The second OPL split of 2016 was attended by top 6 teams from the spring split - “ Legacy eSports ”, “ Sin Gaming ”, “ Dire Wolves ”, “ Avant Garde ”, “ Hellions e-Sports Club ” and “ The Chiefs eSports Club ”, who defended the championship title [1] . According to the results of the butt matches between the representatives of OCS and OPL , held from April 24 to 26, 2016, two more participants of the second split of the Oceania regional league for the League of Legends of the 6th season were determined: they were “ Abyss Esports ” and “ Tainted Minds ” [2 ] [3] .
| 2nd split OPL 2016 | |
|---|---|
 Korier Mail Piese - the venue for the grand final of the split | |
| Top places | |
| Champion | The Chiefs eSports Club |
| Second place | Legacy eSports |
| Semi-finalists | Direction wolves Avant garde |
| Details | |
| Region | Oceania |
| Status | Wild card |
| Was carried out | May 23 - August 13, 2016 |
| A place | Online (regular season, playoffs) Köyer Mail Piese (Grand Final) |
| Number of teams | eight |
| Retirement and Promotion | |
| League Level | one |
| Retirement in | ▼ 1st split OCS 2017 (Butt matches) |
| Other competitions | |
| International | IWCQ 2016 |
| LoLeSports.Com | |
The regular season of the second OPL split took place from May 23 [4] to July 26, 2016 in the format of up to two wins ("The Best of Three"). The teams were divided according to the results of the previous split into two groups - A and B, inside each of the groups the team played with each other 2 times (double circular system). Then all the teams from Group A played with all the teams from Group B in one round up to two wins, the results of all series of the regular season affect the overall position of the teams in a single standings.
According to the results of the regular season, three playoff participants became known - “ Legacy eSports ”, “ Dire Wolves ” and “ The Chiefs eSports Club ”. July 27, 2016 between the teams “ Tainted Minds ”, “ Avant Garde ” and “ Abyss Esports ” took place tie-breaks to determine the last participant in the playoffs. Having won all two tie-breaks , Avant Garde continued the fight for the slot at IWCQ 2016 [5] [6] .
From August 1 to August 13, 2016, playoff matches were held. In the semi-finals, the teams “ Legacy eSports ” - “ Avant Garde ” and “ Dire Wolves ” - “ The Chiefs eSports Club ” played among themselves [7] . According to their results, “ Legacy eSports ” and “ The Chiefs eSports Club ” went to Brisbane's Koriere Mail Piese to perform in the last round of the playoffs [8] [9] , winning their semifinal series with a score of 3: 0. Thanks to the victory over “ Legacy eSports ” with a score of 3-0 in the grand final, “ The Chiefs eSports Club ” became Oceania representatives in the qualifying stage of the League of Legends World Championship season 6 [10] .
The most valuable player in the split was Tim “Carbon” Wendal, the Forester of the Legacy eSports team [11] [12] .
The league sponsors were Red Bull GmbH , Logitech and HOYTS . [13]
Content
Regular Season
Match Results
| Aby | Avg | TCS | DRW | Hes | Lgc | Sin | TNM | |
| Abyss esports | 1-2 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-1 | |
| Avant garde | 2-1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2-4 | |
| The chiefs | 0-2 | 4-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 4-0 | 4-0 | |
| Direction wolves | 2-3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | |
| Hellions | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | |
| Legacy eSports | 4-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | |
| Sin gaming | 2-1 | 1-4 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-4 | |
| Tainted minds | 1-2 | 4-2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 4-2 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | AT | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | Legacy eSports | 17 | eight |
| 2 | Direction wolves | sixteen | eight |
| 3 | The Chiefs eSports Club | sixteen | eight |
| four | Avant garde | 15 | 13 |
| five | Tainted minds | 12 | 14 |
| 6 | Abyss esports | 14 | 12 |
| 7 | Sin gaming | 9 | 17 |
| eight | Hellions e-sports club | one | 20 |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | The final | |||||||||||||||||
| Legacy | one | one | one | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Avant garde | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| The chiefs | one | one | one | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Direction wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| The chiefs | one | one | one | - | - | |||||||||||||
See also
- League of Legends Continental League Summer 2016
- International Qualifying Wild Card Tournament 2016
Links
- The Rules of the PLA for 2016 dated December 21, 2015 . Date of treatment August 16, 2016.
- Tournament of Promotion of the second split of the 2016 OPL on the external wiki site (inaccessible link) . Date accessed August 17, 2016. Archived August 18, 2016.
- The second split of the 2016 PLA on an external wiki site (inaccessible link) . Date accessed August 17, 2016. Archived August 21, 2016.
Notes
- ↑ Russell Noble. Chiefs defeat rivals Legacy in thrilling OPL grand final . www.theroar.com.au (April 6, 2016). Date of treatment August 15, 2016.
- ↑ Shane Miles. Oceanic Pro League Kicks Off ( link unavailable) . Blot Gaming (May 22, 2016). Date accessed August 17, 2016. Archived May 24, 2016.
- ↑ Shane Miles. OPL Promotion / Relegation results . League of Legends Oceania (April 28, 2016). Date of treatment August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Ellis Longhurst. Changes to the Oceanic Pro League for 2016 Split 2 (English) . GameCloud Australia (May 20, 2016). Date of treatment August 18, 2016.
- ↑ Sephyre. OPL tiebreakers are on tonight . League of Legends (July 27, 2016). Date of treatment August 18, 2016.
- ↑ Last Hit: the final four | League of Legends . oce.leagueoflegends.com. Date of treatment August 18, 2016.
- ↑ Andi Garnett. Oceanic Pro League, League of Legends semi-finals . Fox Sports (August 1, 2016). Date of treatment August 18, 2016.
- ↑ Pro League of Legends event comes to Brisbane . sunshinecoastdaily.com.au (January 11, 2016). Date of treatment August 12, 2016.
- ↑ eSports: League of Legends OPL Finals in Full Swing (inaccessible link) . Asia Pacific games industry news - MCV Pacific (August 1, 2016). Date of treatment August 18, 2016. Archived August 27, 2016.
- ↑ Andi Garnett. Chiefs defend title in League of Legends OPL Grand Final - Gameplanet New Zealand . gameplanet.co.nz (August 15, 2016). Date of treatment August 15, 2016.
- ↑ Sephyre. 'This was it for us' . the League of Legends Oceanic Pro League grand final - in pictures . The Guardian (August 15, 2015). Date of treatment August 18, 2016.
- ↑ Carbon (English) (unavailable link) . League of Legends eSports Wiki . EsportsWikis. Date of treatment August 18, 2016. Archived July 30, 2016.
- ↑ Arvind Hickman. The remarkable rise of eSports: A golden opportunity for brands - AdNews . adnews.com.au (April 19, 2016). Date accessed August 23, 2016.