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LCO Split 1 2023: DW enter week three with flawless record; Bliss win battle of the newcomers

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LCO Split 1 2023 is finally here. Oceania’s best and brightest League reps will battle it out on the Rift once more, but plenty has changed; new faces, a new format and a new end goal — the PCS playoffs. Who will carry the OCE torch forward?


  • Peace forfeit week two matches, begin season 0-5
  • Chiefs win 2022 split grand final rematch vs. PGG
  • Bliss defeat Ground Zero in debutant head-to-head

The first LCO Super Week for 2023 has wrapped, and a playoff leader has emerged in the Dire Wolves.

The Wolfpack downed The Chiefs to kick off an eventual perfect Super Week for the boys in teal, notching wins over last year’s champs as well as Ground Zero and Kanga on their way to a 5-0 season start.

Chiefs’ shock loss ends an almost year-long regular split undefeated streak, but the Worlds representatives brushed off the defeat with a Split 2 2022 grand final rematch win over Pentanet.

Dire Wolves, Chiefs and Pentanet have broken away from the rest of the pack, with Team Bliss (3-2) sitting at over 0.500 thanks to wins over Kanga, GZ and the forfeit win against Peace.

Peace has just two games in split one’s first stage to show what they’ve got following their fortnight forfeit — but between The Chiefs and Dire Wolves, it’s looking increasingly likely they’ll enter stage two with a lower seed.

Mammoth and Bliss will open week three’s matches, with tiebreaker matches to take place on Wednesday, should they be required.

We’re covering LCO Split 1: teams, schedule, results and more.

LCO Split 1 2023 Streams

The LCO streams live on Twitch. Missed the action? Catch up via on-demand VODs posted immediately following each matchday.

LCO Split 1 — Main Stream

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LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule & Results

Split 1 of LCO 2023 features a brand new five week format. Stage One will see each team will play a best-of-three against one another via round robin.

Based upon Stage One results, Stage two sees each team seeded into two groups and play out a best-of-three double-elimination bracket. For the two emerging squads in each group, they’ll move to Stage Three — the other two will be eliminated.

Stage Three will see one final double-elimination bracket, with the top two booking their tickets to the PCS playoffs, and potentially beyond to London’s Mid-Season Invitational.

Note: Week 2 & 3 matches may be subject to change.

LCO Split 1 2023 Standings

Ranking Team Record
1 Dire Wolves 5-0
2 Pentanet 4-1
The Chiefs 4-1
4 Bliss 3-2
5 Mammoth 2-3
6 Kanga 1-4
Ground Zero 1-4
8 Peace 0-5

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — Week 1

Date Match Time (AEDT)
Monday, Jan 23 Bliss 0-1 Chiefs 6pm
Pentanet 1-0 Ground Zero 7pm
Dire Wolves 1-0 Mammoth 8pm
Peace FF-W Kanga N/A
Tuesday, Jan 24 Pentanet 1-0 Kanga 6pm
Ground Zero 0-1 Chiefs 7pm
Bliss 0-1 Dire Wolves 8pm
Peace FF-W Mammoth N/A

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — Week 2

Date Match Time (AEDT)
Monday, Jan 30 Chiefs 0-1 Dire Wolves 6pm
Kanga 0-1 Bliss 7pm
Mammoth 0-1 Pentanet 8pm
Ground Zero W-FF Peace N/A
Tuesday, Jan 31 Ground Zero 0-1 Dire Wolves 6pm
Kanga 0-1 Mammoth 7pm
Chiefs 1-0 Pentanet 8pm
Peace FF-W Bliss N/A
Wednesday, Feb 1 Mammoth 0-1 Chiefs 6pm
Bliss 1-0 Ground Zero 7pm
Dire Wolves 1-0 Kanga 8pm
Pentanet W-FF Peace N/A

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — Week 3

Date Match Time (AEDT)
Monday, Feb 6 Mammoth v Bliss 6pm
Dire Wolves v Pentanet 7pm
Chiefs v Peace 8pm
Kanga v Ground Zero 9pm
Tuesday, Feb 7 Dire Wolves v Peace 6pm
Pentanet v Bliss 7pm
Mammoth v Ground Zero 8pm
Chiefs v Kanga 9pm
Wednesday, Feb 8 Tiebreakers if necessary 6pm

LCO Split 1 2023 Rosters

Reigning LCO champions Chiefs will be out to defend their crown, but have undergone significant changes since their Mexico outing late last year.

Both Raes & Aladoric return as the team’s bot lane duo, with coach Babip steps back into the starting line-up as the team’s jungler. Former Order frontman BioPanther makes a return to the LCO with Chiefs after Order’s dissolution in 2022.

It’s a new Chiefs squad for ’23, but the league champs retain their favourites tag heading into Split 1.

Bliss and Ground Zero make their grand entrance to the LCO with a combination of youth and experience. Meanwhile, Mammoth have built around the 2022 Gravitas core, with Ch1Chi debuting in the LCO as the team’s top laner.

Team Squad
The Chiefs BioPanther Babip Kisee Raes Aladoric
Pentanet.GG Chippys Shernfire DONGGY Violet Apii
Dire Wolves Zorenous Poltron Chazz Praedyth Decoy
Kanga Esports Blue Fighto Hoopa Shinki Papryze
Peace Weizhe Ko1eee NuL1 Chayon Cloud
Mammoth Ch1Chi Akano DaJeung Voice Entrust
Team Bliss Lived Whynot Daystar Leemas Benvi
Ground Zero Gaming Tron Gooby mfis Danteh Bulldawg
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