The first weekend of city-based Australian esports action wrapped up on Sunday with three Street Fighter V and three Rocket League matches played out at the Gfinity Hoyts Esports Arena.
Melbourne Order and the Sydney Chiefs were the big winners of the day, both of them recording victories in both their Rocket League and Street Fighter V battles, while Perth Ground Zero dominated in Rocket League but had a Street Fighter V win stolen from them by Melbourne Avant.
Melbourne Order come out of the weekend as a whole with the most to crow about, having beaten the Brisbane Deceptors in all three of their matches.
Rocket League – Week 1 |
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Date | Teams | Time |
Sun Jun 3 | Brisbane Deceptors vs Melbourne Order | 10:00 AM |
Sun Jun 3 | Sydney Roar vs Sydney Chiefs | 11:00 AM |
Sun Jun 3 | Perth Ground Zero vs Melbourne Avant | 12:00 PM |
Date | Teams | Time |
Sun Jun 3 | Brisbane Deceptors vs Melbourne Order | 4:00 PM |
Sun Jun 3 | Sydney Roar vs Sydney Chiefs | 5:00 PM |
Sun Jun 3 | Perth Ground Zero vs Melbourne Avant | 6:00 PM |
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6:20pm: A thriller to close out today’s Street Fighter V action, it’s Melbourne Avant who come back from a deficit to beat Perth Ground Zero 3-2.
What a fierce showdown from #WestvsEast! Both sides making intense plays but ultimately it is the Captain of Melbourne @AvantGaming @RumoursOfGhosts who takes out Perth @GroundZeroOCE @Oi_Rupps 2-0. pic.twitter.com/5o8udVLEnK
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
5:40pm: Well – that was clinical. Sydney Chiefs smash Sydney Roar 4-0. Ouch.
And the champions of NSW for Week 1 are @SydneyChiefs as they take out both #RocketLeague and #SFV against @SYDRoarSports. Will these clubs meet again in the playoffs? We'll just have to wait and see! pic.twitter.com/rUcFNxuMNh
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
5:05pm: Sydney Roar and Sydney Chiefs coming out now, they’re up next.
5:00pm: Cheeky bloke ROF. He had no reservations about bringing the smack talk, and Melbourne Order got the win to back him up.
The 'Villain' of the FGC? Do you agree?
Regardless, no one can doubt that MEL @ORDER_army's @mgcROF certainly brought fire to the stage! pic.twitter.com/0U4EhZpp6Y— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
4:50pm: Melbourne Order come away with a 4-2 win there – some close matches… and some not so close.
And that's the match! As @Zed_sfv takes the win over 2-0 over @Robbiesla. pic.twitter.com/TAR3d2x5Zu
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
4:00pm: We’re back for Street Fighter V. First up it’ll be Melbourne Order and the Brisbane Deceptors.
12:55pm: That is an absolutley devastating Game 3 win by Perth Ground Zero, giving Melbourne Avant the Brazil treatment with a 7-1 scoreline. They take the match 3-0.
That’s it for now – but all six teams will be back for Street Fighter V at 4pm.
Strong performance from Perth @GroundZeroOCE who took out the Bo5 match 3 – 0 vs Melbourne @AvantGaming! pic.twitter.com/TvfybMDwuI
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
12:40pm: Perth Ground Zero out to a 2-0 advantage in the final Rocket League match of the day – Melbourne Avant haven’t yet scored a goal in the first two games.
The ice breaker @simplycyrix puts Perth @GroundZeroOCE on the board within the first 20 seconds!
Join us for this #WestvsEast match on https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/BiqdvS1kwE
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
12:00pm: A really tight finish in Game 5, but some excellent defence at the death gives the Sydney Chiefs a 2-1 win and they take the match 3-2.
The NSW head-to-head match has gone the way of @SydneyChiefs 3 – 2 @SYDRoarSports!
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Congratulations on taking out a victory on their first LAN! pic.twitter.com/p1PEQwF7M3— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
11:50am: Incredible – two overtime wins in a row takes the Sydney Roar to a Game 5 showdown with the Sydney Chiefs.
And we're on to Game 5!
Over a min of overtime it was @Justice_robot who managed to break past @LimRL_ to give @SYDRoarSports the victory.NSW is on fire right now but only one can claim the win! #YourCityYourClub who will it be?https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/RfOobc7CoG
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
11:45am: Wow! A real thriller there as Sydney Roar score a 2-1 win in overtime. They’re still alive in this match.
We go to Game 4! @SYDRoarSports @_GhostRL passes off the backboard and @changeRL_ puts it away! https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/0yKDYd8Z6u
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
11:30am: It’s the Sydney Chiefs who are dominant so far in this match – they’re up two games to none and look set for a clean sweep.
Game 1 goes the way of @sydneychiefs 2 – 1 @SydRoarSports.
Opening into Game 2 a sweet double touch from @LimRL_ looks to carry on the Chiefs momentum! https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/AXHtmtBPLk— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
10:55am: And Melbourne Order get the win! A strong effort from the Brisbane Deceptors in Game 3 to win that won 3-0, but outside of that the Order were dominant.
Next up it’s an all-NSW clash with Sydney Roar taking on the Sydney Chiefs.
Congratulations to Melbourne @ORDER_army who take out @BNEDeceptors, 3-1 in Week 1 @RocketLeague!
Up Next: @SydneyChiefs vs @SYDRoarSports https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/6A5aINe2WO
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
10:40am: Melbourne Order are off to a great start – they’ve won the first two matches 3-2, 2-1. It’s first to three in Rocket League, so the Brisbane Deceptors are in trouble.
This match is hot! @order_army 3 vs 2 @BNEdeceptors are going back and forth – it's anyone's game! https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/tSHs1KnX7o
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) June 3, 2018
10:10am: It’s another history-making day for Australian Esports.
This is our first Rocket League game under the organisation ever! ????
— ORDER (@ORDER_army) June 2, 2018
10:00am: Morning all! Well we’ve got a big day here – first up it’s Rocket League, with the Brisbane Deceptors going to head to head with Melbourne Order.