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2023 PCS season
LeaguePacific Championship Series
SportLeague of Legends
Duration3 February – 9 April (Spring)
30 June – 9 September (Summer)
Number of teams12
Spring
Season championsPSG Talon
  Runners-upFrank Esports
Summer
Season championsPSG Talon
  Runners-upCTBC 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.[1]

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

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Teams

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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.[2]

Regular season standings

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  • 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[a]
3 CTBC Flying Oyster 12 6 6[a] Start in winners' bracket
4 Impunity Esports 11 7 4
5 Beyond Gaming 10 8 2[b] Start in losers' bracket
6 Deep Cross Gaming 10 8 2[b]
7 J Team 8 10 −2
8 Hell Pigs 6 12 −6
9 Dewish Team 3 15 −12[c]
10 SEM9 WPE 3 15 −12[c]
Source: PCS Facebook page
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Frank Esports defeated CTBC Flying Oyster in a tiebreaker match.
  2. ^ a b Beyond Gaming defeated Deep Cross Gaming in a tiebreaker match.
  3. ^ a b Dewish Team had the better head-to-head record against SEM9 WPE.

Playoffs

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  • 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 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

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Place Team Prize (USD) Prize share Qualification
1st PSG Talon $30,000 33.7% 2023 Mid-Season Invitational
2nd Frank Esports $14,000 15.7%
3rd CTBC Flying Oyster $10,000 11.2%
4th Impunity Esports $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 J Team $3,000 3.4%
10th Hell Pigs
11th Dewish Team $2,000 2.2%
12th SEM9 WPE

Summer

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Teams

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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

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  • Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
Pos Team W L Pts Qualification
1 PSG Talon 16 2 14 Advance to winners' bracket second round
2 J Team 15 3 12
3 Beyond Gaming 14 4 10 Start in winners' bracket
4 Deep Cross Gaming 10 8 2
5 CTBC Flying Oyster 9 9 0[a] Start in losers' bracket
6 Frank Esports 9 9 0[a]
7 West Point Esports 7 11 −4[b]
8 Hell Pigs 7 11 −4[b]
9 Impunity Esports 2 16 −14 Drop to promotion tournament
10 Dewish Team 1 17 −16
Source: PCS Facebook page
Notes:
  1. ^ a b CTBC Flying Oyster defeated Frank Esports in a tiebreaker match.
  2. ^ a b West Point Esports had the better head-to-head record against Hell Pigs.

Playoffs

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  • Format: Double elimination
  • Participants: Top six teams from the PCS regular season and top two teams for the LCO playoffs
  • Winner and runner-up qualify for the 2023 World Championship
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

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Place Team Prize (USD) Prize share Qualification
1st PSG Talon $30,000 33.7% 2023 World Championship
2nd CTBC Flying Oyster $14,000 15.7% 2023 World Championship
3rd Beyond Gaming $10,000 11.2%
4th Frank Esports $7,000 7.9%
5th–6th Deep Cross Gaming $4,500 5.1%
J Team
7th–8th Chiefs Esports Club $3,000 3.4%
Team Bliss
9th West Point Esports $3,000 3.4%
10th Hell Pigs
11th Impunity Esports $2,000 2.2%
12th Dewish Team

References

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  1. ^ Mclaughlin, Declan (18 November 2022). "Riot Games announces PCS will expand into Oceania". Dexerto. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ 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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