LCO Split 1 2023: Top four play out seeding for Stage 3 tonight

LCO Split 1 2023: Top four play out seeding for Stage 3 tonight

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?


  • Bliss too good for Kanga
  • Stage 1 first seed DW sweep Mammoth
  • Top four play seeding matches tonight before Stage 3 begins

It was an evening of sweeps in the LCO for Split 1, with Stage 2 all but concluded after Bliss and Dire Wolves locked in playoff spots.

Team Bliss swept away Kanga’s hopes of a lower-bracket rampage, consigning them to an early off-season with a 2-0 victory.

The win sets up a Queensland derby rematch for seeding on Wednesday, just two days after the Brisbane-based squads went head-to-head in the upper bracket.

The Chiefs were the benefactors of the matchup, with Pentanet downing Dire Wolves to lock in a finals spot early.

The Wolfpack would not be deterred by Mammoth, defeating MEC 2-0 to join the top four.

It’s an entire evening of rematches on Wednesday, with Pentanet and Dire Wolves once again battling for a top seed in Stage 3.

Some bonus news hit the LCO newsfeed last fortnight; the league will be returning to DreamHack Melbourne in April.

While it isn’t clear just yet what the LCO has in store for Melbourne Park, live League of Legends will return to the Australian gaming festival after last year’s edition saw The Chiefs qualify for Worlds in a packed Margaret Court Arena.

Tickets for the one-day LCO showcase 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.

Note: Week 2 & 3 matches may be subject to change.

LCO Split 1 2023 Standings, Schedule & Results

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — 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 v Dire Wolves 5pm
Group B S3 Seeding Chiefs v 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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