2023 PCS season

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.

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

  1. ^ 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.