LEC Versus: EMEA Invitational Details

The tournament will feature 12 teams, including all 10 standard LEC teams.

All 10 established LEC organizations, such as G2 Esports, FNATIC, and Karmine Corp, will participate. Two guest teams from the European Regional Leagues, Los Ratones and Karmine Corp Blue, will also join.

Participating Teams. The LEC Versus tournament includes 10 LEC teams and two ERL guest teams.

The competition will start with a single round-robin stage before advancing to playoffs.

The tournament begins with a single round-robin stage consisting of best-of-one matches. Following this, the top eight teams will advance to a double-elimination playoff bracket.

Playoff matches will transition from best-of-three to best-of-five series in later stages.

The double-elimination playoff bracket will utilize best-of-three matches in the early rounds. Later stages of the playoffs will transition to best-of-five series.

All matches for the LEC Versus tournament will be held at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin.

The entire tournament will take place in person at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin. All matches are scheduled to begin at 17:00 CET.

Tickets for the first four weeks of competition will go on sale in mid-December 2025.

Public engagement for the event begins in mid-December 2025. Ticket sales for the first four weeks of competition open on December 17, 2025.

The winner of LEC Versus will secure EMEA's slot at the upcoming First Stand event.

The LEC Versus tournament is designed to determine the EMEA representative for the upcoming First Stand competition. The winner will secure this regional slot.