Following a weekend full of action with clean 2-0 series, the LEC is gearing up towards and even more explosive week of pro play. With G2 and KC going undefeated, the remaining 6 teams have one last opportunity to prove themselves worthy to represent the region at the First Stand tournament later in March.
With that in mind, let us take a look at the first match from 2025 LEC Winter Playoffs Lower Round 1 between Team Vitality and Team BDS.
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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 VIT vs BDS
VIT vs BDS Bans
| VIT | BDS |
Nidalee  |
 Skarner |
Mel  |
 Maokai |
Aurora  |
 Zyra |
Taliyah  |
 Kalista |
Rell  |
 Poppy |
VIT vs BDS Picks
| VIT | BDS |
Naak Nako  |
 Irrelevant |
Lyncas  |
 113 |
Czajek  |
 nuc |
Carrzy  |
 Ice |
Hylissang  |
 Parus |
Winner: BDS
A convincing win for BDS as VIT struggled with effectively utilizing their team comp, and with Hylissang getting caught several times, it was difficult to stop BDS' snowball.
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Game 2 VIT vs BDS
VIT vs BDS Bans
| VIT | BDS |
| Nidalee |
Skarner |
| Aurora |
Maokai |
| Mel |
Zyra |
Gnar  |
 Sivir |
| Poppy |
Kalista |
VIT vs BDS Picks
| VIT | BDS |
Naak Nako  |
 Irrelevant |
Lyncas  |
 113 |
Czajek  |
 nuc |
Carrzy  |
 Ice |
Hylissang  |
Parus |
Winner: VIT
VIT was able to rise up from the ashes and deliver quite the banger game, equalizing the score 1-1.
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Game 3 BDS vs VIT
BDS vs VIT Bans
| BDS | VIT |
Nocturne  |
Zyra |
| Kalista |
Skarner |
Pantheon  |
 Tristana |
Yone  |
 Alistar |
Draven  |
 Jinx |
BDS vs VIT Picks
| BDS | VIT |
Irrelevant  |
Naak Nako |
| 113 |
 Lyncas |
nuc  |
Czajek |
| Ice |
 Carzzy |
Parus  |
 Hylissang |
Winner: BDS
A nail-biting third game where both BDS and VIT gave it their all as the match looked fairly even. However a great Baron allowed to storm VIT's base, but Carzzy was able to take down the overly-aggressive BDS roster and stop their charge. At the 40-minute mark, BDS was able to catch Lyncas and Hylissang off-guard, but VIT was able to defend their base once more.
Ultimately, BDS remained resolute and once again got the Baron buff, ultimately defeating VIT 2-1 in this series.
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