G2 Esports vs Heretics League of Legends LEC 2023 Winter Split: Head-to-head, livestream details, and more

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The third game on Week 2 Day 2 at League of Legends LEC 2023 Winter Split will be a clash between G2 Esports and Heretics. This match is interesting purely because of the encounter between Jankos and G2 Esports.

This is the first time in five years that Jankos will be playing against G2, a team where he created a legacy that no other player will ever topple. This time, however, G2 and Jankos are opponents, meaning both would be hungry to prove that they were correct to distance themselves from one another.

Apart from that, G2 Esports has a habit of throwing games against teams that are weak on paper. Therefore, considering Heretics' ceiling and how unpredictable G2 Esports can be, the matchup may take an interesting turn.

G2 Esports had a brilliant start to League of Legends LEC 2023 Winter Split. The team is looking good in terms of synergy, ability to play off-meta drafts, and also the capability to make decisions in the blink of an eye.

The biggest strength of G2 Esports this year is the Hans Sama and Mikyx duo in the botlane. Last year, the Flakked and Targamas botlane was quite in-experienced and handicapped in terms of picks.

This year, however, the issue has been resolved, which means G2 Esports can play around that botlane even more, which is ideally the strongest lane in the current meta. Apart from that, Yike has turned out to be a really good player who ticks every box required for a modern-day jungler.

Heretics, on the other hand, is suffering from a handful of issues in the current state. Firstly, there is the problem of a language barrier as Evi has been present in the team for only a few months and is not as comfortable with English.

Secondly, Jackspektra is very young, and despite his talent, there is a massive