Get Ready - Group Stage Begins In The LEC Winter Split! All You Need To Know About The Next Phase Of Games.

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• A draw and a small surprise
• A small reminder about the format

This 2023 we have seen a very significant format change in several leagues, especially the renewed LEC of League of Legends. In this inaugural phase, the Winter Split, we have had three super weeks to know the teams that will go to the playoffs, and in them, we have two quite sound absences, such as: Excel and Fanatic. On paper both were even aspiring, according to several PowerRankings to try to fight to be in the top4 and play the best of five. Now that there are eight teams, we go to the group stage that will be played in the BO3. After a small raffle, we already know the composition of both sides of the painting

A draw and a small surprise

First, they raffled the composition of the two groups, knowing that the teams were divided into four spots. What gave the following result: Group A: Vitality (1), SK Gaming (3), Heretics (6) and KOI (7) Group B: MAD Lions (2), G2 (4), BDS (5) and Astral is (8) In a second step, the team belonging to Top 1-2 could choose its rivals, all of them from Top 5-8.

Both third and fourth would play for the team that did not choose the Seed one of his group. Of course, it will have side advantage In Group A: Vitality 'surprised' and decided to play against Heretics, which nevertheless was classified higher than KOI and avoid tents. Therefore, SK Gaming will be the rival of the former champions of Europe. In Group B: Mad Lions, meanwhile, chose Astral is. Therefore, G2 will play against Team BDS.

A small reminder about the format

As a reminder, the group stage works with a double elimination box, as we can regularly see in Valorant or CS: Go.

In a nutshell, they must win two BO3 to access the Split playoffs, knowing that everyone has a bullet in the bedroom with the Lower Bracket. If a team loses two better three, they will automatically be eliminated. Each group is independent to the other, so Mothers or Team Vitality would not be measured until the best of five if they pass.