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?
- Split 2 finalists Chiefs, Pentanet kick off season with wins
- GZ, Bliss seek first wins in LCO
- Action resumes Tuesday 6pm AEDT
The off-season is over, and competitive League of Legends is finally back.
While other regions began their 2023 conquests two weeks ago, OCE fans have been made to wait — but no longer.
The LCO is back — but it’s a strange new world that our eight squads enter into. Major changes announced in November means a new pathway for our Oceanic representatives to tread.
OCE will no longer be guaranteed a spot at MSI and Worlds, instead needing to pass the PCS gauntlet in order to represent the region on the big stage.
A new format, too: squads will have just five weeks to prove their worth in pursuit of League glory — and there’s plenty of pressure on our debutants in Bliss and Ground Zero to hit the ground running early.
Bliss will begin their LCO season with a bang: reigning champions Chiefs await the boys in pink in a season opener not to be missed, while Ground Zero kick off their LCO campaign against a rebuilt Pentanet.
Mammoth will take on Dire Wolves, while Kanga have been awarded a win following today’s announcement: Peace failed to submit right-to-work documentation for a number of their squad, meaning the squad cannot take to the Rift for week one and have been handed with forfeits.
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
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 | Mammoth | 1-1 |
2 | The Chiefs | 1-0 |
3 | Pentanet | 1-0 |
4 | Dire Wolves | 1-0 |
5 | Kanga | 1-0 |
6 | Ground Zero | 0-1 |
7 | Bliss | 0-1 |
8 | Peace | 0-2 |
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 v Kanga | 6pm |
Ground Zero v Chiefs | 7pm | |
Bliss v Dire Wolves | 8pm | |
Peace FF-W Mammoth | N/A |
LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — Week 2
Date | Match | Time (AEDT) |
Monday, Jan 30 | Ground Zero v Peace | 6pm |
Chiefs v Dire Wolves | 7pm | |
Kanga v Bliss | 8pm | |
Mammoth v Pentanet | 9pm | |
Tuesday, Jan 31 | Ground Zero v Dire Wolves | 6pm |
Kanga v Mammoth | 7pm | |
Chiefs v Pentanet | 8pm | |
Peace v Bliss | 9pm | |
Wednesday, Feb 1 | Mammoth v Chiefs | 6pm |
Bliss v Ground Zero | 7pm | |
Dire Wolves v Kanga | 8pm | |
Pentanet v Peace | 9pm |
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.
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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