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Sports season
Sports season
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.
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]
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]
^
a
b Frank Esports defeated CTBC Flying Oyster in a tiebreaker match.
^
a
b Beyond Gaming defeated Deep Cross Gaming in a tiebreaker match.
^
a
b Dewish Team had the better head-to-head record against SEM9 WPE.
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 Talon 3 4. Impunity Esports 3 R1 Impunity Esports 2 LCO Team Bliss 0 R2 PSG Talon 3 R2 CTBC Flying Oyster 2 2. Frank Esports 2 3. CTBC Flying Oyster 3 R1 CTBC Flying Oyster 3 LCO Chiefs Esports Club 0 WB PSG Talon 3 LB Frank Esports 0 Round 1 (BO5) Round 2 (BO5) Round 3 (BO5) Semifinals (LB, BO5) R1 Beyond Gaming 2 5. Beyond Gaming 3 WB Impunity Esports 3 R3 Frank Esports 3 WB Chiefs Esports Club 1 R2 Impunity Esports 0 WB CTBC Flying Oyster 1 R2 Frank Esports 3 R1 Deep Cross Gaming 2 6. Deep Cross Gaming 3 WB Frank Esports 3 WB Team Bliss 0
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
West Point Esports ended their partnership with SEM9 and acquired the spot of SEM9 WPE. Impunity Esports moved their team back to Singapore.
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
^
a
b CTBC Flying Oyster defeated Frank Esports in a tiebreaker match.
^
a
b West Point Esports had the better head-to-head record against Hell Pigs.
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 Talon 3 4. Deep Cross Gaming 3 R1 Deep Cross Gaming 0 LCO Chiefs Esports Club 1 R2 PSG Talon 3 R2 Beyond Gaming 2 2. J Team 0 3. Beyond Gaming 3 R1 Beyond Gaming 3 LCO Team Bliss 0 WB PSG Talon 3 LB CTBC Flying Oyster 2 Round 1 (BO5) Round 2 (BO5) Round 3 (BO5) Semifinals (LB, BO5) R1 CTBC Flying Oyster 3 5. CTBC Flying Oyster 3 WB Deep Cross Gaming 1 R3 CTBC Flying Oyster 3 WB Team Bliss 0 R2 CTBC Flying Oyster 3 WB Beyond Gaming 2 R2 Frank Esports 2 R1 Frank Esports 3 6. Frank Esports 3 WB J Team 0 WB Chiefs Esports Club 1
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