2023 PCS season
The 2023 PCS season is the fourth year of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends. It is the first to include teams from the League of Legends Circuit Oceania.
| 2023 PCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Championship Series |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | 3 February – 9 April (Spring) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
The spring split began with the start of the regular season on 3 February and will conclude with the end of playoffs on 9 April.
Spring
Teams and rosters
Meta Falcon Team was acquired by Taiwanese streamer Chang "Godtone" Chia-hang, who subsequently founded Hell Pigs. SEM9 partnered with Philippine team West Point Esports to form SEM9 WPE. PSG Talon and Impunity Esports moved their teams to Taipei, Taiwan.[1]
| Teams | Players | Coach(es) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Jungle | Mid | Bot | Support | ||
| Pacific Championship Series teams | ||||||
 Beyond Gaming |
Likai |
Kongyue |
1116 |
Feng |
Kino |
Butter Eason |
| CTBC Flying Oyster |
Rest |
Gemini |
JimieN |
Shunn |
s1aytrue |
Achie Bob Koala |
| Deep Cross Gaming |
Hanabi |
Hana |
Nestea |
Cryscata |
Orca Cha |
REFRA1N Enzz |
| Dewish Team |
Lacunae |
 WSL |
xiaotu |
Pocky |
EnHoa |
Sen |
| Hell Pigs |
Taco |
Tako |
Hong2 |
Tide |
IC8 |
Dee Sunlar |
| Impunity Esports |
Driver |
Alex |
Mission |
Atlen |
Natur3 |
Taizan An |
| J Team |
RYue Long |
Lauva |
Minji |
Bruce |
Enso |
UDJ RD |
| PSG Talon |
Azhi |
Husha JunJia |
ubao |
Wako |
Woody |
CorGi Zero Maru |
 Frank Esports |
Solokill |
Holo |
Pretender |
MnM |
Kaiwing |
Skywalk Kabe |
 SEM9 WPE |
Relhia |
Fiya |
Calumnia |
yjy |
Keres |
 Wit |
| League of Legends Circuit Oceania teams | ||||||
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BioPanther |
Babip |
Kisee |
 Raes |
Aladoric |
Jellal |
| Team Bliss |
Lived |
Whynot |
Daystar |
 leemas |
Benvi |
Calvin |
Regular season standings
- Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG Talon |
15 | 3 | 12 | Advance to winners' bracket second round |
| 2 | Frank Esports |
12 | 6 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | CTBC Flying Oyster |
12 | 6 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Start in winners' bracket |
| 4 | Impunity Esports |
11 | 7 | 4 | |
| 5 | Beyond Gaming |
10 | 8 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | Start in losers' bracket |
| 6 | Deep Cross Gaming |
10 | 8 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 7 | J Team |
8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 8 | Hell Pigs |
6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 9 | Dewish Team |
3 | 15 | −12[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 10 | SEM9 WPE |
3 | 15 | −12[lower-alpha 3] |
Source: PCS Facebook page
Notes:
Notes:
- Frank Esports defeated CTBC Flying Oyster in a tiebreaker match.
- Beyond Gaming defeated Deep Cross Gaming in a tiebreaker match.
- Dewish Team had the better head-to-head record against SEM9 WPE (2–0).
Playoffs
- Format: Double elimination
- Participants: Top six teams from the PCS regular season and top two teams from the LCO second stage
- Winner qualifies for the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational
| Round 1 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Semifinals (WB, BO5) | Finals (BO5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | PSG Talon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Impunity Esports | 3 | R1 | Impunity Esports | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LCO | Team Bliss | 0 | R2 | PSG Talon | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| R2 | CTBC Flying Oyster | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Frank Esports | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | CTBC Flying Oyster | 3 | R1 | CTBC Flying Oyster | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LCO | Chiefs Esports Club | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WB | PSG Talon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LB |  TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 3 (BO5) | Semifinals (LB, BO5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R1 | Beyond Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Beyond Gaming | 3 | WB | Impunity Esports | 3 | R3 | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
| WB | Chiefs Esports Club | 1 | R2 | Impunity Esports | WB | CTBC Flying Oyster | |||||||||||||||||
| R2 | Frank Esports | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R1 | Deep Cross Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Deep Cross Gaming | 3 | WB | Frank Esports | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WB | Team Bliss | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking
| Place | Team | Prize (USD) | Prize share | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | TBD |
$30,000 | 33.7% | 2023 Mid-Season Invitational |
| 2nd | TBD |
$14,000 | 15.7% | |
| 3rd | TBD |
$10,000 | 11.2% | |
| 4th | TBD |
$7,000 | 7.9% | |
| 5th–6th | Beyond Gaming |
$4,500 | 5.1% | |
| Deep Cross Gaming | ||||
| 7th–8th | Chiefs Esports Club |
$3,000 | 3.4% | |
| Team Bliss | ||||
| 9th–10th | J Team |
$3,000 | 3.4% | |
| Hell Pigs | ||||
| 11th | Dewish Team |
$2,000 | 2.2% | |
| 12th | SEM9 WPE |
References
- Cai, Xingxiu (30 January 2023). "橫跨東南亞＆台港澳！PCS 太平洋職業聯賽春季賽宣布開戰". Newtalk News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 12 February 2023 – via MSN.
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