LEC Spring Split Week 1, Day 3 Recap
The LEC is the European League of Legends professional circuit, with a total of 10 teams competing across three split: Winter, Spring, and Summer. The top 8 teams at the end of each split will advance to the Group Stage.
Already we have undefeated warriors in Vitality and SK, Heretics and Fnatic continue to flounder, G2 are back to winning ways and MAD Lions post their first win of the season.
Here’s a complete cover for everything you might have missed from Week 1 of the 2023 League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) Spring Split.
Current LEC Spring Split Standings (Week 1)
Leaderboard for LEC Spring Split 2023 Week 1. Image capture from Strafe Esports.Day One Match Results
SK Gaming vs Astralis [1-0]
SK completes their flawless week with a win over Astralis in 24.14 minutes. They ended the game with a 11.5k gold lead as well. An early invade by Astralis gifted “Markoon” a 2 kill start, which he snowballed into an incredible carry performance of 13/0/4, allowing SK to snowball their lead into an early win. “Doss” on the Rakan was also instrumental, with well-positioned engages that enabled the fed “Markoon” to clean up.
Strafe Player of the Series: SK Markoon
BDS vs Team Heretics [1-0]
Heretic’s early lead vanished as BDS completed the comeback in 31.29 minutes and an end gold lead of 5k. Despite a solid game from “Jackspektra”, Heretics continue to struggle to post results, as their mid and bot lanes look outmatched in the majority of their games.
Strafe Player of the Series: BDS Crownie
KOI vs MAD Lions [0-1]
MAD Lions finally get their first win of the season over KOI, as they end the game in 30.11 minutes, with a 7.8k gold lead. MAD played cleanly and had great teamfight synergy, as they performed the death march over KOI, calmly extending their lead.
Strafe Player of the Series: MAD Nisqy
Excel Esports vs G2 Esports [0-1]
After yesterday’s loss, G2 is back to winning ways, closing out their game against Excel in only 25.27 minutes, with a ridiculous 16.1k gold lead. “Hans Sama” on the Draven, “Caps” on the Cassiopeia, and “Brokenblade” on the Kled all aided in G2’s swift execution of Excel.
Strafe Player of the Series: G2 Hans Sama
Fnatic vs Team Vitality [0-1]
Vitality end their week with a perfect record, capping off Fnatic’s rough Spring start with a 23.28 minute dismissal. They also ended the game with a 17.4k gold lead… Fnatic’s side lanes continue to be exploited by teams as both top and bot lane find themselves in losing positions far too often. Vitality for their part, looked incredibly efficient, and had no trouble dispatching a weakened Fnatic.
Strafe Player of the Series: VIT Bo
Notable Stats from LEC Week 1
- G2 holds the Winter Split record for the fastest game completion, at 18 minutes and 40 seconds against Team Heretics. G2 has since set the current Spring Split record for the fastest game completion, at 23.40 minutes, again against Team Heretics.
- The longest series of the Spring Split 2023 now goes to KOI vs Team Heretics at 46.52 minutes.
- Vitality has three of their members in the top KDA charts for the LEC, with "Upset" posting a record 16/0/14 game, "Bo" at 6/0/22, and "Perkz" at 7/0/18 across the two games thus far.
- Vitality and SK complete their 3-0 weekend. Heretics and Fnatic meanwhile, suffer the dreaded 0-3 weekend.
Image credit: LEC/ LoL Esports