The Oceanic Pro League (OPL) was the top-level of

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'' competition in

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. Founded in 2015 and organized by Riot Games Oceania, the league had eight teams. Matches were live streamed on

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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

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(MSI), while the winners of Split 2 qualified for the

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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.

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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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