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| PCS 2023 Summer Playoffs | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games Carry Live Co | |
| Sponsor(s) | TTL Instant Noodles ChungHwa Telecom China Airlines | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | Asia Pacific | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Address | Taiwan Hong Kong Macao Southeast Asia Oceania | |
| Start Date | 2023-08-11 | |
| End Date | 2023-09-09 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Twitch Twitch YouTube | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
The 2023 Pacific Championship Series (PCS) is the eighth season of the new fully professional League of Legends league in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia. The 2023 season is also the first year in which the league is partnering with the League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO).
Overview
Format
- Top six teams from PCS Summer Season and two qualified teams from LCO Split 2 Playoffs participate
- Top two PCS teams receive a bye to Winners' Bracket Round 2
- 3rd and 4th seeded PCS teams start in Winners' Bracket Round 1, alongside the top two LCO teams
- 5th and 6th seeded PCS teams start in Losers' Bracket Round 1
- Double elimination bracket
- All matches are best of five
- Top 2 teams qualify for the 2023 Season World Championship
Prize Pool
$ 76,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Qualification | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 39.47% | Worlds 2023 Play-In | | |
| $14,000 | 18.42% | Worlds 2023 Play-In | | |
| $10,000 | 13.16% | | ||
| 4 | $7,000 | 9.21% | | |
| 5-6 | $4,500 | 5.92% | | |
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| 7-8 | $3,000 | 3.95% | | |
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Participants
Results
Round 1
DCG
3
CHF
1
BYG
3
TB
0
Losers' Bracket
CFO
3
TB
0
FAK
3
CHF
1
Round 2
PSG
3
DCG
0
JT
0
BYG
3
CFO
3
DCG
1
FAK
3
JT
0
Round 3
CFO
3
FAK
2
Round 4
PSG
3
BYG
2
BYG
2
CFO
3
Finals
PSG
3
CFO
2
Match Schedule
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| Fri 11 Aug - Fri 18 AugFri 11 Aug - Fri 18 AugFri 11 Aug - Fri 18 Aug2023,8,11,09,00 - 2023,8,18,09,00 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-11 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-11 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-11 | |||||
| 2023,8,11,09,00 | |||||
| BYG | 3 | 0 | 2023,8,11,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
| Sat 2023-08-12 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-12 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-12 | |||||
| 2023,8,12,09,00 | |||||
| DCG | 3 | 1 | 2023,8,12,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
| Thu 2023-08-17 | |||||
| Thu 2023-08-17 | |||||
| Thu 2023-08-17 | |||||
| 2023,8,17,09,00 | |||||
| CFO | 3 | 0 | 2023,8,17,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
| Fri 2023-08-18 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-18 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-18 | |||||
| 2023,8,18,09,00 | |||||
| FAK | 3 | 1 | 2023,8,18,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
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| Sun 13 Aug - Sun 20 AugSun 13 Aug - Sun 20 AugSun 13 Aug - Sun 20 Aug2023,8,13,09,00 - 2023,8,20,09,00 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-13 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-13 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-13 | |||||
| 2023,8,13,09,00 | |||||
| JT | 0 | 3 | 2023,8,13,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
| Mon 2023-08-14 | |||||
| Mon 2023-08-14 | |||||
| Mon 2023-08-14 | |||||
| 2023,8,14,09,00 | |||||
| PSG | 3 | 0 | 2023,8,14,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
| Sat 2023-08-19 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-19 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-19 | |||||
| 2023,8,19,09,00 | |||||
| CFO | 3 | 1 | 2023,8,19,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
| Sun 2023-08-20 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-20 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-20 | |||||
| 2023,8,20,09,00 | |||||
| FAK | 3 | 0 | 2023,8,20,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
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| Sat 26 AugSat 26 AugSat 26 Aug2023,8,26,09,00 - 2023,8,26,09,00 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-26 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-26 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-26 | |||||
| 2023,8,26,09,00 | |||||
| CFO | 3 | 2 | 2023,8,26,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
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| Fri 25 Aug - Sun 27 AugFri 25 Aug - Sun 27 AugFri 25 Aug - Sun 27 Aug2023,8,25,09,00 - 2023,8,27,09,00 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-25 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-25 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-25 | |||||
| 2023,8,25,09,00 | |||||
| PSG | 3 | 2 | 2023,8,25,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
| Sun 2023-08-27 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-27 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-27 | |||||
| 2023,8,27,09,00 | |||||
| BYG | 2 | 3 | 2023,8,27,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
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| Sat 9 SepSat 9 SepSat 9 Sep2023,9,09,09,00 - 2023,9,09,09,00 | |||||
| Sat 2023-09-09 | |||||
| Sat 2023-09-09 | |||||
| Sat 2023-09-09 | |||||
| 2023,9,09,09,00 | |||||
| PSG | 3 | 2 | 2023,9,09,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | | |
VODs & Match Links
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | MVP |
| | | 3 - 0 | Vestion | Shok | Link | Betty | BYG | TB | BYG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Keres |
| TB | BYG | TB | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Betty | |||||||
| TB | BYG | TB | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Kongyue | |||||||
| | | 3 - 1 | Vestion | Shok, TIM | Link | Mission | DCG | CHF | DCG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | BioPanther |
| DCG | CHF | DCG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Mission | |||||||
| CHF | DCG | CHF | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Cryscata | |||||||
| CHF | DCG | CHF | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Cryscata | |||||||
| | | 3 - 0 | Vestion | Shok | ShiauC | TB | CFO | TB | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | JimieN | |
| TB | CFO | TB | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | ShiauC | |||||||
| CFO | TB | TB | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Rest | |||||||
| | | 3 - 1 | Vestion | Shok | Link | Kaiwing | CHF | FAK | CHF | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Pretender |
| CHF | FAK | CHF | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Kaiwing | |||||||
| FAK | CHF | CHF | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Raes | |||||||
| FAK | CHF | FAK | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | MnM | |||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | MVP |
| | | 0 - 3 | Vestion | Shok | Link | 1116 | JT | BYG | JT | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | LIKAI |
| JT | BYG | JT | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | 1116 | |||||||
| JT | BYG | JT | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Betty | |||||||
| | | 3 - 0 | Vestion | Shok | Link | Azhi | PSG | DCG | PSG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Maple |
| DCG | PSG | DCG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Azhi | |||||||
| DCG | PSG | DCG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Woody | |||||||
| | | 3 - 1 | Vestion | Shok | Link | JimieN | DCG | CFO | DCG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Rest |
| DCG | CFO | DCG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Hana | |||||||
| CFO | DCG | CFO | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Shunn | |||||||
| DCG | CFO | DCG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Gemini | |||||||
| | | 3 - 0 | Vestion | Shok | Link | MnM | JT | FAK | JT | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | MnM |
| JT | FAK | JT | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | MnM | |||||||
| FAK | JT | JT | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Solokill | |||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | MVP |
| | | 3 - 2 | Vestion | Shok | Rest | CFO | FAK | CFO | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | JimieN | |
| FAK | CFO | FAK | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Solokill | |||||||
| CFO | FAK | CFO | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Rest | |||||||
| FAK | CFO | FAK | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Solokill | |||||||
| CFO | FAK | CFO | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Shunn | |||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | MVP |
| | | 3 - 2 | Vestion | Shok | Maple | PSG | BYG | PSG | Link | PB • Start | 1116 | |
| PSG | BYG | PSG | Link | PB • Start | JunJia | |||||||
| BYG | PSG | BYG | Link | PB • Start | 1116 | |||||||
| PSG | BYG | PSG | Link | PB • Start | Maple | |||||||
| PSG | BYG | BYG | Link | PB • Start | Maple | |||||||
| | | 2 - 3 | Vestion | Shok | Gemini | BYG | CFO | BYG | Link | PB • Start | Gemini | |
| BYG | CFO | BYG | Link | PB • Start | JimieN | |||||||
| BYG | CFO | BYG | Link | PB • Start | 1116 | |||||||
| CFO | BYG | CFO | Link | PB • Start | LIKAI | |||||||
| CFO | BYG | CFO | Link | PB • Start | Shunn | |||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | MVP |
| | | 3 - 2 | Vestion | Shok | Azhi, JunJia, Maple, Wako, Woody, CorGi | PSG | CFO | PSG | Link | PB • Start | JunJia | |
| CFO | PSG | CFO | Link | PB • Start | Gemini | |||||||
| PSG | CFO | PSG | Link | PB • Start | Azhi | |||||||
| CFO | PSG | CFO | Link | PB • Start | Rest | |||||||
| PSG | CFO | PSG | Link | PB • Start | JunJia | |||||||
Individual Awards
MVP Standings
| MVP Standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Times | Player |
| 1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| Click for Full Standings | ||
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| 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
Grand Finals Series MVP
| Award | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Finals MVP | | - |
Media
Streams
Broadcast Talent
English:
Ben "Vestion" Meek – Caster
Ari "Shok" Greene-Young – Analyst
Andy "Emelg" Chen – Analyst
Lin "Nash" Wei-Hsin (林煒昕) – Interviewer/Translator
Wong "Chawy" Xing Lei (王心磊) – Interviewer/Translator
Mandarin:
Core
Chen "YuWu" Jia-Fong (陳家烽) – Caster
Yang "JR" Chih-Jen (楊智仁) – Caster
Chen "js5" Chia-Sheng (陳迦笙) – Caster
Chu "Section" Ta-Kai (朱大開) – Caster
Chang "Zod" Po-Cheng (張博誠) – Analyst
Lin "Nash" Wei-Hsin (林煒昕) – Analyst
Xue "Mountain" Zhao-Hong (薛兆鴻) – Analyst
Chen "Art" Yu-Ting (陳宥廷) – Analyst
Wu "Liang" Liang-Te (吳亮德) – Analyst
Guests
Lien "Benny" Hsiu-Chi (連修琪) – Analyst
Ching "Calvin" Chak "Calvin" Lee – Analyst
Fan "Chenzui" Chen-Zui (樊宸瑞) – Analyst
Shen "Driver" Tsung-Hua (沈宗樺) – Analyst
Luo "Jayz" Zi-Jie (羅子杰) – Analyst
Chen "Lilv" Chin-Han (陳縉翰) – Analyst
Chen "Hana" Chih-Hao (陳志豪) – Analyst
Hung "Karsa" Hao-Hsuan (洪浩軒) – Analyst
Hu "SwordArt" Shuo-Chieh (胡碩傑) – Analyst
Chen "WarHorse" Ju-Chih (陳如治) – Analyst
Cantonese:
- Wu "LoSing" Kit Sing (胡杰星) – Caster
- Pang "Hei Hei" Wing Hei (彭泳熙) – Caster
- Shek "Dream" Hoi Yee (石凱儀) – Caster
- Wong "Sang" Wai Sang (黃偉生) – Caster
- Michael "Sigma" Lui – Caster
- "Chris" – Caster
- "Himbo Lee" – Caster
- "Ice" – Caster
Articles & Videos
Interviews
Announcements
Additional Content
- PCS Top 5
- Inside PCS
- PCS Mic Check
| Episode | Split | Featured Players | Champion | Match | VOD | |||
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| 7 | Summer Playoffs W1 | 5 | Maple |
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| 4 | Mission |
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| 3 | BioPanther |
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| 2 | Minji |
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| 1 | Kongyue |
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| 8 | Summer Playoffs W2 | 5 | Pretender Solokill |
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| 4 | JimieN |
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| 3 | KennyChan |
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| 2 | Shunn |
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| 1 | Kaiwing |
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| 9 | Summer Playoffs W3 | 5 | JimieN |
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| 4 | Shunn |
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| 3 | ShiauC |
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| 2 | Kongyue |
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| 1 | ShiauC |
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| Episode | Split | Featured Team | Featured Match | VOD |
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| 9 | Summer Playoffs W2 | |
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Additional Links
Venue
| Final |
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| Da'an, Taipei |
| Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium (臺北和平籃球館) |
| Capacity - 6,958 |
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| No. 28, Ln. 76, Dunnan St.
Da’an Dist., Taipei City 106321 |









