LEC 2024 Begins on January thirteenth!

The subsequent aggressive season of EMEA League of Legends, the LEC 2024 is only a few weeks away, and whereas the format stays the identical, there have been some enhancements!

The 2023 LEC season ended on September 10^th when G2 Esports lifted the trophy after defeating Fnatic 3-1 within the Grand Finals. Whereas the aggressive season marched onward with an extremely tense World Championship which ended with T1 and Faker getting their 4^th title, we haven’t had correct EMEA League of Legends for nearly 3 months now.

Fortunately, Riot Video games shed some mild on the following LEC break up in a blogpost immediately. Whereas the LEC gained’t change as drastically because it did earlier than the 2023 season, there can be some enhancements – in addition to a brand new venue for the gamers to play and the casters to solid from, wit ha revamped viewer expertise for those who comply with the motion stay.

LEC 2024 Format Modifications

The LEC will maintain it’s 3 seasons, so there can be a Winter, a Spring and a Summer season break up, however the splits gained’t be divided into 3 segments anymore. The Common and Group Phases will merge into one, forming a single bracket. It’s going to nonetheless begin out with Bo1’s, adopted by Bo3’s then ending in Bo5’s in direction of the top of every break up. Whereas the variety of Bo3’s and Bo5’s hasn’t modified, there’ll solely be 4 Bo1’s in Spherical 1 to offer much more follow to gamers.

One other large replace is the introduction of Matchup Safety. Which means if a staff met within the Higher Spherical 1, they will’t meet within the Decrease Spherical 1, provided that each of them proceed to the following spherical.

The scheduling of the 2023 LEC was the largest critique the organizers acquired. Each gamers and followers felt just like the match was overwhelming with little to no breaks and alternatives for roster modifications and taking a while off. To assist this, Riot Video games will prolong the break between the Winter and Spring Break up by one week, whereas additionally including another week between the Spring LEC and the Mid-Season Invitational. Nonetheless, the time between the Summer season Break up and the Season Finals should be shorter by per week to compensate.

The beginning time for every day will change as nicely, with the primary match starting at 5PM CET, so individuals can watch the motion with out sacrificing their sleep, whereas gamers gained’t should get residence by 12AM in the event that they play the final match.

LEC 2024 Championship Factors

The Championship Factors can even be adjusted, with the 5-6^th place finishes rewarding the identical variety of factors, in addition to the 7-8^th locations to even the enjoying area a bit.

LEC 2024 Season Finals

The Summer season Break up can be much more necessary than earlier than, because the winner of the Break up will mechanically qualify for the 2024 Worlds, which can happen in Europe. The two^nd and three^rd positioned groups of Summer season can even mechanically get a spot within the Season Finals, and the putting in Summer season will resolve any tiebreakers concerning the Season Finals.

It is a needed change as most groups didn’t take the Summer season Season as significantly because the organizers needed, as squads like MAD Lions and G2 Esports already locked in for the Season Finals – though G2 managed to beat Excel Esports within the Summer season Finals.

Getting ready for the LEC 2024

Whereas Season 14 will solely begin on January 9^th, Riot needed to offer alternatives for gamers to follow with all of the modifications. To assist them put together, they’ll launch a Pre-Season Champions’ Queue, which can have all the brand new objects, map and monster modifications which might be obtainable on the PBE. This server can be open to all LEC and Tier 1 ERL gamers, in order that they will get a headstart in getting used to Season 14.

Riot has additionally confirmed that the minimal required age to compete within the LEC can be raised to 18 – to Karmine Corp’s and Caliste’s dismay – however the age restriction for the ERL’s will keep at 16, so younger expertise can have just a few splits to get the grasp of issues.

The LEC will launch within the second week of the brand new yr, on January 13^th with the all new groups and upgraded format! Keep tuned to ESTNN for the newest motion of aggressive EMEA League of Legends!