Renegades and FaZe defeated Legacy and ORDER, respectively, to secure their first wins at IEM Sydney.

The first match of the event kicked off on Mirage, with Legacy OCE picking up their T pistol on the back of Hugh "⁠HUGH⁠" Anderson’s triple-kill entry into the B-site. Renegades fired back to secure the following ecos, however, Legacy OCE wasted no time and aggressively racked up five straight in the 6-2 lead.

Renegades finally put a stop to surging offense with a pair of double-kill holds from Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage and Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad on the A-site, which allowed Noah "⁠Nifty⁠" Francis and co. to win six straight before Legacy OCE got the final round of the 8-7 half.

Nifty and co. secures first win at IEM Sydney

In the second half, Renegades fired all cylinders on the T-side to win five straight before Legacy OCE finally found some ground with two of their own. Renegades didn’t back down and returned to reach match point before eventually wrapping things up, 16-9.

IEM Sydney 2018Best of 1 Legacy OCEMatchpage 9 16 1st May 2018 Renegades 9Mirage 16

Legacy OCE	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Egor 'LONSDALE' BaranovLONSDALE	21 - 20	+1	92.3	1.18
Peter 'BL1TZ' AthanasatosBL1TZ	14 - 19	-5	50.5	0.78
Stefan 'Lacore' PaunovicLacore	12 - 20	-8	61.6	0.74
Jay 'soju_j' Jeongsoju_j	11 - 17	-6	53.2	0.68
Hugh 'HUGH' AndersonHUGH	9 - 18	-9	47.4	0.66

Renegades	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Justin 'jks' Savagejks	24 - 13	+11	114.4	1.79
Aaron 'AZR' WardAZR	22 - 13	+9	104.8	1.47
Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostadjkaem	22 - 12	+10	84.0	1.45
Noah 'Nifty' FrancisNifty	18 - 13	+5	61.2	1.12
Karlo 'USTILO' PivacUSTILO	8 - 16	-8	43.7	0.65

On the secondary stream, FaZe and ORDER went head-to-head on Inferno. Right from the start, FaZe’s T-side hammered down on the B-bombsite to secure a 3-0 lead before ORDER could contest. Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen and his men remained in the driving seat to secure five more in the 8-1 lead.

ORDER’s scrappy buy was enough put an end to FaZe’s five-round streak, however, it wasn’t enough to stop FaZe completely, who instantly pressed on to secure four more. ORDER put a nail in the coffin for the CT-side to settle the 3-12 half before switching sides.

ORDER came out red-hot on the T-side of the second half and overwhelmed FaZe on the retake on B to secure the second pistol. However, the Aussies weren’t able to get past the defense of FaZe, who pressed on to win four straight to secure the 16-4 win on Inferno.

IEM Sydney 2018Best of 1 FaZeMatchpage 16 4 1st May 2018 ORDER 16Inferno 4

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	20 - 8	+12	86.5	1.70
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	20 - 11	+9	102.0	1.66
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	17 - 8	+9	83.5	1.43
Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt	16 - 6	+10	69.2	1.38
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	9 - 12	-3	79.7	1.03

ORDER	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jay 'Liazz' TregillgasLiazz	11 - 13	-2	67.5	0.86
Simon 'Sico' WilliamsSico	11 - 16	-5	69.2	0.63
Jordan 'Hatz' BajicHatz	8 - 17	-9	67.5	0.60
Chris 'emagine' Rowlandsemagine	10 - 18	-8	59.8	0.50
Alistair 'aliStair' JohnstonaliStair	5 - 18	-13	45.5	0.39

Legacy OCE #128 Egor 'LONSDALE' BaranovChris 'yellow' McGillivrayHugh 'HUGH' AndersonJay 'soju_j' JeongPeter 'BL1TZ' Athanasatos Hugh 'HUGH' Anderson Age: 18 Team: Legacy OCE Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 141 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.72 ORDER #42 Chris 'emagine' RowlandsSimon 'Sico' WilliamsJay 'Liazz' TregillgasAlistair 'aliStair' JohnstonJordan 'Hatz' Bajic Justin 'jks' Savage Age: 22 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 566 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.63 Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad Age: 24 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 605 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.69 FaZe #4 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenRichard 'Xizt' LandströmLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 28 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 1220 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.68 Noah 'Nifty' Francis Age: 20 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 553 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 Renegades #16 Justin 'jks' SavageAaron 'AZR' WardJoakim 'jkaem' MyrbostadKarlo 'USTILO' PivacNoah 'Nifty' Francis