Excel Esports vs MAD Lions would be the first time the British group will play within the Group Stage of the renewed LEC format.
The wait is over, the summer season break is behind us, and the LEC is again full throttle this weekend! After three weeks of the LEC 2023 Summer time Cut up, we stated goodbye to 2 groups out of the ten: Crew Vitality, who struggled to get a single win and Astralis, who’s knockout is a bit unhappy, as they have been within the image till the final match of the final day. However life goes on, and there’s nonetheless 8 groups that need to get to the highest 4 to have a shot on the Season Finals – and two of them will kick off the Group Stage.
Excel Esports vs MAD Lions Preview
Excel Esports
Excel Esports did it! The British group broke the Playoff-curse final 12 months solely to tackle the Group Stage-curse after the beginning of the 2023 season, as they didn’t qualify for the Winter and Spring Group Levels of the LEC. Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu and co. have gone by way of some modifications within the weeks earlier than the Summer time Cut up which have performed off immensely, as the brand new curse has been lifted as nicely! Excel Esports completed 3rd within the common season with a 5-4 scoreline, so not solely did they make it to Teams, however additionally they appear to be contenders for the highest 4.
Their new jungler, Lee “Peach” Min-gyu introduced stability to the staff along with his tank junglers, and Felix “Abbedagge” Braun looks like a special particular person when he’s taking part in Azir. With Odoamne, Dino “LIMIT” Tot and Patrik “Patrik” Jírú stepping up, Excel beat groups similar to Vitality, Crew Heretics and Crew BDS.
MAD Lions
The Lions began the Summer time Cut up extremely robust, beating VIT, G2 Esports and KOI within the first week of the Summer time Common Season. Afterwards, nonetheless, their opponents discovered their playstyle whereas Javier “Elyoya” Prades Batalla and his teammates efficiency worsened, which meant that they solely secured a single win within the second week, happening a 5-loss streak after their match in opposition to Astralis.
MAD Lions have been in an identical place in Spring, the place they needed to play tiebreakers to be able to make it to Teams. In addition they do that within the Rift, spending the early sport barely behind to take over the match when it most issues.
Excel Esports vs MAD Lions Predictions
The 2 groups have confronted one another on the second day of the second week, however MAD Lions was unable to beat Excel, even after Yasin “Nisqy” Dincer whipped out his Twisted Destiny, whereas Elyoya and Matyás “Carzzy” Orság had an important efficiency. Abbedagge and Patrik have been unstoppable, whereas Peach, LIMIT and Odo refused to let anybody near their carries. Whereas the match lasted for nearly 40 minutes, Excel by no means faltered – why would they achieve this within the Group Stage?
The place to observe Excel Esports vs MAD Lions
You will discover Excel Esports dealing with MAD Lions this Saturday at 18:00 CEST on the official LEC YouTube and Twitch channels, in addition to lolesports.com. Don’t neglect to take a look at ESTNN’s different Previews and Predictions!