One of the organizations synonymous with professional League of Legends in Europe will not be progressing into the most crucial part of the 2023 LEC Winter Split, now sitting in a position it has never been since its start in the league.
For the first time in the organization’s history within the LEC, Fnatic have failed to qualify for a regular season’s playoffs bcket, having been eliminated from entering the 2023 Winter Split group stage and, by extension, the playoffs, in a match against SK Gaming. The team, which welcomed back multi-time champion Rekkles for the 2023 season, now must wait alongside Excel until the start of the Spring Split to continue their season, while Astlis automatically qualifies for the group stage.