The organization is reportedly a step away from liquidation, and their employees have already had their contracts terminated. This includes both players and all the company’s backend staff.

Despite this, ORDER is not at the liquidation stage yet and will discuss the option in a meeting set to be held in the next few weeks. The news of the company’s possible liquidation comes 12 months after they received over $5 million AUD ($2.94 million) in investment. ORDER went into voluntary administration on August 16 after a number of issues.

The company listed cash flow problems, as well as COVID-19, as the primary causes of their collapse. When they made the announcement, ORDER had more than ten non-competing staff and over 20 signed-on professional players who participated in titles like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, and Valorant. They also had several streamers in their employ.

Esports news reporter Andrew Amos gave details concerning the organization’s current situation on his Twitter page.

“#BREAKING: ORDER has failed to find a buyer, and employees have had their contacts terminated today,” he wrote.

“It’s not in liquidation: that’ll be discussed in a meeting in the next 2 weeks. Total debts were in the six-figures, with a full report coming soon.”

Amos also explained that employees in the Australian esports organization were “entitled to a redundancy package.” The current issue now is determining whether the professional players in the squad were legally considered employees or contractors. The answer could significantly affect how the players are compensated after ORDER shuts down.

According to the reporter, although liquidation seems inevitable for the administrators, there is a possibility that a buyer could appear at the last minute. ORDER reportedly had 17 interested parties who offered to buy the company initially. However, none of the offers appealed to them.

As a result of “market voltage” and the health crisis affecting the entire world, investors pulled the plug on ORDER in August.

David Holton, the director of Rodgers Reidy,the company in charge of ORDER’s case, stated that the franchise was put into this situation owing to the financial markets.

“Essentially, it’s a start-up where many people have invested a lot of money in trying to invest in Australia’s best esports teams and get ahead of the curve,” he said.

“Financial markets put their company into a position where their revenue wasn’t as strong as hoped, and they required additional investment.”

Suppose ORDER gets liquidated, then their employees, as well as the contractors, would be compensated first before paying off any of the six-figure debts the organization accrued.

“We’re still dealing with a number of claims against the company or other entities and their legitimacy,” the Rodgers Reidy director continued. “The trade creditors are out $200,000, then you’ve got employee entitlements on top of that, which will crystallize with redundancies for all the staff — but there’s no picture of total entitlements on that yet.”

Over time, ORDER has won five domestic titles and is set to participate in the DreamHack Melbourne 2022 as their final showing. The organization initially planned to have two teams participate in the first significant Australian esports LAN in around three years.

However, only the franchise’s League of Legends roster will represent them. The team will play against Pentanet.GG to secure a position in the LCO final and qualify for the Worlds 2022.

ORDER’s CS:GO team has currently returned to their Grayhound origins. They are among the ESL Challengers’ losers bracket. In order to avoid elimination, the team will play against the Australian esports organization, Vertex.
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RMIT University, as it is also known, has a large campus in the Melbourne CBD and is well-known internationally for providing excellent vocational and professional education, research methods, and other programs.

With this partnership, the two parties will work together to establish the RMIT Futures Series. This will be a college esports circuit in which the organization will host free-to-play events for a variety of different games.

Marc Edwards, CEO of ORDER, spoke on the deal: “We are proud to be partnering with RMIT, who have long led the way in forward thinking and innovation.”

“Through this partnership, we have a strong opportunity to showcase new pathways and opportunities while assisting RMIT to connect with prospective students across the channels they are most familiar with.”

Students will have access to an RMIT Community Discord server, where they will be able to cast their votes for the games that will be featured in the Futures Series. Consideration is being given to popular games like Rocket League, Fortnite, and Apex Legends.

ORDER will assist competitors by providing access to a variety of games, peripherals, and hardware, among other things. According to RMIT, it is now hosting a huge esports-focused Discord group with over 3,000 members, which demonstrates that there is tremendous interest in the sector in Melbourne.

This partnership will bring massive exposure to ORDER, as RMIT University welcomes over 80,000 new students each year, including about 34,347 students from other countries who study onshore or offshore. Some of the university’s well-known graduates include Jim Stynes, a well-known footballer and philanthropist; James Wan, a writer and film director; Lydia Lassila, an Olympic gold medalist; Charles Billich, a well-known Australian artist; and Felix Colgrave, an animator.

ORDER is not unfamiliar with the process of running tournaments. During the month of February, the organization collaborated with the governments of both Australia and Victoria to launch a Rocket League tournament that would take place in Dubai during Expo 2020.

RMIT has joined the list as ORDER’s sixth official partner, following in the footsteps of the sportswear brand Puma; Dell’s gaming brand, Alienware; Logitech, a manufacturer of gaming wares; and Optus, an Australian telecommunications provider. The most recent change is that the group is now working together with a mental health group called The Man Cave.

The Futures Series is scheduled to begin on August 14 and continue through October 6. The titles are yet to be determined.

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“Today we say goodbye to an integral part of the core CS:GO roster here at ORDER – Jordan ‘Hatz’ Baijic departs ahead of the competitive season’s return,” reads ORDER’s announcement.

This development takes place just a little over two months after ORDER acquired the roster from Renegades in June 2022.

The 25-year-old CS:GO player has been playing professionally since January 2016, when he began his career with Trident Esports in Australia. He was acquired by ORDER in January of 2018, and he played for them for a total of two years before making the switch to Renagades in the year 2020.

“I’ve worked with Jordan all the way back from the beginning of Renegades – over the years, he’s been a teammate, long-term housemate, dominant CS force, and most importantly a great friend to not only myself but the entire team throughout,” ORDER’s manager, William “MrGrayhound” Gray, said in a statement.

“This team has always been a group consisting of real friendships and for that, it’s with an incredibly heavy heart to see him go.”

Even though Hatz was only a part of ORDER for a few months, he had been playing with Simon “Sico” Williams and Joshua “INS” Potter ever since he joined Renegades in January 2020.

During his time with ORDER, Hatz was only able to compete in two tournaments: IEM Cologne in July and ESL Pro League Conference Season 16 in June. He had a poor rating of 0.94 in both competitions and was one of the weakest individual performances on the team. The team finished 13th-16th and 9th-12th, respectively, in both of the European tournaments.

The recent performances of Hatz are in stark contrast to those of his first tenure with the organization, during which he averaged a rating of 1.18 over the course of two years. During that time, ORDER were successful in a number of regional competitions and qualified for IEM Katowice 2018, IEM Sydney 2018, and the ESL Pro League Season 8 Finals.

At this point, it is not known who ORDER will choose to take over for Hatz as the new leader. The number of available Australian CS:GO players is low, and the organization does not have the ability to make any significant signings.

The current ORDER roster now includes only Simon “?Sico?” Williams, Jay “?Liazz?” Tregillga, Alistair “?aliStair?” Johnston, and Joshua “?INS?” Potter, with David “?Kingfisher?” Kingsford as coach.

Besides CS:GO, the organization also has teams in titles such as FIFA, League of Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, Street Fighter V, and Valorant.

Currently, the Australian team’s next tournament is the $100,000 ESL Challenger Melbourne 2022, which takes place in early September.

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The signing is said to take immediate effect, bringing ORDER’s brief hiatus to an end. The team disbanded its roster about a month ago, on May 4, 2022. The signing is said to consist of all five players, the squad coach, and the team manager.

ORDER’s new CS:GO roster now includes Jordan “Hatz” Bajic, Jay “Liazz” Tregillgas, Alistair “aliStair” Johnston, in-game leader Simon “Sico” Williams, and Joshua “INS” Potter. David “Kingfisher” Kingsford will continue in his role as the head coach of the roster and so will team manager Williams Gray.

Chris Orfanellis, Chief Gaming Officer of ORDER esports spoke about the acquisition of the Top-performing roster in the Australian esports scene. He pledged ORDER’s continuous support of CS:GO and talked about the franchise’s goal of consistently competing on the international scene. He also made known the advancement of the franchise’s esports program, which he said the new signings have come to appreciate and are eager to work with and represent the brand.

“CSGO has always been in our DNA,” Organellis started. “We love the game and we continue to support it in every way. The acquisition of the top-performing Australian roster will see ORDER fight it out on an international level consistently. This group of players have seen the advancement of the ORDER infrastructure and Esports Program and are eager to get to work and represent us and an Australian Brand.”

Team manager William Gray also reacted to the signing over to ORDER. He revealed that he has been a long-time admirer of the franchise. He also made known his respect for the organization in navigating his way into becoming on top.

“I had always been in competition with ORDER back in the Grayhound days which had given me a unique perspective, appreciation, and respect for them in being able to successfully navigate our corner of the world and make their way to the top in competition, structure, and support,” Gray said.

To show the franchise’s depth in the Oceanic esports space, he added that there exists a reason every single player had once played under the ORDER banner. Stating that for them to make a return feels special as “there’s just no place like home.”

“It’s been a long journey from then to now and it’s been awesome to see them continue to grow from strength to strength to the point where it stands the tallest. There’s a reason every single player had once played under this banner, and for all of us, an even better reason to come back. An Aussie team (sorry Sico) returning to an Aussie organization… there’s just no place like home.”

The release also contained a statement from CEO Marc Edwards. He stated that while the franchise has been integral to the growth of Oceanic professionals performing at the highest level across North America and Europe. They are excited to welcome back an entire roster of former players.

“ORDER has a strong history of providing a pathway to Oceanic professionals to perform at the highest level across North America and Europe, and while this often means saying goodbye to star players, the opportunity to welcome back an entire roster of former players is a really exciting moment for everyone involved.”

He also commented on the organization’s aim to support the team in achieving their goals. Adding that the roster is famous and respected for its greatness and the organization’s commitment to keeping it that way.

“The roster is well known and respected amongst our esports peers and we intend to do everything possible to support the players to achieve their goals,” Edwards said. “With the challenges of the last two years behind us, the team will be able to more freely and regularly compete alongside the best in the world, and we have no doubt this will result in the ability to go deeper in international tournaments, climb the HLTV rankings, and provide the entire Oceanic esports community with a team they are proud to support.”

The Aussie esports organization had last month parted ways with its roster, which included Valiance, J1rah, Vexite, Ustilo, and Tucks. This is the first time in the history Of CS:GO where an entire roster who previously played under a team has returned to the team.

Sico, Hatz, and Liazz joined ORDER for the first time years ago from Kings Gaming Club. ORDER had acquired the entire roster in 2018, being a top CS:GO franchise. The team has succeeded in winning six titles amongst top-spot finishes and tons of victories.
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Evil Geniuses might be one of the most exciting teams LoL Championship Series (LCS) has sent to an international tournament in years. They were phenomenal in the playoffs, and who could forget Kyle “Danny” Sakamaki’s individual performances?

But while Danny is the shining star of the team, EG biggest strength is their teamwork. They will take scrappy fights and almost always come out on top, and they’re excellent in getting objectives, but most of all, EG excel in funnelling resources into Danny to do his magic.

As an Oceanic team, ORDER are very easy to underestimate, knowing that they’re from a wildcard league that further dissolved into an even minor region in 2020. However, Oceanic LoL esports teams never fail to put up a fight and make their region proud, so with some luck and a lot of grit; they might surprise.

Still, ORDER are individually outmatched by Evil Geniuses and unless they cook up a unique strategy or an unconventional draft that will catch EG off guard, which should be a fairly straightforward win for the North American representatives.

Saigon Buffalo shouldn’t even be travelling to Korea because they did not initially qualify for the event. But because GAM Esports are participating in SEA Games instead, the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) sent Buffalo to carry the region’s flag in Busan.

Buffalo might be the second-best team from the VCS, but they’re a steep drop from GAM Esports. Admittedly, Vietnamese teams are always scary in international events, but we would tame our expectations about Saigon Buffalo.

DetonatioN FocusMe made a splash at the 2021 LoL World Championship, where they won Group B Play-In, and even though they ended up going 0-6 in the group stage, they proved that they could compete with the best. Since these two teams have never met before, it’s tough to say how this match will go, but if we go purely off what we’ve seen from them during the regular season, DetonatioN FocusMe are rightly priced as the favourites with the top betting sites.

Turkish Championship League (TCL) is viewed as a powerful region, but Turkish LoL esports teams have failed to achieve much in international events over the last few years. However, on a more positive note, Istanbul Wildcats dominated their playoffs this year and enter the 2022 MSI as the best team from their region.

Wildcats averaged 100% First Blood rate, win rate, and Baron control. Moreover, they averaged a 2.9 K/D and held a + 3.2k gold advantage at 15 minutes. With such numbers, it’s tough to ignore the Turkish champions, even though their chances of winning the trophy are slim.

RED Canids made it to Korea, but they had to drag themselves through the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLoL) 2022 Spring playoffs. Moreover, Brazil has not shown much in international events for years.

They have a very low damage per minute (1889 DPM), a horrendous gold difference at 15 minutes (-455) and a fairly concerning first turret percentage (38.1%). We don’t have a problem with esports betting sites pricing RED Canids as underdogs, but we would argue that $2.10 is too low.

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?Chiefs Esports Club made it into the LCO Split 1 Playoffs as the fifth seed, finishing the regular season with a 7-7 record. They’ve done against lower-table teams, but we have yet to see Chiefs put up any meaningful resistance against top dogs such as Dire Wolves, PEACE and Pentanet.gg.

ORDER managed a slightly better 8-6 record and ended the regular season with an impressive win against PEACE, yet the latest LoL betting odds price them as underdogs. Chiefs did not do anything of note in the last two weeks of the season, so it is hard to understand how they are favourites.

Chiefs might have a higher ceiling, but the form they’ve been showing recently doesn’t convince us they’re worth a shot at $1.62. We’re taking the plus money.

?Even though winning a best-of-one (Bo1) is not the same as winning a Bo5, it does not make much sense to have PEACE priced as favourites against Dire Wolves. These sides met last Saturday in a LCO Split 1 tiebreaker match which ended in favour of Dire Wolves, who are now 2-1 in the head-to-head in 2021.

While some may argue PEACE deserved to win last time out as they were in the lead for most of the game, there is no denying Wolves had better macro play. We would even go so far as to say Wolves were never in real danger of losing, largely thanks to their drake control.

Although Wolves’ win on Saturday does not guarantee them success here, they’re definitely worth a bet at better than even money. They have already shown they can compete with PEACE, and as long as they can avoid giving up too much in the early game, the outsiders should come out ahead.

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ORDER’s three-game winning streak came to an end on Friday, when they had to admit defeat to Dire Wolves in what was a fairly one-sided series for George “Farmer” Normore’s squad. Although ORDER held on relatively well in the early game, they were unable to match Wolves in the late game due to their subpar draft.

ORDER haven’t been doing too well this season but they’re still a very strong early-game team, especially when it comes to securing first bloods. They boast the league’s best 72.7% first blood rate, however, they’re still a team that fails to translate these early leads into something meaningful.

We don’t feel comfortable betting on ORDER to defeat Pentanet.gg, while it makes no sense to side with the favourites at the provided odds. That said, the proposition bet on ORDER to get first blood at $2.14 is worth a shot, considering Pentanet.gg are not particularly effective in doing so themselves (54.5% FB).

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Legacy Esports have not been looking too hot this season and have definitely not impressed in their losses against Pentanet.gg and PEACE. Although the reigning Oceanic champions were in a good position to win both bouts, they were unable to seal the deal largely due to their poor mid-late game.

Dire Wolves are a momentum-driven team, meaning they usually win games in which they gain early leads, but often lose badly when they fall behind. Due to this trait, we can imagine a world where Wolves lose against an early-game oriented team such as Legacy, however, we can’t trust a squad that seemingly has no idea what to do when the laning phase ends.

We don’t feel comfortable betting on Legacy to win and at $1.19 there is no reason to take DW either, so we will take the same approach as with the previous prediction. Legacy are priced as high as $2.27 to secure first blood, which is very generous considering they have managed to get their name on the board first in 63.6% of their games, whereas DW did the same in only 54.5% of their bouts.

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Chiefs Esports Club and Gravitas last met just over two weeks ago, when Chiefs won with 21-6 in kills and over 13k gold lead. Chiefs have since played five games (+ one forfeit against MAMMOTH) and lost all but their clash with Legacy Esports.

Gravitas have managed one win out of six outings during that stretch, and even that sole victory came against MAMMOTH, which is hardly worth celebrating. Regardless of their lack of success, Gravitas aren’t much weaker than Chiefs, who have yet to prove they can consistently win games – even against weaker sides.

This is a clash between two sides that are struggling with their form, so it doesn’t make much sense to see such a big price gap. At the provided odds, we will take Gravitas, not necessarily because they’re playing better than Chiefs, but rather because Chiefs are performing just as poorly.

?After losing their entire team in November, Legacy Esports rebuilt their roster with local talent who have yet to impress three weeks into LoL Circuit Oceania (LCO) Split 1. In eight games played, Legacy’s only two wins have come against ORDER and MAMMOTH.

Gravitas enter the penultimate week of LCO Split 1 on a six-game losing streak that commenced right after their narrow victory against Legacy in February. That form might suggest that Legacy should claim a revenge win on Tuesday, but the quality gap between these two sides is not nearly as big as the odds imply.

Gravitas have been holding on well in most of their games but seem unable to snowball their leads, which has cost them a couple of wins. That said, it’s not like Legacy are much more effective in closing down games, so you have to take Gravitas at higher odds.

?There is no denying that ORDER (4-4) have been doing much better than MAMMOTH (1-7) this split. MAMMOTH’s poor early-game is their biggest weakness, as it is extremely difficult to fight back from behind in the current meta. ORDER have thrown away leads a couple of times this split, but they rarely drop the ball against weaker sides.

Betting on ORDER makes little to no sense to us at this price, especially in such a volatile league. Instead, we like the favourites to secure the first blood, which they have done in 75% of their games so far, largely thanks to their aggressive jungler William “Vengeance” Blackmore.

?These teams last met in February when PEACE needed just south of 42 minutes to seal the deal with 19-13 in kills and a 5.8k gold lead. Both sides have since played six games and won four, both losing only to Pentanet.gg and Dire Wolves.

One thing to take away from Chiefs Esports Club’s performances this season is that they either completely dominate their opponents or lose very badly; there seems to be in-between with this squad. PEACE are very different in that they rarely pick up commanding wins, but they also rarely lose with huge margins.

Due to their 50/50 playstyle and the fact that they are comparable with PEACE quality-wise, Chiefs should have a legitimate chance to win here. The only thing that slightly concerns us is Matthew Lionel “Mboma” Desa’s champions pool, which doesn’t include meta ADC champions such as Kai’sa and Jinx. That said, he has a good vacuum pick into meta ADCs in Hemierdinger, which he can use to shut down PEACE’s main win condition.

ORDER vs AVANT GAMING CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS

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ORDER vs AVANT GAMING ESL ONE COLOGNE 2020 BETTING PREVIEW

ORDER and Avant Gaming will clash in the second fixture of ESL One Cologne 2020 Online Oceania this Wednesday, marking their 15th meeting of the year and their third in August.

ORDER are aiming for their second title of 2020, having claimed the ESEA Season 33 Premier Division Australia crown in March. Besides that, Jireh “J1rah” Youakim and his team also completed runs through ESL Pro League Season 12 and DreamHack Open Summer 2020 qualifying, and they reached the grand finals of the Asia Minor Championship Rio 2020 Oceanic Closed Qualifier, ESL ANZ Champs Season 10 and ESL One Road to Rio Oceania.

Most recently, ORDER made it to the last stage of DreamHack Open Summer 2020 Oceania, where they lost 0-2 to the eventual champions, Renegades, in the upper bracket finals and 0-2 against Avant in the lower bracket finals to finish third.

ORDER hold a 78.6% win rate across the last three months and are 17-3 from their last 20 games. Their only losses in that time came against Renegades and twice against Avant, but they also registered a 3-1 win against Renegades and two triumphs against Avant.

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Avant Gaming enter ESL One Cologne 2020 as the fourth-ranked team in the region behind 100 Thieves, Renegades and ORDER. However, given that the tournament includes only the four strongest Australian CS:GO teams besides 100T, Avant and Chiefs Esports Club are the undisputed underdogs in this field.

At the start of August, Avant announced the arrival of ex-Chiefs Esports Club player Hugh “HUGHMUNGUS” Anderson as a replacement for Chris “ofnu” Hanley, who left for Chiefs in July. While the signing was viewed as a massive positive for Peter “BL1TZ” Athanasatos and his crew, their results since have been mediocre at best.

Since the CS:GO esports scene resumed earlier this month, Avant have won only three out of nine fixtures. This is only an extension of their struggles this year, as they have won only 56.7% of their matches across the last three months.

Avant recently attended ESL ANZ Champs Season 11, where they left a lot to be desired. After losing to Paradox Gaming (1-2) in the upper bracket quarter-finals, Avant bounced back with a 2-0 win against Rooster but fell apart in the second round of the lower bracket when they lost 0-2 against Renegades on Saturday.

That match was as one-sided as it can get, with Renegades outclassing Avant Gaming on both Nuke (16-9) and Mirage (16-4). Not a single Avant player produced a positive rating, as Euan “sterling” Moore was their best with a 0.96 rating and +1 kill/death differential. Meanwhile, Jared “HaZR” O’Bree had an off-day and ended the series with a lowly 0.64 rating.

ORDER vs AVANT GAMING ESL ONE COLOGNE 2020 BETTING PREDICTIONS

Avant Gaming have won eight of their 14 meetings with ORDER, which should, in theory, give them an edge this Wednesday. However, it’s hard to be too optimistic about this roster’s chances after a series of shaky displays this month. Having said that, ORDER are not looking too sharp either.

Avant are 1-4 in their last five games and hold a poor 5-10 map differential, whereas ORDER are 2-3 with a 5-7 map differential. Given that iffy form and their history of even contests, we can expect another close one here.

Neither squad inspires much confidence in the result markets, so we are tipping a three-map series that could go either way.

RENEGADES vs ORDER CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS

RENEGADES vs ORDER ESL ONE: ROAD TO RIO – OCEANIA BETTING PREVIEW

The betting is rather lopsided for Wednesday’s clash between Renegades and ORDER in the opening round of ESL One: Road to Rio Oceanic qualifiers.

Renegades have a stand-in coach in Torbj?rn “mithR” Nyborg, who left North at the start of February. Since then, the Danish-Norwegian pro has appeared in a couple of CS:GO tournaments as a player and also coached Apeks at the Europe Minor Championship – Rio 2020: Closed Qualifier. Besides mithR replacing Oliver “DickStacy” Tierney at the helm, the Renegades roster has remained unchanged since they signed Jordan “Hatz” Bejic in January 2020.

Renegades have seen a fair amount of success already in 2020. They placed first at the Intel Extreme Masters XIV World Championship: Oceanic Qualifier, where they lost only one map throughout the whole tournament. Chris “dexter” Nong and co. failed to make much noise in Katowice, however, as they finished last following a pair of 0-2 defeats against Fnatic and FaZe Clan. Renegades also placed second at DreamHack Open Leipzig 2020 and in March made it through Asia Minor Championship – Rio 2020: Oceanic Closed Qualifier while dropping only two maps.

Although the current version of Renegades can hardly compare to the squad that was acquired by 100 Thieves back in October, this roster still holds a lot of potential for growth. They are now the second-best Australian CS:GO team, behind only 100T, and sit 29th in the global rankings.

ORDER are ranked 65th in the world and fourth in Australia, behind AVANT and above Chiefs Esports Club. Unlike Renegades, who have kept their roster intact since January, they have made a few changes in recent months with the arrival of Ricardo “Rickeh” Mulholland, Jireh “J1rah” Youakim and coach Tyler “tucks” Reilly.

ORDER have looked solid with those new additions on board, as they picked up a silver medal at the Asia Minor Championship – Rio 2020: Oceanic Closed Qualifier and gold at ESEA Season 33: Premier Division – Australia. They also made it to the finals of ESL ANZ Champs Season 10, where they ended up losing 0-3 to AVANT.

Much of ORDER’s recent success is due to the performances of AWPer Alistair “aliStair” Johnston, who is averaging a 1.20 overall, 73.3% KAST and 1.26 impact ratings across the last three months. It’s worth noting, however, that in ORDER’s matches against Chiefs and Bantz at ESEA MDL Season 34 Australia, it was Karlo “USTILO” Pivac who starred with a 1.53 rating across both fixtures.

RENEGADES vs ORDER ESL ONE: ROAD TO RIO – OCEANIA BETTING PREDICTIONS

If this was a LAN tournament, we would back Renegades without a second thought. Since this bout will be played online, however, siding with the favourites becomes much less appealing.

These two sides last met at the Asia Minor Championship – Rio 2020: Oceanic Closed Qualifier at the start of March. ORDER started well in that clash and won the first map 16-14, but they fell apart on Nuke (9-16) and Dust II (7-16) to go down in a reverse sweep.

The biggest factor that we need to consider here is that Renegades have not played a single competitive match since then. Rhythm and momentum are huge factors in online play, so it’s difficult to side with a team that have not played in two months. What’s more, ORDER hold a better record on four out of the six maps these two sides usually play on.

There is a lot to be said for backing to outsiders to win outright, but we will play it safe and settle for the +1.5 map handicap at decent odds. Since ORDER look to be in great shape, they should have no issues stealing a map from the favourites.