Ground Zero Gaming — Winner of RLCS 2022-23 - Winter: Oceania Regional 1 - Winter Open

RLCS 2022-23 - Winter: Oceania Regional 1 - Winter Open has come to an end. As part of the championship, which was held online from February 2 to 5, sixteen teams from Oceania fought for a total prize pool of $30,000, as well as rating points. The winner of the tournament was the team Ground Zero Gaming , which in the grand final was stronger than Pioneers with a score of 4:1.

The competition for the Australian team began with a confident performance in the group stage, during which Ground Zero Gaming won three victories over the him police (3:0), Attack of the Invisible Ninja (3:0) and Pioneers (3:0). With this achievement, the team took first place in the group and advanced directly to the quarter-finals.

In the playoffs, the team continued its ascent, outplaying Hustle g (4:0) and the him police (4:0). In the grand final of the championship, Ground Zero Gaming was able to beat the Pioneers (4:1) to become the winner of the RLCS 2022-23 - Winter: Oceania Regional 1 - Winter Open.

Thanks to this victory, the Australian team rose to the fourth place in the regional ranking of the season. Despite the points deduction, the team is still fighting for tickets to the RLCS 2022-23 World Championship.

RLCS 2022-23 Results - Winter: Oceania Regional 1 - Winter Open

• 1st place: Ground Zero Gaming — $9,000 + 20 points
• 2nd place: Pioneers - $6,000 + 16 points
• 3rd-4th place: Dumb Luck Esports and the him police — $3,900 + 12 points
• 5th-8th place: PWR, Merge Esports, Hustle g and Physicool - $1,800 + 8 points
• 9th-12th place: R!OT Gaming, Dire Wolves, Tsurani and Zawoo - 5 points
• 13th-16th place: SSupremacy, Attack of the Invisible Ninja, Bandits ESC and The Sperkys - 3 points