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Featuring the very best LoL teams in Europe, the LEC Summer Playoffs is the last stop for the region before Worlds 2023. With the stakes as high as they are, each match is an exciting showdown – read on for our updated LEC Summer Playoffs betting insights!
LEC Summer Playoffs Format and Schedule
Hosted offline at the Berlin LoL Studio in Germany, the competition takes place between 24th July and 30th July with multiple betting opportunities as outlined in our LEC betting guide.
This season, LEC Summer is the third split of the new format this region is trying out for the first time.
Within this Summer Split, the competition is split into three stages:
- LEC Summer Season – 17th June-3rd July – BO1 round robin, 8 move on to Summer Groups
- LEC Summer Groups – 15-23rd July – Double elimination GSL – 2 move on to Playoffs
- LEC Summer Playoffs – 24-30th July – Double elimination bracket – winner heads to Season Finals
Focusing on this third stage, there’s a double elimination bracket spread across one week and ripe for League of Legends betting with the top 4 teams from the LEC Summer Groups:
- Group A: #1 G2 Esports, #2 Team Heretics
- Group B: #1 Excel, #2 Fnatic
In this final event, teams are competing for prizes, Championship Points and a seed to the Season Finals.
Below we’ve listed a handful of esports betting opportunities for LEC Summer Playoffs 2023:
Upper Bracket Round 1 – 24th July
- Excel vs G2 Esports (18:00 CEST)
Lower Bracket Round 1 – 28th July
- Team Heretics vs Fnatic (18:00 CEST)
Helping us preview each match are esports betting odds as provided by Thunderpick. Feel free to learn more about the esports betting site through our Thunderpick review.
LEC Summer Groups 2023 Predictions
Excel vs G2 Esports
Excel have certainly been trending upwards in the LEC 2023 season. After earning an impressive third-place finish in the LEC Summer Regular Season, they then topped their Group.
Unfortunately for them, they’re going up against the one team that has stood on top of the competition all split long. Indeed, G2 Esports are the favourites to win this tournament, starting with thie opening match with the LoL odds strongly in their favour.
- Predictions: Excel (0-3) G2 Esports
- Odds: Excel Outright Win (5.80), G2 Esports Outright Win (1.10)
- Betting Site: Thunderpick
Team Heretics vs Fnatic
Meanwhile, this next match is a tighter affair as outlined by League of Legends betting sites. All season long, Team Heretics and Fnatic have been closely ranked, with Fnatic edging them out at every instance.
Specifically, in the Regular Season, Fnatic placed second while Team Heretics placed fourth. Both teams would then go on to finish second in their respective Groups.
While both had similar performances at LEC Summer Groups, the esports odds tip in favour of Fnatic due to their stronger roster on paper, their better performances and their legacy within the LEC as one of the top organizations.
- Predictions: Team Heretics (1-3) Fnatic
- Odds: Team Heretics Outright Win (3.40), Fnatic Outright Win (1.26)
- Betting Site: Thunderpick
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