G2 obliterate MAD Lions with 3-0 victory: LEC 2023 Winter results, schedule & recap

LEC 2021 Summer Finals. Before the LEC Winter split.Wojciech Wandzel/Riot Games

After an impressive climb all the way to Finals, MAD Lions were felled in dominant 3-0 fashion by G2’s roster for what was the organization’s tenth domestic title. Here are the full results, schedule, and a recap.

The League of Legends European Championship has been revamped for the 2023 season and now has a new, three-split format, with match days on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays. G2 claimed the very first title in this format, taking the finals win against MAD Lions in a one-sided 3-0 set.

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The winner of each split will earn a spot in the LEC Finals along with 120 points toward qualification for Worlds 2023. That means that G2 is locked in for the LEC Finals regardless of how they perform in Spring and Summer.

Below you can find all you need to know about the LEC Winter Split 2023.

LEC Winter 2023: Stream

LEC Winter 2023 was streamed live on Twitch on the official LEC channel. The stream is embedded below.

Miss the games? Catch up with VODs on the LoL Esports channel.

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LEC Winter 2023: Format and schedule

Under the LEC’s new format, the ten teams faced each other during a three-week span in a single round-robin stage. The top eight teams advanced to stage 2, a double-elimination group stage with two groups of four teams.

The group winners and runners-up from stage 2 then progressed to the playoffs, also featuring a double-elimination bracket.

Playoffs (February 20– February 26)

Day 1: February 20

Stage Match PT ET GMT
UB Final KOI 1-3 G2 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Day 2: February 24

Stage Match PT ET GMT
LB Round 1 MAD Lions 3-2 SK 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Day 3: February 25

Stage Match PT ET GMT
LB Final KOI 1-3 MAD 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Day 4: February 26

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Final G2 3-0 MAD 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Group Stage (February 11– February 19)

Group A

Placement Team Record
1 KOI 2-0
2 SK 2-1
3 Vitality 1-2
4 Heretics 0-2

Group B

Placement Team Record
1 G2 2-0
2 MAD Lions 2-1
3 Astralis 1-2
4 BDS 0-2

Day 1: February 11

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Round 1 Vitality 2-1 Heretics 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Upper Round 1 SK 0-2 KOI 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Day 2: February 12

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Round 1 Astralis 1-2 MAD Lions 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Upper Round 1 G2 2-1 BDS 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Day 3: February 13

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Round 2 Vitality 0-2 KOI 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Upper Round 2 G2 Esports 2-0 MAD Lions 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Day 4: February 18

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Round 1 Heretics 0-2 SK 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Lower Round 1 Astralis 2-1 BDS 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Day 5: February 19

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Round 2 Vitality 0-2 SK 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Lower Round 2 MAD Lions 2-0 Astralis 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Regular Season (January 21 — February 6)

Week 1 (January 21-23)

Day Match PT ET GMT
January 21 G2 Esports 1-0 EXCEL 9AM 12PM 5PM
KOI 1-0 BDS 10AM 1PM 6PM
Astralis 0-1 Heretics 11AM 2PM 7PM
SK Gaming 0-1 MAD Lions 12PM 3PM 8PM
Fnatic 0-1 Vitality 1PM 4PM 9PM
January 22 SK Gaming 0-1 BDS 8AM 11AM 4PM
Astralis 0-1 MAD Lions 9AM 12PM 5PM
Vitality 1-0 Heretics 10AM 1PM 6PM
EXCEL 0-1 KOI 11AM 2PM 7PM
G2 Esports 1-0 Fnatic 12PM 3PM 8PM
January 23 SK Gaming 1-0 Heretics 8AM 11AM 4PM
EXCEL 1-0 BDS 9AM 12PM 5PM
G2 Esports 1-0 Astralis 10AM 1PM 6PM
Fnatic 1-0 KOI 11AM 2PM 7PM
MAD Lions 0-1 Vitality 12PM 3PM 8PM

Week 2 (January 28-30)

Day Match PT ET GMT
January 28 Astralis 0-1 Vitality 9AM 12PM 5PM
Fnatic 0-1 BDS 10AM 1PM 6PM
KOI 0-1 Heretics 11AM 2PM 7PM
G2 Esports 0-1 SK Gaming 12PM 3PM 8PM
EXCEL 0-1 MAD Lions 1PM 4PM 9PM
January 29 Astralis 0-1 BDS 8AM 11AM 4PM
SK Gaming 1-0 Vitality 9AM 12PM 5PM
G2 Esports 1-0 Heretics 10AM 1PM 6PM
Fnatic 1-0 EXCEL 11AM 2PM 7PM
KOI 0-1 MAD Lions 12PM 3PM 8PM
January 30 EXCEL 0-1 Astralis 8AM 11AM 4PM
BDS 1-0 MAD Lions 9AM 12PM 5PM
KOI 0-1 SK Gaming 10AM 1PM 6PM
G2 Esports 0-1 Vitality 11AM 2PM 7PM
Fnatic 0-1 Heretics 12PM 3PM 8PM

Week 3 (February 4-6)

Day Match PT ET GMT
February 4 SK Gaming 0-1 Astralis 9AM 12PM 5PM
Heretics 1-0 EXCEL 10AM 1PM 6PM
BDS 0-1 G2 Esports 11AM 2PM 7PM
Fnatic 0-1 MAD Lions 12PM 3PM 8PM
Vitality 0-1 KOI 1PM 4PM 9PM
February 5 SK Gaming 1-0 EXCEL 8AM 11AM 4PM
BDS 0-1 Team Vitality 9AM 12PM 5PM
Heretics 0-1 MAD Lions 10AM 1PM 6PM
Astralis 1-0 Fnatic 11AM 2PM 7PM
G2 Esports 1-0 KOI 12PM 3PM 8PM
February 6 BDS 1-0 Heretics 8AM 11AM 4PM
KOI 1-0 Astralis 9AM 12PM 5PM
SK Gaming 1-0 Fnatic 10AM 1PM 6PM
MAD Lions 1-0 G2 Esports 11AM 2PM 7PM
Vitality 1-0 EXCEL 12PM 3PM 8PM

LEC Winter 2023: Regular season standings

Green = Qualified for group stage. Red = Eliminated.

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Placement Team Record
1 Vitality 7-2
2 MAD Lions 7-2
3 SK Gaming 6-3
4 G2 Esports 6-3
5 BDS 5-4
6 Heretics 4-5
7 KOI 4-5
8 Astralis 3-6
9 Fnatic 2-7
10 EXCEL 1-8

LEC Winter 2023: Teams & players

The LEC has seen significant changes in the offseason. Along with the format changes, two new teams joined the league for 2023, KOI and Team Heretics.

Many teams turned their rosters inside out for the new competitive calendar in hopes of reaching greater heights in 2023. Fnatic revamped their bot lane, re-signing Martin ‘Rekkles’ Larsson and promoting academy support Rúben ‘rhuckz’ Barbosa, and so did G2 Esports, who, in addition to picking up Steven ‘Hans sama’ Liv and bringing Mihael ‘Mikyx’ Mehle back, snared rookie jungler Martin ‘Yike’ Sundelin.

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Rekkles is back with Fnatic

Meanwhile, Vitality, after the collapse of their ‘super team’, built almost an entirely new roster, which will revolve around jungler Zhou ‘Bo’ Yangbo. He is one of the imports that LEC fans are excited to see in action, along with Heretics’ Japanese top laner Shunsuke “Evi” Murase, formerly of Detonation FocusMe.

Team Top Jungle Mid Bot Support
Astralis Finn 113 Dajor Kobbe JeongHoon
EXCEL Odoamne Xerxe Vetheo Patrik Targamas
Fnatic Wunder Razork Humanoid Rekkles Rhuckz
G2 Esports Broken Blade Yike caPs Hans sama Mikyx
MAD Lions Chasy Elyoya Nisqy Carzzy Hylissang
Team Heretics Evi Jankos Ruby Jackspektra Mersa
KOI Szygenda Malrang Larssen Comp Trymbi
SK Gaming Irrelevant Markoon Sertuss Exakick Doss
Team BDS Adam Sheo NUCLEARINT Crownshot Labrov
Vitality Photon Bo Perkz Neon Kaiser