LCO Split 1 2023: Bliss hang on with game three victory

LCO Split 1 2023: Bliss hang on with game three victory

DreamHack Melbourne is upon us, and while the CS:GO rages on throughout the weekend, the LCO will be out to steal the show on Saturday. Will it be Bliss or Chiefs who emerge from this weekend as Split 1 champions?


  • Bliss, Chiefs return all but winless from PCS playoffs
  • TSM Challengers to take on the LCO All-Stars first up
  • The action kicks off on Saturday, April 29

Finally, DreamHack is here–and the LCO wouldn’t miss it for the world.

Split 1 of the 2023 LCO year needs a champion, with Bliss and The Chiefs lining up to battle for the crown come Saturday’s end.

Both teams returned from their MSI qualification attempts without a series win, exiting in straight sets. Neither will want to officially end their splits without an LCO championship under their belt.

Before that: the fan-voted LCO All-Stars will take to the stage, playing NA LCS Challenger roster TSM Challengers, featuring Aussie Dragon “Dragku” Guo.

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

We’re covering everything LCO Split 1; streams, schedule, rosters, and more.

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule & Results

Split 1 of LCO 2023 featured a brand new five-week format. Stage One saw each team play a best-of-three against one another via round-robin.

Based upon Stage One results, Stage Two saw each team seeded into two groups, playing out a best-of-three double-elimination bracket. For the two emerging squads in each group, they moved to Stage Three — the other two, 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.

Both of our PCS representatives met one final time at DreamHack Melbourne for a best-of-five to determine who gets to call themselves LCO Split 1 champions.

LCO Split 1 2023 Standings, Schedule & Results

LCO Split 1 2023 Results — Playoffs Stage 3

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 2-0 Pentanet 6pm
Wednesday, Mar 15 Upper Bracket – PCS Qualifier Chiefs 2-3 Bliss 6pm
Thursday, Mar 16 Lower Bracket – PCS Qualifier Dire Wolves 0-3 Chiefs 6pm
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Saturday, April 29 DreamHack Showmatch TSM Challengers 2-0 LCO All-Stars 12:50pm
LCO Grand Final Bliss 1-2 Chiefs 5pm

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 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 — 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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