2023 PCS season#Summer
{{Short description|Sports season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Notability|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2023 PCS season
| league = Pacific Championship Series
| sport = League of Legends
| duration = {{nowrap|3 February – 9 April (Spring)}}
{{nowrap|30 June – 9 September (Summer)}}
| no_of_matches =
| no_of_teams = 12
| TV =
| season = Spring
| top_seed =
| MVP =
| MVP_link =
| season_champs = PSG Talon
| second_place = Frank Esports
| season2 = Summer
| top_seed2 =
| MVP2 =
| MVP_link2 =
| season_champs2 = PSG Talon
| second_place2 = CTBC Flying Oyster
| seasonslist =
| seasonslistnames = PCS
| prevseason_link = 2022 PCS season
| prevseason_year = 2022
| nextseason_link = 2024 PCS season
| nextseason_year = 2024
}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Cai |first1=Xingxiu |title=橫跨東南亞＆台港澳！PCS 太平洋職業聯賽春季賽宣布開戰 |url=https://www.msn.com/zh-tw/sports/other/%E6%A9%AB%E8%B7%A8%E6%9D%B1%E5%8D%97%E4%BA%9Eand%E5%8F%B0%E6%B8%AF%E6%BE%B3%EF%BC%81pcs-%E5%A4%AA%E5%B9%B3%E6%B4%8B%E8%81%B7%E6%A5%AD%E8%81%AF%E8%B3%BD%E6%98%A5%E5%AD%A3%E8%B3%BD%E5%AE%A3%E5%B8%83%E9%96%8B%E6%88%B0/ar-AA16TGlB |access-date=12 February 2023 |work=Newtalk News |via=MSN |date=30 January 2023 |language=zh-TW}}
= Regular season standings =
- Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
{{#invoke:Sports table | main
| style = WL | ranking_style = points | show_GB = no | hide_played = yes | for_against_style = none
| update = complete | source = [https://www.facebook.com/lolpacific PCS Facebook page]
| team5 = BYG | name_BYG = Beyond Gaming
| team3 = CFO | name_CFO = CTBC Flying Oyster
| team6 = DCG | name_DCG = Deep Cross Gaming
| team9 = DWT | name_DWT = Dewish Team
| team2 = FAK | name_FAK = Frank Esports
| team8 = HPS | name_HPS = Hell Pigs
| team4 = IMP | name_IMP = Impunity Esports
| team7 = JT | name_JT = J Team
| team1 = PSG | name_PSG = PSG Talon
| team10 = S9W | name_S9W = SEM9 WPE
| win_BYG = 10 | loss_BYG = 8 | hth_BYG = Beyond Gaming defeated Deep Cross Gaming in a tiebreaker match.
| win_CFO = 12 | loss_CFO = 6 | hth_CFO = FAK
| win_DCG = 10 | loss_DCG = 8 | hth_DCG = BYG
| win_DWT = 3 | loss_DWT = 15 | hth_DWT = Dewish Team had the better head-to-head record against SEM9 WPE.
| win_FAK = 12 | loss_FAK = 6 | hth_FAK = Frank Esports defeated CTBC Flying Oyster in a tiebreaker match.
| win_HPS = 6 | loss_HPS = 12
| win_IMP = 11 | loss_IMP = 7
| win_JT = 8 | loss_JT = 10
| win_PSG = 15 | loss_PSG = 3
| win_S9W = 3 | loss_S9W = 15 | hth_S9W = DWT
| result1 = WBR2 | result2 = WBR2 | result3 = WB | result4 = WB | result5 = LB | result6 = LB
| winpoints = 1
| losspoints = -1
| res_col_header = Q
| col_WBR2 = green1 | text_WBR2 = Advance to winners' bracket second round
| col_WB = green3 | text_WB = Start in winners' bracket
| col_LB = blue1 | text_LB = Start in losers' bracket
}}
= 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
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-A | upperstyle = 2
| RD1 = Round 1 (BO5)
| RD2 = Round 2 (BO5)
| RD3 = Semifinals (WB, BO5)
| RD5 = Finals (BO5)
| RD1b = Round 1 (BO5)
| RD2b = Round 2 (BO5)
| RD3b = Round 3 (BO5)
| RD4b = Semifinals (LB, BO5)
| RD1-seed1 = 4.
| RD1-team1 = Impunity Esports
| RD1-score1 = 3
| RD1-seed2 = LCO
| RD1-team2 = Team Bliss
| RD1-score2 = 0
| RD1-seed3 = 3.
| RD1-team3 = CTBC Flying Oyster
| RD1-score3 = 3
| RD1-seed4 = LCO
| RD1-team4 = Chiefs Esports Club
| RD1-score4 = 0
| RD2-seed1 = 1.
| RD2-team1 = PSG Talon
| RD2-score1 = 3
| RD2-seed2 = R1
| RD2-team2 = Impunity Esports
| RD2-score2 = 2
| RD2-seed3 = 2.
| RD2-team3 = Frank Esports
| RD2-score3 = 2
| RD2-seed4 = R1
| RD2-team4 = CTBC Flying Oyster
| RD2-score4 = 3
| RD3-seed1 = R2
| RD3-team1 = PSG Talon
| RD3-score1 = 3
| RD3-seed2 = R2
| RD3-team2 = CTBC Flying Oyster
| RD3-score2 = 2
| RD1-seed5 = 5.
| RD1-team5 = Beyond Gaming
| RD1-score5 = 3
| RD1-seed6 = WB
| RD1-team6 = Chiefs Esports Club
| RD1-score6 = 1
| RD1-seed7 = 6.
| RD1-team7 = Deep Cross Gaming
| RD1-score7 = 3
| RD1-seed8 = WB
| RD1-team8 = Team Bliss
| RD1-score8 = 0
| RD2-seed5 = R1
| RD2-team5 = Beyond Gaming
| RD2-score5 = 2
| RD2-seed6 = WB
| RD2-team6 = Impunity Esports
| RD2-score6 = 3
| RD2-seed7 = R1
| RD2-team7 = Deep Cross Gaming
| RD2-score7 = 2
| RD2-seed8 = WB
| RD2-team8 = Frank Esports
| RD2-score8 = 3
| RD3-seed3 = R2
| RD3-team3 = Impunity Esports
| RD3-score3 = 0
| RD3-seed4 = R2
| RD3-team4 = Frank Esports
| RD3-score4 = 3
| RD4-seed1 = R3
| RD4-team1 = Frank Esports
| RD4-score1 = 3
| RD4-seed2 = WB
| RD4-team2 = CTBC Flying Oyster
| RD4-score2 = 1
| RD5-seed1 = WB
| RD5-team1 = PSG Talon
| RD5-score1 = 3
| RD5-seed2 = LB
| RD5-team2 = Frank Esports
| RD5-score2 = 0
}}
= Ranking =
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"
! Place ! Team ! Prize (USD) ! Prize share ! Qualification |
| style="background-color: gold"
| style="text-align: center" | 1st | PSG Talon | $30,000 | 33.7% | 2023 Mid-Season Invitational |
| style="background-color: silver"
| style="text-align: center" | 2nd | Frank Esports | $14,000 | 15.7% | |
| style="background-color: #C96"
| style="text-align: center" | 3rd | CTBC Flying Oyster | $10,000 | 11.2% | |
| style="text-align: center" | 4th
| Impunity Esports | $7,000 | 7.9% | rowspan="9" | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center" | 5th–6th
| Beyond Gaming | rowspan="2" | $4,500 | rowspan="2" | 5.1% |
| Deep Cross Gaming |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center" | 7th–8th
| Chiefs Esports Club | rowspan="2" | $3,000 | rowspan="2" | 3.4% |
| Team Bliss |
| style="text-align: center" | 9th
| J Team | rowspan="2" | $3,000 | rowspan="2" | 3.4% |
| style="text-align: center" | 10th
| Hell Pigs |
| style="text-align: center" | 11th
| Dewish Team | rowspan="2" | $2,000 | rowspan="2" | 2.2% |
| style="text-align: center" | 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
{{#invoke:Sports table | main
| style = WL | ranking_style = points | show_GB = no | hide_played = yes | for_against_style = none
| update = complete | source = [https://www.facebook.com/lolpacific PCS Facebook page]
| team3 = BYG | name_BYG = Beyond Gaming
| team5 = CFO | name_CFO = CTBC Flying Oyster
| team4 = DCG | name_DCG = Deep Cross Gaming
| team10 = DEW | name_DEW = Dewish Team
| team6 = FAK | name_FAK = Frank Esports
| team8 = HPS | name_HPS = Hell Pigs
| team9 = IMP | name_IMP = Impunity Esports
| team2 = JT | name_JT = J Team
| team1 = PSG | name_PSG = PSG Talon
| team7 = WP | name_WP = West Point Esports
| win_BYG = 14 | loss_BYG = 4
| win_CFO = 9 | loss_CFO = 9 | hth_CFO = CTBC Flying Oyster defeated Frank Esports in a tiebreaker match.
| win_DCG = 10 | loss_DCG = 8
| win_DEW = 1 | loss_DEW = 17
| win_FAK = 9 | loss_FAK = 9 | hth_FAK = CFO
| win_HPS = 7 | loss_HPS = 11 | hth_HPS = WP
| win_IMP = 2 | loss_IMP = 16
| win_JT = 15 | loss_JT = 3
| win_PSG = 16 | loss_PSG = 2
| win_WP = 7 | loss_WP = 11 | hth_WP = West Point Esports had the better head-to-head record against Hell Pigs.
| result1 = WBR2 | result2 = WBR2 | result3 = WB | result4 = WB | result5 = LB | result6 = LB
| result9 = PR | result10 = PR
| winpoints = 1
| losspoints = -1
| res_col_header = Q
| col_WBR2 = green1 | text_WBR2 = Advance to winners' bracket second round
| col_WB = green3 | text_WB = Start in winners' bracket
| col_LB = blue1 | text_LB = Start in losers' bracket
| col_PR = red1 | text_PR = Drop to promotion tournament
}}
= 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
{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-A | upperstyle = 2
| RD1 = Round 1 (BO5)
| RD2 = Round 2 (BO5)
| RD3 = Semifinals (WB, BO5)
| RD5 = Finals (BO5)
| RD1b = Round 1 (BO5)
| RD2b = Round 2 (BO5)
| RD3b = Round 3 (BO5)
| RD4b = Semifinals (LB, BO5)
| RD1-seed1 = 4.
| RD1-team1 = Deep Cross Gaming
| RD1-score1 = 3
| RD1-seed2 = LCO
| RD1-team2 = Chiefs Esports Club
| RD1-score2 = 1
| RD1-seed3 = 3.
| RD1-team3 = Beyond Gaming
| RD1-score3 = 3
| RD1-seed4 = LCO
| RD1-team4 = Team Bliss
| RD1-score4 = 0
| RD2-seed1 = 1.
| RD2-team1 = PSG Talon
| RD2-score1 = 3
| RD2-seed2 = R1
| RD2-team2 = Deep Cross Gaming
| RD2-score2 = 0
| RD2-seed3 = 2.
| RD2-team3 = J Team
| RD2-score3 = 0
| RD2-seed4 = R1
| RD2-team4 = Beyond Gaming
| RD2-score4 = 3
| RD3-seed1 = R2
| RD3-team1 = PSG Talon
| RD3-score1 = 3
| RD3-seed2 = R2
| RD3-team2 = Beyond Gaming
| RD3-score2 = 2
| RD1-seed5 = 5.
| RD1-team5 = CTBC Flying Oyster
| RD1-score5 = 3
| RD1-seed6 = WB
| RD1-team6 = Team Bliss
| RD1-score6 = 0
| RD1-seed7 = 6.
| RD1-team7 = Frank Esports
| RD1-score7 = 3
| RD1-seed8 = WB
| RD1-team8 = Chiefs Esports Club
| RD1-score8 = 1
| RD2-seed5 = R1
| RD2-team5 = CTBC Flying Oyster
| RD2-score5 = 3
| RD2-seed6 = WB
| RD2-team6 = Deep Cross Gaming
| RD2-score6 = 1
| RD2-seed7 = R1
| RD2-team7 = Frank Esports
| RD2-score7 = 3
| RD2-seed8 = WB
| RD2-team8 = J Team
| RD2-score8 = 0
| RD3-seed3 = R2
| RD3-team3 = CTBC Flying Oyster
| RD3-score3 = 3
| RD3-seed4 = R2
| RD3-team4 = Frank Esports
| RD3-score4 = 2
| RD4-seed1 = R3
| RD4-team1 = CTBC Flying Oyster
| RD4-score1 = 3
| RD4-seed2 = WB
| RD4-team2 = Beyond Gaming
| RD4-score2 = 2
| RD5-seed1 = WB
| RD5-team1 = PSG Talon
| RD5-score1 = 3
| RD5-seed2 = LB
| RD5-team2 = CTBC Flying Oyster
| RD5-score2 = 2
}}
= Ranking =
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"
! Place ! Team ! Prize (USD) ! Prize share ! Qualification |
| style="background-color: gold"
| style="text-align: center" | 1st | PSG Talon | $30,000 | 33.7% | 2023 World Championship |
| style="background-color: silver"
| style="text-align: center" | 2nd | CTBC Flying Oyster | $14,000 | 15.7% | 2023 World Championship |
| style="background-color: #C96"
| style="text-align: center" | 3rd | Beyond Gaming | $10,000 | 11.2% | |
| style="text-align: center" | 4th
| Frank Esports | $7,000 | 7.9% | rowspan="9" | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center" | 5th–6th
| Deep Cross Gaming | rowspan="2" | $4,500 | rowspan="2" | 5.1% |
| J Team |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center" | 7th–8th
| Chiefs Esports Club | rowspan="2" | $3,000 | rowspan="2" | 3.4% |
| Team Bliss |
| style="text-align: center" | 9th
| West Point Esports | rowspan="2" | $3,000 | rowspan="2" | 3.4% |
| style="text-align: center" | 10th
| Hell Pigs |
| style="text-align: center" | 11th
| Impunity Esports | rowspan="2" | $2,000 | rowspan="2" | 2.2% |
| style="text-align: center" | 12th
| Dewish Team |
References
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{{Pacific Championship Series}}
{{2023 in League of Legends competition}}