Vitality starts the new season of the LoL-Liga LEC without a win

They had probably imagined it differently: even in the last game of the first week, Team Vitality failed to win in the European League of Legends league LEC. The team, which is considered a "Superteam", was the clear favorite against Excel Esports.

"In the last few days we have played poorly in the late game, and thrown away our leads," said Excel's toplaner Finn "Finn" Wiestal in an interview after the game. "Now we have finally won a game, which is a huge relief.»

Bad start for Vitality in the LEC

Already in the first games Vitality had not looked good; played with the finalists from the last split MAD Lions and Fnatic but also against probably the strongest competitors. Excel had a similarly poor start, but caught Vitality on the wrong foot.

The battle for the ancestral dragon became decisive: while Vitality was able to secure it, Finn penetrated into the enemy base. After a hasty and unsuccessful withdrawal of the opponent, the game went to Excel.

On the other hand, things went much better with Rogue and Fnatic, who remained undefeated in the "Superweek" and thus share the top position. Rogue had few problems with the winless Astralis, even Fnatic made it easy and beat SK in under 30 minutes.

G2 one of several teams with corona cases

For the first time since 2013 with a predominantly German lineup, SK had probably the toughest opening program with Rogue, MAD Lions and Fnatic. A surprising victory had even been achieved against MAD the day before. For the time being, however, it should remain the only blunder of the defending champion: with a confident performance against the retreaded line-up of G2, MAD remains at the top group.

G2 had to accept a defeat after two opening victories, but competed with a handicap: four of the players had previously tested positive for corona. However, they still competed, as the league will be played online again for the time being due to the pandemic situation. According to a report by "Dot Esports", even half of the teams, including Vitality and Rogue, are affected by corona cases.