FNC vs TH 2025 LEC Winter Playoffs Day 1 Match Result

With the Bo1 matches now finally over, fans and casters alike are excited to see how the LEC will handle the new Bo3 Fearless Draft format. With a total of 8 teams that qualified to Playoffs, we can expect some bangers along with exciting champion picks and strategies as the longer a series goes on, the less available picks there will be for the pro players.

With that in mind, let us take a look at the first match from 2025 LEC Winter Playoffs between Fnatic and Team Heretics. 

2025 LEC Winter Playoffs Format

The 2025 League of Legends EMEA Championship Playoffs will feature the new Fearless Draft format. With that in mind, we can expect the teams to deliver some top of the line plays along with some shenanigans like pocket picks and non-meta champions given the strategic limitations of a diminishing champion pool.

Game 1 FNC vs TH

FNC vs TH Bans

FNC	TH
Draven	Skarner
Zyra	Kalista
Mel	Maokai
Poppy	Taliyah
Rell	Rakan

FNC vs TH Picks

FNC	TH
Oscarinin	Carlsen
Razork	Sheo
Humanoid	Kamiloo
Upset	Flakked
Mikyx	Stend

Winner: FNC

A dominant performance on the side of FNC as TH was constantly caught out on side lanes, and with TH prioritizing picks over objectives, a massive gold swing on the side of FNC just started snowballing them the game.

Game 2 TH vs FNC

TH vs FNC Bans

TH	FNC
Kalista	Skarner
Jayce	Mel
Poppy	Draven
Hwei	Renekton
Taliyah	Jax

TH vs FNC Picks

TH	FNC
Carlsen	Oscarinin
Sheo	Razork
Kamiloo	Humanoid
Flakked	Upset
Stend	Mikyx

Winner: FNC

Although TH put up more of a fight in the second game, ultimately FNC were the better team, punishing aggressive plays as well as having a better teamfighting comp whilst effectively utilizing their macro knowledge. This is not the end for Team Heretics though, as they will have another chance during the Playoffs as FNC move closer to the Finals and eventually the opportunity to represent the LEC at the First Stand tournament later in March.