LEC Versus 2026: Teams, all confirmed and rumored rosters

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Here’s a look at the teams and players participating in the LEC Versus 2026 event. The competition will feature matches between LEC teams and two new challengers: Los Ratones and KC Blue!

LEC Versus 2026 will feature 12 teams, including both established LEC squads and promising teams from regional leagues (ERLs). Here’s a complete look at the confirmed and speculated rosters for this first-ever Versus tournament.

So, instead of the usual Winter split, we’ve got this new tournament happening. It’s a big deal because whoever wins will be the only team representing the EMEA region at First Stand 2026 – no pressure, right?

LEC Versus 2026 teams and rosters

LEC Versus will feature all ten of the main LEC teams, plus two additional teams from the ERL. Those teams are Los Ratones, who earned a spot as the highest-performing ERL team, and Karmine Corp Blue, who won the EMEA Masters Summer tournament. Some people have pointed out that having both Karmine Corp and their second team, KC Blue, compete could create complications.

Note that some of the information below came from unofficial sources.

G2 Esports

  • Top: Sergen “BrokenBlade” Çelik
  • Jungle: Rudy “SkewMond” Semaan
  • Mid: Rasmus Borregaard “Caps” Winther
  • Bot: Steven “Hans Sama” Liv
  • Support: Labros “Labrov” Papoutsakis
  • Coach: Dylan Falco

G2 Esports is aiming to compete again in 2026 with the same team they had in 2025, including players SkewMond and Labrov.

The team finished second in both the Winter and Spring splits of the LEC 2025, then won the Summer split. However, they didn’t advance beyond the quarterfinals at the 2025 World Championship. Even though their international performance wasn’t ideal, they remain a strong competitor within their region.

Fnatic

  • Top: Panagiotis “Empyros” Tantis
  • Jungle: Iván “Razork” Martín Díaz
  • Mid: Vladimiros “Vladi” Kourtidis
  • Bot: Elias “Upset” Lipp
  • Support: Park “Lospa” Joon-hyeong
  • Coach: Fabian “GrabbZ” Lohmann

While G2 decided to keep their entire team together, Fnatic is taking a different approach and completely rebuilding. They’ve chosen to keep just two players – Razork and Upset – and will be adding two new, inexperienced players to complete their lineup.

I’m so hyped that Vladi is joining us from Karmine Corp! And it’s awesome that Empyros is coming with him to play top lane. They actually played together briefly back in 2022 when they were both competing in the ERLs, so there’s already some synergy there which is great to see.

Lospa, a player from GIANTX Academy, is joining Fnatic’s new lineup. Similar to Empyros, LEC Versus 2026 will be Lospa’s first time competing at the highest level.

Los Ratones

  • Top: Simon “Thebaus” Hofverberg
  • Jungle: Veljko “Velja” Čamdžić
  • Mid: Tim “Nemesis” Lipovšek
  • Bot: Juš “Crownie” Marušič
  • Support: Carl Martin Erik “Rekkles” Larsson
  • Coach: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi
  • Assistant Coach: Marc “Caedrel” Lamont

Los Ratones, the top-performing team from the ERL leagues, will compete in LEC Versus 2026 with their well-known lineup. The only adjustment for the 2026 season is a change in the head coach position: YamatoCannon will be taking over from Caedrel.

Karmine Corp

  • Top: Kim “Canna” Chang-dong
  • Jungle: Martin “Yike” Sundelin
  • Mid: Kang “kyeahoo” Ye-hoo
  • Bot: Caliste “Caliste” Henry-Hennebert
  • Support: Alan “Busio” Cwalina
  • Coach: Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu

KCorp has hired Canna, Yike, and Caliste – widely considered the best in their positions and throughout the region. This is excellent news for the company.

After Vladi joined Fnatic, KC decided to bring in kyeahoo from DRX. While he played a bit in the LCK, he spent most of his time with DRX’s academy team.

Busio, a top performer from the LCS, is joining the league, which is a tough loss for North American teams. However, this is a fantastic addition for KC. Because he’s Polish, he doesn’t take up an import slot, making him an even more valuable acquisition.

Reapered is joining from the LCS as well. With KC already having two Korean players, hiring a Korean coach is a logical fit.

Karmine Corp Blue

  • Top: Xu “Tao” Hongtao Alessandro
  • Jungle: Johnny “Yukino” Dang
  • Mid: Kamil “Kamiloo” Haudegond
  • Bot: Costin “Hazel” Pestrițu
  • Support: Olivier “Prime” Payet
  • Coach: Ianis “Blidzy” Paul

KC Blue has qualified for the 2026 LEC season after winning the EMEA Masters Summer tournament. They made significant changes to their team before the event, keeping only two players – Yukino and Blidzy – from their 2025 lineup.

Besides Kamiloo, who’s joining from Team Heretics, all the other players are coming from regional leagues. This will be their first time competing at the top level.

Natus Vincere

  • Top: Volodymyr “Maynter” Sorokin
  • Jungle: Enes “Rhilech” Uçan
  • Mid: Yoon “Poby” Sung-won
  • Bot: Lee “Hans SamD” Jae-hoon
  • Support: Polat “Parus” Furkan Çiçek
  • Coach: Vasilis “TheRock” Voltis

Maynter, previously a top laner for KC Blue, is reportedly joining Natus Vincere, marking his entry into top-tier competitive play, though not with the French team originally expected.

There’s talk that Poby might be leaving Fnatic to join NAVI. This comes as a surprise, especially considering Emil “Larssen” Larsson has been with the team – originally Rogue, then KOI, back to Rogue in 2024, and now NAVI after their acquisition – since 2018.

Movistar KOI

  • Top: Alex Pastor “Myrwn” Villarejo
  • Jungle: Javier Prades “Elyoya” Batalla
  • Mid: Joseph Joon “Jojopyun” Pyun
  • Bot: David Martinez “Supa” Garcia
  • Support: Álvaro Fernández “Alvaro” del Amo
  • Coach: Tomás Campelos “Melzhet” Fernandez

Movistar KOI is likely to retain their 2025 roster.

GIANTX

  • Top: Eren “Lot” Yıldız
  • Jungle: Ismaïl “ISMA” Boualem
  • Mid: Adam “Jackies” Jeřábek
  • Bot: Oh “Noah” Hyeon-taek
  • Support: Yoon “Jun” Se-jun
  • Coach: André “Guilhoto” Guilhoto

GIANTX will also retain their 2025 roster, including the Korean bot lane duo of Noah and Jun.

SK Gaming

  • Top: Martin “Wunder” Nordahl Hansen
  • Jungle: Duncan “Skeanz” Marquet
  • Mid: Adam “LIDER” Ilyasov
  • Bot: Josip “Jopa” Čančar
  • Support: Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle
  • Coach: Tiago “Own3r” Mendes

SK Gaming is building a stronger team for the 2026 LEC season by bringing back former G2 Esports players Wunder and Mikyx. They’re expected to be a competitive force, so it will be interesting to watch their performance.

Team BDS

  • Top: Shin “Rooster” Yun-hwan
  • Jungle: Mehdi “Boukada” Lahlou
  • Mid: Ilias “nuc” Bizriken
  • Bot: Park “Paduck” Seok-hyeon
  • Support: Adrian “Trymbi” Trybus
  • Coach: Yanis “Striker” Kella

Team BDS is keeping their top lane and jungle players the same for the 2026 season, but they’re bringing in new players for the bot lane and support positions. They’ve signed Paduck from KT Challengers and Trymbi from Vivo Keyd Stars.

Team Heretics

  • Top: Sebastian “Tracyn” Wojtoń
  • Jungle: Théo “Sheo” Borile
  • Mid: Tolga “Serin” Ölmez
  • Bot: Yoon “Ice” Sang-hoon
  • Support: Paul “Stend” Lardin
  • Coach: Jonas “Hidon” Vraa

Team Heretics is completely overhauling their top, mid, and bot lane players for the 2026 season. The big question is whether these changes will be enough for them to compete with the best teams in the LEC.

Team Vitality

  • Top: Kaan “Naak Nako” Okan
  • Jungle: Linas “Lyncas” Nauncikas
  • Mid: Marek “Humanoid” Brázda
  • Bot: Matyáš “Carzzy” Orság
  • Support: Kadir “Fleshy” Kemiksiz

Team Vitality plans to keep a similar lineup for the 2026 LEC Versus tournament. There’s talk they’ll bring back Humanoid, which would be exciting for fans to see him compete again.

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2025-12-04 13:46