LCO Split 1 2023: All-QLD upper bracket following Chiefs, Bliss victories

LCO Split 1 2023: All-QLD upper bracket following Chiefs, Bliss victories

Time Stamp: March 13, 2023 7:57 AM

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?

  • Dire Wolves win thrilling three-mapper
  • Bliss sweep Chiefs to reclaim Q-Clash bragging rights
  • LCO Stage 3 begins tonight

The top four for LCO Split 1 2023 has been made pretty clear over the course of the season thus far — but in what order do they stand from there?

It was believed to be The Chiefs and Pentanet after Monday night’s upper bracket series — but instead it’ll be Dire Wolves and Bliss who emerge as the top two seeds heading into Stage 3.

The Wolfpack exacted revenge upon Pentanet in a heart-stopping three-match series, including a massive gold swing and a Nexus-mid lane minion wave trade.

For the third time this split — and the second time in three days — The Chiefs and Bliss went head-to-head in the battle for Brisbane’s best.

The Chiefs were comfortable in victory on Monday, with their win then booking their top four spot — but tonight Bliss bit back with a sweep of their own.

As a result, Team Bliss will take on Pentanet in the playoffs opening round, while The Chiefs play Dire Wolves. It’s a double-elimination bracket — but of the four remaining, only two can progress to the PCS playoffs.

Tickets for the one-day LCO showcase at DreamHack Melbourne are on sale here.

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.

LCO Split 1 2023 Standings, Schedule & Results

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule & Results — Playoffs

Date Match Time (AEDT)
Monday, Mar 13 Playoffs Semi-Final 1 Dire Wolves 0-2 Chiefs 5pm
Playoffs Semi-Final 2 Pentanet 0-2 Bliss 8pm
Tuesday, Mar 14 Lower Bracket Semi-Final Dire Wolves v Pentanet 6pm
Wednesday, Mar 15 Upper Bracket – PCS Qualifier Chiefs v Bliss 6pm
Thursday, Mar 16 Lower Bracket – PCS Qualifier TBD 6pm

LCO Split 1 2023 Results — Stage 2 Week 2

Date Match Time (AEDT)
Monday, Mar 6 Group A Upper Qualifier Dire Wolves 0-2 Pentanet 5pm
Group B Upper Qualifier Team Bliss 0-2 Chiefs 8pm
Tuesday, Mar 7 Group A Lower Qualifier Dire Wolves 2-0 Mammoth 5pm
Group B Lower Qualifier Team Bliss 2-0 Kanga 8pm
Wednesday, Mar 8 Group A S3 Seeding Pentanet 1-2 Dire Wolves 5pm
Group B S3 Seeding Chiefs 0-2 Team Bliss 6pm

LCO Split 1 2023 Results — Stage 2 Week 1

Date Match Time (AEDT)
Monday, Feb 27 Group A Opening Dire Wolves W-FF Peace 5pm
Group B Opening Bliss 2-0 Kanga 6pm
Tuesday, Feb 28 Group A Opening Pentanet 2-0 Mammoth 5pm
Group B Opening Chiefs 2-1 Ground Zero 8pm
Wednesday, Mar 1 Group A Elimination Mammoth W-FF Peace 5pm
Group B Elimination Kanga 2-1 Ground Zero 6pm

LCO Split 1 2023 — Stage 1 Ladder

Ranking Team Record
1 Dire Wolves 6-1
2 Bliss 5-2
3 Pentanet.GG 5-2
4 The Chiefs 4-3
5 Ground Zero Gaming 3-4
6 Mammoth 2-5
7 Kanga Esports 2-5
8 Peace 1-6

LCO Split 1 2023 Results — Stage 1 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 Results — Stage 1 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 Results — Stage 1 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 1-0 Peace 6pm
Pentanet 0-1 Bliss 7pm
Mammoth 0-1 Ground Zero 8pm
Chiefs 0-1 Kanga 9pm

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 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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