Around the world, multiple leagues across competitive League of Legends<\/em> are winding down their seasons as the best representatives of every region are preparing for one of the biggest events in esports, the 2023 World Championship. But in Europe, the LEC still hasn’t started its final regional tournament of the year, the 2023 LEC Season Finals.<\/p>
With six teams still having to battle it out for a spot at Worlds, supporters are now realizing that the new schedule for EMEA rosters won’t provide enough time for rest, preparation, and travel before international play begins\u2014and some fans are even saying that the LEC is “sabotaging” itself<\/a> with the new changes that were introduced this year in a Reddit thread originally started on Aug. 14.<\/p>
For example, because of the LEC’s new three-split system<\/a>, the 2023 Summer Split was played until Sunday, July 30, which was when G2 Esports captured yet another title against Excel Esports. This timing isn’t too disruptive for the players, but in between the end of the Summer Playoffs and the Season Finals, Riot Games added a three-week break with no LEC competition.<\/p>
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