The League of Legends Oceania Pro League, according to Riot Games “the first professional eSports league in Oceania”, starts today, with eight teams battling it out over a $64,000 prize pool.
Format-wise we’re talking weekly battles taking place over a seven-week split, with the bottom three teams relegated from the league at the end of the season.
Watch live video from RiotGamesOceania on www.twitch.tv
Winners of each split have the opportunity to take on the creme de la creme of the League of Legends eSports scene. The Split 1 champions will earn a place at the International Wildcard Invitational, competing at which gives them to opportunity to win a place at the prestigious Mid-Season Invitational alongside the biggest teams from Asia and America. The Spilt 2 winners, meanwhile, will represent Oceania at the Wildcard Qualifier for a place at the World Championships.
Lots at stake then, and a chance for Oceanic teams to prove their worth. You can watch tonight’s first round of battles via the Twitch stream embedded above. The round one schedule is as follows:
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6:00PM AEDT – Chiefs vs Legacy
7:00PM AEDT – 4Not vs Legacy
8:00PM AEDT – Chiefs vs Sudden Fear
9:00PM AEDT – Sudden Fear vs 4Not
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