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It was hard to believe, but we reached the final day of league play in the Gfinity Elite Series for Season 1, 2018 today. The Rocket League and Street Fighter V competitions handed out their finals tickets after an intense five weeks of competition.
The Rocket League action started with a winner-takes-all clash between Sydney Roar and Melbourne Avant, with Avant finding form we didn’t know they had in a 3-0 win.
Perth Ground Zero were looking for a finals tune-up against the lowly Brisbane Deceptors and that’s just what they got, triumphing easily 3-0 in an ominous sign for the rest of the competition.
The Sydney Chiefs and Melbourne Order then faced off in a potential grand final preview, and it was the hometown side who got the job done 3-2 in one of the better matches of the season.
The day really got weird, however, when Street Fighter took the stage.
The undefeated Melbourne Avant found themselves knocked off by the winless Sydney Roar, before Perth – looking for another finals tune-up – found themselves humbled by Brisbane.
The match of the round was once again the Chiefs-Order bout at the end of the day and, again, the home team delivered with a 4-2 triumph.
It was a rough day for tipster Stirling Coates’, with his tips for week 5 torn to shreds. He tipped a split between Avant and the Roar – but got it the wrong way around, while Perth’s shock Street Fighter loss to Brisbane and Order’s defeat in the same game saw our resident Gfinity expert finish a poor two out of six on the day.
It proved to be a thrilling final day of regular season action, as we gear up for the finals next week.
Rocket League – Week 5 |
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|---|---|---|
| Date | Teams | Time |
| Sun Jul 1 | Sydney Roar vs Melbourne Avant | 10:00 AM |
| Sun Jul 1 | Perth Ground Zero vs Brisbane Deceptors | 11:00 AM |
| Sun Jul 1 | Sydney Chiefs vs Melbourne Order | 12:00 PM |
Street Fighter V – Week 5 |
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| Date | Teams | Time |
| Sun Jul 1 | Sydney Roar vs Melbourne Avant | 4:00 PM |
| Sun Jul 1 | Perth Ground Zero vs Brisbane Deceptors | 5:00 PM |
| Sun Jul 1 | Sydney Chiefs vs Melbourne Order | 6:00 PM |
Watch the Gfinity Elite Series LIVE on The Roar.
7:00pm: A potential Grand Final preview goes the way of the Chiefs. They take the last match of Gfinity Elite Series Season 1 4-2.
Congratulations to @SydneyChiefs who take down Melbourne @ORDER_army 4 – 2! Both clubs secured in the Playoffs and we can't wait to see the rematch! pic.twitter.com/aHkTShSAAu
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
6:30pm: Streamers and other esports personalities are loving the Street Fighter action on Twitter.
Highly recommend everyone to get involved with the @GfinityAU #EliteSeries! @SydneyChiefs v @ORDER_army in SFV up next and I’m actually really enjoying watching it! Super quick rounds super competitive. Plus I’ve got a soft spot for the Melbourne boys lets go! #GfinityAU pic.twitter.com/C9oCyEK7sR
— KIKI ☀️ (@Kiki_Twitch) July 1, 2018
6:15pm: Hmmm…
Possibly the best way to end our first season of @GfinityAU. @robbiesla showing his true emotions!
GG to @GroundZeroOCE and best of luck in the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/DGIv0nbL0N
— Brisbane Deceptors (@BNEDeceptors) July 1, 2018
6:00pm: Brisbane have made it two straight wins to finish off their Street Fighter season, but the fact it went to seven rounds means they’re unable to knock Perth out of the finals.
Congratulations to @BNEDeceptors who take down Perth @GroundZeroOCE 4 – 3! pic.twitter.com/Np6VgjhvnJ
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
5:30pm: Wow and WOW!
This game deserve BOTH rounds to be showcased with RND 1 throwing everyone a curve ball and then an incredible second rnd for @BNEDeceptors @Bao_Special to take down PER @GroundZeroOCE @JAM_Dooky pic.twitter.com/46sjm6vMDu
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
BAOLIKE! What a win! Will we see an upset today?
Up Next with the decider! PER @GroundZeroOCE @JAM_Dooky vs @BNEDeceptors @m0ntw0thttps://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/tV3cG5uvVc
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
5:00pm: How about that?! Every game Avant have played this season has ended up 4-3 but, this time, they LOSE to the previously winless Sydney Roar!
The #SFV titans have fallen! @SYDRoarSports @DaleNeverFails lived up to his name as he takes down @RumoursOfGhosts 2 – 0 in impressive fashion! pic.twitter.com/xPyjprxdN7
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
They may be exiting the competition but @SYDRoarSports are slamming the door on their way out on MEL @AvantGaming with a brilliant victory 4 – 3!
Congratulations to @FreeserFGC, @AcrylicSaint & @DaleNeverFails – the only team to take down the #SFV leaders. pic.twitter.com/xvAwsDfAuO
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
4:30pm: Edge of the seat stuff.
Putting the commentators on the edge of their seats with an 'australian reset' @SYDRoarSports @FreeserFGC drops it to the very edge before sealing the fate of MEL @AvantGaming's @AwildLLAMA
Up Next: SYD @AcrylicSaint (Match point!) vs MEL @xaverunsgdlk https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/frWOTjvpK2
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
4:00pm: Week five of Street Fighter about to get underway here
12:55pm: Chiefs win, and they’ve gone through the Rocket League rounds UNDEFEATED. Bravo.
That’s it for now – but we’ll be back from some Street Fighter V this afternoon.
And the @SydneyChiefs complete the League Play stage undefeated, taking down Melbourne @ORDER_army 3 – 2.
Full credit to the Order club who took it to the decider, we're sure to see an incredible Playoffs from both teams next weekend! pic.twitter.com/OiNyjUZdpl— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
12:50pm: Melbourne Order have brought it right back in! This one is going down to the wire.
A brilliant goal from Melbourne @ORDER_army @DumboRL will see us go into the decider as they take Game Three, 2 – 1 vs @SydneyChiefs!
Will the VIC club cause a prediction upset this game? https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/iz8lXHo9Pu
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
12:30pm: Chiefs have gotten this match start in dominant form.
Game 2 goes to @SydneyChiefs 2 – 0 vs Melbourne @ORDER_army, match now sits 1 – 1 in this best of five.
Join us for Game 3 to see who will take the lead on https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih and Channel One????️ @DrippayRL pic.twitter.com/yrUPNnis2R
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
11:50am: Perth too good. It’ll be the Sydney Chiefs vs Melbourne Order up next.
Congratulations Perth @GroundZeroOCE who finish off Week Five 3 – 0 vs @BNEDeceptors and move on to the Playoffs next weekend! pic.twitter.com/sq3wmcLuSG
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
11:40am: Looks like a clean sweep on the cards here for Perth.
Game Two goes to Perth @GroundZeroOCE 4 – 2 but @BNEDeceptors, who have nothing to lose, are all smiles as they claim two goals against their counterparts giving their fans what they want!
Join us for Game Three https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/wfQFwKjPqs
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
11:30am: Strong start from Perth.
Beautiful passes from the Perth @GroundZeroOCE club as they take Game One 2 – 0 vs @BNEDeceptors https://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/d3uvpm5Afd
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
11am: Just pure dominance from Melbourne Avant in the end. Next up is Perth Ground Zero vs Brisbane Deceptors.
Strong match from the Melbourne club as @AvantGaming clean sweep the competition 3 – 0 over @SYDRoarSports pic.twitter.com/EHMFGj17oA
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
10:40am: Melbourne Avant off to a very strong start in this match – they’ve won the first two games, the second 4-0.
Melbourne @AvantGaming are heating up as they run away with Game Two! @ZeN_OCE scoring a hat trick in the final score of 4 – 0 vs @SYDRoarSports
Game Three is do or die for the Sydney Clubhttps://t.co/Q0T5jZ9Vih pic.twitter.com/iPgegdVekb
— Gfinity Australia (@GfinityAU) July 1, 2018
10:00am: Big match to get us started this morning – Sydney Roar vs Melbourne Avant.