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Renegades have guaranteed themselves a spot in the playoffs after outlasting FaZe 2-1 (Train 16-12, Overpass 13-16, Inferno 25-22) in Group A's upper bracket semi-final, while in the lower bracket, ORDER eliminated Legacy 2-0 (Train 16-9, Mirage 16-11).

FaZe and Renegades fought for a playoffs spot in the upper bracket semi-final of Group A, starting on the Australian team's pick, Train. Despite losing the pistol round to Karlo "⁠USTILO⁠" Pivac's quad-kill, most of the first half saw the European mixture dominate their opponents, as they racked up a 10-2 lead on the CT side.

However, Renegades started closing the gap with the last three rounds of the half. The second half was all about Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage, who kicked things off with a triple in the second pistol round and a key double in the second gunround, saving a 2v5 attempt from Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács and Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard. With an AWP in his hands, the Australian star added a triple and three doubles on the inner bombsite to his name and proceeded to clutch a 1v2 on A to help his team secure map one at 16-12.

The Australian squad carried their momentum to Overpass, grabbing a clean pistol and a very close first gunround thanks to Aaron "⁠AZR⁠" Ward's 1v1 clutch for a 5-0 lead on the CT side. FaZe then woke up and quickly equalized the scoreline at 6-6, with Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač clutching a fantastic 1v3 along the way. At that point, Renegades regained control on the back of a triple and a quad-kill from USTILO, as well as jks's massive 1v4 clutch, which closed out the half at 9-6 in their favor.

Renegades are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs

Topping it off with a pistol round win, Renegades were four rounds away from clinching the series. However, FaZe controlled the first gunrounds with ease, storming their way to their first lead in the match at 13-12. The local side managed to break the streak with a 2v4 win in the B bombsite, but their economy was in shreds when FaZe replied, which helped Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's team force the third map at 16-13, with GuardiaN's triple-kill putting the final nail in the coffin.

Renegades secured their fifth pistol round in a row on the third map, Inferno, setting off a seven-round streak to start the decider with a comfortable 7-0 lead on the offense. FaZe were able to recover, however, and won six out of the remaining eight rounds of the half.

Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström & co. followed it up with their first pistol round win in the series, which equalized the score at 9-9. Renegades responded in the gunrounds thanks to a key double from USTILO in the first and a dominant A defense in the second, but karrigan's squad caught a break by winning an eco round on B, with the following rounds going back and forth until it was 14-12. At that point FaZe strung three in a row but weren't able to close it out, as the map went to overtime.

There, Renegades took a 2-1 lead on the CT side thanks to key triples from Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad and USTILO, but they couldn't finish things off in the first set despite turning around a 2v5 situation in the second half, as NiKo and GuardiaN each got a quad-kill to their name. The winner wasn't settled even after another set of overtime, as each team grabbed two rounds on the defense once more.

The third set saw Renegades grab two rounds on the CT side yet again, although that time around they added two in a row on the offense, as jks put the final nail in the coffin with a 1v2 clutch on the B bombsite.

IEM Sydney 2018Best of 3 RenegadesMatchpage 2 1 1st May 2018 FaZe 16Train 12 13Overpass 16 25Inferno 22

Renegades	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Justin 'jks' Savagejks	75 - 66	+9	77.4	1.15
Karlo 'USTILO' PivacUSTILO	86 - 68	+18	84.5	1.15
Aaron 'AZR' WardAZR	70 - 74	-4	78.3	1.11
Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostadjkaem	62 - 71	-9	73.4	0.96
Noah 'Nifty' FrancisNifty	52 - 74	-22	53.1	0.80

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	92 - 66	+26	76.2	1.21
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	76 - 73	+3	79.8	1.14
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	70 - 71	-1	82.5	1.09
Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt	59 - 64	-5	64.1	0.97
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	56 - 71	-15	67.0	0.90

The first elimination match of IEM Sydney saw two local sides, Legacy OCE and ORDER, fight for survival in the tournament. The series kicked off on Train, where the latter team got off to a good start with a 4-1 lead on the Terrorist side, but the tide quickly turned on the back of a 3v5 retake spearheaded by Egor "⁠LONSDALE⁠" Baranov and Peter "⁠BL1TZ⁠" Athanasatos.

The score was 6-4 in favor of Legacy OCE when ORDER broke the streak and secured three of the last four rounds, and topped it off with a pistol round victory, courtesy of Jordan "⁠Hatz⁠" Bajic and Jay "⁠Liazz⁠" Tregillgas.

Hatz and Sico put up huge numbers against their local rivals

Even though they lost an anti-eco round in the process, Chris "⁠emagine⁠" Rowlands's team had little trouble closing things out on map one, as they powered to a 16-9 victory before it was time for Mirage, their opponents' pick.

On the second map, ORDER once again began well despite losing the pistol round, as they replied in the second-round forcebuy to go up 3-1 as CT. The following round saw them save four weapons as they lost the B bombsite, which led to a streak of rounds going Legacy OCE's way.

Hatz & co. recovered towards the end of the half with four rounds in a row, which helped them secure another 8-7 lead in the first half. This time, ORDER lost the pistol round and found themselves at a two-round deficit, but the rest of the Terrorist half went smoothly for them as they clinched a 16-11, 2-0 win.

IEM Sydney 2018Best of 3 Legacy OCEMatchpage 0 2 1st May 2018 ORDER 9Train 16 11Mirage 16

Legacy OCE	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Hugh 'HUGH' AndersonHUGH	37 - 30	+7	80.8	1.13
Jay 'soju_j' Jeongsoju_j	37 - 37	0	74.4	1.06
Peter 'BL1TZ' AthanasatosBL1TZ	29 - 35	-6	62.6	0.91
Stefan 'Lacore' PaunovicLacore	29 - 39	-10	60.6	0.81
Egor 'LONSDALE' BaranovLONSDALE	22 - 40	-18	63.8	0.68

ORDER	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jordan 'Hatz' BajicHatz	52 - 30	+22	100.0	1.52
Simon 'Sico' WilliamsSico	42 - 24	+18	89.1	1.45
Jay 'Liazz' TregillgasLiazz	34 - 31	+3	73.7	1.07
Alistair 'aliStair' JohnstonaliStair	29 - 34	-5	63.8	0.94
Chris 'emagine' Rowlandsemagine	24 - 36	-12	52.3	0.78

Legacy OCE #128 Peter 'BL1TZ' AthanasatosEgor 'LONSDALE' BaranovJay 'soju_j' JeongHugh 'HUGH' AndersonStefan 'Lacore' Paunovic Karlo 'USTILO' Pivac Age: 24 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 540 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.70 Egor 'LONSDALE' Baranov Age: 25 Team: Legacy OCE Rating 1.0: 0.85 Maps played: 245 KPR: 0.60 DPR: 0.72 Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács Age: 26 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1155 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.62 Justin 'jks' Savage Age: 22 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 566 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.63 Chris 'emagine' Rowlands Age: 27 Team: ORDER Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 391 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.67 Peter 'BL1TZ' Athanasatos Age: 25 Team: Legacy OCE Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 203 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.68 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 28 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 1220 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.68 Renegades #16 Justin 'jks' SavageAaron 'AZR' WardJoakim 'jkaem' MyrbostadKarlo 'USTILO' PivacNoah 'Nifty' Francis Aaron 'AZR' Ward Age: 25 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 569 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.70 Richard 'Xizt' Landström Age: 27 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1306 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.65 ORDER #42 Chris 'emagine' RowlandsSimon 'Sico' WilliamsJay 'Liazz' TregillgasAlistair 'aliStair' JohnstonJordan 'Hatz' Bajic Håvard 'rain' Nygaard Age: 23 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 858 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.69 Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad Age: 24 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 605 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.69 Jordan 'Hatz' Bajic Age: 19 Team: ORDER Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 348 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.65 FaZe #4 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenRichard 'Xizt' LandströmLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard Jay 'Liazz' Tregillgas Age: 20 Team: ORDER Rating 1.0: 1.19 Maps played: 381 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.61 Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač Age: 21 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 833 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.68

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