Chiefs triumph over Tainted Minds to win the AOC CyberGamer Premier League Winter 2017 Finals.

The two-day Australian event featured four of Australia's top teams in action this weekend, duking it out for a lion's share of the increased prize fund of $15,000 AUD (~$11,200) and two spots up for grabs at the CGPL Championship in November.

In the first semi-final, Tainted Minds cruised past Dark Sided in two straight maps, as Sam "⁠flickz⁠" Jones and company could not find an answer to their opponent's impressive CT defense. Meanwhile, Chiefs—the defending champions of CGPL Autumn—defeated Mohammed "⁠MoeycQ⁠" Tizani's Grayhound in a close 2-0 series (16-12 de_train, 16-14 de_overpass), also progressing on to the upper bracket final.

Chiefs win back-to-back CGPL splits

Grayhound was the first team to be eliminated from the double-elimination tournament, as Erdenetsogt "⁠erkaSt⁠" Gantulga's squad fell to Dark Sided 1-2 in the lower bracket. Dark Sided went on to face Mike "⁠ap0c⁠" Aliferis' roster  in the consolidation final, who suffered a crushing 0-2 loss to Chiefs, only displaying a total of eight rounds in the two-map series.

Once again, Tainted Minds  emerged victorious, sending Matthew "⁠Texta⁠" O'Rourke's crew back home in third place. Chiefs obtained a comfortable lead heading into the best-of-five grand final against the AEM Season 1 champions, due to a 1-0 map advantage from their undefeated status in the upper bracket.

Despite the extra bonus, Chiefs slipped in the earlier stages of the match, as Jesse "⁠InfrequeNt⁠" Barker and company claimed the second map from behind, 16-14 on Inferno. However, Tyler "⁠tucks⁠" Reilly's side reset themselves for the overall win and secured the next two maps, 16-11 on Train and 16-4 on Cache.

AOC CyberGamer Premier League Winter 2017 FinalsBest of 5 ChiefsMatchpage 3 1 23rd July 2017 Tainted Minds 1Default 0 14Inferno 16 16Train 11 16Cache 4

Chiefs	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Joshua 'INS' PotterINS	67 - 46	+21	97.6	1.44
Peter 'pecks' Nguyenpecks	57 - 40	+17	81.0	1.24
Alistair 'aliStair' JohnstonaliStair	57 - 45	+12	81.4	1.23
Liam 'malta' Schembrimalta	59 - 50	+9	82.0	1.21
Tyler 'tucks' Reillytucks	58 - 43	+15	75.2	1.20

Tainted Minds	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Mike 'ap0c' Aliferisap0c	52 - 55	-3	72.7	0.97
Jesse 'InfrequeNt' BarkerInfrequeNt	52 - 57	-5	73.7	0.94
Connor 'chuch' Morganchuch	45 - 63	-18	72.4	0.84
Dylan 'kyoto' Brownkyoto	38 - 61	-23	58.9	0.71
Chris 'ofnu' Hanleyofnu	37 - 62	-25	62.0	0.70

AOC CyberGamer Premier League Winter 2017 Final Standings:

1. Chiefs - $7,500 AUD (~$5,540) + CGPL Championship spot
2. Tainted Minds - $3,500 AUD (~$2,585) + CGPL Championship spot
3. Dark Sided - $2,000 AUD (~$1,475)
4. Grayhound - $2,000 AUD (~$1,475)
5-6. Funky Monkeys
5-6. Legacy OCE
7-8. AVANT
7-8. Athletico

Photo courtesy of CyberGamer Australia.

Athletico Iain 'SnypeR' TurnerNikhil 'NikkeZ' VictorPeter 'PeetyG' SouvlisPeter 'zemp' RenoufDavid 'Teal' Vazzoler Mohammed 'MoeycQ' Tizani Age: 24 Team: Grayhound Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 200 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.67 Sam 'flickz' Jones Age: 26 Team: Athletico Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 118 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 Erdenetsogt 'erkaSt' Gantulga Age: 22 Team: Grayhound Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 169 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.68 Matthew 'Texta' O'Rourke Age: 16 Team: Athletico Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 102 KPR: 0.80 DPR: 0.71 Tainted Minds #78 Mike 'ap0c' AliferisChris 'ofnu' HanleyConnor 'chuch' MorganDylan 'kyoto' BrownJesse 'InfrequeNt' Barker AVANT #123 Jordan 'krudeN' HillAlec 'Noisia' GulabovskiGeorgio 'sK' PoumpoulidisRaymond 'Dezibel' OdishoSteve 'InJect' Honan Dark Sided #69 Sam 'flickz' JonesMatthew 'Texta' O'RourkeMitchell 'Sync' DaleWillem 'badger' ClarkeOllie 'DickStacy' Tierney Tyler 'tucks' Reilly Age: 20 Team: Chiefs Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 168 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.64 Mike 'ap0c' Aliferis Age: 29 Team: Tainted Minds Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 168 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.75 Funky Monkeys #148 Andrew 'YDNA' AdamsMartin 'waffe' ChanHugh 'HUGH' AndersonPeter 'BL1TZ' Athanasatos Jesse 'InfrequeNt' Barker Age: 22 Team: Tainted Minds Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 208 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.65 Grayhound #47 Mohammed 'MoeycQ' TizaniCallum 'BURNRUOk' HendersonMontheara 'prakM' PrakSean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiErdenetsogt 'erkaSt' Gantulga Legacy OCE #94 Michael 'Lightstep' HallKyran 'dizzyLife' CrombieChris 'CHRiSOAOW' FormanDale 'deoxiDE' CartaMatthew 'mattcd' Lenard Chiefs #27 Tyler 'tucks' ReillyPeter 'pecks' NguyenAlistair 'aliStair' JohnstonJoshua 'INS' PotterLiam 'malta' Schembri