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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.
- Tucks drops 47 over two maps as Order defeat Paradox
- RNG too good for Antic; aliStair puts on Dust 2 clinic
- First elimination matches begin tomorrow night
With the Swiss Stage past us, Season 14 of ESL ANZ Champs shifts to the all-important double-elimination playoff stage.
Sixteen teams have been whittled down to eight, but only one can be crowned champions and take home the $8,000 AUD prize pool and the coveted ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference spot.
Renegades and Order had little difficulty in their upper bracket openers; RNG took down Antic 2-0 (16-8, 16-4), while in what was expected to be a tight series, Order 2-0’d Paradox (16-11, 16-8) behind a huge performance from Tyler “tucks” Reilly (47-33, 1.34 rating).
DGG continue their rise in Oceanic CS:GO, defeating a fast-finishing Pineapple on Pizza 2-0 (16-4, 16-14). After a brutal Inferno loss and a slow start on Mirage, PoP bounced back to enter the second half neck-and-neck with DGG.
In a rollercoaster second half where DGG struggled economically while PoP managed numerous bomb plants, it was looking like a third map would be needed.
But at 15-14, DGG rallied to hold out in regulation and send PoP to the lower bracket.
In the final match, Vertex overcame 1620 Kings 2-0 (16-13, 16-6). It was a quiet performance from frontman James “Roflko” Lytras, but 127 kills between Jordan “pz” White, Liam “malta” Schembri & Tom “apocdud” Henry proved sufficient in the series win.
Vertex will take on Order in the upper bracket semi-final, while 1620 Kings face elimination against Paradox.
We’ve wrapped up everything ESL ANZ Champs S14: schedule, standings & more.
ESL ANZ Champs S14: Stream
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ESL ANZ Champs S14 schedule & results
Week 8 schedule, Playoffs (April 27 – May 1)
| Date | Game | Time (AEST) |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, April 27 | Renegades 2-0 Antic | 5pm |
| DGG Esports 2-0 Pineapple on Pizza | ||
| Paradox 0-2 Order | 7:30pm | |
| Vertex 2-0 1620 Kings | ||
| Thursday, April 28 | Renegades v DGG Esports | 5pm |
| Antic v Pineapple on Pizza | ||
| Order v Vertex | 7:30pm | |
| Paradox v 1620 Kings | ||
| Friday, April 29 | Winner Bracket Final | 5pm |
| Lower Bracket Semi-Final 1 | ||
| Lower Bracket Semi-Final 2 | 7:30pm | |
| Saturday, April 30 | Lower Bracket Final | 5pm |
| Consolidation Final | 7:30pm | |
| Sunday, May 1 | Grand Final | 5pm |
Week 7 results, Swiss Round 5 (April 12 – April 14)
| Date | Game | Time (AEST) |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 12 | 1620 Kings 2-0 Dynasty | 6pm |
| Order 2-0 Sanguine | 8:30pm | |
| Thursday, April 14 | Lonely 5 1-2 Antic | 6pm |
Week 6 results, Swiss Round 4 (April 4 – April 7)
| Date | Game | Time (AEST) |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, April 4 | Vertex 2-0 Lonely 5 | 6pm |
| Nut-E Gaming 1-2 Dynasty | 8:30pm | |
| Tuesday, April 5 | Order 0-2 Pineapple on Pizza | 6pm |
| Sanguine 2-0 Kanga | 8:30pm | |
| Thursday, April 7 | 1620 Kings 0-2 DGG Esports | 6pm |
| Antic 2-1 Camo | 8:30pm |
Week 1 & 2 results, Swiss Round 1 (February 28 – March 10)
| Date | Game | Time (AEDT) |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, February 28 | Order 2-1 Camo | 6pm |
| Vertex 2-0 Dynasty | 8:30pm | |
| Thursday, March 3 | Renegades 2-0 Collateral | 6pm |
| Paradox 2-0 Hysteria | 8:30pm | |
| Monday, March 7 | Antic 2-0 Nut-E Gaming | 6pm |
| Sanguine 0-2 DGG Esports | 8:30pm | |
| Thursday, March 10 | Lonely 5 2-0 Kanga Esports | 6pm |
| 1620 Kings 1-2 Pineapple on Pizza | 8:30pm |
Week 3 results, Swiss Round 2 (March 14 – March 17)
| Date | Game | Time (AEDT) |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, March 14 | Renegades 2-0 Pineapple on Pizza | 6pm |
| Lonely 5 1-2 Order | 8:30pm | |
| Tuesday, March 15 | Paradox 2-0 Antic | 6pm |
| Vertex 2-1 DGG Esports | 8:30pm | |
| Wednesday, March 16 | 1620 Kings W-FF Collateral | 6pm |
| Camo 2-1 Kanga | 8:30pm | |
| Thursday, March 17 | Nut-E Gaming 2-1 Hysteria | 6pm |
| Sanguine 2-1 Dynasty | 8:30pm |
Week 4 & 5 results, Swiss Round 3 (March 21 – March 24)
| Date | Game | Time (AEDT) |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, March 21 | Renegades 2-1 Order | 6pm |
| Dynasty 2-0 Collateral | 8:30pm | |
| Thursday, March 24 | Paradox 2-1 Vertex | 6pm |
| Lonely 5 2-1 Sanguine | 8:30pm | |
| Monday, March 28 | Antic 0-2 1620 Kings | 6pm |
| DGG Esports 2-1 Nut-E Gaming | 8:30pm | |
| Monday, March 31 | Pineapple on Pizza 2-0 Camo | 6pm |
| Kanga 2-1 Hysteria | 8:30pm |
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 | 3-0 |
| Paradox | 3-0 | |
| 3 | Vertex Esports Club | 3-1 |
| Pineapple on Pizza | 3-1 | |
| DGG Esports | 3-1 | |
| 6 | 1620 Kings | 3-2 |
| Order | 3-2 | |
| Antic Esports | 2-2 | |
| 9 | 2-3 | |
| 2-3 | ||
| 2-3 | ||
| 12 | 1-3 | |
| 1-3 | ||
| 1-3 | ||
| 15 | 0-3 | |
| 0-3 |
ESL ANZ Champs Preview (February 27)
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, Antic Esports 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.
ESL ANZ Champs S14 rosters
The region is in the midst of a massive reshuffle, with more roster changes planned in the coming month.
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.
UPDATE March 10: Isaac “prodigy” Dahlan announced that Darcy “Mr Shark” Clarke will permanently replace Julian “JoolzCheat” Griffin going forward.
UPDATE March 14: Long-time FPS veteran Tyler “tucks” Reilly, currently competing for Order’s Valorant division, will replace ekul as Order CS’ temporary stand-in as their hunt for a new fifth continues.
UPDATE March 17: Going forward, DoMilk will compete under “Collateral Esports” across all currently qualified events.
UPDATE March 21: It was confirmed last week that 8Ballers would be closing operations, with both the main and female line-up now searching for a new home.
Overt’s CS:GO squad will also be departing their organisation; the teams will compete as ex-8Ballers and ex-Overt henceforth.
UPDATE March 22: ex-Overt have been acquired by Antic Esports following their departure from Overt yesterday.
UPDATE March 31: Tyler “tucks” Reilly officially replaces Luke “ekul” Blakey at Order. The CS:GO-turned-Valorant veteran returns to Counter-Strike officially after two years at Order’s Valorant division. He previously represented Chiefs for five years, seeing the squad to three IEM Sydney showings.
UPDATE April 4: ex-FURY, Kingsmen will compete as “Lonely 5” henceforth.
UPDATE April 27: ex-8Ballers will compete as “Pineapple on Pizza” henceforth.
| Team | Players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | J1rah | Valiance | USTILO | Vexite | tucks |
| Renegades | Sico | INS | Hatz | aliStair | Liazz |
| Vertex Esports Club | BRACE | pz | Roflko | apocdud | malta |
| Paradox Esports | dangeR | chelleos | DannyG | nettik | asap |
| Antic Esports | SkulL | ObZen | rekonz | damyo | Fiend |
| Sanguine | Kiyoshi | rainstylezgk | Forlekz | Neo | sinister |
| 1620 Kings | cheeseball | cookie | nauh | Scr1pt | forevint |
| Lonely 5 | 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 |
| Pineapple on Pizza | bogeymanh | Prodigy | Kobe | Shoey | Mr Shark |
| Hysteria | Marsh | Draz | 7ambo | LANE | Spinach |
| Collateral Esports | jayketh | Craftyy | beau | nathan | harbor |
| Camo | PeetyG | CyanideJr | Archie | ComPlex | NikkeZ |
| Nut-E Gaming | mega2f | supar | Sha | tallaj | Velocity |
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