Update: This article has been slightly altered to add clarity on certain details that could be misinterpreted.

According to multiple sources, VLR.gg has learned about the organizations likely to be accepted into the Pacific partnership league.

The potential candidates that could be verified include primarily organizations hailing from the LCK, with Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #1 Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) Meteor Kim Tae-O (김태오) Lakia Kim Jong-min (김종민) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태) , DRX DRX Korea Rank #2 Flashback Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁) stax Kim Gu-taek (김구택) BuZz Yu Byung-chul (유병철) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) BeYN Kang Ha-bin (강하빈) , Nongshim RedForce, Liiv SANDBOX, and DAMWON Gaming DAMWON Gaming Inactive Lakia Kim Jong-min (김종민) allow Park Sang-wook (박상욱) exy Park Geun-cheol (박근철) Estrella Park Gun (박건) Esperanza Jeong Jin-cheol (정진철) being the five Korean orgs rumored to each have likely chances to advance. In APAC, the names are currently down to three: Team Secret Team Secret Asia-Pacific Rank #7 invy Adrian Jiggs Reyes BORKUM Jim Timbreza JessieVash Jessie Cuyco Jremy Jeremy Cabrera NDG Noel De Guia , Talon Esports Talon Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #32 Crws Thanamethk Mahatthananuyut JitBoyS Jittana Nokngam Surf Thanachart Rungapajaratkul lenne Lim You Xiang Lionel ban Joseph Seungmin Oh Governor Peter No , and Paper Rex Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Rank #1 mindfreak Aaron Leonhart f0rsakeN Jason Susanto d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov Monyet Cahya Nugraha . In Japan, eight names were confirmed to have a running chance, yet currently only ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #10 Laz Ushida Koji yuran Yushin Hato hiroronn Hiroki Yanai Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe can be said to likely make it into the league, but upwards of three Japanese teams could be expected. Lastly, the notable South Asian organization Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #69 blaZek1ng Gary Dastin Lightningfast Abhirup Choudhury Polvi Niko Polvinen Benkai Benedict Tan Russ Russel Mendes has been said to have a likely chance to land a spot in the league.

Other names with a possibility of being accepted into the league are most notably Japan-based, with a battle between five other Japanese orgs outside of ZETA to take a possible slot. These organizations are FENNEL FENNEL Japan Rank #1 GON CLZ RIA SyouTa Xdll Yuto Mizomori Derialy Daichi Doi , REJECT REJECT Japan Rank #3 GangPin Chae Jung-moo Akame Yu Gwang-hui (유광희) muto Hals stand-in BRIAN , Crazy Raccoon Crazy Raccoon Inactive , DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #4 Medusa An Min-cheol (안민철) neth Yusuke Matsuda Meiy Ibuki Seki popogachi Souta Morita Anthem Yoshitaka Enomoto , and FAV gaming FAV gaming Japan Rank #2 Minty Daiki Kato TenTen Hands fukuken stand-in Phantom Hideaki Nakai bazz . Outside of Japan, a few of the APAC organizations said to have a chance are XERXIA Esports XERXIA Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #86 basbabe Atsadrawut Khunthong aLerT Wattanachok Yingnakorn Potter Sutthichai Promsrikaew D4rf Vickyz Sakthithat Phattharaampornchal siraphop Siraphop Honghirun and Rex Regum Qeon Rex Regum Qeon Asia-Pacific Rank #38 2ge James Goopio xffero David Monangin Lmemore Hagai Kristen Yesyurun Jemkin Maksim Batorov Estrella Park Gun (박건) fl1pzjder Saibani Rahmad . The aforementioned teams could not be confirmed as of yet whether they still had chances of making the league.

On the other hand, some notable names that have been denied per sources were BOOM Esports BOOM Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #4 Famouz Fikri Zaki Hamdani Shiro Hildegard Arnaldo budimeisteR Oliver Budi Wangge NcSlasher Sheldon Andersen Chandra BerserX Rizkie Adla Kusuma and ONIC G ONIC G Inactive , among many others. Sources close to the situation have also told VLR.gg that neither Team PWR or Renegades Renegades Inactive have a chance to make the Pacific league, contrary to previous belief, eliminating all Oceanic teams from contention.

Some of the league candidates have also been said to shift their focus on the country they will base their roster from, with one of the LCK orgs being rumored to lean towards a Japanese roster. Talon Esports and Global Esports are also said to keep their APAC core, but may become multi-regional rosters.

The list is tentative, as few orgs have been told if they have been confirmed to make it in addition to a currently undetermined slot allocation between sub-regions. However, many teams have also been given introductions to the league during the previous weeks. The final announcement on the partnered teams is slated to come out in the coming days.

Out of the verified organizations, a possible Pacific league could look like:

And depending on the slot allocation, some of the other candidates to possibly take a slot could be: