Our next competitive League of Legends season on our radar is Europe. Accordingly, the LEC fell short last year at Worlds 2020, struggling to have a presence outside of group stage. However, things look to be stepping up with the start of the LEC 2021 Spring Season shortly. Read on for everything you need to know, especially How to Watch!
Event Background
Since the official rebrand to form the LEC, this is Europe’s third year of competitive League of Legends. Bearing this in mind, we’re in for an incredible Spring season of competition for this franchised league. Let’s take a look at the competition heading into this next Spring season:
- Astralis
- Excel Esports
- FC Schalke 04
- Fnatic
- G2 Esports
- MAD Lions
- Misfits Gaming
- Rogue
- SK Gaming
- Team Vitality
One new name is that of Astralis, following the rebrand of Origen. A name well known in scenes such as CS:GO looks to make an entrance into European League of Legends. Like last year, 10 teams will be back again and in a similar format.
Format
As foreshadowed above, the LEC 2021 Spring season looks to be similar to last year in terms of format. Unlike other leagues, matches in this league will consists of short BO1 match-ups.
Matches will follow a double round robin. Here, each team will match up against each other team twice throughout the season. This format, especially with BO1, will put a massive emphasis on playing flawless and being prepared for matches. Also, this format is ripe for surprises, as it only takes on map to upset a top team.
Schedule for the LEC 2021 Spring Season (CET)
Here’s a sample of the first week:
Week 1
Friday 22nd January
- G2 vs MAD Lions (18:00)
- Astralis vs SK Gaming (19:00)
- Rogue vs Excel (20:00)
- Vitality vs Schalke 04 (21:00)
- Misfits vs Fnatic (22:00)
Saturday 23rd January
- Schalke 04 vs Excel (17:00)
- Vitality vs Misfits (18:00)
- MAD Lions vs Astralis (19:00)
- G2 vs SK Gaming (20:00)
- Fnatic vs Rogue (21:00)
Sunday 24th January
- Astralis vs Vitality (17:00)
- Rogue vs SK Gaming (18:00)
- Misfits vs MAD Lions (19:00)
- Fnatic vs Schalke 04 (20:00)
- Excel vs G2 (21:00)
Watch the LEC 2021 Spring stream on esportsguide.com
You can also watch the LEC 2021 Spring live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions
Last year, across both Spring and Summer seasons, the LEC was entirely unpredictable. At both times, leaders were constantly changing.
Heading into the LEC 2021 Spring, we’ll be looking at the top performers from Worlds 2020. Naturally, this means that at the top of our list lies G2 Esports. Managing to claim a 3-4 position at the event, they were on the cusp of greatness, though the competition was simply too strong. Granted, they’ll want to re-establish their dominance for another season of League of Legends.
Not far behind them are the likes of Fnatic, placing 5-8th and Rogue, closing out with a 13-16th. Similar to last year, expect these three to continue throwing jabs at one another and vying for the top spot. A new look for Rogue seems to be quite threatening, while the remainder of the competition is definitely hungry to have the best season possible. Here at esportsguide we simply cannot wait!
In our predictions, for a new season, with new rosters and a newly patched game, nobody can be counted out. With a slight meta shift, any team could rise to the top depending on how fast and hard a team is willing to work.
