What to Watch: LEC Summer Finals

With this year's Worlds steadily approaching, the competition is heating up all across the world.

There are only 9 weeks left until the League of Legends (LoL) World Championship. Many teams are still fighting their way throughout the split for a chance to get a slot at their regional playoffs, and eventually secure a slot at Worlds.

This week, the LoL European Championsip (LEC) is set to crown its champions, while the LoL Pro League (LPL) approaches the end of the Rumble Stage and the LoL Championship Series (LCS) nears the conclusion of the group stage.

Meanwhile, teams in the LoL Champions Korea (LCK) continue to compete in the group stage, with a few weeks remaining to make their matches count. With a fully loaded week ahead, here’s what you can watch this week:

LEC Playoffs and Grand Finals

The LEC Playoffs are about to wrap up this week! Before the LEC declares its champion, the last teams standing will face each other in a best-of-five to secure a spot in the grand finals on Sunday, July 29.

The week kicks off with a clash between Europe's biggest LoL rivals, G2 Esports and Fnatic, as they battle for the first slot in the Grand Finals and a guaranteed place at Worlds.

Here’s the bracket for the LEC Playoffs:

Here are the matches for the week:

Monday (22 July)

Upper Bracket Final: G2 Esports vs Fnatic – 11:00 PM SGT

Tuesday – 23 July

Lower Bracket Quarterfinal: GIANTX vs Team BDS – 11:00 PM SGT

Wednesday – 24 July

Lower Bracket Quarterfinal: Karmine Corp vs SK Gaming – 1:00 AM SGT

Friday – 26 July

Lower Bracket Semifinal (TBD) – 11:00 PM SGT

Saturday – 27 July

Lower Bracket Finals - TBD vs G2 Esports – 11:00 PM SGT

Sunday – 28 July

Grand Finals - Fnatic vs TBD - 11:00 PM SGT

LPL Rumble Stage about to conclude

With just one and a half weeks left in the LPL's Rumble Stage, every match is crucial as only nine teams will advance.

At the top of Group Ascend, LNG Esports hold a perfect 4-0 record, with JD Gaming close behind at 4-2. In Group Nirvana, OMG also boast a 4-0 win streak, with ThunderTalk Gaming and Rare Atom following at 3-1.

The upcoming weeks promise excitement as the final matches determine who will emerge from the Rumble.

Monday – 22 July

Royal Never Give Up vs Rare Atom – 5:00 PM SGT
ThunderTalk Gaming vs EDward Gaming – 7:00 PM SGT

Tuesday – 23 July

Weibo Gaming vs Bilibili Gaming – 5:00 PM SGT
Top Esports vs Ninjas in Pyjamas – 7:00 PM SGT

Wednesday – 24 July

Ultra Prime vs OMG – 5:00 PM SGT
LNG Esports vs JD Gaming – 7:00 PM SGT

LCS to wrap up the Summer Split

Similarly, there are only 2 weeks left before the LCS concludes the Summer Split and moves on to the Playoffs.

Only six are advancing to the Playoffs so the bottom two teams, including Shopify Rebellion, would need to pull off miracles to make it through.

However, with 100Thieves, Dignitas, and Immortals still tied with a 1-2 standing, each team will have to be on their toes.

Saturday – 27 July

Cloud9 vs NRG Kia – 4:00 AM SGT (Sunday 28 July)
Shopify Rebellion vs Dignitas – 7:00 AM SGT (Sunday 28 July)

Sunday – 28 July

FlyQuest vs 100 Thieves – 4:00 AM SGT (Monday 29 July)
Team Liquid vs Immortals Progressive – 7:00 AM SGT (Monday 29 July)

LCK Summer Split action continues

The LCK is heating up with only four weeks left in the Group Stage. Gen.G remain undefeated, leading the pack, followed closely by Hanwha Life Esports, and Dplus KIA.

T1 fans are on edge as their team, the most successful in history, sit in 4th-6th place, tied with Kwangdong Freecs at a 5-5 standing this week.

Only six teams will advance to the LCK Summer Playoffs. Will the current top six hold their positions in the coming weeks, or will they be overtaken by FearX, DRX, Nongshim RedForce, or Brion?

More importantly, can Gen.G maintain their winning streak and surpass T1’s record for the longest win streak in LoL Esports history?

Here are the matches for this week: