League of Legends fans across Australia & New Zealand have reason to celebrate today, as Pentanet.GG, the Perth-based Oceanic representatives at the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), qualified for the next stage of the tournament overnight, after winning three of their nine group stage matches.Their three wins against the Russian-based Unicorns of Love cemented them a spot out of their 3-team group, a result that was not predicted by the majority of international analysts. The result marks the first time an Oceanic team has ever made it out of a group stage at any official international League of Legends tournament (such as MSI or Worlds) and means the team will now face the world’s best in the next stage of the tournament. The team will play next on May 14th, against opponents ...

ESL Gaming Australia and Guinevere Capital, operators of the premier League of Legends tournament in Oceania, the League of Legends Circuit Oceania (‘LCO’), today announced that the LCO Playoffs, held across March 30 – April 10 was the most-watched Oceanic esports finals series this year, with 250,000 unique viewers tuning in. Over the course of the full inaugural season, a total of 750,000 unique viewers watched the league. In a close 3-1 victory, Perth-based Pentanet.GG, who have been leading the LCO ladder throughout the inaugural season, toppled newcomers to the league Peace in a 4-hour slog. Early on in the series, Peaces’ bot lane looked strong, with support player Ryan ‘Aladoric’ Richardson and AD Carry Vincent ‘Violet’ Wong getting off to an early lead, but the top-lane play from Brandon ”Biopanther” Alexander of Pentanet.GG helped the favourites pull out a win in 4 tight games. Pentanet.GG will now be awarded a first-place ...

Today the League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO), a new 8-team League of Legends (LoL) competition was unveiled by ESL and Guinevere Capital, as the premier LoL esports tournament in the Oceanic region. Starting on Tuesday, February 23rd, Oceania’s top League of Legends players will take to the Rift to compete in a new format for the region. Over the course of 8 weeks and 19 playdays, eight of the region’s best teams: ORDER, PENTANET, CHIEFS, DIRE WOLVES, LEGACY, MAMMOTH, AVANT and GRAVITAS will compete in a double round robin format, where eight teams face off against each other twice over the course of five weeks. At the conclusion of Regular Season, the bottom three teams will be eliminated. The remaining five teams advance through to a Double Elimination Playoffs running on March 30th-31st and April 6th-7th. Finals will take place on April 10th, where they will fight for the title ...

Today ESL Gaming and Guinevere Capital announced a new partnership that will see a new competitive league for Oceanic League of Legends operate in 2021. After a year of success in competitive Oceanic League of Legends, which saw an impressive Worlds run by Legacy Esports, and multiple Oceanic players move to pursue international opportunities, the league will offer new opportunities for existing League of Legends players and teams from around the region to compete. Designed in collaboration with the 8 existing professional League of Legends esports organizations in Oceania, the league will be operated by ESL and Guinevere Capital with fans able to look forward to regular broadcasts of their favourite teams on the rift. Riot Games will be providing a three-year license to ESL and Guinevere Capital to operate the competitions with an extension option for a further three years. “From running the first official tournaments on the Oceanic servers to ...

After three weeks of intense competition and a high-energy final, Nathan ‘Fel Peon U’ Edward Basser was crowned the inaugural National Champion of Red Bull Solo Q, over the weekend. The Australian National Finals of Red Bull Solo Q, the official 1v1 League of Legends (LoL) tournament, culminated on Saturday in an intense competition that saw 16 finalists duke it out for a range of prizes including a place in the Chiefs Esports Club’s Academy Program, coaching from The Chiefs Esports League of Legends team, and the opportunity to represent Australia at the Red Bull Solo Q World Finals. Celebrating an outstanding victory, Nathan ‘Fel Peon U’ Edward Basser asserted himself National Champion against the other 15 finalists and over 450 entrants of the tournament. In an effort to accumulate the most points players were to be the first to eliminate their opponent (First blood!), reach 100 minion score, or destroy the ...

Calling all Summoners, Riot Games Oceania are putting on a ripper party on October 16th 11am AEDT at Twitch.tv/RiotGamesOCE to celebrate the past, present and future of League of Legends with players across the region. So race to the Rift, pour yourself a cold one and join us for the show! Fresh from casting the 2019 League of Legends World Championship in Europe, Bryce Paule will be joined by some surprise guests to celebrate League’s epic journey in Oceania. The show promises a giant celebration of all things League, filled with competitions, tournaments and giveaways, including in-game loot, gaming hardware, League merch and more! The local Oceanic stream at Twitch.tv/RiotGamesOCE will also play host to the 10th Anniversary Edition Riot Pls direct from LA at 12pm AEDT, which will kick back into the Oceanic show straight after. Every day there are about 8 million peak concurrent players in League*, that ...

This year, Riot Games are celebrating the ten year anniversary of League of Legends! Join them on October 16th, 2019 they we kick things off with livestreams and events, including a 10th Anniversary Edition of Riot Pls that starts 12:00pm AEDT. In the 10th Anniversary Edition Riot Pls, Riot Games will take a look back at their favourite League moments and share a glimpse of the future, including a first look at this year’s preseason changes and TFT’s next big content update. Every day they see about 8 million peak concurrent players in League.* That makes League the biggest PC game in the world—it’s even bigger than the top ten games on Steam combined. Together, they’ve built a thriving community around the world, and they want to show their appreciation for all of you. If you’re not able to catch the celebration on October 16th, don’t worry. Riot Games will rebroadcast the ...

League of Legends is the world’s biggest PC game with millions of players across the globe including a significant Australian fan base. On July 17th, League will officially launch the first key patch for Teamfight Tactics, a new in-game auto-battler, which was launched in Beta mode earlier this month and received a huge positive response from League fans around the globe. See link here. This first patch will introduce the Ranked Queue, allowing players to compete online to showcase their skills. Teamfight Tactics is a round-based strategy game that pits the player against seven opponents in a free-for-all race to build a powerful team that fights on your behalf. The goal – be the last person standing. This new game mode sees players match their League Champions against others on a kind of chess board. Similar to the main League game, players need to plan and use their champions strategically in order to ...