Wings Up eliminate OG from ESL Challenger Melbourne, move on to playoffs

The Chinese squad edged out the tournament favorites, 16-13 on both Inferno and Ancient.

Wings Up clinched second place in Group A after defeating OG, 2-0. XueBing "⁠B1NGO⁠" Dai's men claimed their first win after taking down EG White, and exacted revenge on OG for their opening game defeat in the playoff-spot-decider. Junhao "⁠ChildKing⁠" Peng and Yi "⁠gas⁠" Ding were the difference-makers for Wings Up, as the pair finished with 1.27 and 1.25 ratings, respectively.

OG won their opener against Wings Up, however they weren't able to repeat said performance in the succeeding matches. Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković's side fell 13-16 to Entropiq, and were bested 0-2 by the same B1NGO-led squad they defeated prior, ultimately sealing their fate.

Wings Up's win over OG sends them to the playoffs in Melbourne

In the first match, OG were in firm control on the CT side and garnered a 9-6 lead by halftime. nexa and company looked dominant early in the second period, however their fortunes quickly changed as Wings Up scored ten consecutive rounds to claim the 16-13 win on Inferno. Both sides were more competitive early on Ancient, this time Wings Up held the slight advantage at the break. Abdul "⁠degster⁠" Gasanov was a constant threat on the AWP, but the Chinese didn't waste their chances and sent the tournament favorites home with a 16-13 triumph.

The playoffs will begin on Sunday with Group B winners paiN squaring off against Wings Up, while Entropiq's opponent is yet to be decided. The grand final will play out at 08:00 on the same day to crown the champion of ESL Challenger Melbourne.

ESL Challenger Melbourne 2022Best of 3 OGMatchpage 0 2 3rd September 2022 Wings Up 13Inferno 16 13Ancient 16

OG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Abdul 'degster' Gasanovdegster	43 - 39	+4	86.6	1.17
Maciej 'F1KU' MiklasF1KU	39 - 39	0	70.7	0.98
Shahar 'flameZ' ShushanflameZ	34 - 38	-4	71.2	0.96
Nemanja 'nexa' Isakovićnexa	38 - 42	-4	72.4	0.95
Adam 'NEOFRAG' ZouharNEOFRAG	29 - 38	-9	67.1	0.83

Wings Up	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Junhao 'ChildKing' PengChildKing	50 - 37	+13	96.0	1.26
Yi 'gas' Dinggas	46 - 35	+11	80.1	1.25
Zhengjie 'Martin' ZhuoMartin	38 - 38	0	79.2	1.06
XueBing 'B1NGO' DaiB1NGO	34 - 39	-5	59.2	0.87
Liu 'lan' Qilan	27 - 35	-8	45.0	0.83

OG #8 Nemanja 'nexa' IsakovićAdam 'NEOFRAG' ZouharShahar 'flameZ' ShushanAbdul 'degster' GasanovMaciej 'F1KU' Miklas Junhao 'ChildKing' Peng Age: 22 Team: Wings Up Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 189 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.68 Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković Age: 25 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 1267 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.63 Yi 'gas' Ding Age: 26 Team: Wings Up Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 497 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.71 Wings Up #67 Yi 'gas' DingLiu 'lan' QiXueBing 'B1NGO' DaiZhengjie 'Martin' ZhuoJunhao 'ChildKing' Peng Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Entropiq #32 Nikolay 'mir' BityukovAleksei 'NickelBack' TrofimovVladislav 'Krad' KravchenkoAleksei 'El1an' GusevIgor 'Forester' Bezotecheskiy Abdul 'degster' Gasanov Age: 21 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.19 Maps played: 703 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.60 XueBing 'B1NGO' Dai Age: 22 Team: Wings Up Rating 1.0: 0.91 Maps played: 340 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.68 paiN #33 Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoWesley 'hardzao' LopesRodrigo 'biguzera' BittencourtFelipe 'skullz' MedeirosRomeu 'zevy' Rocco EG White #57 Jonathan 'djay' DallalJonathan 'Jonji' CareyBen 'ben1337' SmithJosh 'PwnAlone' PigueWesley 'viz' Harris