Renegades win DreamHack Masters Spring

Renegades have emerged victorious from DreamHack Masters Spring - Oceania after defeating AVANT 3-2 in the grand finals.

Christopher "⁠dexter⁠" Nong and company entered the best-of-five grand final series of DreamHack Masters Spring - Oceania with a one-map advantage due to their undefeated run through the upper bracket, but a victory did not come easy as it took all four maps for Renegades to claim a win over AVANT.

Dust2, AVANT's map pick, was where the series commenced, with the two sides battling back and forth in the opening moments of the match. A one round lead at the break for Renegades did not last last long as a pistol win helped AVANT take three in a row, putting them ahead 10-8 before dexter's side was able to respond. Renegades briefly regained control by winning four rounds in a row, but AVANT was hot on their heels as Mike "⁠ap0c⁠" Aliferis and Chris "⁠ofnu⁠" Hanley combined to help their side over the line, closing out the map 16-13.

dexter and company claimed wins on Mirage and Inferno

One-sided battles on Nuke and Mirage were the next to unfold, with AVANT battering Renegades on the CT side of the former map for a 13-2 lead before eventually taking the win 16-9. With only their default map win in hand and facing a series loss, Renegades came to life on Mirage, with Simon "⁠Sico⁠" Williams and Liam "⁠malta⁠" Schembri taking the helm in a 16-10 victory to force an Inferno decider.

The final map seemed set to be a brawl as the teams grappled for control, AVANT starting and ending the first half strong but Renegades putting up a spree in the middle to narrowly lead 8-7 heading into the side swap. The situation took a grim turn for AVANT once Renegades were heading up the CT side however, with Joshua "⁠INS⁠" Potter and malta dominating to help their team quickly attain match point at 15-8. Three in a row allowed AVANT to briefly stall their execution, but a comeback was not to be as Renegades closed out the map 16-11 to take the series.

DreamHack Masters Spring 2020 - OceaniaBest of 5 RenegadesMatchpage 3 2 7th June 2020 AVANT 1Default 0 13Dust2 16 9Nuke 16 16Mirage 10 16Inferno 11

Renegades	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Joshua 'INS' PotterINS	84 - 65	+19	80.8	1.29
Christopher 'dexter' Nongdexter	82 - 76	+6	91.6	1.25
Simon 'Sico' WilliamsSico	81 - 68	+13	76.0	1.16
Liam 'malta' Schembrimalta	73 - 61	+12	70.9	1.12
Jordan 'Hatz' BajicHatz	68 - 67	+1	68.7	1.06

AVANT	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Mike 'ap0c' Aliferisap0c	74 - 80	-6	79.9	1.07
Euan 'sterling' Mooresterling	68 - 72	-4	64.0	0.98
Chris 'ofnu' Hanleyofnu	68 - 83	-15	74.7	0.93
Jared 'hazr' O'Breehazr	64 - 79	-15	66.2	0.88
Peter 'BL1TZ' AthanasatosBL1TZ	63 - 74	-11	56.2	0.82

The final standings for DreamHack Masters Spring - Oceania look as follows:

1. Renegades - $10,000 + 185 EPT points
2. AVANT - $5,000 + 85 EPT points
3. ORDER - $3,000 + 45 EPT points
4. Chiefs - $2,000

Renegades #39 Simon 'Sico' WilliamsChristopher 'dexter' NongJoshua 'INS' PotterJordan 'Hatz' BajicLiam 'malta' Schembri Joshua 'INS' Potter Age: 21 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 741 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.65 Mike 'ap0c' Aliferis Age: 32 Team: AVANT Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 617 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.68 Christopher 'dexter' Nong Age: 25 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 699 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.65 AVANT #81 Mike 'ap0c' AliferisChris 'ofnu' HanleyEuan 'sterling' MoorePeter 'BL1TZ' AthanasatosJared 'hazr' O'Bree Liam 'malta' Schembri Age: 24 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 783 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.64 ORDER #68 Ricardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandKarlo 'USTILO' PivacAlistair 'aliStair' JohnstonJireh 'J1rah' YouakimMatthew 'Valiance' Hartrick Simon 'Sico' Williams Age: 25 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.18 Maps played: 697 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.58 Chiefs #87 Hugh 'HUGH' AndersonJay 'soju_j' JeongTom 'apocdud' HenryCharlie 'zeph' DoddDeclan 'Vexite' Portelli Chris 'ofnu' Hanley Age: 27 Team: AVANT Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 757 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.66