The League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO) is the top-level of professional League of Legends competition in Oceania,[a] founded in 2021 and hosted by ESL Australia and Guinevere Capital. The LCO replaced the Oceanic Pro League (OPL), hosted by Riot Games Oceania from 2015 to 2020.[1][2][3] The annual season consists of two splits, each of which conclude in a double-elimination tournament between the top five teams.
| Formerly | Oceanic Pro League |
|---|---|
| Game | League of Legends |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Owner(s) | ESL Australia Guinevere Capital |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Countries | Oceania |
| Official website | https://lco.gg/ |
Before 2023, the winner of split 1 qualifies for the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), while the winner of split 2 qualifies for the League of Legends World Championship. However, since 2023, the top two teams from each LCO split will seed into the Pacific Championship Series (PCS) playoffs and compete with other PCS teams for a chance to represent the larger region at international events. LCO teams will be no longer qualifying directly to MSI and Worlds.[4]
Format (2023) edit
Regular season edit
- Eight teams participate.
- Double round-robin, best-of-one.
- Top five teams advance to playoffs.
Playoffs edit
- Five teams participate
- Double elimination bracket.
- The 1st-place team from regular season receives a bye to begin in the second round of winners' bracket.
- The 2nd and 3rd-place teams begin in the first round of the winners' bracket.
- The 4th and 5h-place teams begin in the first round of the losers' bracket.
The top 2 teams of each split will represent Oceania at the Pacific Championship Series, entering that tournament's playoffs.
Broadcast Team edit
| ID | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Elfishguy |  Jordan Mays
|
Play-by-Play Caster |
| Skimmy |  Andre Allchin
| |
| Juves | Brandon Defina
|
Color Caster |
| Rusty | Zack Pye
|
Teams edit
| Teams | Roster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Jungle | Mid | Bot | Support | |
| Chiefs Esports Club |  Topoon
|
Arthur
|
Tally
|
 Raes
|
Aladoric
|
| Dire Wolves | zorenous
|
Poltron
|
 Siuman
|
Dante
|
Bulldawg
|
| Gravitas | Tyran/Toppy
|
N0body/Llenia
|
DaJeung
|
Piglet
|
Floppy
|
| Kanga Esports | Lived
|
 foreigner
|
 fighto
|
styled  leemas
|
Tieng Sii
|
| MAMMOTH | papryze
|
Meifan
|
Reufury
|
Voice
|
Ali G/rocco521
|
| ORDER | BioPanther
|
Goodo
|
Kisee
|
Puma
|
 Corporal
|
| PEACE | Thien
|
 LeeSA
|
Apii
|
Violet Chayon
|
Beats/gunkrab
|
| Pentanet.GG | Winterer
|
BalKhan
|
Yuri
|
Praedyth
|
Rogue
|
Result edit
| Year | Split | Champion | Runner-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | Pentanet.GG | PEACE | Chiefs Esports Club | Dire Wolves |
| 2 | PEACE | Pentanet.GG | Dire Wolves | ORDER | |
| 2022 | 1 | ORDER | Chiefs Esports Club | Pentanet.GG | PEACE |
| 2 | Chiefs Esports Club | Pentanet.GG | ORDER | Kanga Esports |
Notes edit
- ^ Most domestic players of Oceanic countries are from either Australia or New Zealand.
References edit
- ^ Byers, Preston (18 December 2020). "ESL, Guinevere Capital to operate new 8-team Oceanic League of Legends league". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "LEAGUE OF LEGENDS CIRCUIT OCEANIA LAUNCHES THIS FEBRUARY". about.eslgaming.com. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "ESL Australia's Twitter".
- ^ "Update to the League of Legends Pacific Championship Series". lolesports.com. 2022-11-19.