LEC Spring playoffs bracket locked: VIT vs MKOI, KC vs G2

The LEC Spring playoffs bracket is set. Team Vitality, who locked first place earlier on Sunday, have used their pick to face MKOI in the upper bracket semifinals. The other side of the upper bracket pits Karmine Corp against G2 Esports in a remake of the previous final. NAVI and GIANTX drop into the lower bracket quarterfinals.

The bracket was only finalised after MKOI's 2-1 win over G2 to close the regular season, a result that bumped them into the top four ahead of NAVI. That outcome handed Vitality the matchup most observers expected them to take — MKOI looking the most unconsistent team on paper out of the three options available to the first seed.

The schedule opens on Friday, May 23 at 5 PM CET with Vitality vs MKOI. Karmine Corp vs G2 follows on Saturday, May 24, same time slot. Both upper bracket semis are BO5 (best-of-five). The upper bracket final is set for May 25, meaning one team will lock at least MSI play-ins by the end of the first week of playoffs.

The lower bracket starts the following weekend. NAVI face the first upper bracket loser on May 30, while GIANTX take on the other on May 31. The lower bracket semi is scheduled for June 1, the lower bracket final for June 6, and the grand final on June 7 — every round in BO5.

The headline matchup is unmistakable: KC vs G2 in the first round means the two finalists from last split clash before the bracket has even warmed up, with both still holding a safety net via the lower bracket.