League of Legends Circuit Oceania

League of Legends Circuit Oceania

Formerly	Oceanic Pro League
Game	League of Legends
Founded	2021 (2021)
Ceased	2024
Replaced by	TBA
Owner(s)	ESL Australia Guinevere Capital
No. of teams	8
Countries	Oceania
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. 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 2 November 2024, Chiefs Esports Club with champion of LCO 2023 Split 2 Playoffs, is selected as a guest team for the LCP 2025 season.

On 20 September 2024, the LCO officially folded, with Riot Games exploring "new solutions" to replace it. It is currently unknown what league will replace the LCO for teams in Oceania and what role it will play in promoting teams to the new Asia-Pacific tier 1 league, the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP). ^[5]

On 13 January 2025, Ground Zero Gaming with Champion of LCO 2024 Split 2 Playoffs, is selected as a participation for the PCS 2025 season.

Format (2023)

Regular season

• Eight teams participate.
• Double round-robin, best-of-one.
• Top five teams advance to playoffs.

Playoffs

• Five teams participate
• Double elimination bracket.
  • The 1st-place team from regular season receives a bye to begin in the second round of winners' bracket.
  • The 2nd and 3rd-place teams begin in the first round of the winners' bracket.
  • The 4th and 5h-place teams begin in the first round of the losers' bracket.

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

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.

External links

• League of Legends Circuit Oceania on Twitter