The top eight (8) teams will progress to the playoffs, where an eight-team Double-elimination tournament bracket format will be applied.
[3] The Winter Split implements the "Fearless Draft" format, which was popularized by China's LoL Development League, where teams cannot pick a champion that they've already played in a series, even if the champion was picked by the opposing team.
[3] If the LEC's representative at the First Stand Tournament becomes the tournament champion, the two finalists who earn the LEC's two MSI slots will both get automatic byes, meaning they skip the Play-in Stage entirely and directly advance to the Bracket Stage.
Third an fourth-ranked teams in each group will play cross matches, also in best-of-threes, to determine the final two playoff berths.
All matches will be played in best-of-fives, with the top three (3) teams in the playoffs securing qualification for the 2025 League of Legends World Championship.
[3] If an LEC team finishes as a finalist at MSI 2025, it will have an additional fourth slot in the tournament.