The LEC 2026 season comes to an end this week as EMEA finds its League of Legends World Championship representatives.
The Summer Split Playoffs will conclude with the Season Finals in Nice, France, the league’s only Riot-organised roadshow this year.
Natus Vincere will take on Movistar KOI, with the winner securing their spot at LoL Worlds 2026 while the loser’s season will end.
Meanwhile, G2 Esports and Karmine Corp have already qualified for Worlds and will be keeping an eye on the LEC trophy.
NAVI vs MKOI LEC Preview
The LEC Season Finals will kick off with the huge game between NAVI and MKOI to decide the league’s final Worlds representative.
Both teams are coming off the back of intense five-game series victories – NAVI defeated GIANTX while MKOI beat Team Vitality.
As for this upcoming match-up, it will likely come down to individual errors or the junglers.
Neither team has shown much consistency, with the last series riddled with mistakes and misstepsm which could be very costly at this stage of the season.
All eyes will be on NAVI jungler and LEC Rookie of the Year, Enes ‘Rhilech’ Uçan, who was easily the standout performer in the win over GX.
Meanwhile, Javier ‘Elyoya’ Prades Batalla is the star of MKOI and will want to keep his streak alive after attending the last five Worlds.
Considering the gulf of experience between the two teams, it’s no surpirse that MKOI are favourites to win at 66% on Polymarket.
However, NAVI’s young roster have shown tremendous growth and, if Rhilech’s form continues, they’ll be very difficult to deal with.
Who Will Become LEC Summer 2026 Champion?
After winning both splits this year and the 2025 Summer Playoffs, G2 Esports will be heavy favourites to lift the LEC title again.
Having defeated KCorp 3-1 two weeks ago, G2 are already in the final and looking to secure first seed for Worlds for the fourth year running.
Meanwhile, KCorp will face the winner of MKOI and NAVI, though will be heavily favoured no matter the opponent.
The French organisation had a very impressive regular season, winning every series and only dropping two out of 20 matches.
However, the team is still yet to defeat G2 in a best-of-five this year.
Will any of the top four be able to stop G2 from winning the LEC Summer Split? Share your predictions with us on the Insider Gaming Discord.
Meanwhile, TES defeated Invictus Gaming to qualify for LoL Worlds 2026. And for even more Insider Gaming delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter.
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