G2 Esports Place First at LEC 2020 Summer
G2 Esports Place First at LEC 2020 Summer
G2 Esports have become the champions of the Summer Split of League of Legends European Championship (LEC). In the tournament’s grand finals they outplayed Fnatic. Both of them secured their places in the group stage of 2020 World Championship, while the teams placed third and fourth – Rogue and MAD Lions – will participate in the Play-In Stage.
G2 Esports finished the regular season at the third place and thus advanced to the playoffs upper bracket. There they outplayed MAD Lions (3-1) in the semifinals, however lost to Fnatic (2-3) in the winners’ finals and dropped to the lower bracket, where they managed to beat Rogue (3-2). In the grand finals they avenged their previous loss, ending the series with the 3-0 score.
Playoffs Bracket:
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LEC Results:
| Place | € EUR | Seed | Team |
| 1 | 80,000 | Worlds | G2 Esports |
| 2 | 50,000 | Worlds | Fnatic |
| 3 | 30,000 | Worlds | Rogue |
| 4 | 20,000 | Worlds | MAD Lions |
| 5 | 12,500 | - | FC Schalke 04 Esports |
| 6 | 7,500 | - | SK Gaming |
| 7 | - | - | Excel Esports |
| 8 | - | - | Misfits Gaming |
| 9 | - | - | Team Vitality |
| 10 | - | - | Origen |
Currently LCK is the only still ongoing regional league. With the conclusion of most of the leagues, we now know almost all participants of 2020 Worlds, and the list looks as follows:
- Group Stage Teams: Top Esports, JD Gaming, Suning, G2 Esports, Fnatic, Rogue, DAMWON Gaming, DRX, Team SoloMid, FlyQuest, Machi Esports, TBD
- Play-In Teams: INTZ, LGD Gaming, Legacy Esports, MAD Lions, PSG Talon, Rainbow7, SuperMassive eSports, Team Liquid, Unicorns of Love, V3 Esports
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic RIOT Games are determined to hold 2020 World Championship offline – the matches will be played between September 25th and October 31st in Shanghai, China. To learn more, check out our recent article.