{"id":1801682,"date":"2023-02-01T00:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T05:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/lco-split-1-2023-dire-wolves-seek-perfect-super-week-newbies-bliss-gz-go-head-to-head\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T00:19:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T05:19:02","slug":"lco-split-1-2023-dire-wolves-seek-perfect-super-week-newbies-bliss-gz-go-head-to-head","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/lco-split-1-2023-dire-wolves-seek-perfect-super-week-newbies-bliss-gz-go-head-to-head\/","title":{"rendered":"LCO Split 1 2023: Dire Wolves seek perfect Super Week; newbies Bliss, GZ go head-to-head"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"h-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\"><strong><strong><strong>LCO Split 1 2023 is finally here. Oceania\u2019s best and brightest <em>League<\/em> reps will battle it out on the Rift once more, but plenty has changed; new faces, a new format and a new end goal \u2014 the PCS playoffs. Who will carry the OCE torch forward?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<ul>\n<li>Peace forfeit week two matches, begin season 0-5<\/li>\n<li>Chiefs win 2022 split grand final rematch vs. PGG<\/li>\n<li>DW maintain undefeated record<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<p>Week one of LCO Split 1 2023 has wrapped, and as expected, last year\u2019s top three have begun their season strongly.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs played bullies to our LCO newcomers Bliss and Ground Zero, downing both with relative ease as the reigning champions assert themselves as the team to beat this split.<\/p>\n<p>Joining them on 2-0 is Pentanet and Dire Wolves, with both squads landing a perfect week one with wins over Kanga, GZ, Mammoth and Bliss.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a wild ride for Week 1 to crack open Split 1 for 2023! Phew!<\/p>\n<p>After this week&#8217;s games, this is how we&#8217;re lookin&#8217; \u2013 are the standings even close to how you predicted?<\/p>\n<p>See you all next week for Week 2! \ud83d\udd25 <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GnUxmEfJTt\">pic.twitter.com\/GnUxmEfJTt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LCO (@LCO) <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCO\/status\/1618020956835823618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mammoth and Kanga were handed forfeit wins as PCS-based squad Peace were disqualified for week one due to incomplete competitor documentation.<\/p>\n<p>Peace\u2019s woes continue as they enter week two still without correct documentation, meaning they\u2019ll also forfeit all three super week matches. The squad is apparently set to play their week three matches against Chiefs and Dire Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>Day two of the super week is sure to delight with a DreamHack LCO grand final rematch between Chiefs and Pentanet, while debutants Bliss and Ground Zero go head-to-head.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re covering LCO Split 1: teams, schedule, results and more.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lco-split-1-2023-streams\"><strong>LCO Split 1 2023 Streams<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The LCO streams live on Twitch. Missed the action? Catch up via on-demand VODs posted immediately following each matchday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LCO Split 1 \u2014 Main Stream<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embedpress-twitch-block ose-twitch-presentation\">[embedded content]<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-lco-split-1-2023-schedule-results\"><strong>LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule &amp; Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019ll move to Stage Three \u2014 the other two will be eliminated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s the night before LCOmas and we&#8217;ve got some news so gather &#8217;round! \ud83d\udce2<\/p>\n<p>We all know that our region thrives on individuality, and that we&#8217;re at our best with fierce competition.<br \/>The new format in 2023 gives us just that and more, so we got some washed up jungler to explain! \ud83d\udc47 <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nN5dFHTybh\">pic.twitter.com\/nN5dFHTybh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LCO (@LCO) <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCO\/status\/1617078242783145984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>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\u2019s Mid-Season Invitational.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Week 2 &amp; 3 matches may be subject to change.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>LCO Split 1 2023 Standings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ranking<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Team<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Record<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Dire Wolves<\/td>\n<td>4-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Pentanet<\/td>\n<td>4-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>The Chiefs<\/td>\n<td>3-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Bliss<\/td>\n<td>2-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mammoth<\/td>\n<td>2-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Kanga<\/td>\n<td>1-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ground Zero<\/td>\n<td>1-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Peace<\/td>\n<td>0-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule \u2014 Week 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Match<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Time (AEDT)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday, Jan 23<\/td>\n<td>Bliss 0-<strong>1 Chiefs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pentanet 1<\/strong>-0 Ground Zero<\/td>\n<td>7pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dire Wolves 1<\/strong>-0 Mammoth<\/td>\n<td>8pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Peace FF-<strong>W Kanga<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday, Jan 24<\/td>\n<td><strong>Pentanet 1<\/strong>-0 Kanga<\/td>\n<td>6pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ground Zero 0-<strong>1 Chiefs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Bliss 0-<strong>1 Dire Wolves<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>8pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Peace FF-<strong>W Mammoth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule \u2014 Week 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Match<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Time (AEDT)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday, Jan 30<\/td>\n<td>Chiefs 0-<strong>1 Dire Wolves<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Kanga 0-<strong>1 Bliss<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mammoth 0-<strong>1 Pentanet<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>8pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Ground Zero W<\/strong>-FF Peace<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday, Jan 31<\/td>\n<td>Ground Zero 0-<strong>1 Dire Wolves<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Kanga 0-<strong>1 Mammoth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Chiefs 1<\/strong>-0 Pentanet<\/td>\n<td>8pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Peace FF-<strong>W Bliss<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday, Feb 1<\/td>\n<td>Mammoth v Chiefs<\/td>\n<td>6pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Bliss v Ground Zero<\/td>\n<td>7pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Dire Wolves v Kanga<\/td>\n<td>8pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pentanet W<\/strong>-FF Peace<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule \u2014 Week 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Match<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Time (AEDT)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday, Feb 6<\/td>\n<td>Mammoth v Bliss<\/td>\n<td>6pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Dire Wolves v Pentanet<\/td>\n<td>7pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Chiefs v Peace<\/td>\n<td>8pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Kanga v Ground Zero<\/td>\n<td>9pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday, Feb 7<\/td>\n<td>Dire Wolves v Peace<\/td>\n<td>6pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Pentanet v Bliss<\/td>\n<td>7pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mammoth v Ground Zero<\/td>\n<td>8pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Chiefs v Kanga<\/td>\n<td>9pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday, Feb 8<\/td>\n<td><em>Tiebreakers if necessary<\/em><\/td>\n<td>6pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-lco-split-1-2023-rosters\"><strong>LCO Split 1 2023 Rosters<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Reigning LCO champions Chiefs will be out to defend their crown, but have undergone significant changes since their Mexico outing late last year.<\/p>\n<p>Both Raes &amp; Aladoric return as the team\u2019s bot lane duo, with coach Babip steps back into the starting line-up as the team\u2019s jungler. Former Order frontman BioPanther makes a return to the LCO with Chiefs after Order\u2019s dissolution in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lco-split-1-2023-dire-wolves-seek-perfect-super-week-newbies-bliss-gz-go-head-to-head.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-10874\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It\u2019s a new Chiefs squad for \u201923, but the league champs retain their favourites tag heading into Split 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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\u2019s top laner.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Team<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Squad<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Chiefs<\/td>\n<td>BioPanther<\/td>\n<td>Babip<\/td>\n<td>Kisee<\/td>\n<td>Raes<\/td>\n<td>Aladoric<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pentanet.GG<\/td>\n<td>Chippys<\/td>\n<td>Shernfire<\/td>\n<td>DONGGY<\/td>\n<td>Violet<\/td>\n<td>Apii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dire Wolves<\/td>\n<td>Zorenous<\/td>\n<td>Poltron<\/td>\n<td>Chazz<\/td>\n<td>Praedyth<\/td>\n<td>Decoy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kanga Esports<\/td>\n<td>Blue<\/td>\n<td>Fighto<\/td>\n<td>Hoopa<\/td>\n<td>Shinki<\/td>\n<td>Papryze<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peace<\/td>\n<td>Weizhe<\/td>\n<td>Ko1eee<\/td>\n<td>NuL1<\/td>\n<td>Chayon<\/td>\n<td>Cloud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mammoth<\/td>\n<td>Ch1Chi<\/td>\n<td>Akano<\/td>\n<td>DaJeung<\/td>\n<td>Voice<\/td>\n<td>Entrust<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Team Bliss<\/td>\n<td>Lived<\/td>\n<td>Whynot<\/td>\n<td>Daystar<\/td>\n<td>Leemas<\/td>\n<td>Benvi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ground Zero Gaming<\/td>\n<td>Tron<\/td>\n<td>Gooby<\/td>\n<td>mfis<\/td>\n<td>Danteh<\/td>\n<td>Bulldawg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<ul class=\"plato-post-bottom-links\">\n<li class=\"plato-post-bottom-link-amplifi\">SEO Powered Content &amp; PR Distribution. <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amplifipr.com\">Get Amplified Today.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"plato-post-bottom-link-platoblockchain\">Platoblockchain. 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