2023 PCS season

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2023 PCS season
League Pacific Championship Series
Sport League of Legends
Duration3 February – 9 April (Spring)
30 June – 9 September (Summer)
Number of teams12
Spring
Season champions PSG Talon
  Runners-up Frank Esports
Summer
Season championsPSG Talon
  Runners-up CTBC Flying Oyster
PCS seasons
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The 2023 PCS season was the fourth year of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends . It was the first to include teams from the League of Legends Circuit Oceania.

Contents

The spring split began with the start of the regular season on 3 February and concluded with the end of playoffs on 9 April. After a close playoffs overall, PSG Talon swept Frank Esports in the finals to claim their fifth PCS title.

Spring

Teams

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. [1]

Regular season standings

PosTeamWLPtsQualification
1PSG Talon15312Advance to winners' bracket second round
2Frank Esports1266 [lower-alpha 1]
3CTBC Flying Oyster1266 [lower-alpha 1] Start in winners' bracket
4Impunity Esports1174
5Beyond Gaming1082 [lower-alpha 2] Start in losers' bracket
6Deep Cross Gaming1082 [lower-alpha 2]
7J Team810−2
8Hell Pigs612−6
9Dewish Team315−12 [lower-alpha 3]
10SEM9 WPE315−12 [lower-alpha 3]
Source: PCS Facebook page
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Frank Esports defeated CTBC Flying Oyster in a tiebreaker match.
  2. 1 2 Beyond Gaming defeated Deep Cross Gaming in a tiebreaker match.
  3. 1 2 Dewish Team had the better head-to-head record against SEM9 WPE.

Playoffs

Round 1 (BO5)Round 2 (BO5)Semifinals (WB, BO5)Finals (BO5)
1.PSG Talon3
4.Impunity Esports3R1Impunity Esports2
LCOTeam Bliss0R2PSG Talon3
R2CTBC Flying Oyster2
2.Frank Esports2
3.CTBC Flying Oyster3R1CTBC Flying Oyster3
LCOChiefs Esports Club0
WBPSG Talon3
LBFrank Esports0
Round 1 (BO5)Round 2 (BO5)Round 3 (BO5)Semifinals (LB, BO5)
R1Beyond Gaming2
5.Beyond Gaming3WBImpunity Esports3R3Frank Esports3
WBChiefs Esports Club1R2Impunity Esports0WBCTBC Flying Oyster1
R2Frank Esports3
R1Deep Cross Gaming2
6.Deep Cross Gaming3WBFrank Esports3
WBTeam Bliss0

Ranking

PlaceTeamPrize (USD)Prize shareQualification
1stPSG Talon$30,00033.7%2023 Mid-Season Invitational
2ndFrank Esports$14,00015.7%
3rdCTBC Flying Oyster$10,00011.2%
4thImpunity Esports$7,0007.9%
5th–6thBeyond Gaming$4,5005.1%
Deep Cross Gaming
7th–8thChiefs Esports Club$3,0003.4%
Team Bliss
9thJ Team$3,0003.4%
10thHell Pigs
11thDewish Team$2,0002.2%
12thSEM9 WPE

Summer

Teams

West Point Esports ended their partnership with SEM9 and acquired the spot of SEM9 WPE. Impunity Esports moved their team back to Singapore.

Regular season standings

PosTeamWLPtsQualification
1PSG Talon16214Advance to winners' bracket second round
2J Team15312
3Beyond Gaming14410Start in winners' bracket
4Deep Cross Gaming1082
5CTBC Flying Oyster990 [lower-alpha 1] Start in losers' bracket
6Frank Esports990 [lower-alpha 1]
7West Point Esports711−4 [lower-alpha 2]
8Hell Pigs711−4 [lower-alpha 2]
9Impunity Esports216−14Drop to promotion tournament
10Dewish Team117−16
Source: PCS Facebook page
Notes:
  1. 1 2 CTBC Flying Oyster defeated Frank Esports in a tiebreaker match.
  2. 1 2 West Point Esports had the better head-to-head record against Hell Pigs.

Playoffs

Round 1 (BO5)Round 2 (BO5)Semifinals (WB, BO5)Finals (BO5)
1.PSG Talon3
4.Deep Cross Gaming3R1Deep Cross Gaming0
LCOChiefs Esports Club1R2PSG Talon3
R2Beyond Gaming2
2.J Team0
3.Beyond Gaming3R1Beyond Gaming3
LCOTeam Bliss0
WBPSG Talon3
LBCTBC Flying Oyster2
Round 1 (BO5)Round 2 (BO5)Round 3 (BO5)Semifinals (LB, BO5)
R1CTBC Flying Oyster3
5.CTBC Flying Oyster3WBDeep Cross Gaming1R3CTBC Flying Oyster3
WBTeam Bliss0R2CTBC Flying Oyster3WBBeyond Gaming2
R2Frank Esports2
R1Frank Esports3
6.Frank Esports3WBJ Team0
WBChiefs Esports Club1

Ranking

PlaceTeamPrize (USD)Prize shareQualification
1stPSG Talon$30,00033.7%2023 World Championship
2ndCTBC Flying Oyster$14,00015.7%2023 World Championship
3rdBeyond Gaming$10,00011.2%
4thFrank Esports$7,0007.9%
5th–6thDeep Cross Gaming$4,5005.1%
J Team
7th–8thChiefs Esports Club$3,0003.4%
Team Bliss
9thWest Point Esports$3,0003.4%
10thHell Pigs
11thImpunity Esports$2,0002.2%
12thDewish Team

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