2020 PCS season
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| 2020 PCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Championship Series |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | 29 February – 3 May (Spring) 20 June – 30 August (Summer) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Spring | |
| Season champions | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Talon Esports |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Machi Esports |
| Summer | |
| Season champions | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Machi Esports |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg PSG Talon |
The 2020 PCS season was the first year of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends. The PCS was created in late 2019 as a merger between the League of Legends Master Series (LMS) and League of Legends SEA Tour (LST).[1] The spring regular season was initially set to begin on 8 February but was postponed until further notice on 29 January due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] It was later announced on 18 February that the 2020 season would officially begin on 29 February.[4] The spring split began with the first day of the spring regular season on 29 February and concluded with the spring finals on 3 May. The summer split began with the first day of the summer regular season on 20 June and concluded with the summer finals on 30 August. Talon Esports was the PCS' representative at the 2020 Mid-Season Showdown. Machi Esports and PSG Talon were the PCS' first and second seeds, respectively, at the 2020 World Championship.
Spring
Teams and rosters
G-Rex was originally announced as one of the PCS' ten franchise partners,[5][6] but on 25 September 2019 it was announced that the team had disbanded and forfeited its spot in the PCS as a result of internal restructuring by their parent company Emperor Esports Stars.[7] Five days later, Machi Esports was announced as G-Rex's replacement.[4]
Regular season standings
- Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Machi Esports | 15 | 3 | 12 | Advance to winners' bracket second round |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg ahq eSports Club | 14 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Talon Esports | 13 | 5 | 8 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 4 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Berjaya Dragons | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Alpha Esports | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Nova Esports | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg J Team[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 12 | −6 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 8 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Attitude[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 9 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Liyab Esports[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 10 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Resurgence | 5 | 13 | −8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hong Kong Attitude, J Team, and Liyab Esports were in a three-way-tie for seventh place at the end of the regular season. Because all three teams had a tied head-to-head record (1–1) with the other two, placement in the subsequent tiebreaker matches was determined by the combined game time of each team's wins. J Team was awarded a bye to the second match for having the shortest total, and auto-qualified for playoffs.
| Seventh place tiebreaker (Match 1) | Seventh place tiebreaker (Match 2) | ||||||||
| 1 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg J Team | W | |||||||
| 2 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Liyab Esports | L | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Attitude | L | |||||
| 3 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Attitude | W | |||||||
Playoffs
- Format: Double elimination
- Top two teams qualify for the 2020 Mid-Season Showdown
Ranking
| Place | Team | Prize (USD) | Prize share | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Talon Esports | $30,000 | 37.5% | 2020 Mid-Season Showdown |
| 2nd | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Machi Esports | $14,000 | 17.5% | 2020 Mid-Season Showdown |
| 3rd | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg ahq eSports Club | $10,000 | 12.5% | |
| 4th | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Attitude | $7,000 | 8.75% | |
| 5th–6th | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Alpha Esports | $4,500 | 5.625% | |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Berjaya Dragons | ||||
| 7th–8th | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg J Team | $3,000 | 3.75% | |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Nova Esports | ||||
| 9th | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Liyab Esports | $2,000 | 2.5% | |
| 10th | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Resurgence |
Summer
Teams and rosters
Prior to the start of the summer split, Talon Esports announced that its League of Legends team had partnered with PSG Esports and would henceforth compete as PSG Talon.[8][9]
Regular season standings
- Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg J Team | 15 | 3 | 12 | Advance to winners' bracket second round |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg ahq eSports Club | 14 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg PSG Talon | 14 | 4 | 10 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 4 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Machi Esports | 13 | 5 | 8 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Alpha Esports[lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Nova Esports[lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Attitude[lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 11 | −4 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 8 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Berjaya Dragons | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 9 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Liyab Esports | 4 | 14 | −10 | Drop to promotion tournament |
| 10 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Resurgence | 3 | 15 | −12 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
| Fifth place tiebreaker (Match 1) | Fifth place tiebreaker (Match 2) | ||||||||
| 1 | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Alpha Esports | W | |||||||
| 2 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Nova Esports | W | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Nova Esports | L | |||||
| 3 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Attitude | L | |||||||
| Second place tiebreaker | |||
| File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg ahq eSports Club | W | ||
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg PSG Talon | L | ||
Playoffs
- Format: Double elimination
- Top two teams qualify for the 2020 World Championship
Ranking
| Place | Team | Prize (USD) | Prize share | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Machi Esports | $30,000 | 37.5% | 2020 World Championship main event |
| 2nd | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg PSG Talon | $14,000 | 17.5% | 2020 World Championship play-in stage |
| 3rd | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg J Team | $10,000 | 12.5% | |
| 4th | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg ahq eSports Club | $7,000 | 8.75% | |
| 5th–6th | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Berjaya Dragons | $4,500 | 5.625% | |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Nova Esports | ||||
| 7th–8th | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Alpha Esports | $3,000 | 3.75% | |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Attitude | ||||
| 9th | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Liyab Esports | $2,000 | 2.5% | |
| 10th | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Resurgence |
References
- ↑ "全新聯賽將於 2020 年啟動，聯合LMS及LST全面提高戰區戰力". 《英雄聯盟 LoL》官方網站 - 全球第一多人連線遊戲，挑戰你的電子競技夢想！ (in 中文（臺灣）). LoL Esports; Garena TW. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ↑ Lunardi, Lara (29 January 2020). "League of Legends: The Pacific Championship Series has announced the postponing of its Spring Split due to the risks of a Coronavirus outbreak in the region". Inven Global. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Start of PCS postponed due to coronavirus". Field Level Media via Reuters. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Garnace, Simon Juleovenz (18 February 2020). "PCS Starts Inaugural Season On 29th February, Machi Esports Joins As 10th Slot". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ↑ Chen, Ethan (22 December 2019). "League of Legends Pacific Championship Series teams revealed for 2020". Daily Esports. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ↑ Tuting, Kristine (19 December 2019). "Here are the teams for the League of Legends Pacific Championship Series (PCS) 2020". ONE Esports. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ↑ Geracie, Nick (13 February 2020). "League of Legends: [OFFICIAL] G-Rex disbands; withdraws from PCS as part of parent company's restructuring". Inven Global. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ↑ Ashton, Graham (18 June 2020). "PSG Enters League of Legends Pacific Championship Series With Talon Esports". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ↑ Esguerra, Tyler (18 June 2020). "Paris-Saint Germain re-enters League of Legends by partnering with PCS' Talon Esports". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 June 2020.