Oceanic Pro League

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Oceanic Pro League
Oceanic Pro League logo.png
Game League of Legends
Founded2015 (2015)
Ceased7 October 2020 (2020-10-07)
Replaced by League of Legends Circuit Oceania
Owner(s) Riot Games Oceania
No. of teams8
Countries Oceania [nb 1]
Last
champion(s)		Legacy Esports (2nd title)
Most titles Chiefs Esports Club
Dire Wolves
(4 titles each)
Broadcaster(s) Twitch

The Oceanic Pro League (OPL) was the top-level of professional League of Legends competition in Oceania. Founded in 2015 and organized by Riot Games Oceania, the league had eight teams. Matches were live streamed on Twitch and YouTube, the latter having on-demand-video archives for the OPL and the lower division Oceanic Challenger Series (OCS). The winners of OPL Split 1 qualified for the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), while the winners of Split 2 qualified for the World Championship.

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Riot Games announced the dissolution of the OPL on 7 October 2020, citing operation costs and failures to reach company-set goals. It was also announced that players with Oceanic residency would be allowed to participate in North America's LCS without filling an import slot. [1]

ESL Australia announced on 18 December 2020 that they would be creating a new professional league for Oceania in 2021 to replace the OPL. [2] [3] The league was later named League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO). [4]

Result

YearSplitChampionRunner-upThird-placeFourth-place
20151 Chiefs Esports Club Dire WolvesLegacy EsportsTeam Immunity
2Chiefs Esports ClubLegacy EsportsAvant GardeDire Wolves
20161Chiefs Esports ClubLegacy EsportsDire WolvesSin Gaming
2Chiefs Esports ClubLegacy EsportsAvant GardeDire Wolves
20171Dire WolvesLegacy eSportsSin GamingChiefs Esports Club
2Dire WolvesChiefs Esports ClubLegacy EsportsSin Gaming
20181Dire WolvesChiefs Esports ClubLegacy EsportsORDER
2Dire WolvesChiefs Esports ClubLegacy EsportsORDER
20191 Bombers ORDERChiefs Esports ClubAvant Gaming
2MammothChiefs Esports ClubORDERBombers
20201Legacy EsportsDire WolvesChiefs Esports ClubORDER
2Legacy EsportsORDERChiefs Esports Club Pentanet.GG

Notes

  1. ↑ Although Riot Games Oceania considers citizens of all Oceanic countries to be domestic players when competing in the OPL and OCS, most domestic players are from either Australia or New Zealand. Live matches are played in Sydney, Australia.

References

  1. ↑ "An Update about the Oceanic Pro League (OPL)". lolesports.com. LoL Esports. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "ESL Australia's Twitter".
  3. ↑ Byers, Preston (18 December 2020). "ESL, Guinevere Capital to operate new 8-team Oceanic League of Legends league". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "LEAGUE OF LEGENDS CIRCUIT OCEANIA LAUNCHES THIS FEBRUARY". about.eslgaming.com. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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