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The path is set, but only one team from Oceania can walk it. The OCE Open Qualifiers for the PGL Antwerp APAC RMR begin today, with the winner progressing to the four-team final qualifier for May’s major.
- Renegades through with back-to-back 16-0’s
- Top four survive day one; Order, Paradox, Vertex through cleanly
- The final eight battle today at 10am AEST
Results were as expected for day one of the PGL Antwerp APAC RMR OCE Open Qualifiers, with the top four favourites through to day two with ease.
Favourites Renegades swept past CS BeastMasters and 1stroundexit without dropping a single round, and will face FREE THE MANDEM in the quarter-final best-of-one tomorrow.
Order, Paradox and Vertex also recorded solid wins on the way to day two.
Rounding out the final eight will be Overt, KINGSMEN and DGG Esports.
The action resumes today at 10am AEST, with all matches best-of-one until the best-of-three grand final.
PGL Antwerp APAC RMR — OCE Open Qualifier Schedule & Results
Teams will be seeded into a single-elimination best-of-one bracket until eight teams remain.
The final eight will play out a double-elimination best-of-one bracket, with the best-of-three grand final winning team progressing to the APAC RMR event in PGL’s Bucharest studio later in April.
Sunday, March 6 — The Final 8
| Round | Game | Matchpage |
| Upper Bracket QF | Renegades 16-5 FREE THE MANDEM | HLTV |
| (Bo1) | Paradox 16-14 Overt | HLTV |
| Order 16-9 KINGSMEN | HLTV | |
| Vertex 13-16 DGG Esports | HLTV | |
| Upper Bracket SF (Bo1) | Renegades v Paradox | HLTV |
| Order v DGG Esports | HLTV | |
| Lower Bracket QF (Bo1) | FREE THE MANDEM v Overt | HLTV |
| KINGSMEN v Vertex | HLTV | |
| Lower Bracket SF (Bo1) | Winner Lower Bracket QF1 v Loser Upper Bracket SF2 |
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| Winner Lower Bracket QF2 v Loser Upper Bracket SF1 |
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| Winner Bracket Final (Bo1) | Winners Upper Bracket SF | HLTV |
| Lower Bracket Final (Bo1) | Winners Lower Bracket SF | HLTV |
| Consolidation Final (Bo1) | Winner LB Final v Loser WB Final | HLTV |
| Grand Final (Bo3) | Winner WB Final v Winner Cons. Final | HLTV |
Saturday, March 5 — Round of 32/16
| Round | Game | Matchpage |
| Round of 32 (Bo1) | Renegades 16-0 CS BeastMasters | Lobby |
| 1stroundexit 16-10 Penthouse | Lobby | |
| MAJOR WINNERS FF-W JKS Fan Club | Lobby | |
| FREE THE MANDEM 16-3 BELGIUM BOUND | Lobby | |
| Paradox 16-2 Lore | Lobby | |
| fat yutes 16-6 Dragon Caliber | Lobby | |
| Overt 16-0 MagnusG | Lobby | |
| Hysteria 16-6 Boobs Lover | Lobby | |
| Order 16-1 SNIP GANG | Lobby | |
| KINGSMEN 16-2 RedTooth | Lobby | |
| iNation 10-16 Tuvalu Embassy | Lobby | |
| Vertex W-FF KAZZA | Lobby | |
| DGG Esports W-FF eDream | Lobby | |
| 8Ballers 16-7 Egg Team | Lobby | |
| Aristocrats 13-16 Dream Team | Lobby | |
| 1620 Kings 16-2 Vertigoats | Lobby |
| Round | Game | Matchpage |
| Round of 16 (Bo1) | 1stroundexit 0-16 Renegades | Lobby |
| JKS Fan Club 0-16 FREE THE MANDEM | Lobby | |
| Paradox 16-6 fat yutes | Lobby | |
| Overt 16-5 Hysteria | Lobby | |
| Order 16-4 Dream Team | Lobby | |
| KINGSMEN 16-6 Tuvalu Embassy | Lobby | |
| Vertex 16-11 1620 Kings | Lobby | |
| DGG Esports 16-6 8Ballers | Lobby |
OCE Open Qualifier — Event Preview (March 4)
The open qualifier will see teams of all skill levels enter the single-elimination best-of-one bracket — and there won’t be any second chances.
The top eight to emerge from the gruelling Bo1’s will then enter the double-elimination final playoffs. For the team that emerges; a single spot at the PGL Antwerp APAC Regional Major Tournament (RMR), joining Tyloo, Lynn Vision and Checkmate.
It’s a long, tough road for our representatives to qualify for the Antwerp Major — and one already wrought with controversy.
PGL and Valve have opted to return to regional RMR’s (Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific), not dissimilar to the Regional Minors of old.
However, with APAC’s reach from the Middle East to Oceania and South Asia and everything between, and with only four teams permitted to compete at the APAC RMR, many pundits believe top squads from each sub-region will miss out given how competitive APAC is as a whole.
For Oceania, arguable favourites LookingForOrg had their hopes dashed already.
Unable to return to Australia due to their upcoming appearance at ESL Pro League this week, LFO opted to enter the Middle East Open Qualifier, going down to Chinese squad Lynn Vision in the lower bracket.
With many question marks over the composition of OCE’s top five heading into the event, and with only one spot up for grabs, expect some cutthroat Counter-Strike as the likes of Renegades, Vertex, Paradox and plenty more battle for the sub-region’s sole RMR slot.
PGL Antwerp APAC RMR — OCE Open Qualifier Rosters
The final eight teams’ rosters will be listed here following the conclusion of day one.
| Team | Roster | ||||
| Renegades | INS | hatz | aliStair | Sico | Liazz |
| Order | J1rah | vexite | Valiance | ekul | USTILO |
| Paradox | chelleos | DannyG | TjP | asap | dangeR |
| Vertex | apocdud | ADDICT | Roflko | malta | pz |
| Overt | rekonz | damyo | Fiend | ObZen | SkulL |
| DGG Esports | versa | yourwombat | gump | nexar | zeph |
| KINGSMEN | oliff | callum_murray | BaN4na | Terryyy | t0mS |
| FREE THE MANDEM | foggers | nettik | SWANKYG | Falcon | nibke |
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