Movistar KOI triumphed over Fnatic with a convincing 3-1 victory in the LEC Summer Split 2025 lower final, securing their spot in the grand final in front of a passionate Madrid crowd at the Caja Magica arena. Their win sets up a thrilling rematch against G2 Esports this Sunday, repeating the Spring Split final from earlier this year. This also ensures MKOI to be at least the second LEC seed at Worlds.

Fnatic, on the other hand, are in for a bit of a reality check. Coming down from the high of securing a Worlds spot just yesterday by dominating Karmine Corp isn’t easy, especially with how much more impressive MKOI looked today. They finish third in the league for the second time in 2025, marking their best result of the year. But for the first time since 2022, the Black and Orange won’t play in a single LEC final this year.

Crowd buff

Movistar KOI seem unbeatable when performing in front of their home crowd. After already winning both of their best-of-threes during Madrid’s Spring roadshow earlier this year, the Spanish squad clearly thrives whenever they have the support of their fans on home soil. Javier "Elyoya" Prades especially delivered once more a standout performance throughout the series, demonstrating aggressive play and clutch decision-making that kept Fnatic on the back foot on four games. However, the MVP honors for the match were awarded to Alex "Myrwn" Villarejo, whose consistency and game-changing moments tipped the scales in MKOI’s favor.

In his post-match interview, Elyoya fired a bold message at G2 ahead of tomorrow’s final: "You still haven't experienced yet. Last time you played in Madrid, it didn't go too well. Tomorrow is gonna be much more intense. The people are gonna make this crowd our crowd. You will see what playing into Movistar KOI in his home is."

David "Supa" Garcia followed up with his own challenge for G2, referencing the team's recruitment strength and confidence: "You can sign up Hans Sama (Steven Liv), you can try to sign up Caliste (Caliste Henry-Hennebert), you can sign up whoever you want. But you're never winning against me, because we are the best team in Europe."

Reality check for Fnatic

This defeat might have hurt more than it seems. While Fnatic have proven themselves worthy of a Worlds spot this year, their performance wasn’t as strong as it was against KC. They remained aggressive, especially through Iván "Razork" Martín’s ambitious jungle plays, but it was often hard for them to keep up the tempo on both sides of the map at once.

They failed to reach an LEC final in any of this year’s three splits, only the second time this has happened in the LEC era (since 2019). At the start of the year, Fnatic assembled a star-studded, veteran roster, but their results never met expectations to reach for the title the organization has lacked since 2018. It is still worth noting that the late arrival of Yoon "Poby" Sung-won seems to have shaken things up in Summer and brought an overall stability inside the games they play. This sends hope as they could continue to grow while preparing for their final objective of the year, heading to Worlds beginning on October 14th.