EMEA Masters Summer Split 2026: Start date and slot distribution

The 2026 EMEA Masters Summer Split will run from September 21 to October 23. As announced by the tournament organizer, the winners of Winter and Spring Splits will both receive automatic qualification for the EMEA Masters Summer Split.

Solary

and

Galions

are therefore both qualified for the event regardless of their results in the Ligue Française de League of Legends (LFL) Summer Split. This is a significant change from the Spring Split, which lasted only one week, from June 8 to 15. The Summer Split will feature a total of 42 teams from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

The 42 participating teams will be distributed as follows: Galions and Solary, along with three other LFL teams; four teams from the Prime League (PRM); and the remaining 11 ERLs, each of which will send three representatives to the competition.

Nothing has been made official yet, but this edition of the EMEA Masters could have an impact on the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) 2027 Winter Split, as was the case this year with the LEC Versus, which featured the participation of Los Ratones and Karmine Corp Blue.

Based on the current state of playoffs, TLN Pirates are one of the teams already locked in. Currently in the Upper Bracket Final against Galions, they cannot finish lower than third place and have therefore secured their qualification. In Germany, Berlin International Gaming already guaranteed at least a top-three finish after securing a spot in the Upper Bracket Final.