LookingForOrg reverse sweep ORDER to qualify for EPL S16 conference

The Oceanic champions join Extra Salt and Sprout as the teams qualified for next June's ESL Pro League Season 16 conference.

The Australian branch of ESEA Premier Season 39 has come to an end with Looking For Org's 3-2 victory over ORDER to claim the top step of the podium. The orgless core, formerly playing under the banner of Dire Wolves, earned their place in the finals after running the gauntlet in the lower bracket following their defeat to VERTEX in the second round of playoffs.

Looking For Org made their way to the finals after defeating the likes of 1620 Kings and Paradox in the lower bracket before winning their rematch against VERTEX in the consolidation final.

HaZR was a consistent performer across the series

ORDER came into the grand finals from the upper bracket, giving them a 1-0 default advantage in the series. Jireh "⁠J1rah⁠" Youakim's team then proceeded to steal their opponents 'map pick of Overpass 16-14 after an extremely tight game, going all the way to 30 rounds before sealing their 2-0 advantage in the series on the T side.

The reverse sweep began on Dust2 when Looking For Org switched to the offensive side after a tight 7-8 half. Jared "⁠hazr⁠" O'Bree came alive on the T side, helping his team to string eight consecutive rounds before claiming match point. ORDER claimed two more rounds right before the end as a consolation prize before conceding the map 10-16.

Nuke saw ORDER end the first half ahead 11-4 after a rock-solid CT side, putting them in pole position to claim the map, but they were not able to finish their dinner. Looking For Org moved to the defense and quickly began reducing the deficit, only allowing their opponents to claim three more rounds before sealing the comeback 16-14 after a final five-round winning streak to earn parity in the series 2-2.

Vertigo delivered another close map with Benson "⁠Liki⁠" Niuila's team executing a solid T side, ending the first half ahead 9-6 with hazr at the top of the scoreboard. Looking For Org faced a tough defense, but thanks to 16-year old James "⁠SaVage⁠" Savage's performance on A they were able to come out ahead 16-13, sealing the series 3-2.

ESEA Premier Season 39 AustraliaBest of 5 ORDERMatchpage 2 3 20th December 2021 Looking For Org 1Default 0 16Overpass 14 10Dust2 16 14Nuke 16 13Vertigo 16

ORDER	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Matthew 'Valiance' HartrickValiance	91 - 76	+15	89.8	1.21
Karlo 'USTILO' PivacUSTILO	76 - 78	-2	68.6	0.98
Declan 'Vexite' PortelliVexite	81 - 88	-7	74.1	0.96
Jireh 'J1rah' YouakimJ1rah	69 - 80	-11	69.3	0.94
Ricardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandRickeh	66 - 72	-6	61.1	0.92

Looking For Org	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jared 'hazr' O'Breehazr	86 - 80	+6	83.7	1.18
Benson 'Liki' NiuilaLiki	84 - 78	+6	77.5	1.12
James 'SaVage' SavageSaVage	85 - 74	+11	68.6	1.11
Euan 'sterling' Mooresterling	77 - 64	+13	71.8	1.11
Mike 'ap0c' Aliferisap0c	61 - 87	-26	69.1	0.91

Jireh 'J1rah' Youakim Age: 21 Team: ORDER Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 732 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.66 Extra Salt #22 Edgar 'MarKE' MaldonadoJohnny 'JT' TheodosiouRicky 'floppy' KemeryJosh 'oSee' OhmJustin 'FaNg' Coakley James 'SaVage' Savage Age: 16 Team: Looking For Org Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 209 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.60 Dire Wolves Sprout #29 Rasmus 'raalz' SteensborgTimo 'Spiidi' RichterJosef 'faveN' BaumannFritz 'slaxz-' DietrichKamil 'KEi' Pietkun Benson 'Liki' Niuila Age: 23 Team: Looking For Org Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 331 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.63 Jared 'hazr' O'Bree Age: 20 Team: Looking For Org Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 711 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.68 VERTEX #94 Toby 'BRACE' BarnesTom 'apocdud' HenryJordan 'pz' WhiteJames 'Roflko' LytrasChristian 'ADDICT' Pendleton 1620 Kings #146 Adam 'cookie' CookChris 'yellow' McGillivrayDavid 'cheeseball' ShiellCody 'nauh' HuangVincent 'forevint' Rusli ORDER #66 Ricardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandKarlo 'USTILO' PivacJireh 'J1rah' YouakimMatthew 'Valiance' HartrickDeclan 'Vexite' Portelli Paradox #108 Sharvesh 'dangeR' SaravananMichael 'chelleos' HawkinsDaniel 'DannyG' GiusaCorey 'nettik' BrowneTyson 'asap' Paterson Looking For Org #60 Mike 'ap0c' AliferisEuan 'sterling' MooreJared 'hazr' O'BreeBenson 'Liki' NiuilaJames 'SaVage' Savage