LEC Spring Finals 2020 will take place in Budapest

The League Of Legends European Championship (LEC) kicks off imminently on 24th January for its spring season, and now we have dates for where and when the final will take place.  

Announced at a press conference ahead of the LEC’s return, it was revealed the LEC Spring Finals will take place in Budapest for the first time on 25-26th April. 

The LEC Summer Finals will be heading to Malmö, Sweden on 29-30th August, with the action taking place at Malmö Arena – the same venue of the DreamHack Masters Malmö. 

Destination manager of the city of Malmö, Ann Nystrom, said: “Malmö is a young and vibrant city and gaming is quickly becoming rooted in the backbone of our city.  

“We are excited to host the LEC 2020 Summer together with Riot Games. It is an important step for us in becoming the best gaming city in Europe.” 

But who is expected to come out on top in 2020? You can check out our LEC 2020 power rankings of the top ten teams.  

Last year’s LEC Spring Finals took place in Rotterdam, Holland, while the Summer Finals 2019 were staged in Athens, Greece.  

The LEC 2020 Spring Split kicks off at 5pm CET (4pm GMT) with champions G2 Esports going up against Mad Lions.