2020 PCS season

2020 PCS season
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	Talon Esports
Runners-up	Machi Esports
Summer
Season champions	Machi Esports
Runners-up	PSG Talon
PCS seasons
	2021 →

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]

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]

Teams	Players					Coach
Teams	Top	Jungle	Mid	Bot	Support	Coach
ahq eSports Club	Ziv	Kongyue	Uniboy	Wako	Ysera	GreenTea
Alpha Esports	Rock	CatJug	Assassin	Atlen	Kino	Radiance
J Team	Rest	Hana	Nestea	Lilv	Woody	Coldicee
Machi Esports	PK	Gemini	M1ssion	Bruce	Koala	Dreamer
Hong Kong Attitude	3z	Holo	Chase	MnM	Wing	Skywalk
Hong Kong Attitude	3z	Kabuu	JimieN	MnM	Wing	Skywalk
Talon Esports	Hanabi	River	Candy	Unified	Kaiwing	Bigfafa
Berjaya Dragons	Azhi	Enso	Maoan	K2	Chilly	Paul
Berjaya Dragons	Azhi	Enso	Minji	K2	Chilly	Paul
Liyab Esports	Kaigu	DoeDoii	Rex	Exosen	Hamez	Cabbage
Liyab Esports	Kurd	DoeDoii	Rex	Exosen	Hamez	Cabbage
Nova Esports	Rockky	Ryan	G4	MixcrosS	PoP	Warlock
Resurgence	Shinsekai	Epic	Raven	Mexi	Dennis	Crowe
Resurgence	Shinsekai	Gengar	Raven	Mexi	Do1u1u	Crowe
Source: LoL Esports

Regular season standings[]

Format: Double round robin, best-of-one

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Machi Esports	15	3	12	Advance to winners' bracket second round
2	ahq eSports Club	14	4	10	Advance to winners' bracket second round
3	Talon Esports	13	5	8	Start in winners' bracket
4	Berjaya Dragons	10	8	2
5	Alpha Esports	8	10	−2
6	Nova Esports	7	11	−4
7	J Team^[a]	6	12	−6	Start in losers' bracket
8	Hong Kong Attitude^[a]	6	12	−6	Start in losers' bracket
9	Liyab Esports^[a]	6	12	−6
10	Resurgence	5	13	−8

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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 record (1–1) with the other two, placement in the subsequent tiebreaker matches were 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)

		J Team	W

		Hong Kong Attitude	L
Liyab Esports	L

Hong Kong Attitude	W

Playoffs[]

Format: Double elimination
Top two teams qualify for the 2020 Mid-Season Showdown

Winners' bracket[]

Round 1 (BO3)		Round 2 (BO5)		Semifinals (WB, BO5)

		Machi Esports	3
Berjaya Dragons	2	Berjaya Dragons	0
Alpha Esports	1			Machi Esports	3
				Talon Esports	2
		ahq eSports Club	2
Talon Esports	2	Talon Esports	3
Nova Esports	0

Losers' bracket[]

Round 1 (BO3)

Round 2 (BO3)

Round 3 (BO3)

LB

Alpha Esports

1

LB

J Team

1

WB

ahq eSports Club

2

WB

Alpha Esports

2

LB

ahq eSports Club

2

LB

Hong Kong Attitude

0

LB

Hong Kong Attitude

2

LB

Hong Kong Attitude

2

WB

Berjaya Dragons

0

WB

Nova Esports

0

Semifinals (LB, BO5)

WB	Talon Esports	3

LB	ahq eSports Club	2

Finals[]

Finals (BO5)

WB	Machi Esports	2

LB	Talon Esports	3

Ranking[]

Place	Team	Prize (USD)	Prize share	Qualification
1st	Talon Esports	$30,000	37.5%	2020 Mid-Season Showdown
2nd	Machi Esports	$14,000	17.5%	2020 Mid-Season Showdown
3rd	ahq eSports Club	$10,000	12.5%
4th	Hong Kong Attitude	$7,000	8.75%
5th–6th	Alpha Esports	$4,500	5.625%
5th–6th	Berjaya Dragons	$4,500	5.625%
7th–8th	J Team	$3,000	3.75%
7th–8th	Nova Esports	$3,000	3.75%
9th	Liyab Esports	$2,000	2.5%
10th	Resurgence	$2,000	2.5%

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]

Teams	Players					Coach
Teams	Top	Jungle	Mid	Bot	Support	Coach
ahq eSports Club	Leaky	Kongyue	Uniboy	Wako	Ysera	GreenTea
ahq eSports Club	Ziv	Kongyue	Uniboy	Wako	Ysera	Zero
Alpha Esports	Bush	World6	Chen9	WeiLun	Yursan	Xiaoya
Alpha Esports	Bush	YourRiver	Chen9	WeiLun	Yursan	Xiaoya
J Team	Rest	Hana	Nestea	Lilv	Woody	Coldicee
J Team	Rest	Hana	Nestea	Lilv	Woody	Ratis
Machi Esports	PK	Gemini	M1ssion	Bruce	Koala	Dreamer
Machi Esports	PK	Gemini	M1ssion	Bruce	Koala	Mountain
Hong Kong Attitude	Kartis	Holo	MoonBlack	MnM	Tak	Skywalk
Hong Kong Attitude	Kartis	Holo	MoonBlack	MnM	Wing	Skywalk
PSG Talon	Hanabi	River	Candy	Unified	Kaiwing	Bigfafa
PSG Talon	Hanabi	River	Tank	Unified	Kaiwing	Saroo
Berjaya Dragons	Azhi	Enso	Maoan	K2	Do1u1u	Axin
Berjaya Dragons	Azhi	Enso	Maoan	K2	Do1u1u	Paul
Liyab Esports	Kanji	Doedoii	Rex	Dawn	Mocha	Cabbage
Liyab Esports	Kanji	Doedoii	Rex	Dawn	Mocha	Tgee
Nova Esports	Rockky	Ryan	G4	Coldenfeet	PoP	DeuL
Nova Esports	Rockky	Ryan	G4	Coldenfeet	PoP	WarL0cK
Resurgence	Shinsekai	Epic	Raven	Mexi	BoxeR	Jensen
Resurgence	Shinsekai	Epic	Raven	Quake	Kusuo	OMO

Regular season standings[]

Format: Double round robin, best-of-one

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	J Team	15	3	12	Advance to winners' bracket second round
2	ahq eSports Club	14	4	10	Advance to winners' bracket second round
3	PSG Talon	14	4	10	Start in winners' bracket
4	Machi Esports	13	5	8
5	Alpha Esports^[a]	7	11	−4
6	Nova Esports^[a]	7	11	−4
7	Hong Kong Attitude^[a]	7	11	−4	Start in losers' bracket
8	Berjaya Dragons	6	12	−6	Start in losers' bracket
9	Liyab Esports	4	14	−10	Drop to promotion tournament
10	Resurgence	3	15	−12	Drop to promotion tournament

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Alpha Esports, Hong Kong Attitude, and Nova Esports were in a three-way-tie for fifth place at the end of the regular season. Alpha Esports was awarded a bye to the second tiebreaker match for having the best head-to-head record with the other two teams.

Fifth place tiebreaker (Match 1)		Fifth place tiebreaker (Match 2)

		Alpha Esports	W

		Nova Esports	L
Nova Esports	W

Hong Kong Attitude	L

	Second place tiebreaker

	ahq eSports Club		W
	PSG Talon		L

Playoffs[]

Format: Double elimination
Top two teams qualify for the 2020 World Championship

Winners' bracket[]

Round 1 (BO3)		Round 2 (BO5)		Semifinals (WB, BO5)

		J Team	1
Machi Esports	2	Machi Esports	3
Alpha Esports	1			Machi Esports	2
				PSG Talon	3
		ahq eSports Club	1
PSG Talon	2	PSG Talon	3
Nova Esports	0

Losers' bracket[]

Round 1 (BO3)

Round 2 (BO5)

Round 3 (BO5)

LB

Nova Esports

0

LB

Hong Kong Attitude

0

WB

J Team

3

WB

Nova Esports

2

LB

J Team

3

LB

ahq eSports Club

1

LB

Berjaya Dragons

1

LB

Berjaya Dragons

2

WB

ahq eSports Club

3

WB

Alpha Esports

0

Semifinals (LB, BO5)

WB	Machi Esports	3

LB	J Team	0

Finals[]

Finals (BO5)

WB	PSG Talon	0

LB	Machi Esports	3

Ranking[]

Place	Team	Prize (USD)	Prize share	Qualification
1st	Machi Esports	$30,000	37.5%	2020 World Championship main event
2nd	PSG Talon	$14,000	17.5%	2020 World Championship play-in stage
3rd	J Team	$10,000	12.5%
4th	ahq eSports Club	$7,000	8.75%
5th–6th	Berjaya Dragons	$4,500	5.625%
5th–6th	Nova Esports	$4,500	5.625%
7th–8th	Alpha Esports	$3,000	3.75%
7th–8th	Hong Kong Attitude	$3,000	3.75%
9th	Liyab Esports	$2,000	2.5%
10th	Resurgence	$2,000	2.5%

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 Chinese). LoL Esports; Garena TW. 25 September 2019. 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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. 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.

[table_note_HKA0.60338004939415-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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 record (1–1) with the other two, placement in the subsequent tiebreaker matches were 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.

[table_note_ALF0.68060080785332-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Alpha Esports, Hong Kong Attitude, and Nova Esports were in a three-way-tie for fifth place at the end of the regular season. Alpha Esports was awarded a bye to the second tiebreaker match for having the best head-to-head record with the other two teams.

[Garena-1] "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 Chinese). LoL Esports; Garena TW. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[2] 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.

[3] "Start of PCS postponed due to coronavirus". Field Level Media via Reuters. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[Garnace-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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-5] Chen, Ethan (22 December 2019). "League of Legends Pacific Championship Series teams revealed for 2020". Daily Esports. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

[Tuting-6] 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.

[7] 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.

[9] Ashton, Graham (18 June 2020). "PSG Enters League of Legends Pacific Championship Series With Talon Esports". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[10] 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.

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