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Season 14 of the ESL ANZ Championship is upon us. Sixteen teams will take to the server over the coming months, with a spot at the EPL Conference and title of Oceania’s best up for grabs.
- All three invites boasting new line-ups
- Reigning champions LFO absent; a new champion to be crowned in S14
- The action commences tonight; matches on Monday’s and Thursdays
ESL Australia’s ANZ Champs has returned for Season 14, and will start tonight with Order taking on Camo and Vertex battling against Dynasty.
There are more question marks over the scene than ever before; plenty of top teams have made adjustments over the off-season, with the regulars getting early overseas experience under their belts ahead of the Championship.
Order, Renegades and Vertex received direct invites to this season of ANZ Champs, while 13 more teams made it through the open qualifier, including big names Paradox, Overt and 8Ballers.
Reigning champions LookingForOrg will not be present for ANZ Champs Season 14, with the team still competing and bootcamping in Europe.
Order will be seeking their fourth ANZ Champs title after falling just short to LFO last season, while Renegades enter the Championship for the first time since Season 11.
ESL ANZ Champs, and it’s lower tier in ANZ Main, will run side-by-side throughout the next two months before the playoffs commence in early May.
We’ve wrapped up everything ESL ANZ Champs S14: schedule, standings & more.
ESL ANZ Champs S14: Stream
ESL ANZ Champs streams live on Twitch. Miss the action? Catch-up on the platform within 24 hours.
ESL ANZ Champs S14 — Standings (Swiss)
Stage one of the ESL ANZ Champs begins February 28. Hosting a Swiss format, three wins secures a spot in the double-elimination second stage; three losses, and the team is sent packing.
All Swiss matches are best-of-one, with the final round a best-of-three series.
Stage two will see the qualified teams battle it out in a double-elimination bracket.
| Place | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renegades | 1-0 |
| Paradox | 1-0 | |
| Vertex | 1-0 | |
| Order | 1-0 | |
| Overt | 1-0 | |
| DGG Esports | 1-0 | |
| 7 | 1620 Kings | 0-0 |
| Kingsmen | 0-0 | |
| 8Ballers | 0-0 | |
| Kanga Esports | 0-0 | |
| 11 | Nut-E Gaming | 0-1 |
| Sanguine | 0-1 | |
| Camo | 0-1 | |
| DoMilk | 0-1 | |
| Hysteria | 0-1 | |
| Dynasty Esports Club | 0-1 |
ESL ANZ Champs S14 schedule & results
Week 1 schedule, Swiss Round 1 (February 28 – March 10)
| Date | Game | Time (AEST) |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, February 28 | Order 2-1 Camo | 5pm |
| Vertex 2-0 Dynasty | 7:30pm | |
| Thursday, March 3 | Renegades 2-0 DoMilk | 5pm |
| Paradox 2-0 Hysteria | 7:30pm | |
| Monday, March 7 | Overt 2-0 Nut-E Gaming | 5pm |
| Sanguine 0-2 DGG Esports | 7:30pm | |
| Thursday, March 10 | Kingsmen v Kanga Esports | 5pm |
| 1620 Kings v 8Ballers | 7:30pm |
ESL ANZ Champs S14 rosters
The region is in the midst of a massive reshuffle, with more roster changes planned in the coming month.
Luke “ekul” Bailey announced his retirement following Order’s win at Rivalry’s Insanely Awesome CS:GO Tournament, but will stand-in for the team until further notice.
Liam “malta” Schembri has completed his move from Renegades to Vertex, while Jay “Liazz” Tregillgas will remain in the Renegades roster for the beginning of ESL ANZ Champs. Sources indicate he was standing in for RNG temporarily at IEM Katowice.
| Team | Players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | J1rah | Valiance | USTILO | Vexite | ekul |
| Renegades | Sico | INS | Hatz | aliStair | Liazz |
| Vertex Esports Club | BRACE | pz | Roflko | apocdud | malta |
| Paradox Esports | dangeR | chelleos | DannyG | nettik | asap |
| Overt | SkulL | ObZen | rekonz | damyo | Fiend |
| Sanguine | Kiyoshi | rainstylezgk | Forlekz | Neo | sinister |
| 1620 Kings | cheeseball | cookie | nauh | Scr1pt | forevint |
| Kingsmen | toM | oliff | callum_murray | BaN4na | Terryyy |
| DGG Esports | zeph | yourwombat | mizzy | gump | versa |
| Kanga Esports | DANZ | m0nt | streaty | TjP | Slimey |
| Dynasty Esports Club | supa | THRILA | Mechanical | nub | N1ghtraid |
| 8Ballers | bogeymanh | Prodigy | Kobe | Shoey | JoolzCheat |
| Hysteria | Marsh | Draz | 7ambo | LANE | Spinach |
| DoMilk | jayketh | Craftyy | beau | nathan | harbor |
| Camo | PeetyG | CyanideJr | Archie | ComPlex | NikkeZ |
| Nut-E Gaming | mega2f | supar | Sha | tallaj | Velocity |
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