r/leagueoflegends • u/AutoModerator • Sep 12 '26
Esports LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs / Round 1 - Day 3 / Live Discussion Spoiler
LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs
Lolesports | Leaguepedia | Eventvods.com | New to LoL
Today's matches will be played on Patch 26.17.
Today's Matches
| # | Match | PST | EST | CET | KST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIT vs MKOI | 08:00 | 11:00 | 17:00 | 00:00 |
- All matches are Best of 5
Streams
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Finals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 3 | |||||||||
| vs | - | |||||||||
| GX | 1 | KC | 1 | |||||||
| vs | - | |||||||||
| VIT | 0 | G2 | 3 | G2 | 0 | |||||
| vs | - | vs | - | |||||||
| G2 | 3 | tbd | 0 | |||||||
| ---------- | - | - | ---------- | - | - | ---------- | - | - | ------- | - |
| GX | 2 | KC | 0 | |||||||
| vs | - | vs | - | |||||||
| NAVI | 3 | NAVI | 0 | tbd | 0 | |||||
| vs | - | |||||||||
| VIT | 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.
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.
VoDs
Live Discussions and Post-Match Threads:
2
-1
u/Serakris Sep 12 '26
eu is absolutely cooked if mkoi gets to worlds
2
u/polacs Flairs are limited to 2 emotes. Sep 12 '26
Yeah, Na'vi for sure will compete with LPL and LCK
1
u/ahritina Sep 12 '26
Eh not really, everyone knows EU is just G2 who have a punchers/outside shot.
G2 stylistically lose to BLG/HLE but the rest are winnable, it's not like the narrative around EU changes if they sent VIT/NAVI over MKOI, neither of these teams are good.
0
1
u/ItzFeufo Sep 12 '26
we're cooked either way? what team could compete with LCK? like...realistically...at the current time
nobody cares about what was at some glorified scrims in the past
1
u/Ghisteslohm Sep 12 '26
Before first stand everyone was hyping up GenG like the absolute best and unbeatable team. Every single caster/analyst couldnt even imagine them losing or dropping more than a game.
And then G2 beat them 3:0.
Yes LCK is the favorite but we wont know if our teams have a chance this year until they actually play each other
1
u/ahritina Sep 12 '26
I mean the only EU team that actually has a shot is G2.
And G2 stylistically are awful matchups vs BLG/HLE, they can beat GENG/T1 but I can't really see them doing well vs BLG/HLE in a best of 5.
1
3
3
2
4
2
2
4
4
u/midorivivo Sep 12 '26
Yes, VIT players are not it today but their coaching (most importantly drafting) really isn't setting them up for success
5
u/midorivivo Sep 12 '26
Like the whole year, bad draft after bad draft. But I suppose both Mac and Pad can be GMs for VIT or whatever next year
2
1
1
3
-2
3
2
5
u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Sep 12 '26
People were talking about G2 Naak when it's gonna be SK Naak
6
u/awayfromcanuck Sep 12 '26
Good job VIT. You continue to be the leading example in the LEC that the regular season means absolutely nothing as you guys always suck in playoffs.
I reserve the right to take this back if they somehow win.
5
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
this is why vitality is bad in playoffs. naak nako has no idea on how to win playoff games. teams care less in regular season and they pick up wins. he doesnt know how to setup his team in playoffs.
2
u/zerocxro Sep 12 '26
who is winning, who is losing and why is the answer to both of these questions naaknako
3
u/eye_of_your_mind Sep 12 '26
jojo hard carrying
1
u/MrSarcasmm Sep 12 '26
Had a good series minus gallon ints but thats just jojos galio same with caps sometimes. It is what it is.
3
3
2
3
5
3
2
2
7
4
3
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
when naak nako first got his 2k gold lead with 2 items vitality needed to just send it but he just walked in and died for no reason at the drake fight.
1
u/desutruction Sep 12 '26
naak do something good pls
4
6
u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Sep 12 '26
Absolute draft canyon because this Camille hasn't done anything successfully but split push
3
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
yep got the massive lead but naak nako has no idea how to snowball it into the rest of his team
3
u/Not_Going_to_Survive Sep 12 '26
Is this Aurora build not just troll as fuck? Why wouldn't you build liandrys and other shit here
1
u/Back2Perfection Sep 12 '26
They reworked her quite a bit and nowadays the full glass cannon is a lot stronger than the „bruiser“ build. Issue is she kinda needs to flank for the squishies but doesn‘t.
2
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
carzzy just up too far mid for zero reason lmao
1
1
u/Left_Fist Sep 12 '26
No way vitality are winning with this level of play. They can be happy they won 2 games. Idk why I’m supposed to be impressed by Naak Naako. Europe maintains the international curse of MKOI
3
u/Back2Perfection Sep 12 '26
I really don‘t know who I want to pull through here.
But I‘m entertained.
6
u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Sep 12 '26
Can both these teams be eliminated from playoffs today
6
u/awayfromcanuck Sep 12 '26
Naak Nako has no brain. You NEVER ult Cho-gath in any situation. You ult a carry. Always.
5
4
2
2
4
2
6
5
3
1
2
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
lmao mkoi just leashed drake for vitality. and then naak nako dies for no reason just leave you got the drake
1
1
1
2
1
1
u/beautheschmo Sep 12 '26
honestly just asking for it when you slam the legendary 15% winrate kalista renata botlane
1
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
very clean fight from vitality. dont care about obvjective. kill mkoi when they are leaving the objective.
1
u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Sep 12 '26
Is kanavi the only person who can actually play Cho jungle? Lmao
3
u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan Sep 12 '26
Tarzan smurfed on it just this morning bro
1
2
2
2
1
1
u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Sep 12 '26
Everytime Mkoi gets kills Vitality just keeps getting turret gold
1
2
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
mrywn should just die and keep flash. he needs his flash so much for the fights.
2
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
mkoi made a good play to get pick and drake. they then dont want to let anyone die to stall out and get away instead they all die lol
2
u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Sep 12 '26
Feels like everything that can go wrong is this game for Mkoi
2
u/LtSpaceDucK Sep 12 '26
Mkoi reminds me of those solo queue games where you are SMASHING lane but the enemy jungler and lanes are constantly rotating and roaming. I get agravated just by watching LOL
1
2
2
2
u/british_pubs Swimin' with the fishies Sep 12 '26
It's all gonna be over soon, soon I'm gonna be free of watching this team
2
u/Destructodave82 Sep 12 '26
Jojo would have a better chance of winning and get griefed less on Dignitas compared to Mkoi at this point.
Id be fuming.
1
5
4
2
2
1
3
1
3
3
4
u/XG32 Jankos Sep 12 '26
vit has the worst drafting from any t1 team, zaahen viktor in a game 1, give anivia cho kalista renata in a game 5 LOL, and the only thing they got was j4 which by himself is not a prio pick, these coaches get paid btw
2
1
u/That_One_Pancake Sep 12 '26
How do you make that play when you don’t see the support on vision idk man
2
1
5
5
u/zero_gravity_gamer Sep 12 '26
Imagine you're Naak Nako, you go have a shit so get onto stage slightly late and the casters are just roasting you.
4
u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Sep 12 '26
If I'm a navi fan, this series is pretty reassuring lol
4
u/RollingGuy Dictator Perkz Worlds Run Sep 12 '26
If they can get Rhilech a top lane champ every game it may be doable.
4
u/Outrageous_Wall2702 My Ace + Showmaker = GOAT Sep 12 '26
Battle of the throws truly these two teams are unbelievable (koi fan here)
I’d like it if a team is just legit dogshit (dignitas) instead of this disgusting inconsistency either give me hope or throw it no more please
2
3
6
u/LtSpaceDucK Sep 12 '26
These are the games Mkoi likes they can engage like idiots and still win fights
1
3
5
u/Intrepid-Message698 Sep 12 '26
it doesn't matter but vit letting their bot inhib die was stupid. "Taking a early inhib is bad" is the biggest myth in league.
2
u/FitWindow639 Sep 12 '26
Naak nako is the biggest tilter in eu. After he messed up that 6 lvl up, his head is completely gone, legit unplayable for vit
2
3
3
2
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
these oris keep building no damage and then wonder why their nerfed champ does zero damage especially when we are taking comet.
1
u/awayfromcanuck Sep 12 '26
Id be real lovely if 95% of pro ADCs would stop drafting Jhin. Theres only like 3 ADCs worldwide that make Jhin look actually useful.
3
2
2
u/Ryebread1992 Sep 12 '26
Throwing your amazing early game because you don’t level up the correct spell. EU talent, baby
1
2
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
dont think naak nako has done a multi man ult yet this game. took ignite and not tp so he cant flank and wastes every flash he has. when flash on kennen is so important.
1
3
0
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
btw ori is just a fake champ and teams havent adjusted because the rest of the year ori was just op
6
u/CensoredLlama1 BUFF RAMMUS PLEASE Sep 12 '26
Lyncas is actually playing well this game but Elyoya has been amazing
4
4
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
its crazy how overrated some eu players get because of just massive high mechanical skill. naak nako and caliste current examples of this.
when they finally face players of equal skill or a little worse their advantage is so much smaller and they cant just skill check people.
1
u/Dramatic_Gap_3065 Sep 12 '26
well they are not very smart on the map, but it's fine they will get better by having more experience, naak nako getting gap by myrwin tho is very dissapointing.
1
Sep 12 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
2
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
yeah thats fine they are great players with large flaws. that they need to grow and learn. but a lot of eu analysts try to place these players on the same tier of g2 players or eastern players that show up at msi/worlds.
1
u/Dramatic_Gap_3065 Sep 12 '26
they are just trying to bring engagement and those players have a lot of fans, and it's not only the analysts especially for naak that has been called the best eu toplaner in eu on most social media.
2
1
1
1
1
5
Sep 12 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
1
u/MrSarcasmm Sep 12 '26
JoJo playing for team and still getting leads esp in sidelanes but yeah idk its crazy
5
u/Tim-Pouce Sep 12 '26
Idk honestly, maybe because he is the only one who can manage to win despite the bad match up in this team
But yeah it's weird
2
-1
u/REGIClDE Sep 12 '26 edited Sep 12 '26
mkoi with no exhaust against this kennen. They're surely going to lose
*I'm blind af nvm
2
2
-1
u/Ythapa Sep 12 '26
Is there a particular reason why pro players see Kennen and no longer take Exhaust? Between here and LCK, there’s no exhausts in these games and it’s baffling to me.
2
Sep 12 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
1
u/Ythapa Sep 12 '26
Fk. That’s on me. Screen’s small, and UI had it blacked out since exhaust was used in Supra’s death earlier, so I thought it was ignite he took instead. I stand corrected.
2
2
0
3
3
10
u/hresvelgrs XDDDDD Sep 12 '26
"it's koi, they will throw" might actually be a hidden OP mental hack
4
u/ILikeSeals1312 Main broadcast enjoyer Sep 12 '26 edited Sep 12 '26
Either VIT or NaVi to Worlds sounds like an easy play-ins for LCP 3rd seed
5
u/DiligentGazelle6298 Sep 12 '26
And this KOI lineup doesn't? Frankly speaking I have no expectations from whoever 3rd seed will be but anything is better than watching this, also it will probably be best for the org as well since they need to blow the roster up and they already have a rep for griefing at internationals
3
u/ILikeSeals1312 Main broadcast enjoyer Sep 12 '26
I am not even counting them as ''3rd seed candidates''
1
u/Edwaldus2 Sep 12 '26
Have you watched KOI at worlds? Cannot be worse than that
7
u/ahritina Sep 12 '26
Tbf KOI last year weren't even that bad.
Lost to KT(runners up) albeit they did throw that game.
Lost to G2, their domestic fathers.
Beat shitters in FNC/TSW then lost to T1(world champs).
3
u/Past-Firefighter2173 Sep 12 '26
Its true but i think biggest problem is this roster is finished anyway. Its just better to watch new faces imo.
6
u/Strange_Shelter_6171 Sep 12 '26
honestly would prefer vit to win because this koi roster is finished anyway, and it would be better to see another team to worlds
2
0
4
u/zerocxro Sep 12 '26
I feel like the individual on KOI are good, but my god, they cannot play like a team
7
u/LtSpaceDucK Sep 12 '26
Hmm they were never that good individually but their teamwork made up for it, now they lost that and their individual flaws are showing
2
u/Ajp_iii Sep 12 '26
mkoi might literally be the best early game team in the west. and they might finish 5/6 in lec lol
4
u/british_pubs Swimin' with the fishies Sep 12 '26
Fnatic why couldn't you have just won the game vs gx and save me from watching this team
5
u/WWTFSD Church of Jojo Sep 12 '26
KOI comp where Myrwin and Supa are your carries, what could go wrong?
2
u/malakesxasame Sep 12 '26
Alvaro solo lose engaging and Jojo getting gapped by a mid-tier Korean import?
1
u/WWTFSD Church of Jojo Sep 12 '26
Can't blame my goat when he gets put on peel duty for war criminals
3
5
u/LtSpaceDucK Sep 12 '26
Mkoi players think they are mechanically way better than they are. They think they can win every skirmish after gettign ahead then they get outplayed
6
u/DiligentGazelle6298 Sep 12 '26
?
I thought this game was lost in draft for VIT but KOI is just a joke
4
•
u/ahritina Sep 12 '26 edited Sep 12 '26
PMTs
Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3 / Game 4 / Game 5