The Oceanic Pro League (OPL) was the top-level of
professional
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''
League of Legends
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'' competition in
Oceania
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. Founded in 2015 and organized by
Riot Games Oceania, the league had eight teams. Matches were
live streamed on
Twitch
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Biology
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and
YouTube
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, the latter having
on-demand-video archives for the OPL and the lower division Oceanic Challenger Series (OCS). The winners of OPL Split 1 qualified for the
Mid-Season Invitational
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In 2015 and 2016, ...
(MSI), while the winners of Split 2 qualified for the
World Championship
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.
Riot Games announced the dissolution of the OPL on 7 October 2020, citing operation costs and failures to reach company-set goals. It was also announced that players with Oceanic residency would be allowed to participate in North America's
LCS without filling an import slot.
ESL
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Australia announced on 18 December 2020 that they would be creating a new professional league for Oceania in 2021 to replace the OPL. The league was later named
''League of Legends'' Circuit Oceania (LCO).
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