LEC Spring Split 2026: Format, teams, odds, and predictions

Naerlyn Published September 1, 2025

The LEC Spring Split 2026 is one of the most important League of Legends tournaments worldwide. Our LEC Spring Split preview includes everything you need to know about the tournament, including its format, dates, teams, and odds.

The EMEA’s Spring tournament will see the teams compete for almost three months. At the end of it, the two best teams will represent Europe at the Mid-Season Invitational 2026 in June and July.

In this article, find our predictions about which teams we think will do well at the event. Will Karmine Corp reach the title they were so close to claiming in Winter, or will G2 extend their streak once again?

LEC Spring Split 2026

The LEC Spring Split 2026 odds are not available yet. This article will be updated when they are.

LEC Spring Split 2026 Overview

Format and Schedule

The LEC Spring Split will run for 10 weeks (plus one week of break), over two stages.

The dates of the LEC Spring Split. Image source: Riot Games

Regular Season (March 28 – May 10)

• 10 teams participate.
• Teams will play a single round robin.
• All marches are best-of-three.
• The top 6 teams advance to the playoffs.
• Usually, the matches run Saturday through Monday, with two matches a day, sometimes three on Saturdays. Weeks 5 and 7 will instead run Friday through Sunday, as a road trip.

Playoffs (May 23 – June 7)

• All 6 qualified teams play in a double elimination bracket.
• All matches are best-of-five series and use Fearless Draft.
• The two finalists qualify for Mid-Season Invitational 2026.

The format of the LEC Spring Split Playoffs. Image Source: Riot Games 

LEC Spring Split Teams

The LEC Spring Split 2026 goes back to 10 teams, as Karmine Corp Blue and Los Ratones were only invited for the LEC Versus. It’s important to be familiar with the participants when betting on LoL esports. The 10 teams competing are:

• G2 Esports
• Karmine Corp
• Movistar KOI
• GIANTX
• Natus Vincere
• Team Vitality
• Team Heretics
• Fnatic
• Shifters
• SK Gaming

For more on these teams, read up on their rosters there.

Outright Odds

Odds as of March 21st on GG.BET.

LEC Spring Split Predictions

Here are our predictions for the LEC Spring Split. The LEC Versus gave a good idea of the landscape, and since the rosters haven’t changed since then, this opens up the door for safer bets this split. Interestingly, in the LEC Versus, the results did match most of the outright odds. Seven out of 12 placements were correct, including the top 3 and bottom 2.

G2 Esports, the eternal LEC favorites

In the LEC Versus, we saw G2 in their weakest regional form ever. During this split, the team finished seventh in the regular season, almost missing the playoffs for the first time ever.

After qualifying, however, it became a completely different story. G2 stomped their way through the playoffs, going 7-0 before winning a hard-fought finals 3-2 against Karmine Corp.

G2 has participated in the last ten LEC finals, and they’ve won eight of them. The most recent split has only proven that no matter their form, this team will always be the best bet in Europe.

LEC Spring Split Preview: LEC Runner-Up Karmine Corp. Image source: Hara Amoros / Riot Games

Karmine Corp, the challengers

Since picking up Caliste in 2025, KC has jumped to being a top team in Europe. In Winter 2025, they won the title. In the LEC Versus, they came one (close) game away from repeating their feat.

KC is at worst a top 4 team in the LEC. With Fnatic turning to dust, that frees up a top spot and guarantees their inclusion in the top 3. While G2 will always end up as the favorite, Karmine is always right on their tail as the best candidate to dethrone them.

Movistar KOI, rounding out the LEC trio

KOI has the exact same record in Europe as KC since the start of 2025.

• One first place
• One second place behind G2
• One third place losing to the other team
• One fourth place losing to Fnatic

By all aspects, they’re very similar to each other. Besides the playstyles, of course, as MKOI has better scouting and preparation while KC wins on the fundamentals. This makes the latter better during the regular season, while MKOI wakes up in the playoffs.

The most recent results break the tie in KC’s favor, leaving Movistar in third place in the predictions.

Movistar KOI will be one of the LEC Spring Split frontrunners. Image source: Hara Amoros / Riot Games

Featured image source: Hara Amoros / Riot Games