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 defeat Chiefs in first game for 2023
- Dire Wolves drop win streak to Pentanet
- Four teams in contention for top seed
Just two days remain for our LCO squads to set their seeding ahead of the double-elimination second stage, but what an explosive start it was to week three last night.
Peace, having forfeit for the opening two weeks due to player documentation issues, announced their arrival with fanfare as they took down The Chiefs.
In the battle for first, Pentanet broke Dire Wolves’ five match win streak, with the Wolfpack now needing to defeat Peace to keep up with the West in the hunt for top seed.
Pentanet will play Team Bliss in their final match of stage one — the newcomers aren’t to be trifled with, however. Bliss continue their march towards an upper seed following an impressive win over Mammoth.
Ground Zero, having claimed a first win via Peace’s forfeit, earned their maiden victory over Kanga yesterday. They’ll be looking to avoid the bottom seed in their final stage one game against Mammoth.
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 | Pentanet | 5-1 |
| Dire Wolves | 5-1 | |
| 3 | The Chiefs | 4-2 |
| Bliss | 4-2 | |
| 5 | Mammoth | 2-4 |
| Ground Zero | 2-4 | |
| 7 | Kanga Esports | 1-5 |
| Peace | 1-5 |
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 0-1 Bliss | 6pm |
| Dire Wolves 0-1 Pentanet | 7pm | |
| Chiefs 0-1 Peace | 8pm | |
| Kanga 0-1 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 | sHAKa | NuL1 | Chayon | Chillness |
| 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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