LoL Esports Weekly Schedule Febuary 23rd- March 1st: First Stand Qualification On The Line

After a break for the Chinese New Year, the LPL and LCP return to LoL Esports action. All playoffs, except for the LPL, will conclude this week. All Grand Finals will take place on March 1st. The LPL will have its Grand Final on March 8th. By the end of the day on Sunday, we will know all but two of the First Stand representatives. The LPL will be the only region with more to play for, as they have six best-of-five series next week.

LoL Esports: LCK Schedule

DK pulled off a reverse sweep beating T1 3-2 in the LCK Cup Playoffs for LoL Esports
Image of DK beating T1, courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games

The LCK Cup Playoffs will come to a close this weekend. Only two more matches remain. Surprisingly, Dplus KIA will face off against FearX in the Lower Bracket Final. The winner will qualify for First Stand and battle Gen.G Esports in the Grand Final. Both matches will take place in Hong Kong. All start times for best-of-five matches are 12:00 AM PT (9:00 AM CET).

February 28th – LBF

  • FearX Versus Dplus KIA

March 1st – GF

  • Gen.G Esports Versus Winner of LBF

LoL Esports: LPL Schedule

Following a break in the LPL for the Chinese New Year, the LPL returns this week. This week’s action sees the beginning of the Knockout Stage. Eight teams will battle it out in a best-of-five double-elimination bracket. The two teams in the Grand Final qualify for First Stand. Start times for the LPL matches vary between 11:00 PM PT, 12:00 AM PT, and 1:00 AM PT (9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, and 11:00 AM CET).

February 24th – UBR1+R2

  • JD Gaming Versus Top Esports
  • Anyone’s Legend Versus Team WE

February 25th – UBR3+R4

  • Weibo Gaming Versus Invictus Gaming
  • Bilibili Gaming Versus Ninjas in Pyjamas

February 26th – UBSF1

  • Winner of UBR1 Versus Winner of UBR2

February 27th – UBSF2

  • Winner of UBR3 Versus Winner of UBR4

February 28th – LBR1

  • Loser of UBR1 Versus Loser of UBR2

March 1st – LBR2

  • Loser of UBR3 Versus Loser of UBR4

LoL Esports: LEC Schedule

LEC Versus Schedule for 2026 for LoL Esports
Image of LEC Versus logo, Courtesy of Riot Games

The initial results for LEC Versus saw the return to normalcy. G2 Esports returned to their spot as one of the best teams, defeating Karmine Corp. Later today, G2 face off against Movistar KOI for a spot in the Grand Final. Over the weekend, all matches will take place in Madrid. The matches kick off with GiantX playing against Karmine Corp. It will be the first time LEC Versus will feature a best-of-five series. LEC Versus starts at 8:45 AM PT (5:45 PM CET).

February 23rd – UBF

  • G2 Esports Versus Movistar KOI

February 27th – LBSF

  • GiantX Versus Karmine Korp

February 28th – LBF

  • Loser of UBF Versus Winner of LBSF

March 1st – GF

  • Winner of UBF Versus Winner of LBF

LoL Esports: LCP Schedule

Following the Chinese New Year break, the LCP Playoffs return. Team Secret Whales and Deep Cross Gaming start the week with the Upper Bracket Final. The winner has a chance to book their ticket to First Stand in the Grand Final. Softbank Hawks Gaming battle Ground Zero the following day. All LCP matches start at 10:00 PM PT (7:00 AM CET).

February 26th – UBF

  • Team Secret Whales Versus Deep Cross Gaming

February 27th – LBR1

  • Softbank Hawks Gaming Versus Ground Zero

February 28th – LBF

  • Loser of UBF Versus Winner of LBR1

March 1st – GF

  • Winner of UBF Versus Winner of LBF

LoL Esports: CBLOL Schedule

Only two series remain before the conclusion of the CBLOL Playoffs. LOUD waits in the Grand Final for their opponent after defeating RED Canids 3-1 last week. RED Canids will battle FURIA for a spot in the Grand Final. The winner of the final will represent CBLOL in Brazil for the First Stand event.CBLOL’s matches start at 9:00 AM PT (6:00 PM CET).

February 28th – LBF

  • RED Canids Versus FURIA

February 15th – GF

  • LOUD Versus Winner of LBF

LoL Esports: LCS Schedule

Cloud9 has set themselves as the team to beat in the LCS Lock-In. They have yet to drop a game during the playoffs, following their 3-0 victory over Team Sentinels. The week will begin with LYON against Team Liquid. The winner faces Sentinels for a spot in the Grand Final. All LCS matches begin at 1:00 PM PT (10:00 PM CET).

February 27th – LBSF

  • LYON Versus Team Liquid

February 28th – LBF

  • Team Sentinels Versus Winner of LBSF

March 1st – GF

  • Cloud9 Versus Winner of LBF

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