League of Legends Championship Pacific 2025

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Teams Competing in LCP 2025

The first season of the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP) 2025 starts on January 17. This new esports competition for the Asia Pacific region offers teams a path to qualify for global LoL events.

1. CTBC Flying Oyster (Partner)
2. Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS gaming (Partner)
3. GAM Esports (Partner)
4. Talon (Partner)
5. DetonatioN FocusMe (Guest)
6. MGN Vikings Esports (Guest)
7. Team Secret Whales (Guest)
8. The Chiefs Esports Club (Guest)

Season Format

Riot Games has announced the eight teams participating:

Promotion and Relegation Tournament

The LCP 2025 features Regular Season and Playoffs, with two phases in the Regular Season: the Group Stage and Group Seeding Bracket. Riot Games has detailed the format in a visual guide for better understanding for the overly-convoluted format, which you can find below:

LCP 2025 Schedule

At the end of the Season Finals Playoffs, the promotion and relegation (P&R) tournament will take place, featuring two Guest spots. These spots are contested via Free-for-All (FFA) and Regional Merit formats, explained further in the visual guide below.

Week 1 Matches

January 17

• CTBC Flying Oyster vs MGN Vikings Esports – 4:30 PM IST / 6:00 PM GMT+8
• Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Gaming vs GAM Esports – 7:00 PM IST / 8:30 PM GMT+8

January 18

• DetonatioN FocusMe vs Team Secret Whales – 4:30 PM IST / 6:00 PM GMT+8
• The Chiefs Esports Club vs Talon – 7:00 PM IST / 8:30 PM GMT+8

January 19

• MGN Vikings Esports vs GAM Esports – 4:30 PM IST / 6:00 PM GMT+8
• Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Gaming vs CTBC Flying Oyster – 7:00 PM IST / 8:30 PM GMT+8

The season kicks off on January 17 and concludes on February 23. Matches start at 3:30 PM IST/6:00 PM GMT+8 every matchday.

You can watch the matches live on LoL Pacific Twitch and YouTube channels.