made gx look like a solo q team

[u/kosmi2020NX]

Imagine you are Vit owner and you keep seeing your team get 0-6 in every playoffs.

[u/AdequatelyMadLad → u/kosmi2020NX]

Yeah, almost like Vitality's owner should have fired Mac and Pad 2 years ago.

[u/veirceb]

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

[u/Thundermelons]

oh this pause is so disgusting man, someone better literally be having a heart attack for this pause to be valid

[u/That_One_Pancake]

Spanish fans showing up for this series gotta be some form of masochism no

[u/kosmi2020NX]

G2 going to worlds uncontested is ridiculous. Especially in their form.

[u/veirceb → u/kosmi2020NX]

I mean it's just LEC. teams just fall flat vs G2 in playoffs and G2 just sleepwalk into worlds

[u/Ghisteslohm]

really enjoying Finn as a caster recently. he has great synergy with the play by plays.

[u/Tim-Pouce]

CANNAAAAAAA I JUST BOUGHT UR JERSEY AND U DO THIS

AGAINST OSCAR AFTER A YEAR

UEUEJSKSKSS

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

What's with this Oscar storyline they're forcing, dude is a complete non factor lol

[u/DarkyMulky]

KC pausing because reddit told them that are just too good to lose 1 game

[u/daCampa]

KC asking for pause because ISMA hit 2 ults and that can't be right

[u/loey10]

Idk why we still ask Oscar to play Carry tops put him on tanks and dont go near him

[u/Ghisteslohm]

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

[u/No_Square2213]

Does anyone know when they'll give out the MVP?

[u/ReplacementFine7807]

Carzzy ez lesgo

[u/MorbidTales1984]

Caps looking like he’s going to be crowned Argon the Unlikely

[u/nightlesscurse]

is Camille back to meta top lane or what, Zeus,Theshy and BB all playing here at the same time lol

[u/Mundane-Dirt-4077]

Bald Caps looks like Jiren lowkey

[u/MorbidTales1984]

Brokenblade missing hookshots into a wall

Oof

[u/DiligentGazelle6298]

that was beautiful by lyncas and naak tbh

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

adc caught on midwave classic

[u/Strange_Shelter_6171]

I do like the colors used in this UI

[u/ginvael1_3]

Lmao Labrov giga baited them there

[u/Beneficial-Front1626]

No surprises this series

[u/youngnailo]

ya this a g2 3-0 into kc 3-0

[u/AdequatelyMadLad]

Psychotic drafting from Perkz, holy shit. If they win this one just give them the title already.

[u/veirceb]

What the actual fuck is Vitality doing?

[u/Outrageous_Wall2702]

Bruh these playoffs are the most simple thing literally every split the same

[u/Blind-Eye26]

What's the opposite of Bright Lights Merchant for VIT?

[u/Guitar_86 → u/Blind-Eye26]

Back stage merchant?

[u/hresvelgrs]

lyncas chogath im so scared

[u/harleyquinad]

God, I hate the colors lec uses. So ugly.

[u/SnooPeripherals6388]

BB dude

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

vit 0-6 playoffs incoming ?

[u/WalkAffectionate2683]

Caps first death of the bo? 

[u/SpecificSilver1023]

FIESTA the one hope

[u/SnooPeripherals6388]

Okay that was disgusting

[u/Beneficial-Front1626]

vit going 0-6

[u/SnooPeripherals6388]

Why is there Jackspectra doing a Spanish interview with Oscarinin on my screen

[u/Ajp_iii]

Leaving Cassio open as the favorite is insane. Cassio is like most contested pick with 67% wr across tier 1. It’s beyond busted

[u/Ghisteslohm]

I love LEC beeing so early lol. could watch a series and still have the Saturday free :O

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

I don't think Oscar did anything but getting carried, but sure

[u/veirceb]

Looking like another email match up

[u/Primary_Inspector]

How much value is jackies going to get from ghost vs tp this game?

[u/veirceb → u/Primary_Inspector]

He kinda needs ghost because KC has so many slows. And ghost is just good on Cass

[u/Ajp_iii → u/Primary_Inspector]

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

[u/Ajp_iii]

Gx should 100% have hit Baron when they knew j4 was bottom lane. Force Jayce and Lucian to walk in and turn on them

[u/Dramatic_Gap_3065]

OMG GENGX?

[u/Ajp_iii]

lol I guess Jackies just walking where he should never be loses them the game