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League of Legends Circuit Oceania

League of Legends Circuit Oceania
FormerlyOceanic Pro League
GameLeague of Legends
Founded2021 (2021)
Ceased2024
Replaced byOceanic Promotion Qualifier
Owner(s)ESL Australia
Guinevere Capital
No. of teams8
CountriesOceania
Last
champion(s)		⁠Ground Zero (2024 Split 2)
Most titlesChiefs Esports Club (3 titles)
Official websitehttps://lco.gg/

The League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO) was the top-level of professional League of Legends competition in Oceania,[a] founded in 2021 and hosted by ESL Australia and Guinevere Capital.

History

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The LCO replaced the Oceanic Pro League (OPL), hosted by Riot Games Oceania from 2015 to 2020.[1][2][3] The annual season consisted of two splits, each of which conclude in a double-elimination tournament between the top five teams.

Before 2023, the winner of split 1 qualified for the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), while the winner of split 2 qualified for the League of Legends World Championship. However, in 2023 and 2024, the top two teams from each LCO split were seeded into the Pacific Championship Series (PCS) playoffs and competed with other PCS (and later LJL) teams for a chance to represent the larger region at international events. LCO teams no longer qualified directly to MSI and Worlds.[4]

On 20 September 2024, the LCO officially folded, with Riot Games exploring "new solutions" to replace it. It is currently unknown what league will replace the LCO for teams in Oceania and what role it will play in promoting teams to the new Asia-Pacific tier 1 league, the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP).[5]

On 2 November 2024, Chiefs Esports Club with champion of LCO 2023 Split 2 Playoffs, is selected as a guest team for the LCP 2025 season.

On 13 January 2025, Ground Zero Gaming with Champion of LCO 2024 Split 2 Playoffs, is selected as a participation for the PCS 2025 season.

On 16 August 2025, the LCP Oceanic Promotion Qualifier (OPQ) 2025 Season League begin, the OPQ 2025 will be played in a double elimination bracket. OPQ is the first Riot-sanctioned Oceanic tournament following the discontinuation of the LCO. Teams will compete for a spot in the LCP 2026 Promotion.

Format (2023)

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Regular season

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  • Eight teams participate.
  • Double round-robin, best-of-one.
  • Top five teams advance to playoffs.

Playoffs

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  • 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.

Result

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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
2023 1 Chiefs Esports Club Team Bliss Dire Wolves Pentanet.GG
2 Chiefs Esports Club Team Bliss MAMMOTH Vertex Esports Club
2024 1 ⁠Ground Zero Antic Esports Team Bliss Kanga Esports
2 ⁠Ground Zero Team Bliss Antic Esports ION Global Esports

Notes

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  1. ^ Most domestic players of Oceanic countries are from either Australia or New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ Byers, Preston (18 December 2020). "ESL, Guinevere Capital to operate new 8-team Oceanic League of Legends league". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ "LEAGUE OF LEGENDS CIRCUIT OCEANIA LAUNCHES THIS FEBRUARY". about.eslgaming.com. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ "ESL Australia's Twitter".
  4. ^ "Update to the League of Legends Pacific Championship Series". lolesports.com. 2022-11-19.
  5. ^ Taifalos, Nicholas (20 September 2024). "Riot 'exploring solutions' for new LoL circuit in Oceania just 4 years after last revamp". Dot Esports. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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