# 2022 PCS season

The 2022 PCS season was the third year of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends.
The spring split began with the first day of the regular season on 11 February and concluded with the spring finals on 17 April.
The summer split began with the first day of the regular season on 1 July and concluded with the summer finals on 4 September.

## Spring
### Teams and rosters

Half of the teams in the PCS withdrew from the league prior to the 2022 season, including the PCS' representatives from the Philippines and Thailand. Berjaya Dragons, BOOM Esports, Hong Kong Attitude, Liyab Esports, and Machi Esports all withdrew from the PCS, and were replaced by CTBC Flying Oyster, Deep Cross Gaming, Frank Esports, Meta Falcon Team, and SEM9. Alpha Esports also rebranded as Hurricane Gaming.
| Teams | Players | Players | Players | Players | Players | Coach(es) |
| Teams | Top | Jungle | Mid | Bot | Support | Coach(es) |
| Beyond Gaming | Liang Likai | Husha | Minji | Wako | Kino | Benny Wulala |
| CTBC Flying Oyster | Rest | Gemini | Mission | Atlen Shunn | Koala | Achie KMT |
| Deep Cross Gaming | Leaky | Hana | Nestea | Cryscata | Woody | Enzz |
| Hurricane Gaming | ICU | aoliao | qiaqia | BangTwo | EnHoa | Sen |
| J Team | Driver | Kongyue | Uniboy | Lilv | Enso | BigWei |
| Meta Falcon Team | Taco | 665 | Wen | Whale | Epoch Renhao | Lx2 |
| Frank Esports | Kirt | Holo | Pretender | MnM | K2 Rebirth | Skywalk |
| PSG Talon | Hanabi | Juhan | Bay | Unified | Kaiwing | CorGi Tom |
| Impunity Esports | Quiet | tako | Faith | Blaze | CraliX pinwei | Jayz |
| SEM9 | Shiromine | Arashi QaspieL | Kirino Lezar | Clayx | Felia | Axin |

### Regular season standings

* Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSG Talon | 16 | 2 | 14 | Advance to winners' bracket second round |
| 2 | J Team | 14 | 4 | 10 | Advance to winners' bracket second round |
| 3 | CTBC Flying Oyster | 13 | 5 | 8 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 4 | Deep Cross Gaming | 13 | 5 | 8 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 5 | Beyond Gaming | 11 | 7 | 4 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 6 | Meta Falcon Team | 8 | 10 | −2 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 7 | Frank Esports | 7 | 11 | −4 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 8 | Impunity Esports | 6 | 12 | −6 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 9 | Hurricane Gaming | 2 | 16 | −14 | |
| 10 | SEM9 | 0 | 18 | −18 | |
* 1 2 CTBC Flying Oyster defeated Deep Cross Gaming in a tiebreaker match.

### Playoffs

* Format: Double elimination
* Winner qualifies for the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
| Round 1 (BO5) | Round 1 (BO5) | Round 1 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Semifinals (WB, BO5) | Semifinals (WB, BO5) | Semifinals (WB, BO5) | | | | Finals (BO5) | Finals (BO5) | Finals (BO5) |
| | | | 1. | PSG Talon | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4. | Deep Cross Gaming | 3 | R1 | Deep Cross Gaming | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5. | Beyond Gaming | 1 | | | | R2 | PSG Talon | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R2 | CTBC Flying Oyster | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2. | J Team | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3. | CTBC Flying Oyster | 3 | R1 | CTBC Flying Oyster | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6. | Meta Falcon Team | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6. | Meta Falcon Team | 0 | | | | | | | | | | WB | CTBC Flying Oyster | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | LB | PSG Talon | 3 |
| Round 1 (BO5) | Round 1 (BO5) | Round 1 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 3 (BO5) | Round 3 (BO5) | Round 3 (BO5) | Semifinals (LB, BO5) | Semifinals (LB, BO5) | Semifinals (LB, BO5) | LB | PSG Talon | 3 |
| | | | R1 | Frank Esports | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7. | Frank Esports | 3 | WB | Deep Cross Gaming | 3 | | | | R3 | J Team | 2 | | | |
| WB | Meta Falcon Team | 0 | | | | R2 | Deep Cross Gaming | 1 | WB | PSG Talon | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | R2 | J Team | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | R1 | Beyond Gaming | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8. | Impunity Esports | 0 | WB | J Team | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WB | Beyond Gaming | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Ranking

| Place | Team | Prize (USD) | Prize share | Qualification |
| 1st | PSG Talon | $30,000 | 37.5% | 2022 Mid-Season Invitational |
| 2nd | CTBC Flying Oyster | $14,000 | 17.5% | |
| 3rd | J Team | $10,000 | 12.5% | |
| 4th | Deep Cross Gaming | $7,000 | 8.75% | |
| 5th–6th | Beyond Gaming | $4,500 | 5.625% | |
| 5th–6th | Frank Esports | $4,500 | 5.625% | |
| 7th–8th | Impunity Esports | $3,000 | 3.75% | |
| 7th–8th | Meta Falcon Team | $3,000 | 3.75% | |
| 9th | Hurricane Gaming | $2,000 | 2.5% | |
| 10th | SEM9 | $2,000 | 2.5% | |

## Summer
### Teams and rosters

Dewish Team acquired the PCS spot of Hurricane Gaming prior to the start of the summer split.
| Teams | Players | Players | Players | Players | Players | Coach(es) |
| Teams | Top | Jungle | Mid | Bot | Support | Coach(es) |
| Beyond Gaming | Liang Likai | Husha | Minji SeNBon | Wako | Kino | Benny Wulala |
| CTBC Flying Oyster | Rest | Gemini | Mission | Atlen Shunn | Koala | Achie KMT |
| Deep Cross Gaming | Leaky | Hana | Nestea | Cryscata | Woody | Coldicee |
| Dewish Team | Lacunae | WSL | xiaotu | BangTwo | EnHoa | Sen |
| J Team | Driver Rock | Kongyue | Uniboy | Lilv | Enso | BigWei Nash |
| Meta Falcon Team | Taco | 665 Renhao Hong2 | Wen Hong2 | Whale | 1SSUE | Lx2 |
| Frank Esports | YSKM | Holo | Pretender | MnM | Keres Rebirth | Skywalk Jazkit |
| PSG Talon | Hanabi | Burry | Gori | Unified | Kaiwing | CorGi Tom |
| Impunity Esports | ICU Jackpot | Alex | Apex Husky | Anex Lz | Natur3 Winnie Yusin | 2188 Zest Dreamer REFRA1N |
| SEM9 | N0name | Arashi QaspieL | Lezar Axin XieDoDo | XieDoDo QaspieL Axin | Axin Felia QaspieL | AhWood |

### Regular season standings

* Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSG Talon | 14 | 4 | 10 | Advance to winners' bracket second round |
| 2 | Deep Cross Gaming | 13 | 5 | 8 | Advance to winners' bracket second round |
| 3 | J Team | 13 | 5 | 8 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 4 | CTBC Flying Oyster | 12 | 6 | 6 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 5 | Frank Esports | 12 | 6 | 6 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 6 | Beyond Gaming | 11 | 7 | 4 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 7 | Meta Falcon Team | 6 | 12 | −6 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 8 | Impunity Esports | 5 | 13 | −8 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 9 | SEM9 | 2 | 16 | −14 | |
| 10 | Dewish Team | 2 | 16 | −14 | |
* 1 2 Deep Cross Gaming defeated J Team in a tiebreaker match.
* 1 2 CTBC Flying Oyster defeated Frank Esports in a tiebreaker match.
* 1 2 SEM9 had the better head-to-head record against Dewish Team (2–0).

### Playoffs

* Format: Double elimination
* Winner and runner-up qualify for the 2022 World Championship
| Round 1 (BO5) | Round 1 (BO5) | Round 1 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Semifinals (WB, BO5) | Semifinals (WB, BO5) | Semifinals (WB, BO5) | | | | Finals (BO5) | Finals (BO5) | Finals (BO5) |
| | | | 1. | PSG Talon | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4. | CTBC Flying Oyster | 3 | R1 | CTBC Flying Oyster | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5. | Frank Esports | 1 | | | | R2 | CTBC Flying Oyster | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R2 | Beyond Gaming | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2. | Deep Cross Gaming | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3. | J Team | 1 | R1 | Beyond Gaming | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6. | Beyond Gaming | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6. | Beyond Gaming | 3 | | | | | | | | | | WB | CTBC Flying Oyster | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | LB | Beyond Gaming | 0 |
| Round 1 (BO5) | Round 1 (BO5) | Round 1 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 2 (BO5) | Round 3 (BO5) | Round 3 (BO5) | Round 3 (BO5) | Semifinals (LB, BO5) | Semifinals (LB, BO5) | Semifinals (LB, BO5) | LB | Beyond Gaming | 0 |
| | | | R1 | J Team | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7. | Meta Falcon Team | 0 | WB | PSG Talon | 3 | | | | R3 | PSG Talon | 2 | | | |
| WB | J Team | 3 | | | | R2 | PSG Talon | 3 | WB | Beyond Gaming | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | R2 | Deep Cross Gaming | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | R1 | Frank Esports | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8. | Impunity Esports | 1 | WB | Deep Cross Gaming | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WB | Frank Esports | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Ranking

| Place | Team | Prize (USD) | Prize share | Qualification |
| 1st | CTBC Flying Oyster | $30,000 | 37.5% | 2022 World Championship main event |
| 2nd | Beyond Gaming | $14,000 | 17.5% | 2022 World Championship play-in stage |
| 3rd | PSG Talon | $10,000 | 12.5% | |
| 4th | Deep Cross Gaming | $7,000 | 8.75% | |
| 5th–6th | Frank Esports | $4,500 | 5.625% | |
| 5th–6th | J Team | $4,500 | 5.625% | |
| 7th–8th | Impunity Esports | $3,000 | 3.75% | |
| 7th–8th | Meta Falcon Team | $3,000 | 3.75% | |
| 9th | SEM9 | $2,000 | 2.5% | |
| 10th | Dewish Team | $2,000 | 2.5% | |