LCO Split 1 2023: DW enter week three with flawless record; Bliss win battle of the newcomers

LCO Split 1 2023 is finally here. Oceania’s best and brightest League reps will battle it out on the Rift once more, but plenty has changed; new faces, a new format and a new end goal — the PCS playoffs. Who will carry the OCE torch forward?

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• Peace forfeit week two matches, begin season 0-5
• Chiefs win 2022 split grand final rematch vs. PGG
• Bliss defeat Ground Zero in debutant head-to-head

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The first LCO Super Week for 2023 has wrapped, and a playoff leader has emerged in the Dire Wolves.

The Wolfpack downed The Chiefs to kick off an eventual perfect Super Week for the boys in teal, notching wins over last year’s champs as well as Ground Zero and Kanga on their way to a 5-0 season start.

Chiefs’ shock loss ends an almost year-long regular split undefeated streak, but the Worlds representatives brushed off the defeat with a Split 2 2022 grand final rematch win over Pentanet.

Definitely a lot of cheeky plays to take away from today's games as we close out Week 2! 🔥

What was your favourite moment from today? Let us know, and we'll catch you next week on Monday!

See you then! 👋 pic.twitter.com/vm6MCw1rdB

— LCO (@LCO) February 1, 2023

Dire Wolves, Chiefs and Pentanet have broken away from the rest of the pack, with Team Bliss (3-2) sitting at over 0.500 thanks to wins over Kanga, GZ and the forfeit win against Peace.

Peace has just two games in split one’s first stage to show what they’ve got following their fortnight forfeit — but between The Chiefs and Dire Wolves, it’s looking increasingly likely they’ll enter stage two with a lower seed.

Mammoth and Bliss will open week three’s matches, with tiebreaker matches to take place on Wednesday, should they be required.

We’re covering LCO Split 1: teams, schedule, results and more.

LCO Split 1 2023 Streams

The LCO streams live on Twitch. Missed the action? Catch up via on-demand VODs posted immediately following each matchday.

LCO Split 1 — Main Stream

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LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule & Results

Split 1 of LCO 2023 features a brand new five week format. Stage One will see each team will play a best-of-three against one another via round robin.

Based upon Stage One results, Stage two sees each team seeded into two groups and play out a best-of-three double-elimination bracket. For the two emerging squads in each group, they’ll move to Stage Three — the other two will be eliminated.

It's the night before LCOmas and we've got some news so gather 'round! 📢

We all know that our region thrives on individuality, and that we're at our best with fierce competition.
The new format in 2023 gives us just that and more, so we got some washed up jungler to explain! 👇 pic.twitter.com/nN5dFHTybh

— LCO (@LCO) January 22, 2023

Stage Three will see one final double-elimination bracket, with the top two booking their tickets to the PCS playoffs, and potentially beyond to London’s Mid-Season Invitational.

Note: Week 2 & 3 matches may be subject to change.

LCO Split 1 2023 Standings

Ranking	Team	Record
1	Dire Wolves	5-0
2	Pentanet	4-1
	The Chiefs	4-1
4	Bliss	3-2
5	Mammoth	2-3
6	Kanga	1-4
	Ground Zero	1-4
8	Peace	0-5

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — Week 1

Date	Match	Time (AEDT)
Monday, Jan 23	Bliss 0-1 Chiefs	6pm
	Pentanet 1-0 Ground Zero	7pm
	Dire Wolves 1-0 Mammoth	8pm
	Peace FF-W Kanga	N/A
Tuesday, Jan 24	Pentanet 1-0 Kanga	6pm
	Ground Zero 0-1 Chiefs	7pm
	Bliss 0-1 Dire Wolves	8pm
	Peace FF-W Mammoth	N/A

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — Week 2

Date	Match	Time (AEDT)
Monday, Jan 30	Chiefs 0-1 Dire Wolves	6pm
	Kanga 0-1 Bliss	7pm
	Mammoth 0-1 Pentanet	8pm
	Ground Zero W-FF Peace	N/A
Tuesday, Jan 31	Ground Zero 0-1 Dire Wolves	6pm
	Kanga 0-1 Mammoth	7pm
	Chiefs 1-0 Pentanet	8pm
	Peace FF-W Bliss	N/A
Wednesday, Feb 1	Mammoth 0-1 Chiefs	6pm
	Bliss 1-0 Ground Zero	7pm
	Dire Wolves 1-0 Kanga	8pm
	Pentanet W-FF Peace	N/A

LCO Split 1 2023 Schedule — Week 3

Date	Match	Time (AEDT)
Monday, Feb 6	Mammoth v Bliss	6pm
	Dire Wolves v Pentanet	7pm
	Chiefs v Peace	8pm
	Kanga v Ground Zero	9pm
Tuesday, Feb 7	Dire Wolves v Peace	6pm
	Pentanet v Bliss	7pm
	Mammoth v Ground Zero	8pm
	Chiefs v Kanga	9pm
Wednesday, Feb 8	Tiebreakers if necessary	6pm

LCO Split 1 2023 Rosters

Reigning LCO champions Chiefs will be out to defend their crown, but have undergone significant changes since their Mexico outing late last year.

Both Raes & Aladoric return as the team’s bot lane duo, with coach Babip steps back into the starting line-up as the team’s jungler. Former Order frontman BioPanther makes a return to the LCO with Chiefs after Order’s dissolution in 2022.

Bliss and Ground Zero make their grand entrance to the LCO with a combination of youth and experience. Meanwhile, Mammoth have built around the 2022 Gravitas core, with Ch1Chi debuting in the LCO as the team’s top laner.

Team	Squad
The Chiefs	BioPanther	Babip	Kisee	Raes	Aladoric
Pentanet.GG	Chippys	Shernfire	DONGGY	Violet	Apii
Dire Wolves	Zorenous	Poltron	Chazz	Praedyth	Decoy
Kanga Esports	Blue	Fighto	Hoopa	Shinki	Papryze
Peace	Weizhe	Ko1eee	NuL1	Chayon	Cloud
Mammoth	Ch1Chi	Akano	DaJeung	Voice	Entrust
Team Bliss	Lived	Whynot	Daystar	Leemas	Benvi
Ground Zero Gaming	Tron	Gooby	mfis	Danteh	Bulldawg

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