League of Legends Circuit Oceania

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League of Legends Circuit Oceania
Formerly Oceanic Pro League
Game League of Legends
Founded2021 (2021)
Ceased2024
Replaced by Oceanic Promotion Qualifier
Owners ESL Australia
Guinevere Capital
No. of teams8
Countries Oceania
Last
champion		⁠Ground Zero (2024 Split 2)
Most titles Chiefs Esports Club (3 titles)
Official website https://lco.gg/

The League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO) was the top-level of professional League of Legends competition in Oceania, [a] founded in 2021 and hosted by ESL Australia and Guinevere Capital.

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History

The LCO replaced the Oceanic Pro League (OPL), hosted by Riot Games Oceania from 2015 to 2020. [1] [2] [3] The annual season consisted of two splits, each of which conclude in a double-elimination tournament between the top five teams.

Before 2023, the winner of split 1 qualified for the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), while the winner of split 2 qualified for the League of Legends World Championship. However, in 2023 and 2024, the top two teams from each LCO split were seeded into the Pacific Championship Series (PCS) playoffs and competed with other PCS (and later LJL) teams for a chance to represent the larger region at international events. LCO teams no longer qualified directly to MSI and Worlds. [4]

On 20 September 2024, the LCO officially folded, with Riot Games exploring "new solutions" to replace it. [5] It would be replaced in 2025 by the Oceanic Promotion Qualifier (OPQ), which would send its winner to the Promotion Playoffs for the new Asia-Pacific tier 1 league, the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP). "Saving OCE" would win the 2025 OPQ, before being eliminated in the 2025 Promotion Playoffs in the first round of the Free-For-All Bracket.

Since the LCO's dissolution, two of its former members have gone on to be part of the LCP. Chiefs Esports Club would be in the league's inaugural season as a guest team, but would be relegated after finishing as the worst team in the LCP and losing in the Free-For-All qualifying match to Deep Cross Gaming of the now tier 2 PCS. Ground Zero Gaming would move to the PCS in 2025 but similarly had bad results against Taiwanese opposition. However, as a result of PSG Talon being removed from the LCP following financial issues, [6] GZ would be announced as their replacement for 2026 in December 2025, also as a guest team. [7]

Format (2023)

Regular season

Playoffs

The top 2 teams of each split will represent Oceania at the Pacific Championship Series, entering that tournament's playoffs.

Result

YearSplitChampionRunner-upThird-placeFourth-place
20211Pentanet.GGPEACEChiefs Esports ClubDire Wolves
2PEACEPentanet.GGDire WolvesORDER
20221ORDERChiefs Esports ClubPentanet.GGPEACE
2Chiefs Esports ClubPentanet.GGORDERKanga Esports
20231Chiefs Esports ClubTeam BlissDire WolvesPentanet.GG
2Chiefs Esports ClubTeam BlissMAMMOTHVertex Esports Club
20241⁠Ground ZeroAntic EsportsTeam BlissKanga Esports
2⁠Ground ZeroTeam BlissAntic EsportsION Global Esports

Notes

  1. ↑ Most domestic players of Oceanic countries are from either Australia or New Zealand.

References

  1. ↑ Byers, Preston (18 December 2020). "ESL, Guinevere Capital to operate new 8-team Oceanic League of Legends league". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "LEAGUE OF LEGENDS CIRCUIT OCEANIA LAUNCHES THIS FEBRUARY". about.eslgaming.com. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "ESL Australia's Twitter".
  4. ↑ "Update to the League of Legends Pacific Championship Series". lolesports.com. 2022-11-19.
  5. ↑ Taifalos, Nicholas (20 September 2024). "Riot 'exploring solutions' for new LoL circuit in Oceania just 4 years after last revamp". Dot Esports . Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Xu, Davide (18 November 2025). "TALON Esports removed from VCT Pacifc and LCP following financial difficulties". Esports Insider. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ground Zero Gaming will join the LCP for the 2026 season". LoL Esports. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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